August Minor Release
This topic lists the enhancements included in the August minor release for NetSuite 2026.2.
This topic describes functionality available in NetSuite Next. NetSuite Next is being made available to customers in phases, so these features may not yet be available in your account. You'll receive in-app notifications when your account is eligible for NetSuite Next.
Accounting
The August minor release for NetSuite 2026.2 includes the following enhancements to accounting features:
Enhancements to Intelligent Close Manager
Intelligent Close Manager now includes additional capabilities to help you manage and review your close process.
You can create user-defined tasks for close activities that are specific to your business. These tasks appear on the Custom tab in the Intelligent Close Manager portlet, where you can assign and track them alongside system-generated close tasks.
You can also generate narrative insights directly from the Intelligent Close Manager portlet to review close progress and identify areas that may need your attention.
Additionally, the Accounting tab now includes the Run Intercompany Eliminations task, which you can use to run intercompany eliminations as part of your close process.
For more information, see the following help topics:
IFRS 18 Income Statement Layout
You can now use the IFRS 18 Standard Income Statement Layout to organize financial information for income statement reporting.
IFRS 18 replaces IAS 1 requirements for presenting financial statements. It applies to annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2027.
Use this layout to present income statement information in IFRS 18 categories:
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Operating
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Investing
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Financing
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Income taxes
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Discontinued operations
You can customize the layout in the Financial Report Builder by adding filters, such as Account Name, to each section.
Use the IFRS 18 layout with supported income statement reports, including Income Statement and Comparative Income Statement reports.
Your organization determines the appropriate classification of its accounts and configures the layout to reflect its reporting policy.
For more information, see Using the IFRS 18 Income Statement Layout and Financial Report Builder.
SuiteTax Hub Centralizes SuiteTax Resources
The SuiteTax Hub provides a single location to access SuiteTax resources which helps users understand required changes and prepare for migration.
Go to Setup > Accounting > Taxes > SuiteTax Hub. The hub is available to Legacy Tax accounts and does not require additional setup. For more information, see SuiteTax Hub.
Account Setup and Maintenance
The August minor release for NetSuite 2026.2 includes the following enhancements to account setup and maintenance features:
Get Started with NetSuite Next
When available for your account, the Get Started with NetSuite Next page helps administrators explore NetSuite Next options, which includes:
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Managing access to Ask Oracle
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Next Preview
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Managing access to NetSuite Next
To access the page, click Explore options in the Start exploring NetSuite Next banner after logging in. Preview accounts use a copy of your NetSuite data, so you can explore the AI-powered NetSuite Next interface without affecting your main account. Note that the text in the banner, including title and call to action, are subject to change.
For more information, see Get Started with NetSuite Next Page.
Enhancements to Auto-Generated Numbering Settings
As of 17 August 2026, the Auto-Generated Numbers page includes a History column for supported document types. The History window shows the latest changes to document numbering fields, including the date, user, context, previous value, and new value. The additional visibility supports audit and compliance requirements by helping administrators review recent updates.
To view the History window, go to Setup > Company > Auto-Generated Numbers, select the Document Numbers subtab, and click 'View'. The History window shows the latest changes of each supported field for the selected document type.
The History window doesn't provide a complete change log. It shows only the latest changes for supported fields and doesn't track changes to the Update Initial Number or Update boxes. Custom transactions aren't supported.
For more information, see Setting Up Auto-Generated Numbering and Auto-Generated Numbering Settings.
Very Strong Password Policy
As of August 17, 2026, you can set up a new password policy in your NetSuite account. The Very Strong password policy is similar to the Strong password policy. The only difference is the number of required character groups, the Very Strong password policy requires all four character groups. For more information, see Password Settings That Can Be Modified.
You can change the password policy on the General Preferences page.
Inactive Subsidiaries Hidden from Subsidiary Context
Inactive subsidiaries that don't have posted transactions are now hidden from the Subsidiary Context list in reports. Inactive subsidiaries with posted transactions remain available so you can continue to access historical financial reporting data and accounting records. For information about subsidiary context, see Subsidiary Context for Reports.
