What's New?

Microsoft Dynamics® NAV 2017 - What’s New?

Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2017 New Features Announced

As Microsoft approved partners, our consultants are at Directions EMEA finding out all of the latest in the Dynamics world. The keynote speakers and Microsoft engineers presented a quick overview this morning of all of the new features of Dynamics NAV 2017, the next release for their business ERP software. Full details will be released as the week progresses, but for now here is an interesting overview.

Microsoft Dynamics® NAV 2017 - What’s New?

The New Dynamics NAV 2017 Features

Enhanced outlook integration

  • Create quotes within an email
  • Create a contact from an email
  • Update a job resource usage from a calendar entry

Power BI

  • Ability to add any of your published Power BI reports in the NAV dashboard irrespective of the data source

Finance Improvements

  • Account categories and sub categories for improved reporting
  • Ability to apply different saved report settings when running reports
  • Item attributes added to item categories or individual items
  • Brick view ... Contains pictures
  • Incoming Documents ... OCR can now process lines ... Requires a subscription

Assisted setups - A number of wizards e.g. CRM integration

  • Item availability now available in CRM integration
  • CRM integration components now automatically uploaded to CRM.
  • Setup Wizard for exchange integration

Improved CRM in NAV

Cortana Intelligence can be called from C\AL.


More Details on Dynamics NAV 2017

More details will be released via our blog over the next few days.

If you want to see all of the latest updates, why not come down to the Business Software Showcase where we will be showing off all the new features, with a keynote speaker from Microsoft.

Register now >


D365 Business Central vs Sage 200: Comparing Sage 50 Upgrade Options

16 June 2025

Choosing the right ERP system when moving on from Sage 50 can shape how efficiently your business grows and adapts. If you want advanced features, greater flexibility and easier integration with familiar Microsoft tools, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is often the stronger option compared to Sage 200. As real-time data insight, automation and scalability are now necessities and not luxuries, your ERP upgrade decision is more important than ever.

​​Generative AI For Business: a Guide

09 June 2025

Generative AI continues to reshape how organisations operate and compete, delivering powerful tools that can drive efficiency and boost creativity. By using generative AI in your business, you can automate tasks, generate personalised customer service agents and unlock new insights to support better decision making.

The Most Useful Power BI Features

09 June 2025

Power BI continues to transform how organisations handle data by making complex analytics more accessible. By understanding the most useful Power BI features, you can create clearer reports, uncover valuable insights and improve decision-making within your business.

Scroll to top