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# Low Stock Alerts, Microsoft Dynamics 365

> Low Stock Alerts for Microsoft Dynamics 365 stores. Tracked live in Vortex IQ Nerve Centre. How to read it, why it matters, and how to act on it.

**Metrics type:** [Supporting Metrics](/nerve-centre/overview#metrics-types-explained)  •  **Category:** [Ecommerce Platform](/nerve-centre/connectors#connectors-by-type)

## At a glance

> Items where on-hand inventory is below the configured Reorder Point (or Safety Stock Quantity). Forward-looking purchasing queue.

|                    |                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| ------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **What it counts** | `Item.Inventory < Item.Reorder Point` (or `Safety Stock Quantity` if Reorder Point not configured). Each row: SKU, on-hand, reorder point, expected stockout date based on velocity. |
| **Currency**       | n/a (count + qty metric).                                                                                                                                                            |
| **Time window**    | `RT`                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| **Alert trigger**  | `any below reorder point`                                                                                                                                                            |
| **Sentiment key**  | `low_stock`                                                                                                                                                                          |
| **Roles**          | owner, operations                                                                                                                                                                    |

## Calculation

Calculated automatically from your Microsoft Dynamics 365 data. See the At a glance summary above for what the metric tracks and the worked example below for a typical reading.

## Worked example

US distributor on BC, snapshot 14 Apr 26.

| SKU             | On-hand | Reorder Point | Expected stockout | PO in flight      |
| --------------- | ------- | ------------- | ----------------- | ----------------- |
| ELEC-LAPTOP-A14 | 24      | 80            | 8 days            | None              |
| ELEC-MONITOR-27 | 18      | 50            | 12 days           | 100 units, 4 days |
| ELEC-DOCK-USB4  | 12      | 30            | 14 days           | None              |

LAPTOP-A14 stockout in 8 days, no PO in flight. Urgent purchasing action needed.

## Sibling cards merchants should reference together

| Card                                                                                              | Why pair                               |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------- |
| [OOS with SO Demand](/nerve-centre/kpi-cards/microsoft-dynamics/oos-with-open-sales-order-demand) | The cross-connector kill-shot version. |
| [Total Inventory Value](/nerve-centre/kpi-cards/microsoft-dynamics/msd-total-inventory-value)     | Big picture.                           |
| [Inventory Turnover](/nerve-centre/kpi-cards/microsoft-dynamics/inventory-turnover-ratio)         | Velocity.                              |

## Reconciling against the vendor's own dashboard

**Where to look in Business Central:**

> **Reports > Inventory > Item Availability by Location**
> **Requisition Worksheet** for auto-generated POs

**Why may differ:**

| Reason                            | Direction                  | Why                           |
| --------------------------------- | -------------------------- | ----------------------------- |
| **Reorder Point vs Safety Stock** | Either                     | Card uses Reorder Point first |
| **Multi-Location**                | Card aggregates by default | Per-Location available        |

**Cross-connector reconciliation:**

Pair with [OOS with SO Demand](/nerve-centre/kpi-cards/microsoft-dynamics/oos-with-open-sales-order-demand) for the demand-validated subset.

## Known limitations / merchant FAQs

**Items without Reorder Point?**
Excluded by default. Configure to include via Safety Stock if Reorder Point absent.

**Multi-Location: which Location's Reorder Point?**
Card uses Item-level Reorder Point. Stockkeeping Unit (SKU)-level Reorder Points (per-Location) supported via field map.

**Velocity calculation: how is "expected stockout" computed?**
30-day average sales velocity divided into current on-hand. Drop-Ship lines excluded.

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### Tracked live in Vortex IQ Nerve Centre

*Low Stock Alerts* is one of hundreds of KPI pulses Vortex IQ tracks across Microsoft Dynamics 365 and 70+ other ecommerce connectors. Nerve Centre runs the detection layer; Vortex Mind investigates the cause when something moves; Ask Viq lets you interrogate any number in plain English.

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