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ALTUS ALLIANCE 2016 Customize Your Purchase Orders and Receipts Using Word Inside NAV!

Altus Alliance 2016 - Customize Purchase Orders and Receipts Using Word Inside NAV

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ALTUS ALLIANCE 2016Customize Your Purchase Orders and Receipts Using Word Inside NAV!

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Today’s Presentation• Make your documents stand out!• Jet Express for Word Overview• Where to get it• How to install it • See it in action• Tips & FAQ’s

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Never miss the chance to market!

Typical NAV document.

Make use of corporate branding.

Put the emphasis in the right places.

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Overview• It’s free for NAV 2015 and later customers!• Strategic agreement with Microsoft• User-friendly way to create reports in Word• No additional licensing requirements

• Add-in for Word • Interfaces with NAV 2015 or 2016

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Overview cont’dGives business users a way to create custom reports using Report Objects

• Report Objects have to exist first to work!

• Works with existing Report Objects

• Must have permission to work in NAV Development Environment to change existing objects or create new ones

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Where to get itDownload site:

jetexpressforword.jetreports.com (no www prefix)

Extract the zip files

3 Downloads include:• Microsoft Word add-in executable file• NAV .fob file which includes 4 Jet report

objects• Sales orders, invoices and credit memos

• Additional sample reports for Jet objects• Documentation

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How to Install Jet Report Objects• NAV 2015 or 2016 Development

Environment• Click on Reports in Object Designer• Import Jet objects (File Import)• Do not need permission to import

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How to Install in Word• Make sure Word is closed

• In the Jet Express for Word Installer Folder • Right click on Setup • Run as Administrator

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Getting Started• Always start from NAV, not Word• Type “Report Layout Selection” in Search • Choose a report and click on Custom Layouts

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Getting Started cont’d• Click on New• Give it a Description• Edit the Layout -> this launches Word• Run Report to see what it looks like

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Tips• Use Labels (Captions) if NAV is multi-

language• Use Tables in Word – keeps it stable• Import blank Word doc to start fresh with existing Report Layout• Brand new reports need a new Report Object in the Object Designer

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FAQ’s• Custom fields can be added through the

NAV Object Designer to any Report Object• Not intended to replace RDLC reports• French Report Object will need modification

– uses Euros• Cannot do calculations • Cannot filter data• Cannot create conditional replicators

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See It In Action!

Need to see it again?

• Video on our website

• Contact me for a one-on-one [email protected]

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ALTUS ALLIANCE 2016Altus IdeasThe new way for you to submit feature requests to us.

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ALTUS ALLIANCE 2016Altus AdvocatesMembership has it rewards. Enroll today.

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ALTUS ALLIANCE 2016Submit your evaluations to win!

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Thanks for coming!@altusdynamics

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