M8421: Navision 4.0 Commerce Portal

Prerequisites:

Before attending this course, students must have:

- General knowledge of Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft SQL 2000 Server, and Microsoft Commerce Server.
- Basic knowledge of the accounting and business management application in Navision.

Course Description:

The one-day Microsoft Business Solutions-Navision Commerce Portal 4.0 course describes and explains the most important features of Commerce Portal. This course shows you how to set up Commerce Portal so that you can connect your customers and vendors to your business management system by way of the Internet. The topics covered include setting up and creating Web pages, creating an electronic catalogue, setting up customers and vendors, and handling sales quotes, sales orders, and reverse auctions in Commerce Portal.

A thorough understanding of these topics allows you to use Commerce Portal to improve your responsiveness to vendor and customer demands. Your vendors and partners can use a personalized, convenient Web portal to do business with you. You learn how to maintain all your Web pages from within Navision, avoiding the need for extra Internet resources. Commerce Portal can help reduce costs by automating your commerce interactions and optimizing your supply chain. You can also create and complete reverse auctions, allowing your vendors to bid on an item via your Web portal, so you always get the best possible price the market can offer.

This course is intended for customers wanting to learn about the features of Commerce Portal and for those who want to develop a working knowledge of the procedures required to effectively use the product. It is intended for customers familiar with the accounting and business management application in Navision and for people that already have a general knowledge of business management and of Windows® 2000, Microsoft® SQL 2000 Server®, and Microsoft® Commerce Server.

The class is targeted toward IT professionals, information workers, office managers, CEOs, and consultants who need to understand the technical aspects of Commerce Portal and gain foundational knowledge of the application functionality.

Please note: This course concentrates on the software features and functionality of Microsoft Navision related to Commerce Portal. It is not intended to teach consultancy of Business Processes or the planning and decision making steps required during an industry deployment of Microsoft Navision

This course includes the following modules:

Setting Up Commerce Portal

• Setting Up Commerce Portal
• Setting Up Navision Application Server
• Setting Up a Website
• Setting Up Web Portal Roles and Permissions
• Setting Up Notification Processes
• Setting Up Web Templates

Setting Up Web Pages

• Creating Web Pages
• Testing Hyperlinks
• Adding Pictures to Your Web Portal

Setting Up Items and Customers

• Grouping Items on Your Web Portal
• Customers and Commerce Portal

Working with Reverse Auction

• Vendors and Commerce Portal
• Reverse Auction

Maintaining Microsoft Business Solutions-Navision Commerce Portal

• System Architecture
• Synchronization
• Troubleshooting Synchronization
• Monitoring the Status of Commerce Portal