Update 27.2.202605.154974

This preview feature in Simple MRP allows you to split supply orders based on the Maximum Order Quantity defined for the item. When a calculated supply exceeds the Maximum Order Qty., the system can create multiple smaller orders instead of a single large one.

By enabling this feature, the Split Orders by Maximum Order Qty. field becomes visible in the Suggest Quantity to Order section.

This capability is currently released as a preview and is still being enhanced. Behavior, performance, and configuration options may change in upcoming versions. We recommend testing this feature carefully in a sandbox environment before relying on it in critical production scenarios.

This release introduces a preview feature in Reverse Planning and Simple MRP that gives planners more control over order dates and clearer visibility when suggestions fall before the allowed planning horizon.

Key capabilities:

• Configurable planning behaviour via the new enum “Avoid Planning before Start Date” on:

  • SCB Suggest Qty. Setup (6082841 / page 6082973)

  • SCB RPL Suggest Qty. Template (6223255 / page 6223956)

  The setting lets you:

  • Keep the current behaviour (No Restriction)

  • Only flag lines where the calculated start date is before the allowed start, or (Warning only)

  • Automatically move the Order Date forward to either the Work Date or the planning start date, while marking the line with a warning.

• Enhanced date tracking and warnings in Reverse Planning

  • New fields “Calculated Starting Date”, “Calculated Due Date” and “Calculated with Start Date” track the interval used when running Simple MRP.

  • A new Boolean “Planning Date Warning” highlights planning lines where the effective start date conflicts with the configured start boundary.

• Aligned proposals in Simple MRP and Direct Replenishment

  • Date proposals now respect the chosen “Avoid Planning before Start Date” behaviour already at suggestion time, so planners can immediately see and act on lines that would otherwise start too early.

This functionality is released as a preview and is still under enhancement. It is intended for early adopters who want to test the new planning controls and provide feedback before the behaviour is finalized for general availability.

The Reverse Planning Worksheet now displays Total Volume, Total Weight, and Total Amount (LCY) in the page footer, calculated from the specified SCB fields and based only on visible (filtered) lines. This aligns the worksheet with the General Journals experience and improves usability for Purchasers.

This release enhances the Reverse Planning Worksheet to give purchasers the same level of cost transparency they know from purchase orders.

New columns have been added on each line, including:

• Line Discount Amount Excl. VAT

• Line Amount Excl. VAT

• Direct Unit Cost Excl. VAT (LCY)

• Line Discount Amount Excl. VAT (LCY)

• Line Amount Excl. VAT (LCY)

All values are calculated using the most specific Purchase Price, following the standard logic used when creating new purchase orders. This ensures that discounts and amounts are consistent across Reverse Planning and purchase documents, and that purchasers can rely on the worksheet for accurate pricing and discount information without manual calculations.

Planners can now bulk update Vendor No. across selected lines in the Reverse Planning Worksheet. The system ensures that the Vendor is properly set up in the Vendor/Item relationship before applying changes.

The Reverse Planning app now supports improved planning accuracy by leveraging Rolled Up Lead Time in its calculations. To ensure this value is correctly maintained, the system will prompt users during installation or activation. Users can specify filters before calculating Rolled Up Lead Time, providing greater control over which items are included in the calculation.

When installing or activating the Reverse Planning app, users are now prompted to run the standard Low Level Code calculation. This helps ensure that item structures are up to date before planning starts, reducing the risk of incorrect suggestions caused by missing or outdated Low Level Codes.

If the user chooses to run the calculation, it is executed immediately and a confirmation message is shown when it completes. If the user skips it, the app continues activation and displays an information message explaining that inaccurate Low Level Codes may impact planning accuracy. The prompt is only shown once per activation flow unless the user explicitly triggers it again.

The Simple MRP Planning page has been updated so that the Replenishment System field no longer allows a blank value. Previously, the dropdown included an empty option, even though items and SKUs must always have a valid replenishment method.

With this change:

• The blank option has been removed from the Replenishment System dropdown.

• Only valid replenishment options (such as Purchase, Production, and Transfer) can be selected.

• This reduces the risk of incorrect data entry and improves the accuracy of MRP planning and calculations

We have enhanced the Reverse Planning “Planning Template” so planners can see and maintain the actual filter criteria without leaving the page.

• When an Item Filter Template or SKU Filter Template is selected on a Planning Template, a new FlowField below the field shows the current filter string.

