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An interactive drag-and-drop Gantt board for Dynamics 365 Business Central that visualizes work-center load and

lets planners reschedule production orders and operations against real capacity — built and installed by

ECOSIRE as a per-tenant AL extension.

What is Visual Production Scheduler (Gantt)?

An interactive drag-and-drop Gantt board for Dynamics 365 Business Central that visualizes work-center load and lets planners reschedule production orders and operations against real capacity — built and installed by ECOSIRE as a per-tenant AL extension. Built to order by ECOSIRE for Dynamics 365 BC (build-to-order) — indicative price from $999.00 USD; request a quote for a scoped proposal.

Key Features

Drag-and-drop Gantt board for production orders and individual routing operations, rendered on an AL page extension inside the Business Central web client
Work-center load and capacity heat view showing utilization against the standard Capacity Ledger and work-center calendars
Color-coded bars for order status, priority tier, and conflict flags (over-capacity, due-date breach, predecessor overlap)
Manual pin / lock so chosen operations are excluded from auto-reschedule and what-if moves
What-if rescheduling sandbox that previews date and load impact before you commit the write-back
One-action sequence optimization for a work center by due date (earliest-due-date ordering)
Write-back through AL event subscribers into Prod. Order Routing Line so BC dates, demand and capacity stay consistent
Dedicated permission set so only authorized planners can move or commit schedule changes
Job queue entry to recalculate load and refresh the board on a schedule you control
Filter the board by work center, production order status, item, or planning date window
Optional Power BI / Dataverse capacity dashboard fed from the same scheduling data via the BC OData/REST API
Deployed as a per-tenant extension so it survives BC version upgrades and never blocks Microsoft updates

Built to order, done for you

No DIY setup — a working app, built, installed and supported by ECOSIRE.

  1. 1

    You order

    Start with a one-time build price. We scope it with you at kickoff.

  2. 2

    We build & install

    ECOSIRE builds, configures and installs it on your Dynamics 365 Business Central.

  3. 3

    Go live + support

    You go live in about one working week, with two weeks of go-live support. Defects in the code we deliver are fixed free of charge.

About this Product

Native Business Central manufacturing planning lives in lists: the Planning Worksheet, the Released/Firm Planned Production Order pages, and work-center calendars. It works, but a scheduler trying to balance load across machines, juggle priorities, and resolve conflicts has no single visual surface to do it on. Visual Production Scheduler (Gantt) gives your planners that surface inside Business Central.

This is an interactive Gantt board rendered on a page extension over your production order and routing data. Planners drag a production order operation to a new slot, drop it on a different work center, and the change writes straight back through the standard Prod. Order Routing Line and Capacity Ledger logic via AL event subscribers — so dates, load, and demand stay consistent with the rest of BC. A capacity heat view shows work-center utilization at a glance; color-coded bars flag status, priority, and scheduling conflicts (over-capacity, due-date breach, predecessor overlap). Planners can pin operations they don't want auto-moved, run what-if reschedules, and sequence a work center by due date with one action.

This is a build-to-order engagement, not an instant AppSource download. ECOSIRE builds the extension in AL, tailors the Gantt fields, status colors, and conflict rules to your routing setup, then installs it as a per-tenant extension on your Business Central environment (Online or on-prem) with its own permission set and job queue entries. We validate against your real production orders in a sandbox first, then publish to production. You get the source, a documented install, and ongoing support. Optional Power Platform / Dataverse hooks let the same schedule surface in a Power BI capacity dashboard. Honest delivery: typically one working week depending on routing complexity and integration scope.

What you get

  • A per-tenant Business Central extension (AL) built, published and installed on your environment by ECOSIRE
  • Gantt scheduling board page extension wired to your production order and routing data
  • Configured status/priority color rules and conflict-detection thresholds matched to your routing setup
  • A dedicated permission set and recommended user-group assignment for planners
  • Job queue entry configured to recalculate work-center load on your chosen cadence
  • Sandbox validation against your real production orders before production publish, plus the AL source and a written deploy/runbook

Who this is for

Production Scheduler / Planner

Needs visual control beyond native planning lists — to see machine load, drag operations to open slots, and resolve conflicts without re-keying dates across multiple order pages.

