Hi @CU13032032-0
Although this is not very usual way but I believe , it is technically doable for these items, precisely because non-stocked items don’t generate inventory transactions.
The validations that normally block dimension group changes get triggered on the existence of InventTrans / InventSum records for the item. A non-stocked item model group bypasses inventory posting entirely — PO receipt and invoice go straight to expense/consumption accounts, no on-hand, no inventory transactions. So after phase 1 the item should be “clean” from an inventory perspective even though it has years of purchase history.
Before phase 2, table-browse InventTrans, InventSum, and InventTransOrigin filtered on ItemId. If those return zero rows and no open documents exist, the changes shall go through.
However i would strongly suggest Create a new item model group that’s set as stocked, then change each item to point at that new group. Don’t just tick the “Stocked product” box on the existing group. That group is shared by every item using it, so one tick changes all of them at once — including items you never meant to touch. And undoing it afterwards is far messier than simply moving items back.
Also, I would suggest Set the final storage and tracking dimension groups right at the start in phase 1. Leave batch or serial switched on from day one. Nothing will ask for a batch number while the item is non-stocked, because no receipt is being registered. But the tracking dimension group is the setting most likely to get blocked later. Set it now and Phase 2 becomes a single field change instead of three.
I would also highlight to test/validate this process in a sandbox first: run a full purchase cycle on a non-stocked item that has batch enabled. If nothing prompts for a batch number, you’ve removed most of the Phase 2 risk.
Thanks
