Read available stock
On schedule, appse ai reads items and available-to-promise quantities from Business Central.
Supply ChainEDIInventory
Business Central EDI 846 Inventory Feed with Safety Buffers
Send available-to-promise stock from Dynamics 365 Business Central to retailers as EDI 846 over SFTP on a schedule, with safety buffers and Microsoft Teams alerts for top-seller stockouts
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About this template
What This Workflow Does
Suppliers who report stock to retailers by hand oversell, which leads to cancellations and chargebacks. On a schedule (for example every 15 minutes or hourly), this template reads available-to-promise stock from Dynamics 365 Business Central, removes discontinued items, applies a safety buffer (for example report 0 below 5 units), sends an EDI 846 by SFTP, and alerts in Microsoft Teams when a top seller reports zero.
Key benefits
- Frequent stock updates — Retailers receive current available stock on a set schedule.
- Built-in safety buffer — Low stock reports as zero to prevent overselling.
- Clean feed — Discontinued items are removed before the file is sent.
- Stockout alerts — Planners hear in Teams when a top seller hits zero.
Inside the flow
How the template works
On a schedule, the flow reads available-to-promise stock from Business Central and OpenAI applies the safety buffer and removes discontinued items. The result is converted to EDI 846, uploaded by SFTP, and top sellers at zero trigger a Teams alert.
Apply buffer rules
OpenAI removes discontinued items and reports zero for items below the safety threshold.
Build the EDI 846
The result is converted to the retailer's EDI 846 format.
Send to the retailer
The EDI 846 file is uploaded to the retailer's SFTP location.
Alert on top-seller stockouts
If a priority item reports zero, the supply chain planner gets a Microsoft Teams message.
Business Benefits
Report only the stock you can ship
01
Fewer chargebacks
Buffered, frequent updates cut out-of-stock cancellations.
02
No spreadsheet math
Buffers and item filters are applied before the file is built.
03
Cleaner listings
Discontinued items stop appearing as available.
04
Faster replenishment
Planners see top-seller stockouts as they happen.
01
Fewer chargebacks
Buffered, frequent updates cut out-of-stock cancellations.
02
No spreadsheet math
Buffers and item filters are applied before the file is built.
03
Cleaner listings
Discontinued items stop appearing as available.
04
Faster replenishment
Planners see top-seller stockouts as they happen.
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Questions & answers
Frequently asked questions
Everything you need to know about this template before you deploy it.
How does business central edi 846 inventory feed work?
On a schedule, appse ai reads available-to-promise stock from Business Central, applies buffer rules, converts the data to EDI 846 and uploads it by SFTP.
What is the safety buffer?
How often does it run?
Who gets the stockout alert?
What needs to be in place before it runs?
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