3PL / Outsourced-Warehouse Manager

Hauptfunktionen

3PL locations mapped into standard BC Locations so availability, reservations and warehouse handling work natively across sales and purchase documents

Outbound fulfillment orders pushed to the 3PL automatically on sales order release via AL event subscribers

Inbound ASN (Advance Shipment Notice) ingestion that creates and helps post warehouse/purchase receipts for stock arriving at the 3PL

Outbound shipment-confirmation messaging that posts sales shipments and writes back carrier and tracking numbers

Scheduled inventory reconciliation comparing BC on-hand against each 3PL's reported stock balances, with a variance worklist

Pluggable per-provider connector interface — each 3PL implemented behind one AL contract (API, REST/OData, or file/EDI)

Job-queue driven polling, retry and reconciliation so nothing depends on a user being logged in

Configurable item and UoM cross-reference mapping between your BC item numbers and each 3PL's SKUs

Message log and audit trail for every outbound/inbound document, with status, payload and error visibility

Dedicated permission sets separating connector configuration, message replay and variance resolution from day-to-day order entry

Variance and exception alerts (failed messages, unmatched SKUs, stock mismatches) surfaced in BC and optionally Power Platform

Optional Dataverse / Power Apps surfacing of 3PL status and approvals for non-BC users

Auf Bestellung gebaut, komplett für Sie erledigt

Keine Selbsteinrichtung — eine funktionierende App, die von ECOSIRE erstellt, installiert und betreut wird.

Sie bestellen

Starten Sie mit einem einmaligen Entwicklungspreis. Den Umfang legen wir beim Kickoff gemeinsam fest.

Wir bauen & installieren

ECOSIRE erstellt, konfiguriert und installiert sie auf Ihrem Dynamics 365 Business Central.

Go-live + Support

Sie gehen in etwa 2–4 Wochen live, mit einem Support-Zeitraum nach dem Launch.

Über dieses Produkt

If you outsource fulfillment to one or more third-party logistics (3PL) providers, your real inventory lives in someone else's warehouse — but Business Central still has to quote, sell, reserve, ship and invoice against it. This extension closes that gap inside BC itself, not in a spreadsheet or a separate portal.

ECOSIRE builds, installs and supports this as a per-tenant AL extension on your own Business Central environment (cloud SaaS or on-prem). It is not an instant AppSource download — we scope your 3PL providers and message formats, develop against the real BC objects, and deploy to your sandbox before production.

What it does. It introduces 3PL locations and maps them into standard BC Locations so item availability, reservations and warehouse handling behave natively. Sales-order release pushes outbound fulfillment orders to the 3PL; inbound ASNs and outbound shipment confirmations flow back to post receipts and shipments and update tracking. A scheduled reconciliation job compares BC on-hand against each provider's reported balances and surfaces variances for review.

How it's built. Table and page extensions on Location, Item Ledger and the sales/purchase documents; event subscribers (e.g. on release and post) to trigger messaging; a pluggable connector interface so each 3PL provider has its own implementation behind one contract; the BC job queue for polling and reconciliation; and outbound/inbound exchange over the provider's API, the BC REST/OData surface, or file/EDI where that's all a provider offers. Dedicated permission sets scope who can configure connectors and resolve variances; optional Dataverse / Power Platform surfacing for approvals or dashboards.

The result is honest, auditable 3PL inventory — owned by your team, maintained by ours.

Was Sie bekommen

A per-tenant Business Central AL extension (.app) built for your version, installed to your sandbox then production by ECOSIRE

Connector implementation(s) for your specific 3PL provider(s), each behind the shared connector interface

Table/page extensions, event subscribers, job-queue setup and permission sets configured on your environment

Item/SKU and UoM cross-reference mapping configured for each connected 3PL

Source code handover (AL project in your repo) so your team retains full ownership

Configuration guide, message-mapping reference and an admin runbook for reconciliation and error replay

A defined warranty/support window with bug fixes and BC version-compatibility maintenance

Für wen das ist

Operations / Fulfillment Manager

Owns the relationship with one or more 3PLs and needs BC to reflect what those warehouses actually hold and ship — without chasing portals or spreadsheets to confirm stock and dispatch.

