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Changing an Item Type "After the Fact"

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Hi:

Is there a way to change an Item Type, on the backend, for situations where the item has already been posted?

John

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    JAngle Profile Picture
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    Just the item and no other areas of the data that gets created with item postings? Thinking about switching from service to inventory for instance. A data fix could be done if you can task a developer with it. Effort to start from scratch is perhaps less as fixing the data might result in unwanted side effects.

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    CarmenNunes Profile Picture
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    Hello,

    In case I had a fully understanding about your question, you have an Item with posted entries (Stock Item) and now you want to change it to a Service Item?

    If it's case you can't change the Item Type directly, in case there is already posted entries for that Item.

    I would recommend you to follow the below procedures:

    - Create at Item Journals a negative adjustment to put the Item Stock (Item with wrong Type) as zero;

    - Block the Item card to avoid users use that Item in the  future;

    - Create a new Item card with the right Type and start using this new Item card.

    Hope this can help you.

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