Protect confirmed CTP dates with Planning Optimization

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Enabled for Public preview General availability
Users by admins, makers, or analysts Jun 1, 2026 Sep 2026

Business value

Protect your confirmed delivery dates with confidence. When you use capable to promise (CTP) for delivery date control with Planning Optimization, this feature ensures your commitments stay reliable, thereby preventing last-minute changes or manual fixes. You keep customer trust high and reduce the time spent adjusting orders or reallocating resources.

Feature details

Planning Optimization is the new high-performance planning engine for Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management. With this feature, Planning Optimization now protects material and capacity allocated to sales order lines with delivery dates confirmed through capable to promise (CTP). You prevent reallocation of resources to newer orders, so your confirmed delivery dates stay reliable, and customer commitments are honored.

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