Business Central Administrator / IT Lead

Wants a clean per-tenant extension with proper permission sets, job queue and an auditable message log, installed without destabilizing the production tenant or blocking BC upgrades.

Finance / Inventory Controller

Relies on accurate on-hand and cost postings; values the scheduled reconciliation and variance worklist that catch discrepancies between BC and 3PL balances before they hit the books.

Wie 3PL / Outsourced-Warehouse Manager im Vergleich abschneidet

Kriterium	ECOSIRE	Benutzerdefinierter Build	Konkurrent	Dynamics 365 Business Central nativ
3PL locations behave as native BC locations in sales/purchase flows	Im Lieferumfang enthalten	Teilweise Unterstützung	Teilweise Unterstützung	Nicht im Lieferumfang enthalten
Outbound fulfillment orders + inbound ASN / shipment-confirmation messaging	Im Lieferumfang enthalten	Teilweise Unterstützung	Teilweise Unterstützung	Nicht im Lieferumfang enthalten
Scheduled BC-vs-3PL inventory reconciliation with variance worklist	Im Lieferumfang enthalten	Teilweise Unterstützung	Teilweise Unterstützung	Nicht im Lieferumfang enthalten
Pluggable per-provider connector for multiple 3PLs	Im Lieferumfang enthalten	Teilweise Unterstützung	Nicht im Lieferumfang enthalten	Nicht im Lieferumfang enthalten
Tailored to your exact 3PL providers and message formats	Im Lieferumfang enthalten	Im Lieferumfang enthalten	Nicht im Lieferumfang enthalten	Nicht im Lieferumfang enthalten
Installed, supported and BC-upgrade-maintained by the vendor	Im Lieferumfang enthalten	Nicht im Lieferumfang enthalten	Teilweise Unterstützung	Teilweise Unterstützung
Source-code ownership handed to your team	Im Lieferumfang enthalten	Im Lieferumfang enthalten	Nicht im Lieferumfang enthalten	Nicht im Lieferumfang enthalten
Available without a custom build project or in-house AL team	Im Lieferumfang enthalten	Nicht im Lieferumfang enthalten	Im Lieferumfang enthalten	Im Lieferumfang enthalten

Häufig gestellte Fragen zu 3PL / Outsourced-Warehouse Manager

How long until it's live, and is this an AppSource app I just download?

No — this is build-to-order. ECOSIRE develops it as a per-tenant AL extension for your specific 3PL providers and message formats, then installs it to your sandbox for validation before production. Typical delivery is roughly 3–6 weeks depending on how many 3PLs you connect and whether each exposes a modern API or only file/EDI exchange. We confirm a firm timeline after a short scoping call.

Who supports and updates it after delivery, and does it survive Business Central upgrades?

ECOSIRE supports it. The included warranty/support window covers bug fixes and keeping the extension compatible across Business Central's monthly and major releases — we test against your sandbox ahead of upgrades. Because it's a clean per-tenant extension using event subscribers and table/page extensions (no base-app modification), it upgrades like any well-behaved AL app. You also receive the source, so you're never locked in.

Can it handle more than one 3PL at the same time?

Yes. The connector is a pluggable AL interface, so each provider has its own implementation behind one contract. You can run several 3PLs concurrently, each mapped to its own BC location with independent messaging, SKU mapping and reconciliation schedule.

What if my 3PL doesn't have a real-time API?

That's common. The connector contract supports API/REST/OData where available and falls back to scheduled file or EDI exchange (e.g. CSV/XML drops or SFTP) where a provider only offers batch integration. Either way the job queue handles polling, retry and reconciliation so the integration behaves consistently.

Will it change how my team works inside Business Central day to day?

Minimally and intentionally. Sales and purchase documents stay native — 3PL locations behave like standard BC locations, and fulfillment is triggered on the actions you already use (like order release). The new surfaces are mostly for admins: connector setup, the message log, and the variance worklist, all gated behind dedicated permission sets.