QuickBooks Inventory Scanner | All What you Need to Know

QuickBooks has proved that accounting is not as complex and bulky as it seems to be in today’s world. QuickBooks, with its various tools, has made it easy for any user to manage accounts and finances. It has made it possible to sell or purchase goods in large number without any accounting mistake. QuickBooks Inventory Scanner is one of the tools which helps in making data entry faster and easier in QB Desktop. With the help of QB Desktop, the user can assign barcodes to the item which then helps in selling and purchasing it.

In this article, we tried to explain to you everything about QuickBooks Inventory Scanner. This tool, in particular, is different from other tools provided by Intuit. So, installing and using this tool also needs special care and attention. Users need to pay special attention to the technical part of the whole process as a single mistake can cause severe damage to the software. Incorrect handling of Inventory scanner not only damage your software but also corrupts the file.

Points to be noted before using QuickBooks POS Inventory Scanner

Before moving ahead with the steps to enable QuickBooks Compatible Scanner, please go through the below-mentioned points.

• Barcode is not available for items other than Inventory items.
• Barcodes are not included in the import of Products and Services list.
• You should not use the QuickBooks Inventory Scanner to scan the same items two times on the sale or purchase form.
• Each item has a unique Barcode. If a barcode is already there in the system, an error message will be displayed on the system as “ Looks like the barcode already exists in the system. Try using a different barcode”.
• If you want to find barcode, go to the products and services list.
• User can not search for any items in the Products and Services list with the help of barcodes. This option works only with the transaction forms.

What are the methods to Enable QuickBooks Advanced Inventory ?

To enable QuickBooks Inventory Scanner, follow the steps mentioned below.

• Move your cursor to Gear icon to choose company settings.
• In the next step, select the Sales option from the navigation panel on the left side.
• Now you have to Checkmark those box for barcode scanning from the products and services section.
• Choose to save and then select Done.

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How can we Add Barcode to an Inventory Item?

To use the Barcode scanner, you have to add a barcode to an inventory item. Let us see how to add barcode to an inventory item.

• Go to New in the Products and Services List.
• Now click on Edit.
• Locate the Barcode field by scrolling down.
• Now select barcode field and then you should scan the barcode on the item.
• Barcode field will display a numeric barcode value.
• Now, click on Save option and then close the window.

After following the above-mentioned steps, you will be able to add the barcode to any item in order to use the QuickBooks Inventory Scanner.

Hardware Compatibility Requirements for Barcode Inventory Scanning In QuickBooks

In order to use the QB inventory scanner efficiently, you need to ensure that hard-wares are compatible.

• You need to use USB based or Bluetooth scanners for scanning the inventory items.
• A compatible barcode scanner will display the numeric value in word as well as a notepad.

To Sum Up

QuickBooks Inventory Scanner is an essential tool which simplifies the business without impacting any other services. In this article, we talked about various factors related to this tool. We request QuickBooks user to carefully read this article so that they can enable this tool without any error.

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