Line of balance helps planners see when supply and demand leave an item short or at risk. Read it using the workspace’s configured inventory inputs, site scope and date rules.
Before you start
An administrator must configure and release Line of balance. The workspace needs relevant stock, supply, demand and item relationships.
Use Terrain to investigate signals, record relationships, supply coverage and dashboards.
Read supply coverage over time
Open Terrain → Line of balance.
Find the material or item and check the site or planning scope.
Review the stock position and the dated incoming and outgoing records shown for that item.
Investigate the point where coverage becomes insufficient. Compare the material-needed date with expected replenishment.
Open the contributing order, demand or stock record, then create or review the appropriate follow-up task.
Check the result
You can identify the quantity and date of the gap and the source records contributing to it. Use the underlying records to decide whether to expedite, reschedule or correct data.
Read the assumptions
Inventory setup controls which stock statuses and locations count, whether planned or released orders count, which purchase and sales dates are used, and how sites combine.
Confirmed-only supply, open quantities and safety-stock thresholds can materially change the result. Check those choices before comparing the view with an ERP report.
Example planning question
If 100 pieces are needed before 80 pieces arrive, both timing and quantity need investigation. An earlier partial delivery may reduce the gap without eliminating it. Review the remaining shortage explicitly.
If something does not look right
What you see | What to check |
The view is not available | Ask an administrator to check setup, required fields and the Live state. |
Coverage differs from another report | Reconcile source freshness, units, site pooling, dates, statuses and planning inclusion rules. |
Is all physical stock available for planning?
Is all physical stock available for planning?
Not necessarily. Inventory configuration can exclude blocked, quality, non-planning or special stock. Review the policy and source values.
Continue your work
Open the relevant area in Cartograph to continue with your workspace data.