What’s New in Epicor Kinetic 2026.100

Epicor released Kinetic 2026.100 in May 2026, the first update under a new monthly delivery model.

There’s more going on in this Kinetic release than the release notes make obvious. Some of it is practical new capability that manufacturers will feel quickly. Some of it is infrastructure work that pays off over time. And one part of it is a milestone that’s been coming for years and deserves more attention than it typically gets.

Here’s EC Solutions’ read on what’s new, what matters, and what you should be thinking about.

The Epicor Kinetic Smart Client Is Gone

Most Epicor Kinetic updates add something. This one removes something significant. Starting with 2026.100, the classic desktop client (the forms-based interface that Kinetic users have worked on for years) is fully retired. Everyone accesses Kinetic through the browser now. That’s it.

Cloud customers who’ve been on the browser UI for a while will recognize this. It’s not new news for them. On-premise customers with customizations, BAQs, or BPMs built on classic forms are the ones who need to pay attention.

The transition to the browser isn’t technically complex for most environments. The challenge is usually the customizations: classic forms work that hasn’t been rebuilt in Application Studio, or workflows that relied on behavior the browser handles differently.

If that describes your setup, now is the time to work through it. Not because something catastrophic happens if you wait, but because staying current with the new monthly cadence gets harder the further behind you fall. If you’re unsure where your customizations stand in the browser, that’s the right question to start with.

The New Features in Epicor Kinetic 2026.100

Planning Flexibility for Complex Operations

When planning workloads start competing with everything else happening in the system, teams usually end up in one of two places: they run planning less often than they should, or they run it and deal with disruptions they can’t easily troubleshoot. Neither is a good place to operate from.

This Epicor Kinetic update introduces two changes that address this directly.

SHOPLOAD data can now be separated from the main MRP scheduling run. Instead of treating planning as one heavy, monolithic process, teams get more control over how they sequence and manage those workloads.

For manufacturers replanning frequently or fitting planning into narrow operational windows, that means fewer interruptions and a process that’s easier to troubleshoot when something goes wrong.
The second change is a “Force Infinite Queue” option at the part revision level. Not every manufacturer is ready to adopt advanced scheduling in the same way or on the same timeline. This gives shops the flexibility to apply infinite capacity planning selectively, at the part level, without committing system-wide.

Financial Workflow Improvements

Your AP team won’t send a company-wide announcement about this Kinetic update. They probably won’t say anything at all. But they’ll notice.

On the AP side, 2026.100 adds the ability to copy an invoice from a prior invoice, a small change that saves real time when dealing with repeat suppliers and recurring charges.

Invoice linking capacity has increased from roughly 100 to 1,000, which matters significantly once transaction volume grows or supplier relationships get more layered. Multi-select delete is also new, reducing the manual cleanup work that tends to accumulate over time.
AR gets improvements to invoice and statement printing, along with a smoother mass-print prompting experience. Supplier import/export and master data enhancements round out the update, strengthening the foundation that reporting accuracy, transaction matching, and audit readiness all depend on.

Browser Features for the Shop Floor

How many times has a shop floor operator misclicked something because the interface wasn’t designed for the environment they’re actually working in? Tablets, touchscreens, and floor terminals have different usability demands than a desk workstation, and standard ERP interfaces don’t always account for that.

2026.100 adds a large button mode designed specifically for shop floor and tablet-based environments. Bigger targets, less misfire, faster navigation. Simple, but it solves a real problem that slows floor-level adoption down.

There’s also a new matrix container option in Application Studio for power users and system administrators, giving more control over dense dashboard layouts without making them unreadable. If you’ve been pushing Kinetic further into the operation, this Epicor Kinetic update makes that work easier.

A New Release Cadence

This is the change in the Epicor Kinetic 2026.100 release that most people will underestimate. Starting in May 2026, Kinetic moves to a monthly CI/CD cadence. Semi-annual releases are out. Smaller, more frequent updates are in.

What Changes for Cloud Customers

Cloud customers get the better end of this deal. Improvements arrive sooner, updates are smaller and easier to review, and you don’t have to wait six months for a fix or feature that’s already been built. Staying current should feel less disruptive overall.

What Changes for On-Premise Customers

On-premise environments still require a deliberate upgrade process, so monthly releases don’t apply automatically. What changes is the rhythm.

Instead of planning one or two major upgrades per year, you’ll need a clear position on how often to move and what a sustainable review cycle looks like for your team. That’s not necessarily harder, but it is different, and it’s worth thinking through before a version gap starts quietly growing.

What Epicor Kinetic 2026.100 Means for Manufacturers

No single feature in this release redefines what Kinetic does. That’s not what this update is trying to do. What it is doing is making the platform more practical to run, easier to stay current with, and better matched to the operational realities manufacturers deal with every day.

The Smart Client retirement is the real headline. It closes a long chapter and makes the browser the full story going forward. The planning and financial updates are practical and useful, particularly for manufacturers running higher complexity or higher transaction volume. The browser additions are modest but well-aimed. And the move to monthly releases changes the underlying relationship between Kinetic and the businesses running it.

Cloud customers who are current will absorb most of this without much effort. On-premise customers, or anyone still mid-transition on the browser, should use this Epicor Kinetic release as a prompt to get a clear picture of where they stand. The gap between current and current-enough only grows if you let it.

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EC Solutions is an Epicor Kinetic partner for manufacturers. Since 2004, we’ve helped manufacturing businesses implement, configure, customize, and support Kinetic in a way that fits how their operations actually run.

We work with clients across the full Kinetic lifecycle: new implementations, upgrades, configuration work, and ongoing support. Most ERP partners hand off the project and move on.

We stay involved after go-live because that’s usually when the real work starts. Ready to talk through your Kinetic environment? Contact us today.