Default Dimension In Navision

Default Dimension

Microsoft Dynamics NAV having 3 types of dimensions:

1) Dimension – Single: Single Account

2) Dimensions – Multiple: Multiple Account

3) Account Type Default Dimensions: All Account

Dimension – single

Dimension – Single is used in account card such as customer card. To access the Customer Dimension, click CUSTOMER(button) -> DIMENSIONS.

Fields in Default Dimensions window are:

1. Dimension Code
2. Dimension Value Code
3. Value Posting

In the Value posting field you will see following options like Blank, Code Mandatory, Same Code, No Code.

*Blank – no restriction

*Code Mandatory – Navision will check that entry contains dimension value during posting but the dimension can accept any values

*Same Code – Navision will check to make sure that the entry will have the same dimension value in the Default dimension value during posting

*No Code – Navision will check that entry does not have dimension code during posting

Dimension – Multiple

1. Besides assigning 1 default dimension to 1 customer card at a time, you can also assign the same default dimension to a group of customers at a time.
2. You can achieve this by assigning the dimension values in a groups of customer at the Customer list
3. At the customer list, highlight the group of customers that you want to assign default dimension value. Click on the CUSTOMER -> DIMENSIONS -> DIMENSIONS-MULTIPLE
4. The above steps can also be applied to other account types such as vendor, items and G/L Account

Account Type Default Dimensions

1. FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT -> SETUP -> DIMENSIONS -> DIMENSIONS to open Dimensions window
2. Select the dimension code that you want to create default dimension value and then click on the DIMENSION -> ACCOUNT TYPE DEFAULT DIMENSION
3. Select the appropriate table id in the Table ID field
4. key in the Dimension Value Code and Value Posting.