Introduction
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"Black box" approach
Definition of "Black box" for D365 F&SCM
- An external warehouse system is mapped as a single location from the perspective of Dynamics 365.
Information D365 F&SCM has about the external system
- Quantities, value, and inventory dimensions:
- Product variants
- Batches
- Serial numbers
- etc.
Information D365 F&SCM does not have
- Exact storage locations of individual items inside the external system.
- Storage and retrieval strategies, which are managed by the external warehouse solution itself.
Prerequisites and Integration Points
Prerequisites
- D365 F&SCM Advanced Warehouse Management
- Utilization of the "black box" approach is suitable
Use cases
- Integrations of external (automated) warehouses
- Integrations with 3PLs
Applicable integration/trigger points for D365 F&SCM processes
Event-based triggers: D365 F&SCM warehouse orders
- Sales order
- Purchase order
- Transfer order
- Production order
- Raw material pick
- Replenishment
Available hooks to run custom/extended X++ code if needed
- Warehouse order creation, change, or cancellation
- Send warehouse orders and receive warehouse order responses
- Send data to the “black box”
- Receive data from the “black box”
- Inbound order response processing
- Run business logic to update D365 F&SCM objects
Other Processes
- Periodic: master data export (configurable)
- Inventory: counting or adjustments
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