What it tells you
Available is your projected available (sellable) inventory — the on-hand balance you expect to have that you can actually use to meet demand. It appears at the start and end of each period on the Supply planning grid, so you can see how the balance moves as demand and supply play out. By default it shows as a quantity. If you set Display numbers in → Value, it shows as currency instead.How to read it
For a sellable location, the cell color tells you how the projected balance sits against demand and your safety stock (the buffer you want to keep on hand):| Color | What it means |
|---|---|
| Red | Zero available while demand still exists that period |
| Orange | Positive but under safety stock |
| Gray | Zero, with no demand that period |
- Sellable — inventory that can meet demand
- Supplier sites — stock held at supplier locations
- Pass through — stock moving through on its way elsewhere
- Stranded — inventory that exists but is in the wrong place to serve demand
- Irrelevant — stock that does not count toward this product’s availability
What to do about it
- Watch where the projected balance dips toward or below safety stock (orange), and line up supply before it hits zero (red).
- When you see the yellow “S” marker, move that stranded stock to a location that can use it with a transfer.
Example
A warehouse shows Available - start of 0 in red while demand for the period is positive — a projected stockout. Expanding the cell reveals plenty of stock sitting under Stranded at another site, marked with a yellow “S”. The fix is not a new order but a transfer to bring that stranded stock to where the demand is.Tip: Available is the inventory behind your coverage metrics — pair it with DOS to read coverage, use Transfers to move stranded stock, and check Shortage when a red cell signals unmet demand.