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Pros and Cons for enabling Channel-side inventory calculation for inventory availability

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Microsoft introduced the channel-side inventory calculation in release 10.0.8, which n is a mechanism that takes the last-known channel inventory data in Commerce headquarters as a baseline, and then factors in additional inventory changes that occurred on the channel side that aren't included in that baseline to calculate a near-real-time estimated on-hand inventor

The following inventory changes are currently considered in the channel-side inventory calculation logic:

  • Inventory sold through cash-and-carry orders in store
  • Inventory sold through customer orders in store or online channel
  • Inventory returned to store
  • Inventory fulfilled (pick, pack, ship) from store warehouse

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/commerce/calculated-inventory-retail-channels

It looks like it is more reliable calculation, is there any consideration / pre-requisites before enabling this feature.   

Another concern is there may have some retail transaction is from external channel (e.g. Department Store Consignment, assume they can share the transaction near real time), for this type of integration, should we import the retail transaction to D365 commerce HQ, and we should import the transaction via API Call in CSU.

  • FFC Profile Picture
    FFC 5 on at
    RE: Pros and Cons for enabling Channel-side inventory calculation for inventory availability

    Hi Shafeeque, 

    Thanks for your explanation. 

    For External channel, we can use CSU API for ingest data, then we need to setup additional terminal and follow the discount rules, which may be more challenge compared to the data entities approach. What if the External Chanel transaction is backdate, does D365 CSU API support on this scenario?

    What are key benefits for using CSU API, instead of Data Entities?

  • Shafeeque P. Profile Picture
    Shafeeque P. 6,512 Super User 2024 Season 2 on at
    RE: Pros and Cons for enabling Channel-side inventory calculation for inventory availability

    The channel side calculation had its own issues when it was released. Now I would say, it is stable and the numbers can be relied on. If you do frequent inventory transactions like PO receiving, Transfer Orders, etc during the day make sure that you will need to optimize the batch job(product Availability, Distribution jobs) frequencies to get the best results.

    For the external channels, it is better to integrate transactions via CSU API calls instead of direct integration with HQ using data entities or custom services.

  • huijij Profile Picture
    huijij 19,811 on at
    RE: Pros and Cons for enabling Channel-side inventory calculation for inventory availability

    Hi FFC,

    Please be patient and wait for others on the forum to reply.

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