Production Order Approvals & Workflow

Hauptfunktionen

Multi-stage approval routing for production order release and status changes, configured in the standard Business Central Workflows page via custom workflow event and response codes

BOM and routing change sign-off — certification of a Production BOM or Routing is gated behind approval, captured through table/page extensions on the standard cards

Quality release/hold gating via EventSubscriber codeunits that block status transitions until the quality approver clears the order

Electronic signature capture with a stored signature hash, approver identity, comment, and UTC timestamp on every decision

Tamper-evident audit log written as immutable approval entries, surfaced on a dedicated FactBox on each document

Threshold-based escalation rules keyed on order value, quantity, or item category that select the correct approver chain

Time-based escalation and reminders driven by the Business Central Job Queue when an approval ages past its SLA

REST/OData API endpoints (API pages) exposing approval status and audit history for Power BI, Dataverse, and Power Platform integration

Dedicated permission sets segregating requester, approver, and workflow-admin duties

Role Center cues and a 'Production Approvals Pending' list page so approvers act without hunting through documents

Email and Business Central notification dispatch on request, approval, rejection, and escalation events

Delegation and substitute-approver support for absent or out-of-office approvers

Configurable rejection-with-comment flow that returns the document to the requester with a recorded reason

Built as a per-tenant extension so it coexists cleanly with AppSource apps and survives Microsoft's monthly Business Central updates

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

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central ships a capable workflow engine and the standard Approvals framework, but out of the box it does not gate the manufacturing process: production orders can be refreshed and released, BOMs and routings can be certified, and quality can be released without a mandatory, recorded sign-off. Production Order Approvals & Workflow closes that governance gap.

This is a build-to-order AL extension — not an instant AppSource download. ECOSIRE designs it to your approval matrix, builds it as a per-tenant extension (so it never collides with your other AppSource apps), installs it on your Business Central environment (cloud/SaaS or on-prem), and supports it afterward.

Technically, the app extends the standard Workflow and Approval Entry framework with new workflow event and response codes registered via the Workflow Event/Response Handling codeunits, so your operations team configures approvals in the familiar Workflows page — no hard-coded logic. Table and page extensions add approval status, sign-off, and electronic-signature fields to the Production Order, Production BOM, and Routing pages. EventSubscriber codeunits subscribe to OnBeforeChangeStatusOnProdOrder, BOM/routing certification, and quality-release triggers to block the transition until approvals clear. Every decision writes an immutable audit record (approver, UTC timestamp, comment, signature hash) surfaced on a dedicated FactBox and exposed over the Business Central REST/OData API for Power BI or Dataverse / Power Platform reporting. Threshold and escalation rules (order value, quantity, item category) route to the right approver chain and escalate via the Job Queue when an approval ages out. Dedicated permission sets keep approver, requester, and admin duties segregated.

Was Sie bekommen

A per-tenant Business Central AL extension (.app package) built to your approval matrix and installed on your cloud/SaaS or on-prem environment

Workflow templates pre-configured for production order, BOM/routing, and quality-release approval scenarios, ready to clone and adjust

Custom permission sets for requester, approver, and workflow-admin roles, assigned to your users

REST/OData API pages for approval status and audit history, with a sample Power BI / Dataverse query

Source AL code in a Git repository (your retained IP) plus the compiled app for redeployment

Administrator and approver documentation, including the workflow configuration guide and escalation rule reference

A guided UAT (user acceptance testing) session on a sandbox tenant before production go-live

Post-go-live hypercare plus an ongoing support and Business-Central-update compatibility option

Für wen das ist

Operations / Compliance Manager

Owns process governance on the shop floor. Needs every production order release, BOM change, and quality release to pass a recorded, role-based sign-off so audits and ISO/regulatory reviews are defensible.

Manufacturing Plant Controller

Wants financial control over high-value or high-quantity production runs. Uses threshold-based routing so orders above a value cross the right manager's desk before resources are committed.

Business Central Administrator / IT Lead

Responsible for a clean, upgrade-safe environment. Values a per-tenant extension with proper permission sets and API endpoints over fragile hard-coded customizations or per-document manual checks.

Wie Production Order Approvals & Workflow im Vergleich abschneidet

Kriterium	ECOSIRE	Benutzerdefinierter Build	Konkurrent
Approval workflows mandatorily gate production order release	Im Lieferumfang enthalten	Teilweise Unterstützung	Teilweise Unterstützung
BOM and routing change certification requires sign-off	Im Lieferumfang enthalten	Teilweise Unterstützung	Nicht im Lieferumfang enthalten
Quality release/hold gated behind an approver	Im Lieferumfang enthalten	Teilweise Unterstützung	Nicht im Lieferumfang enthalten
Electronic signature with tamper-evident audit log	Im Lieferumfang enthalten	Teilweise Unterstützung	Teilweise Unterstützung
Threshold and time-based escalation rules	Im Lieferumfang enthalten	Teilweise Unterstützung	Teilweise Unterstützung
Tailored exactly to your approval matrix and roles	Im Lieferumfang enthalten	Im Lieferumfang enthalten	Nicht im Lieferumfang enthalten
Built, installed per-tenant, and supported for you	Im Lieferumfang enthalten	Nicht im Lieferumfang enthalten	Teilweise Unterstützung
Upgrade-safe per-tenant extension that coexists with AppSource apps	Im Lieferumfang enthalten	Teilweise Unterstützung	Im Lieferumfang enthalten
Source code delivered as your retained IP	Im Lieferumfang enthalten	Im Lieferumfang enthalten	Nicht im Lieferumfang enthalten

Häufig gestellte Fragen zu Production Order Approvals & Workflow

Is this an instant download from Microsoft AppSource?

No. This is a build-to-order extension. ECOSIRE designs it to your specific approval matrix, builds it in AL as a per-tenant extension, and installs it directly on your Business Central environment. There is no public AppSource listing — you get a solution tailored to your production process rather than a generic app.

What is the typical delivery lead time?

A standard configuration is usually delivered in about 2 to 4 weeks: a short discovery to map your approval stages, thresholds, and roles; build and internal QA; UAT on your sandbox tenant; then production install and hypercare. More complex multi-plant or heavily customized approval logic can extend this, and we confirm the timeline in writing before work begins.

How are ongoing support and Microsoft's Business Central updates handled?

Because it is built as a per-tenant AL extension following Microsoft's extension model, it is designed to survive Business Central's monthly service updates. ECOSIRE offers an ongoing support and compatibility option that covers monitoring against Microsoft's update waves, fixes, and minor enhancements. The one-time build price covers delivery and initial hypercare; continued support is a separate agreement.

Will this conflict with our existing AppSource apps or customizations?

It is delivered as an isolated per-tenant extension using event subscribers and table/page extensions rather than modifying base objects, which is the same model AppSource apps use. During build we test against your installed apps in a sandbox first, so coexistence is verified before anything reaches production.

Can approval data feed Power BI or the Power Platform?

Yes. The extension exposes approval status and the full audit history through Business Central REST/OData API pages. That lets you build Power BI dashboards on approval cycle times and bottlenecks, or sync the data into Dataverse for Power Automate flows and Power Apps without scraping the UI.

Do you provide the source code?

Yes. You receive the AL source in a Git repository as part of the deliverables, so the customization is your retained IP. You are never locked to ECOSIRE — though most clients keep us on for ongoing support because we know the codebase and your update cadence.