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AL Catch Weight Management

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Manage catch-weight products in BC with precise pricing, costing, and full traceability.

AL Catch Weight Management extends Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central to support accurate invoicing and costing for catch-weight products — without breaking the standard BC logic. (See screenshot: Item Card – Calculation Unit of Measure).


The solution introduces three new concepts to each transaction line: Accounting UOM, Accounting Quantity, and Accounting Price. These fields allow you to manage operations using the standard BC Handling UOM (e.g., pieces, packages) while automatically calculating prices and costs based on the actual weight of products sold or managed by weight. (See screenshot: Sales Line – Handling UOM + Accounting UOM).


AL Catch Weight Management works seamlessly across sales, purchase, transfer, production, and inventory transactions, and stores weight data in a dedicated Weight Ledger Entry linked to standard Item Ledger Entries for full audit and reporting. (See screenshot: Weight Ledger Entries).


When combined with AL Tracking, the weighing process can also assign all relevant traceability dimensions (lot, package, pallet, serial, and external lot) automatically. (See screenshot: Weigh & Assign Function).


Key features

  • Dual unit of measure: use standard BC Handling UOM operationally and Accounting UOM for precise weight calculations. (See screenshot: Sales Line – Handling UOM + Accounting UOM).
  • Automatic or manual weight capture, including integration with scales via Web API.
  • Price consistency: retrieves the Accounting Price from BC price lists and calculates the standard Unit Price.
  • Weight Ledger Entries linked to Item Ledger Entries for complete audit and reporting. (See screenshot: Weight Ledger Entries).
  • Full automation of traceability assignment when used with AL Tracking. (See screenshot: Weigh & Assign Function).

  • Benefits

    • Maintain standard BC workflows with no disruptive changes.
    • Accurate invoicing and costing based on actual weight.
    • Reduced errors through direct weight capture from scales.
    • Full traceability with AL Tracking integration.
    • Advanced analytics: yield, shrinkage, and cost KPIs based on actual weight.

    • Target industries

      • Food (meat, fish, cheese, fresh produce)
      • Dairy and beverage
      • Logistics and distribution
      • Manufacturing with variable-weight raw materials

      • Prerequisites

        • Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central v20 or later
        • AL Tracking app (required for extended traceability automation)


        • Recommended screenshot upload order (max 5):

          1. ItemCard.PNG — Item Card – Calculation Unit of Measure
          2. SalesLineSubform.PNG — Sales Line – Handling UOM + Accounting UOM
          3. WeightAndAssignTracking.PNG — Weigh & Assign Function
          4. WeightLedgerEntry.PNG — Weight Ledger Entries
          5. ItemLedgerEntries.PNG — Item Ledger Entries with Applied Net Weight

          6. At a glance

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