Dynamics NAV 2013 R2 - Copy Company

Copy Company is a new feature introduced in Dynamics NAV 2013 R2. Copy Company feature allows user to duplicate existing company to a new company effortlessly. For example, I can use the copy company function to duplicate Cronus International Ltd to Cronus Malaysia Sdn Bhd.

1)      Go to Departments à Administration à IT Administration à General à Companies from RTC.
2)      Select the company that I want to duplicate, e.g., Cronus International Ltd.
3)      Click Copy button.
4)      Enter the new company name, e.g., Cronus Malaysia Sdn Bhd.
5)      Click OK.

Prior to NAV 2013 R2, if I want to duplicate Cronus International Ltd to Cronus Malaysia Sdn Bhd, I will first backup Cronus International Ltd to a .fbk file and then rename the existing Cronus International Ltd to Cronus Malaysia Sdn Bhd. After the rename complete, then I will restore Cronus International Ltd to the same database.  

The Copy Company function in NAV 2013 R2 is obviously much simpler and easier than then backup, rename and restore process.

Create New Company in NAV 2013 R2

In NAV 2013 R2, new company is created from RTC instead of Classic Client or NAV Developer Environment.
1) Login to RTC.
2) Go to Department --> Administration --> IT Administration --> General.
3) Click on Companies.
4) Click New
5) Enter a Company Name and then click OK.

In NAV 2013, new company can only be created from NAV Developer Environment.
In NAV 2009, new company can only be created from NAV Classic Client.