View Cross Charge Journals from the Cross Charge Workbench
The Cross Charge Workbench now includes the View Cross Charge Journals button. Click the button to review the cross charge journals generated by the workbench.
For information about generating and managing intercompany cross charges, see Intercompany Cross Charges.
AI Preferences Changes for NetSuite AI Units
The change to NetSuite AI Units for AI usage resulted in the following changes to AI Preferences:
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Removal of usage tables from AI Preferences subtabs. All AI capabilities and usage types now use NetSuite AI Units and do not have separate usage pools. For information about how to view usage of your account's AI units, see Viewing AI Usage.
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Removal of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) configuration settings from AI Preferences pages. These settings are no longer needed because AI capabilities and usage types now only use NetSuite AI Units. For more information, see AI Units FAQ.
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OCI settings have been removed from the Settings subtab in AI Preferences.
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The check boxes for enabling NetSuite to use OCI settings were removed from the subtabs for Text Enhance and Narrative Insights.
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Subtabs for Prompt Studio and SuiteScript were removed from AI Preferences.
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These changes apply only to OCI settings configured in AI Preferences.
Manage NetSuite Next Access by Role
Administrators can manage NetSuite Next access for individual roles or multiple roles at the same time. At Setup > Company > AI > NetSuite Next Access, administrators can set eligible roles to NetSuite Next only, Optional, or Blocked.
Roles associated with the Advanced Partner Center, Customer Center, Employee Center, Partner Center, and Vendor Center are not eligible for NetSuite Next. Only users with the Administrator role can manage these settings.
For more information, see Managing NetSuite Next Access by Role.
ManageAsk OracleAccess by Role
Administrators can control which roles can access Ask Oracle. At Setup > Company > AI > Ask Oracle Access, administrators can grant or remove access for eligible roles. By default, roles do not have access to Ask Oracle. Only users with the Administrator role can access this page.
For more information, see Managing Ask Oracle Access for Roles.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
The August minor release for NetSuite 2026.2 includes the following enhancements to Artificial Intelligence features:
Ask OracleJob Details
See how Ask Oracle is answering your prompt. Ask Oracle sometimes splits complex prompts into multiple jobs that are completed in parallel or in sequence. Open the task menu at the top right of Ask Oracle to see the list of in progress or completed jobs. Click on a job to review its reasoning and outcome. Ask Oracle combines results from completed tasks into one response.
The jobs menu is available when Ask Oracle uses jobs to complete your request. Availability depends on your role permissions and the features enabled in your account.
Ask OracleSupports Uploading More Document Types
Use Ask Oracle to upload a document and ask questions about its content. Ask Oracle supports PNG, JPG, JPEG, PDF, TXT, CSV, DOC, DOCX, XLS, XLSX, PPT, and PPTX documents. By uploading document you can summarize information, extract details, and get help understanding the information in the document.
Open Ask Oracle, attach a supported document type, and enter your prompt. Ask Oracle supports one document per chat turn. Administrators enable this feature for specific roles and it requires upload access to the file cabinet.
Select anAsk OracleEffort Level
Before you send Ask Oracle a prompt, set an effort level that suits the complexity of your request. The selected level helps Ask Oracle apply an appropriate amount of effort when it responds. Choose auto, the default setting, to let Ask Oracle assess the complexity of your request. Alternatively, set the effort level manually by choosing between low, medium, high, or maximum.
New Core Skills Available inAsk Oracle
New core skills are now available to invoke in Ask Oracle. Core skills are ready-to-use skills authored by NetSuite for common business workflows. These skills help you get to useful answers faster by applying a consistent analysis pattern for business tasks.
The following core skills are now available:
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ns-fulfillment-performance-insights - Analyzes Item Fulfillment timing across picking, packing, shipping, and the overall fulfillment lifecycle to identify delays and bottlenecks
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ns-inventory-balance-viewer - Shows real-time inventory levels, with views tailored to your specified criteria
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ns-inventory-impact-review - Reviews, confirms, and explains the inventory impact of transactions
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ns-item-creation-assistant - Opens Item Creation Assistant with an uploaded catalogue for item extraction and review before creation
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ns-pricing-configuration-review - Reviews NetSuite sales pricing configuration in the current account using read-only evidence for item prices, price levels, customer pricing, quantity pricing, and more
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ns-workflow-manipulation - Creates basic, event-based, single-state SuiteFlow workflow drafts from natural language requests for record automation
For more information, see Ask Oracle Skills and Core Skills.
