Products

All Lanham & Associates products are developed to extend the supply chain functionality of Microsoft Dynamics NAV (Navision).  These products are developed completely within the Microsoft Navision development environment based on the same standards used in developing Navision.  All our products except Usage Based Procurement are fully compatible with Microsoft Navision 2.01 through the current version.  Usage Based Procurement is marketed by Lanham Associates only in version 3.x since it replaces functionality previously contained in the 2.x versions of Navision.

We only sell our products through the Microsoft Navision reseller channel.  If you are a Microsoft Navision customer or are considering purchasing Microsoft Navision we will be happy to work with you and your Microsoft reseller to demonstrate and propose our products.  Your Microsoft reseller will be the first line of support backed up by support from our company.

At Lanham & Associates we take the integration of our products very seriously.  This means developing to a strict set of standards as well as making sure that our products are available in the latest version of Navision.  It also means that we provide a complete slate of services and education through the Microsoft reseller to support the successful integration and implementation of our products.

Please check our product pages for fact sheets and detailed explanations of functionality.

Below is a listing and general description of each granule. 

Please notice that a small number of our granules are designated as available only in the US, however most are available for sale worldwide.

Advanced Forecasting and Procurement

• AFP Basic (Required) (14000370) provides a robust application to track and filter inventory demand for the purpose of forecasting probable sales levels for the future.  UBP develops an automated Order Point and Line Point with which to determine when to purchase additional inventory.  It also uses several methods of developing a suggested order quantity including EOQ (Economic Order Quantity).  The end result, a Suggested Order, can be used to create a purchase order.
• AFP Collaborative Forecasting  (Required) (14000510) is an addition to AFP Basic which provides the ability to enter or import a collaborative forecast from a customer.  When a Customer Forecast is entered and released the usage for those items that are in the forecast is removed from the actual usage used by Usage Based Procurement.  After UBP creates the next period's forecast the Customer forecasted amount is added in. 
• AFP Advanced Forecasting (14000520) adds the use of multiple forecasting formulas which are used to reforecast the past as a method of determining which formula to use to forecast the future for an individual item.  This use of multiple forecasting formulas is often referred to as focused forecasting.  Advanced Forecasting significantly increases the accuracy of UBP forecasts.
• AFP Production Forecasting (14000530) adds the ability to forecast finished goods and create simulated production orders for the planning horizon, typically several months, to drive component demand.

EDI - Supply Chain E-Commerce

• Electronic Data Interchange (14000360) is an EDI mapping tool within Navision that provides the ability to map X12 or EDIFACT EDI elements to Navision fields.  It also contains work flow processes that track all EDI generated transactions within Navision.
• Extended Document Handling for EDI (14000380) provides the business functionality to track changes made to sales orders created by EDI for the purpose of creating an outgoing Order Status document such as an X12 870 transaction.

E-Ship - Pack Line Scanning and Shipping Manifest

• Packing (14000710) a required E-Ship granule, captures and stores information about the package as well as the products packed in each package.  It also includes a pack line scanning function that allows the user to drive the entire shipping process with wedge scanning device connected between the keyboard and PC.  Although Pack Line Scanning is an extremely efficient method of verifying that the correct items and quantities are being packed, this granule also offers two other methods of packing and shipping.  Fast pack presents the user with a list of items to be shipped on the order and accepts entry to determine which item is being shipped in the current package.  Standard Pack is a function that is used to create standardized packages automatically based on a standard pack unit of measure. 
• Scales Interface (14000720) is used to communicate with an electronic scale via a communications port.  When E-Ship requests the weight of a package a command is sent to the electronic scale which generates a response containing the weight of the package currently on the scale.  This granule is easy to configure for almost any scale.
• UPS Manifest (US Only) (14000730) rates the shipment, prints the UPS shipping label and uploads an electronic manifest to UPS via the Host Manifest Upload protocol developed by UPS to integrate business system functionality with UPS shipping.  (This granule replaces the current shipping station.)
• FedEX / FedEx Ground Manifest (US Only) (14000740) sends a transaction via the internet to a FedEx server and retrieves rated shipping information and prints the FedEx or FedEx Ground shipping label.  It also facilitates the day end close and electronic manifest.  (This granule replaces the current shipping station.)
• LTL Shipping (14000800) rates LTL shipments based on rates contained in the system.  The LTL shipping granule includes an interface to SMC3 shipping rates that can be obtained by annual subscription.
• Rate Shopping (US-ZA-14000750) provides a means of quoting rates from the Sales Order or Bill of Lading.
• Bill of Lading / ASN (14000780) provides a Bill of Lading document that enables the user to build a combined shipment by attaching Sales Orders, Shipments, and Packages.  The Bill of Lading and its detail becomes the basis of the EDI Advanced Shipment Notice and the printed VICS Bill of Lading.
• Freight Invoice Reconciliation (14000770) compares shipping charges calculated by the various manifest granules to the freight vendor's invoice.  After reconciliation, the results are used to create a purchase invoice for the freight vendor.
• Label Formatter (14000790) provides the ability to format and map custom barcode labels.
• Input Conversion (14000760) is an item cross-reference granule typically used with E-Ship in versions of Navision that do not already contain cross-reference functionality.
• E-Mail Formatting (14000820) provides for the user defined formatting of e-mails based on Navision documents such as Sales Orders, Shipments, and Invoices.  One of the most common uses of this granule is to send an automatic e-main shipment notifications including package detail and tracking numbers.

E-Receive - Receiving and Barcode Enabling

• E-Receive (14000850) barcode enables the receiving process.  The user scans incoming items to record receipt.  The process also provides for assigning and printing new barcodes as well as capturing Lot and Serial Number information.

Credit Card Processing

• Credit Card Processing (Base) (US Only) (14000405) accepts credit card transactions from the Sales Order process and submits them for approval either through IcVerify or WebAuthorize depending on one of the following granules.
• IcVerify Interface (US Only) (14000410) works with the IcVerify server to process credit card transactions.
• WebAuthorize Interface (US Only) (14000415) works with the WebAurhorize server to process credit card transactions.

History and Security Management

• History and Security Engine - Required (14001010) together with the following granules tracks any data changes made through Navision forms by users.  This is done by keeping a copy of the new record and comparing it to the last copy of the record.  This is a very different approach to the Navision Change Log.  See the History Management page for details.
• Security Management Basic (14001210) together with History Manager granules enables field level security on any field in Navision.  A field can be hidden or set for view only based on a user group or single user ID.  In addition, filters can be set on table data to control which records a user can view.
• History and Security Analysis (14001260) provides analysis reports outlining changes made.
• History Manager Table Group 1 (50 Tables) (14001220)
• History Manager Table Group 2 (50 Tables) (14001230)
• History Manager Table Group 3 (50 Tables) (14001240)
• History Manager Table Group 4 (50 Tables) (14001250)