Block Items or Variants from Production Output in Business Central

 

In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2025 Wave 1, you can prevent specific items or item variants from being used in production by blocking them. This feature helps maintain quality control, manage discontinued materials, and ensure production processes align with business requirements.

How to Block an Item or Variant for Production

Blocking an item or variant in Business Central is a straightforward process. Follow these steps:

1.      Navigate to the relevant page:

o   Item Card

o   Item Variants

o   Item Variant Card

2.      Set the Production Blocked field: This option prevents the item or variant from being selected in production-related processes.

3.      Set the Block on Item Templates: Configure the production block setting on the Item Template page if you want new items created from a template to inherit it.

Impact of Blocking Items in Production

When an item or variant is production-blocked, it is restricted from key manufacturing activities, ensuring that it does not disrupt ongoing production process. Here’s where the restriction applies:

Unavailable for Selection on:

• Production Order Header (all statuses)

• Production Order Lines

Actions That Cannot Be Performed with Blocked Items:

• Posting output in the Output Journal or Production Journal

• Refreshing a Production Order

• Replanning a Production Order
• Calculating subcontracts in the Subcontracting Worksheet (Blocked items will be skipped)

Planning Considerations

Even though blocked items or variants appear in Requisition and Planning Worksheets, you won’t be able to carry out the action that creates production orders. If you decide to block an item, consider updating its replenishment method to exclude it from planning calculations.