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July 9, 2025
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Inventory Management with Location Barcode

  • July 9, 2025
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In Quickbooks Enterprise on a desktop computer I have not found a way to transfer inventory parts by scanning a location barcode.  I can create a barcode with a location outside of Quickbooks, but the Transfer Inventory screen does not except the scan and tries to add a new location.  Any help is greatly appreciated.

1 reply

Tori B
QuickBooks Team
July 9, 2025

Hey there, @Marben.

 

How are you doing today? I hope all is well and your day is going great. 

 

At this time, you would need to use a third-party app to transfer the inventory with the scanner. You can use the link below to review all approved apps that work with QuickBooks Desktop. 

 

 

However, you can handle transfers within QuickBooks manually. Here's how: 

 

  1. Go to the Inventory menu, then hit Transfer Inventory.
  2. Complete the information at the top of the form: Date, Reference No., Class, Transfer from, and to. Note: If you're transferring between bin locations, you still need to enter a site in the Transfer from and to fields; in most cases, this will be the same site. You specify bin locations in the fields below.
  3. Use the Find & Select Items button or the Item drop-down to choose the inventory items to transfer.
  4. Complete the transfer details as appropriate.
  5. (Optional) In the Memo field, enter the reason for this transfer, such as Transfer opening quantity to site.
  6. (Optional) Tap on Print to print a copy of the transfer for your records.
  7. Click on Save & Close.

 

Here are a couple of help articles that contain more information about inventory transfers and barcode scanning: 

 

 

Please don't hesitate to let me know if you have any additional questions or concerns. I'm always happy to help. Take care!