diff --git a/tailbone/templates/batch/inventory/desktop_form.mako b/tailbone/templates/batch/inventory/desktop_form.mako
index 828ab33a..78740003 100644
--- a/tailbone/templates/batch/inventory/desktop_form.mako
+++ b/tailbone/templates/batch/inventory/desktop_form.mako
@@ -9,14 +9,20 @@
   <script type="text/javascript">
 
     function assert_quantity() {
+        % if allow_cases:
         if ($('#cases').val() && parseFloat($('#cases').val())) {
             return true;
         }
+        % endif
         if ($('#units').val() && parseFloat($('#units').val())) {
             return true;
         }
         alert("Please provide case and/or unit quantity");
+        % if allow_cases:
         $('#cases').select().focus();
+        % else:
+        $('#units').select().focus();
+        % endif
         return false;
     }
 
@@ -24,7 +30,9 @@
         $('#product-info p').text(msg);
         $('#product-info img').hide();
         $('#upc').focus().select();
+        % if allow_cases:
         $('.field-wrapper.cases input').prop('disabled', true);
+        % endif
         $('.field-wrapper.units input').prop('disabled', true);
         $('.buttons button').button('disable');
     }
@@ -65,7 +73,9 @@
                 $('#product-info .warning').hide();
                 $('.product-fields').hide();
                 // $('.receiving-fields').hide();
+                % if allow_cases:
                 $('.field-wrapper.cases input').prop('disabled', true);
+                % endif
                 $('.field-wrapper.units input').prop('disabled', true);
                 $('.buttons button').button('disable');
                 return true;
@@ -102,13 +112,19 @@
                             $('.product-fields').show();
                         }
                         $('#product-info .warning.notordered').show();
+                        % if allow_cases:
                         $('.field-wrapper.cases input').prop('disabled', false);
+                        % endif
                         $('.field-wrapper.units input').prop('disabled', false);
                         $('.buttons button').button('enable');
                         if (data.product.type2) {
                             $('#units').focus().select();
                         } else {
+                            % if allow_cases:
                             $('#cases').focus().select();
+                            % else:
+                            $('#units').focus().select();
+                            % endif
                         }
 
                     // TODO: this is maybe useful if "new products" may be added via inventory batch
@@ -147,7 +163,9 @@
         });
 
         $('#upc').focus();
+        % if allow_cases:
         $('.field-wrapper.cases input').prop('disabled', true);
+        % endif
         $('.field-wrapper.units input').prop('disabled', true);
         $('.buttons button').button('disable');
 
@@ -232,10 +250,12 @@
 
   </div>
 
-  <div class="field-wrapper cases">
-    <label for="cases">Cases</label>
-    <div class="field">${h.text('cases', autocomplete='off')}</div>
-  </div>
+  % if allow_cases:
+      <div class="field-wrapper cases">
+        <label for="cases">Cases</label>
+        <div class="field">${h.text('cases', autocomplete='off')}</div>
+      </div>
+  % endif
 
   <div class="field-wrapper units">
     <label for="units">Units</label>
diff --git a/tailbone/templates/mobile/batch/inventory/view_row.mako b/tailbone/templates/mobile/batch/inventory/view_row.mako
index 46f3abfe..d4d49f75 100644
--- a/tailbone/templates/mobile/batch/inventory/view_row.mako
+++ b/tailbone/templates/mobile/batch/inventory/view_row.mako
@@ -3,22 +3,19 @@
 <%namespace file="/mobile/keypad.mako" import="keypad" />
 
 ## TODO: this is broken for actual page (header) title
-<%def name="title()">${h.link_to("Inventory", url('mobile.batch.inventory'))} &raquo; ${h.link_to(instance.batch.id_str, url('mobile.batch.inventory.view', uuid=instance.batch_uuid))} &raquo; ${row.upc.pretty()}</%def>
+<%def name="title()">${h.link_to("Inventory", url('mobile.batch.inventory'))} &raquo; ${h.link_to(batch.id_str, url('mobile.batch.inventory.view', uuid=batch.uuid))} &raquo; ${row.upc.pretty()}</%def>
 
