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Unify Dynamics NAV & CRM: Power Your Business with a 360° Customer View

Connect your financial backbone with sales and service excellence. Automate workflows, synchronize critical data, and drive efficiency across your organization with our intelligent iPaaS.

The Challenge

The Disconnect: Why Fragmented Dynamics NAV & CRM Data Hurts Your Business

Operating Dynamics NAV and Dynamics CRM in isolation creates significant operational inefficiencies and a fragmented view of your customers. This disconnect leads to manual data entry, errors, and delayed processes, ultimately impacting customer satisfaction and profitability.

  • Manual Data Entry & Duplication: Sales orders in CRM require re-entry into NAV, leading to errors and delays.
  • Inconsistent Customer Data: Customer records, addresses, and contact details diverge between systems, causing confusion.
  • Limited Sales Visibility: Sales teams lack real-time access to financial data like outstanding invoices or payment history.
  • Delayed Order Fulfillment: Manual hand-offs between sales and finance/operations slow down the order-to-cash cycle.
  • Poor Customer Service: Service agents cannot access comprehensive customer history, including financial or order details from NAV.
  • Reporting Challenges: Consolidating accurate reports across sales, finance, and service becomes complex and time-consuming.
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The Solution

The Unified Solution: Intelligent Integration for Dynamics NAV & CRM

Our AI-powered iPaaS provides a comprehensive, low-code solution to seamlessly integrate Dynamics NAV and Dynamics CRM. It establishes bi-directional data flow, automates critical business processes, and ensures a consistent, real-time view of your customers across sales, service, and finance. Move beyond simple data transfers to intelligent process orchestration.

  • Pre-built Connectors: Accelerate integration setup with optimized connectors for Dynamics NAV (OData/SOAP) and Dynamics CRM (Web API/Dataverse).
  • Visual Workflow Builder: Design complex integration flows using an intuitive drag-and-drop interface, no coding required.
  • AI-Assisted Mapping: Leverage AI to suggest field mappings, validate data, and detect anomalies between NAV and CRM schemas.
  • Real-time & Event-Driven Sync: Configure integrations to respond instantly to changes in either system, ensuring up-to-the-minute data consistency.
  • Robust Error Handling: Built-in retry mechanisms, dead-letter queues, and automated alerts minimize data loss and ensure reliability.
Implementation Timeline

Go live with Dynamics NAV + Dynamics CRM in as little as 2–4 weeks.

A proven, repeatable implementation approach that minimizes risk while getting your team to value quickly.

1

Access Enabled

Secure connections established to both Dynamics NAV and Dynamics CRM, with credentials and environments confirmed.

2

Configuration & Mapping

Field mappings, business rules, and workflows configured using visual tools and pre-built templates.

3

Go Live

Launch production-ready integration with monitoring, alerting, and support in place—typically within 2–4 weeks.

Time to Value

2–4 weeks

Typical implementation window from access granted to production go-live for most Dynamics NAV + Dynamics CRM deployments.

Project Phases

Discovery
Configure & Map
Validate
Launch

Engagement Model

Guided by Clarity experts with your team involved at key milestones.

Comprehensive Solution Details

  • Pre-built Connectors: Accelerate integration setup with optimized connectors for Dynamics NAV (OData/SOAP) and Dynamics CRM (Web API/Dataverse).
  • Visual Workflow Builder: Design complex integration flows using an intuitive drag-and-drop interface, no coding required.
  • AI-Assisted Mapping: Leverage AI to suggest field mappings, validate data, and detect anomalies between NAV and CRM schemas.
  • Real-time & Event-Driven Sync: Configure integrations to respond instantly to changes in either system, ensuring up-to-the-minute data consistency.
  • Robust Error Handling: Built-in retry mechanisms, dead-letter queues, and automated alerts minimize data loss and ensure reliability.
  • Centralized Monitoring & Governance: Gain full visibility into all integration flows, data transactions, and system health from a single dashboard.
  • Scalable & Secure Architecture: Designed to handle high volumes of data securely, adhering to industry best practices and compliance standards.

Technical Integration Details & Architecture

Our iPaaS provides a robust and flexible framework for integrating Dynamics NAV and Dynamics CRM, leveraging their respective API capabilities. The solution is designed for resilience, scalability, and ease of management, supporting a mix of real-time and batch processing requirements.

Data Flow Steps

Connection Setup: Establish secure connections to Dynamics NAV via Web Services (OData/SOAP) and Dynamics CRM via its Web API (Dataverse), typically using OAuth 2.0 (CRM) and Web Service Access Keys (NAV).

