---
title: "Use the Quick Planner worksheet"
slug: "bc-use-the-quick-planner-worksheet"
description: "Optimize production with the Quick Planner Worksheet, ensuring supply meets demand. Create orders and manage forecasts efficiently in D365 BC."
tags: ["BC", "Business Central", "Food", "Task"]
updated: 2026-06-25T09:59:13Z
published: 2026-06-25T09:59:13Z
canonical: "docs.staedean.com/bc-use-the-quick-planner-worksheet"
---

> ## Documentation Index
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# Use the Quick Planner worksheet

The **Quick Planner Worksheet** displays supply and demand information for manufactured items. Use this information to determine what additional production activities need to be planned to ensure that demand does not outweigh supply. You can create these production orders directly from the **Quick Planner Worksheet**.

> [!NOTE]
> Note
> 
> Generate the **Quick Planner** before using it. Every time you open the **Quick Planner**, a new worksheet is generated.

## Steps

1. In the search box, enter **Quick Planner**, and then choose the related link.
2. On the **Create Quick Planner Worksheet** page, specify Anywhere Mobility Solutions desired filters.
3. Choose **OK**. The **Quick Planner Worksheet** page appears.

The lines display items based on the filters specified in the **Create Quick Planner Worksheet** page.
4. Enter a value in the **Days View** field.

The program displays supply and demand information for the items in the **Quick Planner** based on the days view. For example, entering a days view of 14 causes the **Quick Planner** to display supply and demand information for the next two weeks.
5. If you want to use a predefined production forecast, enter it in the **Forecast Name** field if it is present.

The **Forecast Name** field is displayed only if your D365 BC licence contains permission to use the standard D365 BC forecasting functionality. Use standard D365 BC forecasting if it is available. If you do not have access to the necessary granules, the forecast data on the **Quick Planner** is copied from Food Manufacturing & Distribution's production forecast tool.

If the program identifies an impending shortage for an item, the quantity needed to meet this demand is displayed in the **Suggested Quantity** field. The actual quantity you produce can differ from the suggested quantity.
6. Enter the quantity of the item you want to plan for production in the **Actual Quantity** field.
7. Fill in the **Due Date** field for each item you want to produce.
8. On the **Actions** tab, in the **General** group, choose **Create Orders**. The **Create Production Orders** page appears.
9. Fill in the fields to assign additional settings to the new production orders if desired.
10. Choose **Yes**.

The appropriate supply fields on the **Quick Planner Worksheet** page immediately update to display the impact of the newly created production orders.

## Related

- [Plan and schedule production activities](/bc-plan-and-schedule-production-activities.md)