diff --git a/corepos/api.py b/corepos/api.py
index 67e7f14..b324f96 100644
--- a/corepos/api.py
+++ b/corepos/api.py
@@ -151,6 +151,28 @@ class CoreWebAPI(object):
                 log.warning("CORE API returned %s department results", len(result))
             return json.loads(result[0])
 
+    def set_department(self, dept_no, **columns):
+        """
+        Update an existing Department record in CORE.
+
+        :returns: Boolean indicating success of the operation.
+
+        .. note::
+           Currently this is being used to create a *new* department also.  CORE's
+           ``departments`` table does not use auto-increment for its PK, which
+           means we must provide one even when creating; therefore this method
+           may be used for that.
+        """
+        columns['dept_no'] = dept_no
+        params = {
+            'entity': 'Departments',
+            'submethod': 'set',
+            'columns': columns,
+        }
+        response = self.post(params)
+        result = self.parse_response(response)
+        return json.loads(result)
+
     def get_subdepartments(self, **columns):
         """
         Fetch some or all of Subdepartment records from CORE.
@@ -193,6 +215,28 @@ class CoreWebAPI(object):
                 log.warning("CORE API returned %s subdepartment results", len(result))
             return json.loads(result[0])
 
+    def set_subdepartment(self, subdept_no, **columns):
+        """
+        Update an existing Subdepartment record in CORE.
+
+        :returns: Boolean indicating success of the operation.
+
+        .. note::
+           Currently this is being used to create a *new* subdepartment also.  CORE's
+           ``subdepartments`` table does not use auto-increment for its PK, which
+           means we must provide one even when creating; therefore this method
+           may be used for that.
+        """
+        columns['subdept_no'] = subdept_no
+        params = {
+            'entity': 'SubDepts',
+            'submethod': 'set',
+            'columns': columns,
+        }
+        response = self.post(params)
+        result = self.parse_response(response)
+        return json.loads(result)
+
     def get_vendors(self, **columns):
         """
         Fetch some or all of Vendor records from CORE.
@@ -298,3 +342,25 @@ class CoreWebAPI(object):
             if len(result) > 1:
                 log.warning("CORE API returned %s product results", len(result))
             return json.loads(result[0])
+
+    def set_product(self, upc, **columns):
+        """
+        Update an existing Product record in CORE.
+
+        :returns: Boolean indicating success of the operation.
+
+        .. note::
+           Currently this is being used to create a *new* product also.  CORE's
+           ``products`` table does not use auto-increment for its PK, which
+           means we must provide one even when creating; therefore this method
+           may be used for that.
+        """
+        columns['upc'] = upc
+        params = {
+            'entity': 'Products',
+            'submethod': 'set',
+            'columns': columns,
+        }
+        response = self.post(params)
+        result = self.parse_response(response)
+        return json.loads(result)