Trigger Configuration: Define event-driven triggers (e.g., CRM webhooks for new 'Account' creation, Dataverse events) or scheduled polls for changes in NAV (e.g., new 'Sales Order', 'Item' updates).

Data Extraction: Extract relevant data from the source system, applying initial filtering to retrieve only necessary information.

AI-Assisted Mapping & Transformation: Utilize the iPaaS's visual mapper, augmented by AI, to define field-level mappings and complex transformation rules between source and target schemas. This includes data type conversions, concatenations, lookups, and conditional logic.

Data Validation: Implement pre-load validation rules to ensure data quality and compliance with target system requirements, leveraging AI for anomaly detection.

Error Handling & Retries: Configure robust error handling with exponential back-off retries for transient issues, and move persistent failures to a dead-letter queue for manual review.

Data Loading: Insert or update records in the target system using optimized API calls (e.g., CRM batch requests, NAV batching where supported).

Status Updates & Notifications: Send success/failure notifications and update statuses in the source system or notify relevant stakeholders.

Data Touchpoints

Customer/Account/Contact Master Data
Sales Order Header and Lines
Product/Item Master Data and Pricing
Sales Invoice and Payment Data
Vendor Master Data (for procurement insights in CRM)
Case/Incident (for service history from CRM to NAV if needed)

"Dynamics CRM (Event/Webhook) <--> iPaaS (AI Mapping, Transformation, Validation, Error Handling) <--> Dynamics NAV (OData/SOAP API)"

Pricing

Simple, transparent pricing for Dynamics NAV + Dynamics CRM.

Start with a single integration pair and scale as your business grows—without surprise fees or transaction penalties.

Connect™ Plan

Clarity Connect

$595 /mo

Billed annually • Includes one production integration pair

  • Unlimited transactions and API calls within fair-use limits.
  • Visual workflow designer and reusable mapping templates.
  • Monitoring, alerting, and access to Clarity’s support team.
View full pricing & options
Innovative & Robust

How Middleware Integration Works

Benefits of Integrating Dynamics NAV

Integrating Dynamics NAV fosters greater efficiency and data accuracy. Automate your critical business processes to deliver consistently outstanding results.

Hover over the steps on the right to see detailed integration points.
Data Mapping

Key Entities & Field-Level Mapping Between NAV & CRM

Effective integration hinges on precise field-level mapping and transformation between Dynamics NAV and Dynamics CRM entities. Our iPaaS provides a visual canvas for this, augmented by AI to streamline the process and ensure data integrity.

Customer (NAV) / Account & Contact (CRM)

Synchronizes core customer information, ensuring a consistent master record across sales, service, and finance.

Dynamics NAV Fields

No. Name Address City Post Code Country/Region Code Phone No. E-Mail Currency Code Customer Posting Group Gen. Bus. Posting Group

Dynamics CRM Fields

accountid name accountnumber primarycontactid address1_composite emailaddress1 telephone1 parentcustomerid (for Contact)

Mapping Notes

Typically, NAV 'Customer' maps to CRM 'Account' (for companies) and 'Contact' (for individuals/primary contacts). A custom field in CRM 'Account'/'Contact' to store the NAV 'Customer No.' is crucial for cross-referencing. Address fields require careful harmonization due to format differences. Consider creating a dedicated 'Integration ID' field in both systems.

Next Steps

See Dynamics NAV + Dynamics CRM integration in action.

Explore a guided demo, start a sandbox integration, or speak directly with our solution architects about your specific use cases.

Real-World Applications

Integration Use Cases

Explore how the integration behaves in real business scenarios, with clearly defined steps, outcomes, and execution patterns.

Customer Master Data Synchronization (360° View)

Ensure customer records are always consistent and up-to-date across Dynamics NAV and Dynamics CRM. New customer creation or updates in one system are automatically reflected in the other, providing a unified customer view for sales, service, and finance.

Integration Steps:

  1. 0 New 'Account' or 'Contact' created/updated in Dynamics CRM.
  2. 1 iPaaS captures event (webhook/polling).
  3. 2 AI-assisted mapping transforms CRM data to NAV 'Customer' schema.
  4. 3 iPaaS creates/updates 'Customer' in Dynamics NAV, handling duplicate detection.
  5. 4 NAV 'Customer No.' is synced back to CRM for cross-referencing.

Business Outcome

Eliminates data silos, provides a complete customer profile in both systems, reduces data entry errors, and improves customer satisfaction.

Frequency

Real-time (event-driven)

Business Value

Key Integration Benefits

Discover the strategic advantages and business value of seamless integration between your systems.