Banking
The August minor release for NetSuite 2026.2 includes the following enhancements to Banking features:
Create Customer Payments and Bill Payments from Transactions to Match
You can now create customer payments and bill payments from the manual bank reconciliation workflow. Go to Transactions > Bank > Bank Matching and Reconciliation > Match Bank Data, and then open the Transactions to Match subtab.
To create a customer payment for inbound transactions, select bank lines and click Create Payment. To create a bill payment for outbound transactions, select bank lines and click Create Bill Payment. You must have permission to create the applicable payment type.
Customer payments support invoices and credit notes, and bill payments support bills and bill credits, in the bank account currency. Installments, partial applications, and payment discounts are supported. Bill payments requiring approval must be created outside this workflow because pending-approval transactions can't be matched.
Automatic Submission of Bank and Credit Card Match Suggestions
NetSuite can now automatically submit eligible bank and credit card transaction match suggestions that reconciliation rules generate. Previously, users reviewed and submitted these suggestions manually. After NetSuite submits a suggestion, it links the imported transaction to the suggested GL transaction and updates the transaction's reconciliation status.
The Automatically Accept Exact Matches preference is set by default. This account-level preference applies to all supported bank and credit card accounts and users. To clear the preference, administrators can go to Setup > Accounting > Accounting Preferences. Under Bank Matching and Reconciliation, locate Automatically Accept Exact Matches. When set, NetSuite submits eligible suggestions after it generates them, including after manual imports, Automated Bank Statement Import, bank feeds, or manually run reconciliation rules. If the preference is cleared, or if the user who imports bank data or runs reconciliation rules does not have the Reconcile permission with a Create, Edit, or Full level of access, eligible exact match suggestions remain available for manual review and submission.
Automatic submission applies only when reconciliation rules generate one unambiguous match suggestion. Suggestions that require review or user input are not submitted automatically, including:
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Entity-enriched suggestions
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Suggestions with multiple match options
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Accounts payable or accounts receivable payment application suggestions
On the Reconcile Account Statement page, the Review subtab displays System in the Submitted By column for transactions automatically submitted by NetSuite.
Review Group Matches More Easily During Reconciliation
When you review group matches on the Review subtab of the Reconcile Account Statement page, each group match is now displayed as a single consolidated row. This change makes the grouped-match display easier to review on the subtab.
This enhancement applies only to grouped matches on the Review subtab. It does not change matching logic, transaction data, reconciliation outcomes, or migration behavior. No setup, preference, permission, or action is required.
Inventory Management
The August minor release for NetSuite 2026.2 includes the following enhancements to Inventory Management features:
Automatic Work Order Creation Options for Supply Planning
Supply Planning can now create work orders automatically after a planning run or when you release eligible planned work orders in the Planning Workbench. When you choose automatic creation, NetSuite creates the work orders without a separate Mass Create Work Orders step.
You can configure work order creation independently for Master Production Schedule (MPS) and Material Requirements Planning (MRP) items. Each item type can use automatic creation or the existing Mass Create Work Orders process.
Go to Setup > Manufacturing > Manufacturing Preferences. Under Production Planning, Scheduling and Allocation, you can set the following preferences:
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Create Work Orders for MPS Items
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Create Work Orders for MRP Items
These preferences are available when the Assembly Items, Work Orders, and Material Requirements Planning features are enabled. For more information, see Working With the Supply Tab.
Additional Quantities and Item Descriptions in the Supply Planning Workbench
The Supply Planning Workbench now displays additional supply and demand quantities and item descriptions. This information helps you evaluate planning results without switching pages or reconstructing data manually.
In Results Summary, Supply Quantity appears beside the Supply count, and Demand Quantity appears beside the Demand count. When you select an Item filter, the Supply and Demand tabs display Total Quantity for the filtered results.
The Action and Exception tabs and the Pegging popup window display each item name followed by its description. When you create or edit a planned order, the read-only Item Description field displays the selected item's description.
