If you work with item variants in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, you can get enriched information about inventory levels, prices, and costs directly from the item list or item card. You don’t have to dig through separate reports to see how your variants are performing.
You can choose between two views. The item variant overview shows all variants as a list with item number, variant code, parameters, prices, and quantities. The inventory level page shows the same data in a matrix view, just like you know it from sales and purchase orders.
The views work with both the variant matrix templates and standard variant functionality in Business Central.
Enriched variant information from the item list and item card
From the item list or the item card, you have access to a list of enriched information when you want to see the inventory level for item variants. If you are looking at a variant, for example on style, you can open the menu for variant handling and find the inventory and item variant overview.
This overview gives you more than just the variant codes. You can see unit price, direct unit cost, and the inventory level in one place.
Matrix view and list view for variants
You can work with the variant data in two different ways, and it functions exactly like on the sales and purchase orders.
- Matrix view: The inventory level page displays the inventory level in a matrix layout.
- List view: The item variant overview is a list form showing all the variants with their details.
In the list view you can see the item number, item variant code, and the parameters on the left, with prices and quantities on the right hand side.
Works with both variant templates and standard variant functionality
The functionality applies across the different templates. In a scenario where a style is set up with the template approach, the overview pulls in all the relevant item numbers automatically.
If the style is set up using standard variant functionality instead, the same logic applies when you open the overview. You still get the item number, item variant code, parameters, and the prices and quantities. The behaviour is consistent regardless of how you configured the variants.
Q&A
Where can I see inventory levels for item variants in Business Central?
You can see inventory levels for item variants from the item list or item card. Open the menu for variant handling and choose either the inventory level page or the item variant overview.
What information does the item variant overview show?
The item variant overview shows the item number, item variant code, parameters, unit price, direct unit cost, inventory level, and quantities for all variants in a list form.
What is the difference between the item variant overview and the inventory level page?
The item variant overview is a list form showing all variants with their details. The inventory level page displays the inventory level in a matrix view.
Does this work with both variant templates and standard variant functionality?
Yes. The enriched overview works whether the style is set up with variant templates or with standard variant functionality. The same logic and information apply in both cases.