• Clicking the filter string opens the standard filter builder dialog, where the user can adjust the filter.

• Changes are saved back to the underlying filter template and therefore apply to all Planning Templates that use that template.

This gives planners faster validation and adjustment of planning scope, better visibility of active filters, and consistent behavior with the Simple MRP Request page

We have added support for Suggest Quantity Templates directly in the Suggest Qty. Setup page.

You can now:

• Select a Suggest Quantity Template using a lookup on the new Template field. All relevant settings (Calculate From/To, Order Modifiers, etc.) are automatically populated from the selected template.

• Open and edit the selected template via the assist-edit button. When you confirm your changes, the updated template values are applied to the setup.

• Manually adjust individual fields after loading a template. These manual changes are preserved when you close and reopen the Suggest Qty. Setup page.

• Rely on automatic alignment with planning: when you run Calculate Simple MRP, the Suggest Qty. Setup is updated with the template defined in the Planning Template, ensuring consistent calculation settings.

This improves speed of setup, ensures consistent calculation parameters across users, and still allows full flexibility to fine-tune settings per scenario

Previously, the following fields in the Simple MRP calculation could display dates earlier than the selected “Calculated with Start Date”:

• First Date Below Safety Stock

• First Date Below Zero

• First Date Below Reorder Point

This could happen when inventory went below the defined inventory levels based on entries that occurred before the Start Date, causing an inconsistent and confusing planning picture.

The logic in the CalculateReversePlanning procedure (Reverse Planning codeunit) has been updated so that these three dates are now validated against the Start Date. If any of them would fall before the “Calculated with Start Date,” they are automatically adjusted to the Start Date.

This ensures consistent and predictable behavior on the Simple MRP planning pages and related Production, Purchase, and Transfer order planning, and prevents dates earlier than the Start Date from being shown in these three fields

Resolved a bug in the Simple MRP module where the Supply Date was incorrectly set to a later date than the Demand Forecast. The system now ensures that the Supply Date aligns with the Demand Forecast date, improving planning accuracy and reducing manual adjustments.

Previously, Planning Templates in Reverse Planning assumed an English (ENU) format when parsing DateFormula fields. This caused validation and parsing errors for users working in Danish (DAN) and potentially other languages, meaning standard planning templates could not be used out-of-the-box without manually adjusting the DateFormulas.

The implementation has been updated so that all calls to CreatePlanningTemplate in codeunit 6223553 “SCB RPL Create Setup Data” are now language‑neutral. DateFormulas on Planning Templates are evaluated according to the user’s selected Business Central language, removing the need for manual corrections and ensuring consistent behavior across locales.

Resolved a bug that prevented users from creating Purchase Quotes from the Reverse Planning Worksheet. Previously, the system incorrectly displayed the error "You must select an existing item." despite a valid item being selected. Users can now generate Purchase Quotes as expected from the worksheet.

Previously, the Include Transfer Supply field on the SCB RPL Planning Template (6223972, Card) was only visible for users with a Premium Business Central license.

With this change, the Include Transfer Supply (32, Boolean) field is now also visible and usable for Essential license users. This ensures consistent Reverse Planning functionality across license tiers, allowing Essential users to control whether inbound transfer supply is included in planning calculations without requiring a Premium license.

This release updates the Reverse Planning app to align with Microsoft’s refactored Base App in BC25/BC28. Several legacy function calls in Item Availability and Lead-Time Management were removed by Microsoft, which caused compile errors in Reverse Planning (e.g. missing PlannedEndingDate and ShowItemAvailFromReqLine / ByEvent / ByPeriod / ByVariant / ByLocation / ByBOM).

The implementation has been refactored to use the new standard Microsoft functions introduced in the Base App, while keeping existing behaviour unchanged from a user perspective.

Key changes

• Replaced obsolete calls to Microsoft.Inventory."Lead-Time Management" with the new redesigned functions for calculating planning/ending dates.

• Replaced obsolete calls to Microsoft.Inventory.Availability."Item Availability Forms Mgt" with the new redesigned item availability functions.

• Ensured all Quick Journal (Reverse Planning) availability views continue to work:

  • Availability by Event

  • Availability by Period

  • Availability by Variant

  • Availability by Location

  • Availability by BOM Level

Impact on users

• No functional change is expected. All planning and item availability features should work exactly as before.

• The change is technical and ensures compatibility with the latest Business Central (BC25/BC28) refactoring and avoids future deprecation issues.