Gross Requirement (Power BI Report)

APPLIES TO: Generally available in Business Central 2024 release wave 2 (version 25.1).

The Gross Requirement report looks at all outbound transactions to determine the quantity required per item.

The report shows the gross requirement for an item and the different documents that include it. This information is coupled with the Project Available Balance that calculates the balance at any point in time.

Use the report

The report helps management and procurement officers to determine whether the organization is keeping up with demand.

Managers can use the report to ensure that stock levels are high enough to maintain the production schedule and sales demand for each item. The report helps identify bottlenecks in production by showing items where the available inventory doesn't meet the gross requirement.

Procurement officers can view sales and production volumes and ensure your available balance meets the requirements for each item. With this information, you can make informed decisions on the items you should replenish.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

The Gross Requirement report includes the following KPIs:

• Gross Requirement
• Project Available Balance
• Qty. on Sales Order
• Qty. on Purch. Return
• Qty. on Service Order
• Qty. on Projects
• Qty. on Prod. Order Comp Lines
• Trans. Order Shipment (Qty)
• Planning Issues (Qty)
• Qty. on Asm. Component

Click on the link for a KPI to learn more about what it means, how it is calculated, and what data was used in the calculations.

Tip

You can easily track the KPIs that the Power BI reports display against your business objectives. To learn more, go to Track your business KPIs with Power BI metrics.

Data used in the report

The report uses data from the following tables in Business Central:

• Item
• Item Ledger Entries
• Assembly Lines
• Job Planning Lines
• Prod Order Component Line
• Production Order Lines
• Purchase Lines
• Sales Lines
• Service Lines
• Transfer Lines

Try the report

Try the report here: Gross Requirement

Tip

If you hold down the CTRL key while you select the report link, the report opens on a new browser tab. In this way, you can stay on the current page while you explore the report on the other browser tab.

See also

Track KPIs with Power BI metrics
Power BI Inventory app
Ad hoc analysis of inventory data
Built-in inventory and warehouse reports
Inventory analytics overview
Inventory overview