Exploring the different departments
From the beginning, Dynamics NAV was designed to be used as an integrated system. It started off with the basic General Ledger functionality, and from there it has been extended to different functions and modules to what Dynamics NAV is today.
One of the main selling points of Dynamics NAV is that it is a fully integrated ERP software. The data structure is built like a spider web; you can easily drill down and drill across data from different modules anywhere in the system. This integrated data approach is in sharp contrast to the best-of-breed or the Frankenstein approach used by other ERP software. This approach requires the modules to be "bolted on" by a developer, and they need to be reconciled periodically by the end user.
The end result with the Dynamics NAV approach is a seamless ERP system without the different interfaces and data integration errors. Not to mention the ability to navigate on a certain transaction and have every related transaction...
