The graphical inventory profile in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central gives you a visual overview of an item’s stock situation over time. You can see when an item goes negative, when it turns positive, and when you are able to supply it.
You activate the graphical inventory profile directly from a sales order line, from a planning worksheet, or from a purchase order. This means salespeople, planners, and purchasers all work with the same transparency.
The result is a higher service level and lower inventory costs. You can keep your promises to customers and time your purchases so items are in stock when you need them.
What the graphical inventory profile does
The idea behind the graphical inventory profile is to give you better transparency on your items. With that transparency, you can raise your service level and lower your inventory costs at the same time.
The profile shows you the stock development for an item over time. You can see when an item goes to minus, when it is positive, and when you are able to supply it.
Where you use the inventory profile in Business Central
The graphical profile is available in several roles, so the people working in your supply chain all get the same picture:
- As a salesperson, you activate the graphical profile directly on a sales order line to check whether you can deliver what the customer asks for.
- As a planner, you open it from a planning worksheet.
- As a purchaser, you open it from a purchase order to see when you should buy an item to have it on stock in time.
The business benefit of inventory transparency
With this transparency, it becomes easier to make sure your customers get what you actually promised them, and easier to time your purchases correctly. You buy the item when you need to in order to have it in stock on time.
That reduces your inventory costs while it also raises your service level. You achieve both simply by creating transparency for the people working in your supply chain.
Q&A
What is the graphical inventory profile in Business Central?
It is a visual tool that shows the stock development of an item over time. You can see when the item goes negative, when it is positive, and when you can supply it, which gives you better transparency on your inventory.
Where can you activate the graphical inventory profile?
You can activate it from a sales order line as a salesperson, from a planning worksheet as a planner, or from a purchase order as a purchaser.
What are the benefits of using the graphical inventory profile?
It helps you raise your service level and lower your inventory costs. You can make sure customers get what you promised them and time your purchases so items are in stock when needed.