360° Customer View
Provide sales, service, and finance teams with a complete, unified view of every customer, including order history, financial status, and interactions, directly within Dynamics CRM.
Automated Order-to-Cash
Streamline the entire sales order process from creation in CRM to fulfillment and invoicing in NAV, eliminating manual re-entry and accelerating revenue recognition.
Enhanced Sales Productivity
Empower sales teams with real-time financial data (e.g., outstanding invoices, credit limits) in CRM, enabling more informed sales decisions and improved customer interactions.
Superior Data Quality
Ensure consistent and accurate customer, product, and financial data across both Dynamics NAV and CRM, reducing errors and improving reporting reliability through AI-driven validation.
Reduced Operational Costs
Minimize manual data entry, reconciliation efforts, and IT development time, leading to significant cost savings and more efficient resource allocation.
Accelerated Time-to-Value
Leverage low-code tools and pre-built connectors to rapidly deploy integrations, realizing business value faster than traditional custom development.
Scalable & Future-Proof
Build a flexible integration foundation that easily adapts to evolving business needs, new system versions, and additional applications, ensuring long-term agility.

360° Customer View

25% Increase in Customer Satisfaction

📋 What You Get

Provide sales, service, and finance teams with a complete, unified view of every customer, including order history, financial status, and interactions, directly within Dynamics CRM.

💼 Business Impact

This benefit directly contributes to 25% improvement in Increase in Customer Satisfaction, enabling your team to focus on high-value strategic initiatives.

Implementation Timeline

Go live with Dynamics NAV + Dynamics CRM in as little as 2–4 weeks.

A proven, repeatable implementation approach that minimizes risk while getting your team to value quickly.

1

Access Enabled

Secure connections established to both Dynamics NAV and Dynamics CRM, with credentials and environments confirmed.

2

Configuration & Mapping

Field mappings, business rules, and workflows configured using visual tools and pre-built templates.

3

Go Live

Launch production-ready integration with monitoring, alerting, and support in place—typically within 2–4 weeks.

Time to Value

2–4 weeks

Typical implementation window from access granted to production go-live for most Dynamics NAV + Dynamics CRM deployments.

Project Phases

Discovery
Configure & Map
Validate
Launch

Engagement Model

Guided by Clarity experts with your team involved at key milestones.

Technical Documentation

API Endpoints & Data Logic

Technical details for developers and architects.

Method Endpoint Purpose
GET, POST, PATCH, DELETE /ODataV4/Company('CompanyName')/Customers Manage customer records for CRM sync and master data management.
GET, PATCH /ODataV4/Company('CompanyName')/Items Retrieve product information, update inventory levels, and synchronize pricing.
GET, POST, PATCH /ODataV4/Company('CompanyName')/SalesOrders Create new sales orders, retrieve order details, and update order statuses.
GET, POST /ODataV4/Company('CompanyName')/SalesInvoices Generate and retrieve sales invoices for financial reporting.
POST /ODataV4/Company('CompanyName')/GenJournalLines Post general journal entries for financial transactions, including payment applications.

Transformation Logic

  • ID Harmonization: Map internal IDs (e.g., NAV 'No.') to external IDs (e.g., CRM 'accountnumber' or custom fields) for cross-referencing.
  • Address Standardization: Convert varied address formats into a unified structure, potentially using external address validation services.
  • Status Code Translation: Map different status definitions (e.g., 'Open', 'Released' in NAV to 'Active', 'Fulfilled' in CRM).
  • Currency Conversion: Handle multi-currency scenarios and ensure consistent currency codes.
  • Data Type Conversion: Convert string to numeric, date formats, etc., as required by target systems.
  • Conditional Logic: Apply transformations only if certain conditions are met (e.g., update 'Account' in CRM only if 'Customer Posting Group' in NAV changes).

🛡️ Error Handling

  • Data Validation Failure: Missing mandatory fields (e.g., 'Customer No.' in NAV).
  • API Rate Limit Exceeded: Too many requests to CRM in a short period.
  • Authentication Failure: Invalid Web Service Key for NAV or expired OAuth token for CRM.
  • Record Not Found: Attempting to link a 'Sales Order' to a non-existent 'Customer'/'Account'.
  • Schema Mismatch: Unexpected data type or field name from source system.
  • Concurrency Conflicts: Two systems attempting to update the same record simultaneously.
Pricing

Simple, transparent pricing for Dynamics NAV + Dynamics CRM.

Start with a single integration pair and scale as your business grows—without surprise fees or transaction penalties.