 <%
    unit_uom = 'LB' if row.product and row.product.weighed else 'EA'
 
-   if row.cases:
+   if row.cases and allow_cases:
        uom = 'CS'
    elif row.units:
-       if row.product and row.product.weighed:
-           uom = 'LB'
-       else:
-           uom = 'EA'
-   elif row.case_quantity:
+       uom = unit_uom
+   elif row.case_quantity and allow_cases:
        uom = 'CS'
    else:
-       uom = 'EA'
+       uom = unit_uom
 %>
 
 <div class="ui-grid-a">
@@ -46,20 +43,22 @@
   ${uom}
 </p>
 
-% if not row.batch.executed and not row.batch.complete:
+% if not batch.executed and not batch.complete:
 
     ${h.form(request.current_route_url())}
     ${h.csrf_token(request)}
     ${h.hidden('row', value=row.uuid)}
+    % if allow_cases:
     ${h.hidden('cases')}
+    % endif
     ${h.hidden('units')}
 
-    ${keypad(unit_uom, uom, quantity=row.cases or row.units or 1)}
+    ${keypad(unit_uom, uom, quantity=(row.cases or row.units or 1) if allow_cases else (row.units or 1), allow_cases=allow_cases)}
 
     <fieldset data-role="controlgroup" data-type="horizontal" class="inventory-actions">
       <button type="button" class="ui-btn-inline ui-corner-all save">Save</button>
       <button type="button" class="ui-btn-inline ui-corner-all delete" disabled="disabled">Delete</button>
-      ${h.link_to("Cancel", url('mobile.batch.inventory.view', uuid=row.batch.uuid), class_='ui-btn ui-btn-inline ui-corner-all')}
+      ${h.link_to("Cancel", url('mobile.batch.inventory.view', uuid=batch.uuid), class_='ui-btn ui-btn-inline ui-corner-all')}
     </fieldset>
 
     ${h.end_form()}
diff --git a/tailbone/templates/mobile/keypad.mako b/tailbone/templates/mobile/keypad.mako
index 21b70b58..8f0f131d 100644
--- a/tailbone/templates/mobile/keypad.mako
+++ b/tailbone/templates/mobile/keypad.mako
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ## -*- coding: utf-8; -*-
 
-<%def name="keypad(unit_uom, selected_uom, quantity=1)">
+<%def name="keypad(unit_uom, selected_uom, quantity=1, allow_cases=True)">
   <div class="quantity-keypad-thingy" data-changed="false">
 
     <table>
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@
     <fieldset data-role="controlgroup" data-type="horizontal">
       <button type="button" class="ui-btn-active keypad-quantity">${h.pretty_quantity(quantity or 1)}</button>
       <button type="button" disabled="disabled">&nbsp;</button>
+      % if allow_cases:
       ${h.radio('keypad-uom', value='CS', checked=selected_uom == 'CS', label="CS")}
+      % endif
       ${h.radio('keypad-uom', value=unit_uom, checked=selected_uom == unit_uom, label=unit_uom)}
     </fieldset>
 
diff --git a/tailbone/views/inventory.py b/tailbone/views/inventory.py
index 976ed823..87ef4211 100644
--- a/tailbone/views/inventory.py
+++ b/tailbone/views/inventory.py
@@ -97,6 +97,10 @@ class InventoryBatchView(BatchMasterView):
     # set to False to disable "zero all" batch count mode
     allow_zero_all = True
 
+    # set to False to prevent exposing case fields for user input,
+    # when the batch count mode is "adjust only"
+    allow_adjustment_cases = True
+
     labels = {
         'mode': "Count Mode",
     }
@@ -310,8 +314,16 @@ class InventoryBatchView(BatchMasterView):
             'index_url': self.get_action_url('view', batch),
             'form': form,
             'dform': form.make_deform_form(),
+            'allow_cases': self.allow_cases(batch),
         })
 