Manufacturing / Operations Manager

Wants confidence that the floor schedule is realistic against capacity and due dates, with priority and conflict flags visible at a glance instead of buried in worksheets.

Business Central Administrator / IT Lead

Requires a clean per-tenant extension with its own permission set and job queue that installs without customizing the base app and survives Microsoft's BC upgrade cycle.

How Visual Production Scheduler (Gantt) Compares

CriterionECOSIRECustom BuildCompetitorDynamics 365 Business Central Native
Drag-and-drop Gantt scheduling surface inside BCIncludedPartial supportIncludedNot included
Write-back through standard Prod. Order Routing Line (stays consistent with MRP/Capacity Ledger)IncludedPartial supportPartial supportIncluded
Tailored to your routing setup, status colors and conflict rulesIncludedIncludedNot includedNot included
Installed as upgrade-safe per-tenant extension (no base-app customization)IncludedPartial supportIncludedIncluded
Built, installed and supported for you (no in-house AL team required)IncludedNot includedPartial supportIncluded
What-if rescheduling and manual pin/lock of operationsIncludedPartial supportPartial supportNot included
Optional Power BI / Dataverse capacity dashboard via OData/REST APIIncludedPartial supportPartial supportPartial support
One-time predictable cost with source deliveredIncludedNot includedNot includedPartial support

Frequently Asked Questions about Visual Production Scheduler

How long does delivery take and what's the process?

Typical delivery is one working week from kickoff, depending on your routing complexity and whether you want the optional Power BI/Dataverse dashboard. We start by reviewing your production order and work-center setup, build the AL extension, validate it against your real orders in a Business Central sandbox, then publish to production with you. You receive the per-tenant extension installed, the AL source, and a written runbook.

Is this an AppSource app I can just download?

No — this is build-to-order. There is no instant AppSource install. ECOSIRE builds the extension in AL, tailors the Gantt fields, color rules and conflict thresholds to your environment, and installs it as a per-tenant extension on your tenant (Online or on-prem). That's what lets us match it to your specific routing and capacity setup rather than shipping a generic app.

How does it stay in sync with native Business Central planning?

Schedule changes write back through the standard Prod. Order Routing Line via AL event subscribers, so production order dates, demand and the Capacity Ledger stay consistent with the rest of BC. The Planning Worksheet, MRP and reporting continue to see correct data — the Gantt board is a control surface over your real records, not a parallel copy.

What about ongoing support and Business Central updates?

Because it's a per-tenant extension, it does not block Microsoft's monthly/major BC updates. ECOSIRE provides post-delivery support to fix issues and to re-validate the extension against new BC versions when needed. Enhancements (new color rules, extra conflict checks, added integrations) are handled as scoped follow-on work.

Does it work with Business Central Online and on-premises?

Yes. The extension is standard AL and installs as a per-tenant extension on both BC Online (SaaS) and on-premises deployments. Optional integrations like the Power BI capacity dashboard use the Business Central OData/REST API and Dataverse, which are available on both — we confirm the exact wiring against your environment during build.

Request a quote

Visual Production Scheduler

An interactive drag-and-drop Gantt board for Dynamics 365 Business Central that visualizes work-center load and lets planners reschedule production orders and operations against real capacity — built and installed by ECOSIRE as a per-tenant AL extension.

  • Drag-and-drop Gantt board for production orders and individual routing operations, rendered on an AL page extension inside the Business Central web client
  • Work-center load and capacity heat view showing utilization against the standard Capacity Ledger and work-center calendars
  • Color-coded bars for order status, priority tier, and conflict flags (over-capacity, due-date breach, predecessor overlap)
  • Manual pin / lock so chosen operations are excluded from auto-reschedule and what-if moves

Request a Quotation

Tell us about your Visual Production Scheduler requirements and we'll send pricing, licensing options and a tailored proposal — usually within one business day.

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