Viewing Outlook Calendar Items and Tasks

You can view Outlook calendar items and tasks that correspond to Navision to-dos from Navision. You can do this from the To-do Card or To-do List window.

To View an Outlook Calendar Item or Task That Corresponds to Navision To-do Assigned to You:

  1. Open the Salesperson/Purchaser Card window.

  2. On the salesperson card, click Salesperson, To-dos.

  3. In the To-do List window, choose a to-do and click Functions, Show Outlook Item. If the to-do has been synchronized with Outlook, and the corresponding Outlook item has not been deleted, the program will display the respective Outlook item card.

  4. In case this to-do had been synchronized with Outlook, but then the respective Outlook item was deleted, the program will display a message informing you that the corresponding Outlook item has been deleted and asking whether you want to synchronize this to-do with Outlook if it is open or, if the to-do is closed, whether you want to reopen this to-do and synchronize it with Outlook. By clicking Yes, you can have the program synchronize this to-do with Outlook and display the corresponding Outlook item card.

If the to-do has not been synchronized with Outlook, and it is open, the message will be displayed informing you that this to-do has not been synchronized with Outlook and asking if you want to synchronize it.

By clicking Yes, you can have the program synchronize this to-do with Outlook and display the corresponding Outlook item card.

If the to-do is closed and it has not been synchronized with Outlook and/or has been canceled, then a message will be displayed informing that this to-do has been closed and there is no corresponding item in your Outlook and asking whether you want to reopen this to-do and synchronize it with Outlook. Click Yes if you want the program to synchronize this to-do with Outlook and display the corresponding Outlook item card.

You can also view Outlook calendar items and tasks that belong to other salespeople within your company.

To View an Outlook Calendar Item That Is Assigned to Another Salesperson:

  1. Open the Salesperson/Purchaser Card window.

  2. On the salesperson card, select salesperson whose Outlook item corresponding to Navision to-do you want to see, and then click Salesperson, To-dos.

  3. In the To-do List window, choose a to-do and click Functions, Show Outlook Item. The corresponding Outlook item card appears.

To view an Outlook item corresponding to a to-do assigned to another salesperson, you need to have a permission to access this salesperson’s Outlook folder. If you do not have such permission or the corresponding Outlook item has been deleted from this salesperson’s Outlook or has not been synchronized with Outlook at all, a message will appear informing you that you cannot view this Outlook item.

You can view an Outlook item that corresponds to a team to-do of the type Meeting. Team to-dos of the types Blank and Phone Call are not synchronized with Outlook.

Related Topics

Synchronizing with Outlook