Connect™ Plan

Clarity Connect

$595 /mo

Billed annually • Includes one production integration pair

  • Unlimited transactions and API calls within fair-use limits.
  • Visual workflow designer and reusable mapping templates.
  • Monitoring, alerting, and access to Clarity’s support team.
View full pricing & options
Support & Information

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about integration implementation, security, and best practices.

General FAQs

What are the primary benefits of integrating Dynamics NAV with Dynamics CRM?
The primary benefits include achieving a 360-degree view of your customers, automating the order-to-cash process, providing sales teams with real-time financial data, ensuring consistent product information across systems, and significantly reducing manual data entry and errors. This leads to improved operational efficiency and customer satisfaction.

Technical FAQs

How does your iPaaS handle data synchronization between Dynamics NAV and CRM?
Our iPaaS leverages a mix of real-time event-driven synchronization (using CRM webhooks/Dataverse events) and scheduled polling (for NAV updates) to ensure data consistency. It includes robust data mapping, AI-assisted transformation, and validation rules to reconcile schema differences and maintain data quality bi-directionally.
What authentication methods are used for Dynamics NAV and Dynamics CRM APIs?
For Dynamics CRM, we primarily use OAuth 2.0 with Azure Active Directory (Azure AD), leveraging service principals with least privilege access. For Dynamics NAV Web Services, Web Service Access Keys (paired with a dedicated NAV user) or Windows Authentication (for on-premise deployments) are utilized. All credentials are securely managed in our iPaaS's vault.
What happens if an integration fails? How is error handling managed?
Our solution includes robust error handling. Transient errors trigger automatic retries with exponential back-off. Persistent errors are routed to a dead-letter queue for manual review and reprocessing, preventing data loss. Detailed logs, audit trails, and automated alerts notify relevant teams of critical failures, ensuring quick resolution.

Use Cases FAQs

Can I automate sales order creation from Dynamics CRM to Dynamics NAV?
Absolutely. A core use case is automating sales order creation. When an 'Opportunity' is won and converted to a 'Sales Order' in CRM, our iPaaS captures this event, transforms the order and line item details, and automatically creates a corresponding 'Sales Order' in Dynamics NAV for fulfillment and invoicing. Status updates from NAV can then be pushed back to CRM.

AI Features FAQs

How does AI assist in the Dynamics NAV and CRM integration process?
AI enhances the integration by providing intelligent mapping suggestions, performing predictive data validation, detecting anomalies in data flows, and even suggesting automated resolutions for common errors. This significantly reduces manual setup time, improves data quality, and introduces proactive insights into your workflows.

Customization FAQs

How are custom fields and entities handled in the integration?
Our low-code iPaaS supports the detection and mapping of custom fields in both Dynamics NAV and Dynamics CRM. The visual mapping canvas allows you to easily include these custom attributes in your integration flows, and our rules engine can apply specific business logic or transformations to them as needed.

Performance FAQs

Is your integration solution scalable for high data volumes?
Yes, our iPaaS is built on a cloud-native architecture that leverages elastic scaling and message queuing. This ensures that the integration can handle high volumes of data and transactions between Dynamics NAV and CRM efficiently, without impacting system performance or stability, even during peak loads.
Implementation Timeline

Go live with Dynamics NAV + Dynamics CRM in as little as 2–4 weeks.

A proven, repeatable implementation approach that minimizes risk while getting your team to value quickly.

1

Access Enabled

Secure connections established to both Dynamics NAV and Dynamics CRM, with credentials and environments confirmed.

2

Configuration & Mapping

Field mappings, business rules, and workflows configured using visual tools and pre-built templates.

3

Go Live

Launch production-ready integration with monitoring, alerting, and support in place—typically within 2–4 weeks.

Time to Value

2–4 weeks

Typical implementation window from access granted to production go-live for most Dynamics NAV + Dynamics CRM deployments.

Project Phases

Discovery
Configure & Map
Validate
Launch

Engagement Model

Guided by Clarity experts with your team involved at key milestones.

Pricing

Simple, transparent pricing for Dynamics NAV + Dynamics CRM.

Start with a single integration pair and scale as your business grows—without surprise fees or transaction penalties.

Connect™ Plan

Clarity Connect

$595 /mo

Billed annually • Includes one production integration pair

  • Unlimited transactions and API calls within fair-use limits.
  • Visual workflow designer and reusable mapping templates.
  • Monitoring, alerting, and access to Clarity’s support team.
View full pricing & options
Next Steps

See Dynamics NAV + Dynamics CRM integration in action.

Explore a guided demo, start a sandbox integration, or speak directly with our solution architects about your specific use cases.