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NSC | What Happens When You Change the Purchase Unit from “Each” to “Case” in an Item Record
Scenario
A company implementing case packs in NetSuite needs to change an item’s Purchase Unit from: "Each" to "Case"
Before making the update, the team wants to understand the operational and accounting impact, including:
- inventory valuation
- item costing
- purchase order behavior
- saved searches and scripts
- warehouse implications
Solution
Changing the Purchase Unit primarily affects procurement behavior and transaction defaults, not historical inventory valuation.
What Changes
After updating the Purchase Unit to Case:
- New Purchase Orders default to the Case unit
- Buyers enter quantities in cases instead of eaches
- Vendor pricing should align with the new case quantity
- Lead times and purchasing workflows may need review
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