Written by oggsolutions | Jan 15, 2026 10:31:59 PM
The NetSuite 2026.1 release introduces a suite of enhancements designed to automate complex financial processes and provide deeper visibility across the entire supply chain. This update places a heavy emphasis on AI-driven insights, particularly through new generative AI summaries for reports and predictive analytics for banking and commerce. By centralising data and automating manual workflows, NetSuite continues to help businesses reduce rework and make more informed, real-time decisions.
In this article, we focus on the specific advancements in Inventory Management, Order Management, and Commerce Sales and Marketing that empower teams to handle specialised stock, refine pricing strategies, and leverage AI for revenue growth.
Inventory Management: Advanced Transparency and Control
Inventory updates in 2026.1 focus on handling specialised stock scenarios and improving the efficiency of warehouse personnel.
Consigned Inventory Management: This new feature tracks vendor-owned inventory using distinct statuses, ensuring you only take ownership and pay at the time of sale or consumption.
Kit Item Availability: The Earliest Item Availability page now supports kit items, calculating precise availability dates based on the combined status of all components across multiple locations.
Warehouse Management (WMS) Mobile Updates:
Landed Costs: Workers can now activate a system rule to set landed cost categories and amounts directly during the receiving process via the mobile app.
Zero Quantity Picks: Pickers can now close tasks associated with zero picked quantities by selecting "Mark All Done," which helps in staging partially picked orders without delay.
Supply Chain Planning Workbook: A new SuiteAnalytics template provides a comprehensive view of supply and demand for purchasing, sales, and production teams.
Order Management: Smarter Pricing and Subscription Flexibility
Updates to order management provide pricing managers with more granular control and offer subscription-based businesses more billing flexibility.
New "Price Rules" Feature: You can now automatically apply specific price levels to sales transactions based on criteria such as the customer, item, or a specific date range.
Cost Plus (Cost+) Pricing: Price levels have been enhanced with a Cost+ method, allowing you to set markups or discounts based on an item’s average cost or a custom "Cost for Pricing" field.
SuiteBilling Enhancements:
Commitment Credits: The Commit Plus Overage model now allows commitment credits to be shared across multiple usage services rather than being restricted to a single service.
Cross-Subscription Prepayments: Users can now set up a prepay service on one subscription and drawdown that balance using usage services from a different subscription.
FedEx Shipping Integration: To comply with updated FedEx APIs, NetSuite now requires Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) for account registration and includes new fields for shipping hazardous materials.
Commerce Sales and Marketing: AI-Driven Growth
The latest commerce enhancements leverage machine learning to optimise item recommendations and provide marketing teams with better conversion data.
Intelligent Item Recommendations (IIR):
CRM Conversion Workbook: This new tool tracks IIR-driven conversions by employee, customer, and item, providing estimated revenue tables and daily value charts.
Availability Filtering: Users can now filter intelligent recommendations on sales orders and opportunities to show only "Available items," which includes items in stock or on backorder.
Popular Item Fallbacks: If the AI does not have enough data to generate a specific recommendation, the system will now display a list of popular items to aid in product discovery.
Redwood Theme Experience: The recommendation popup windows and availability pages have been updated to align with the modern Redwood Experience Theme UI.
Putting the Updates Into Context
These changes translate to immediate operational improvements for different departments within an organisation:
For Warehouse Managers: The ability to process zero-quantity picks and set landed costs on a mobile device reduces the time spent at a desk and keeps the warehouse floor moving.
For Pricing & Finance Teams: Automated price rules and Cost+ pricing mean fewer manual adjustments on sales orders and more accurate profit margins on volatile goods.
For Sales Reps: AI-driven recommendations that automatically filter out-of-stock items ensure that reps only pitch products they can actually deliver, protecting the customer relationship.
For Subscription Providers: Enhanced SuiteBilling features allow for more creative service bundling, such as sharing credits across different tiers of consulting or service types.
Final Thoughts: Getting More Value from NetSuite 2026.1
The NetSuite 2026.1 release represents a significant step forward in operational intelligence. By integrating features like Consigned Inventory Management and AI-powered pricing rules, NetSuite allows businesses to stay agile in a rapidly changing market. As these updates are subject to weekly changes during the release preview, it is important to review your specific account permissions and configuration before these features go live in your production environment.
👉 Got questions?Book a consultation today to explore how these 2026.1 features can be tailored to your specific business workflows and ensure a smooth transition during your next upgrade cycle.