The graphical inventory profile in Business Central gives you a visual overview of an item’s stock situation over a chosen date period. You run it directly from the item card, and it shows supply and demand across the period you have entered.
You can zoom in and out on the profile by dragging with your mouse or scrolling, so you can either focus on a single supply event or widen the view to cover a longer period.
On the right-hand side of the profile you see the item information and the filters you applied when launching it, including whether the profile covers only inventory and documents or also forecast and planning lines.
Running the graphical inventory profile from the item card
When you run the graphical inventory profile, for instance on the item card, it shows a profile for the date period you have entered. This gives you a quick way to see how stock develops over time for that specific item.
Zooming in and out on supply and demand
From the profile you can zoom by dragging with your mouse or by scrolling. This lets you zoom in on the different supplies if a particular point is hard to read, or zoom out to view a longer period.
In practice you can stretch the profile to be wider or smaller, so you control how much detail or how much time range you see at once.
Reading the item information and filters
On the right-hand side of the profile you find the item information. This is the filter information you used when launching the inventory profile.
You can also see which data the profile includes. That tells you whether you are looking at only inventory and documents, or whether forecast and planning lines are part of the picture as well.
Getting an overview including replenishment parameters
The graphical inventory profile is an easy way to get an overview of the item, including all the replenishment parameters. You get the full supply and demand situation in one view without digging through separate lists.
Q&A
Where do you run the graphical inventory profile in Business Central?
You run it directly from the item card. It then shows a profile for the date period you have entered.
How do you zoom in and out on the inventory profile?
You zoom by dragging with your mouse or by scrolling. Zoom in to investigate a specific supply more closely, or zoom out to view a longer period.
What information is shown on the right-hand side of the profile?
You see the item information and the filters you used when launching the profile. This includes whether the profile covers only inventory and documents, or also forecast and planning lines.
What does the graphical inventory profile help you understand about an item?
It gives you an overview of the item’s stock situation over time, including all the replenishment parameters, in a single visual view.