The GDPR Toolbox for Microsoft Dynamics NAV Provides Clarity on Personal Data

GDPR can be a challenge for many medium-sized companies. Not only in terms of organization, but also with regard to data storage, documentation and deadline management. The GDPR Toolbox adds missing functions to the Microsoft Dynamics NAV enterprise software, such as creating reports for data subjects or managing deadlines for the deletion or anonymization of data. The software is easy to install and also works with older versions of the ERP system. This gives companies a detailed overview of relevant activities and all of the stored personal data.

Just over 100 days ago, the two-year transitional period to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) expired. Although there has been no tidal wave of cautions so far, this does not mean that companies can sit back and relax. After all, it is not just the economy that is struggling with start-up difficulties, but also the regulatory authorities. Controls are thus likely to increase in the future. It is therefore important to frame processes and data storage in accordance with the law.

The ERP software Microsoft Dynamics NAV supports the provisions of the GDPR from version 2015. However, they will only be fully supported from April 2018, and not in a very convenient way. Microsoft does not provide any solutions for older versions, and even in the latest versions GDPR normally requires a lot of manual effort and leaves much to be desired in practice. The system cannot, for example, manage deletion and anonymization deadlines, nor document data subject requests or create user reports.