+    def allow_cases(self, batch):
+        if batch.mode == self.enum.INVENTORY_MODE_ADJUST:
+            if self.allow_adjustment_cases:
+                return True
+            return False
+        return True
+
     def desktop_lookup(self):
         """
         Try to locate a product by UPC, and validate it in the context of
@@ -463,23 +475,26 @@ class InventoryBatchView(BatchMasterView):
         """
         self.viewing = True
         row = self.get_row_instance()
-        parent = self.get_parent(row)
+        batch = self.get_parent(row)
         form = self.make_mobile_row_form(row)
         context = {
             'row': row,
+            'batch': batch,
             'instance': row,
             'instance_title': self.get_row_instance_title(row),
             'parent_model_title': self.get_model_title(),
-            'parent_title': self.get_instance_title(parent),
-            'parent_url': self.get_action_url('view', parent, mobile=True),
+            'parent_title': self.get_instance_title(batch),
+            'parent_url': self.get_action_url('view', batch, mobile=True),
             'product_image_url': pod.get_image_url(self.rattail_config, row.upc),
             'form': form,
+            'allow_cases': self.allow_cases(batch),
         }
 
         if self.request.has_perm('{}.edit_row'.format(self.get_permission_prefix())):
-            update_form = forms.Form(schema=InventoryForm(), request=self.request)
+            schema = InventoryForm().bind(session=self.Session())
+            update_form = forms.Form(schema=schema, request=self.request)
             if update_form.validate(newstyle=True):
-                row = update_form.validated['row']
+                row = self.Session.query(model.InventoryBatchRow).get(update_form.validated['row'])
                 cases = update_form.validated['cases']
                 units = update_form.validated['units']
                 if cases:
@@ -489,7 +504,8 @@ class InventoryBatchView(BatchMasterView):
                     row.cases = None
                     row.units = units
                 self.handler.refresh_row(row)
-                return self.redirect(self.request.route_url('mobile.{}.view'.format(self.get_route_prefix()), uuid=row.batch_uuid))
+                route_prefix = self.get_route_prefix()
+                return self.redirect(self.request.route_url('mobile.{}.view'.format(route_prefix), uuid=batch.uuid))
 
         return self.render_to_response('view_row', context, mobile=True)
 
@@ -533,6 +549,7 @@ class InventoryBatchView(BatchMasterView):
 
     def configure_row_form(self, f):
         super(InventoryBatchView, self).configure_row_form(f)
+        row = f.model_instance
 
         # readonly fields
         f.set_readonly('upc')
@@ -557,6 +574,11 @@ class InventoryBatchView(BatchMasterView):
         # upc
         f.set_renderer('upc', self.render_upc)
 
+        # cases
+        if self.editing:
+            if not self.allow_cases(row.batch):
+                f.set_readonly('cases')
+
     def render_upc(self, row, field):
         upc = row.upc
         if not upc:
@@ -599,19 +621,26 @@ class InventoryBatchView(BatchMasterView):
                         permission='{}.create_row'.format(permission_prefix))
 
 
-class InventoryBatchRowType(forms.types.ObjectType):
-    model_class = model.InventoryBatchRow
-
-    def deserialize(self, node, cstruct):
-        row = super(InventoryBatchRowType, self).deserialize(node, cstruct)
-        if row and row.batch.executed:
+# TODO: this is a stopgap measure to fix an obvious bug, which exists when the
+# session is not provided by the view at runtime (i.e. when it was instead
+# being provided by the type instance, which was created upon app startup).
+@colander.deferred
+def valid_inventory_batch_row(node, kw):
+    session = kw['session']
+    def validate(node, value):
+        row = session.query(model.InventoryBatchRow).get(value)
+        if not row:
+            raise colander.Invalid(node, "Batch row not found")
+        if row.batch.executed:
             raise colander.Invalid(node, "Batch has already been executed")
-        return row
+        return row.uuid
+    return validate
 
 
 class InventoryForm(colander.MappingSchema):
 
-    row = colander.SchemaNode(InventoryBatchRowType())
+    row = colander.SchemaNode(colander.String(),
+                              validator=valid_inventory_batch_row)
 
     cases = colander.SchemaNode(colander.Decimal(), missing=colander.null)