For more information, see Supply Planning Workbench and Creating or Editing a Planned Order.
New Inventory Optimization Results Workbook and Dataset
The new Inventory Optimization Results Workbook shows stored item-location planning results in one table. With this feature, you can compare service levels, demand, and lead-time metrics with Safety Stock, Reorder Point, and Preferred Stock Level values. These details help you evaluate planning outcomes and distinguish manual service-level overrides from segment defaults.
The workbook uses the new Inventory Optimization Results Dataset. By default, both the workbook and dataset show active stored results. SuiteAnalytics doesn't recalculate these values.
Before using the workbook or dataset, enable the Advanced Inventory Management and Inventory Optimization features. Your role must have at least the View permission for Inventory Optimization and Edit permission for the SuiteAnalytics Workbook. You can open the workbook from Analytics > Workbooks or the dataset from Analytics > Datasets.
For more information, see Inventory Optimization Results Workbook and Inventory Optimization Results Dataset.
Item Record Management
The August minor release for NetSuite 2026.2 includes the following enhancements to Item Record Management features:
Item Pricing Analytics
Pricing now includes item pricing analytics with a new SuiteAnalytics workbook, including the related datasets:
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Item Pricing Performance Metrics Dataset - This dataset provides details for pricing from the items you're selling now. Use this dataset to see which items are priced appropriately, and which need pricing adjustments.
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Item Pricing Performance Workbook - This workbook is based on the Item Pricing Performance Metrics dataset.
These analytics help you evaluate item pricing performance without manual spreadsheet analysis. Teams can quickly identify where realized revenues and margins differ from projections, assess pricing strategy effectiveness, and take immediate action where it's needed.
NetSuite AI Connector Service
The August minor release for NetSuite 2026.2 includes the following enhancements to NetSuite AI Connector Service features:
Localization Support for NetSuite AI Connector Service Companion SuiteApp
The NetSuite AI Connector Service Companion SuiteApp now supports localization in 23 languages, including Spanish and Portuguese.
For more information, see NetSuite AI Connector Service Companion SuiteApp.
Order Management
The August minor release for NetSuite 2026.2 includes the following enhancements to order management features:
Default Billing Account Is Now Optional
You can now manage Billing Accounts without selecting a default. This enhancement gives you more flexibility when setting up Billing Accounts by making the default assignment optional.
You can clear the Customer Default box on a Billing Account record or remove the default from the customer's Billing Accounts subtab. When no default exists, NetSuite doesn't assign another Billing Account as the customer default. Existing default assignments remain valid.
For more information, see Creating Billing Accounts.
NetSuite Pay Version 2026.4.4
The SuiteApp is now public on the SuiteApp Marketplace. Existing customers in the United States and Canada (excluding Quebec) can now install the SuiteApp from the Marketplace and sign the Estimate/Order Form in NetSuite using DocuSign. Customers in Quebec, Canada must contact their account manager to complete the signing process. Additionally, the SuiteApp is now automatically installed for new customers in the United States, and the Estimate/Order Form can be signed in NetSuite using DocuSign.
Deposit Field Mappings and Settlement Fee Setup were removed from the NetSuite Pay menu. You can now access these options in your custom records at Customization > Lists, Records, & Fields > Record Types.
For more information about NetSuite Pay, see NetSuite Pay Overview.
SuiteAnalytics
The August minor release for NetSuite 2026.2 includes the following enhancements to SuiteAnalytics features:
Ask OracleUses Saved Searches to Answer Questions
Ask Oracle can use saved searches that you have permission to access as a data source when answering questions. In Ask Oracle, enter the title or script ID of a saved search and ask for the information you need. Ask Oracle runs the saved search and presents the results in the chat.
For example, you can ask Ask Oracle to summarize customers with overdue balances from a saved search.
You can also add saved searches as context items to your prompts. For more information, see Add Context to Your Ask Oracle Prompts.
