The graphical inventory profile in Business Central is available from several pages across your master data, planning tools, and order documents. You can open it from the item list and item card, the stock keeping unit card, the planning and requisition worksheets, and from the lines on sales, purchase, and transfer order documents.
If you are unsure whether the graphical inventory profile is available on a page you are working on, use the search function and type “graphical inventory profile”. If it can be called from that page, it appears in the search results.
What is the graphical inventory profile
The graphical inventory profile gives you a visual overview of your inventory situation directly from the page you are working on. It is a practical tool for understanding what is going on with an item, and it is especially useful for explaining what the planning and requisition worksheets are doing.
Where you can open the graphical inventory profile
You can access the graphical inventory profile from the most important pages in Business Central. On the master data side, it is available on:
- The item list
- The item card
- The stock keeping unit card, if you use stock keeping units
In the planning area, you can call it from both the planning worksheet and the requisition worksheet. This is where it works well as a tool to explain what those worksheets are doing.
On the document side, you can open the graphical inventory profile from the lines on:
- Sales orders
- Purchase orders
- Transfer orders
Finding the profile when you are unsure
You do not need to remember every page where the graphical inventory profile is available. When you are on a page and want to check whether you can open it, just use the search and type “graphical inventory profile”. If the option exists on the current page, it shows up in the results.
Q&A
From which pages can I open the graphical inventory profile in Business Central?
You can open it from the item list, the item card, the stock keeping unit card, the planning worksheet, the requisition worksheet, and from the lines on sales, purchase, and transfer order documents.
How do I check if the graphical inventory profile is available on a page?
Use the search function on the page and type “graphical inventory profile”. If it can be called from the current page, it appears in the search results.
What is the graphical inventory profile useful for?
It gives you a visual overview of your inventory and is particularly helpful for explaining what the planning and requisition worksheets are doing.