SuiteCloud Development Framework
The August minor release for NetSuite 2026.2 includes the following enhancements to SuiteCloud Development Framework features:
Custom Tool Validation for SuiteCloud Project Deployment
When you deploy a SuiteCloud project that includes a toolset SDF object, NetSuite now validates the custom tool script and its associated JSON-RPC schema. Validation checks the schema, referenced files, and mapping between tool definitions and script methods. If validation fails, NetSuite stops the deployment and displays an error describing the problem. This validation applies to SuiteApp projects and account customization projects.
For more information about these validation errors, see SDF Validation Error Messages.
SDF Support for Custom Skills
SuiteCloud Development Framework (SDF) now supports the agentskill custom object. You can use this object to define and deploy custom skills in SuiteApp projects and account customization projects (ACPs).
Each agentskill object points to a File Cabinet folder that contains a SKILL.md file, which includes the skill name, description, and instructions. In a SuiteApp project, the skill folder is stored in the SuiteApp's folder. In an ACP, the skill folder is stored in the Skills folder at the root of the File Cabinet. The name and description values in the XML definition must match the corresponding values in SKILL.md.
For more information, see Skills as XML Definitions.
SuiteScript
The August minor release for NetSuite 2026.2 includes the following SuiteScript enhancement:
New N/runtime Method for Checking NetSuite Next Status
SuiteScript developers can use the N/runtime.isNextActive() method to determine whether NetSuite Next is active for the user running the script. The method returns true when NetSuite Next is active and false otherwise. It is available for client and server scripts, enabling developers to adapt script behavior based on whether NetSuite Next is active.
For more information, see runtime.isNextActive().
New Event Subscriber Script Type
The Event Subscriber script type lets you run follow-up processing asynchronously after supported record events, including record creation, update, and deletion. Because these scripts run after the originating record operation completes, their custom logic does not delay the operation.
To create an Event Subscriber script, define the handle(options) entry point in a SuiteScript 2.1 file and configure subscription criteria in an eventsubscriber SDF object. Each execution allows up to 1,000 usage units and can run for up to 3,600 seconds.
For more information, see SuiteScript 2.1 Event Subscriber Script Type, Script Type Usage Unit Limits, and Script Execution Time Limits.
Support for Cohere Command A Vision Model in the N/llm Module
The N/llm module now supports the Cohere Command A Vision model. When calling llm.generateText(options) and llm.generateTextStreamed(options), you can specify this model and provide an image to the large language model (LLM). The LLM can include information about the image in its response, including image captions, detailed descriptions, or information about charts and graphs in the image.
For more information, see the following help topics:
ociConfig Object No Longer Supported for SuiteScript AI APIs
The ociConfig object is no longer supported for SuiteScript AI APIs. Previously, this object was used to provide Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) credentials to obtain additional usage for large language model (LLM) requests. Now, providing this object in method calls doesn't generate an error, but values specified using this object are ignored.
This change affects the following SuiteScript modules:
Many SuiteScript AI API calls consume AI Units. For more information, see NetSuite AI Units and NetSuite Features and AI Units FAQ.
Remaining AI Units in the N/llm Module
The N/llm module now includes the llm.getRemainingUsage() and llm.getRemainingUsage.promise() methods. These methods return the remaining AI Units for regular large language model (LLM) and embed requests.
In the N/llm module, the llm.getRemainingFreeUsage(), llm.getRemainingFreeUsage.promise(), llm.getRemainingFreeEmbedUsage(), and llm.getRemainingFreeEmbedUsage.promise() methods are deprecated. In the N/documentCapture module, the documentCapture.getRemainingFreeUsage() and documentCapture.getRemainingFreeUsage.promise() methods are deprecated. These methods remain available for compatibility and call the corresponding llm.getRemainingUsage() method.
For more information, see the following help topics:
Vendors, Purchasing, and Receiving
The August minor release for NetSuite 2026.2 includes the following enhancements to the NetSuite vendors, purchasing, and receiving features:
Document Highlighting Tool Removed from Bill Capture
The highlight tool was removed from the document preview for scanned vendor bills. This change does not affect uploading or emailing vendor bill files, reviewing scanned bill details, or creating vendor bills with Bill Capture. You may have a business process that depends on document highlighting when reviewing vendor bills. If so, you should update that process to remove the dependency. For more information, see Bill Capture.