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This section contains descriptions of vendors and inventory related record types. These record types primarily involve the purchase cycle - although inventory items are also used during the sale cycle.
In QuickBooks, inventory items include many items that are other than 'for sale' inventory. Vendors and vendor types are also included in this section. |
Vendors
Vendor Types
Inventory Items
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Vendors include companies, people, and contractors from which products and services are purchased. Several transaction types are used with vendors - such as checks, purchase orders, item receipts, bills, bill payments, and sales tax payments. Vendors are not nested. |
Fields in record type: Vendor |
Ver |
Field Name |
Type |
Prop |
IIF Name |
Description |
-45 |
nKey |
Long |
PKey |
REFNUM |
Unique vendor record identifier |
-45 |
sName |
S41 |
Req |
NAME |
Name of vendor. (Vendor box at top of form) |
-45 |
sCompanyName |
S41 |
Opt |
COMPANY- |
Full company name of vendor |
-45 |
sSalutation |
S15 |
Opt |
SALUTA- |
Salutation for contact (Mr., Mrs, etc.) |
-45 |
sFirstName |
S25 |
Opt |
FIRSTNAME |
First name of person |
-45 |
sMidName |
S5 |
Opt |
MIDINIT |
Person's middle name or initial |
-45 |
sLastName |
S25 |
Opt |
LASTNAME |
Person's last name |
-45 |
sAddr1 |
S41 |
Opt |
ADDR1 |
Address line |
-45 |
sAddr2 |
S41 |
Opt |
ADDR2 |
Address line |
-45 |
sAddr3 |
S41 |
Opt |
ADDR3 |
Address line |
-45 |
sAddr4 |
S41 |
Opt |
ADDR4 |
Address line If this vendor requires a 1099, one of the address fields needs to contain a 2 char U.S. state abbreviation. Also, a 5 digit zip code must exist in one of the address fields. |
-45 |
sAddr5 |
S41 |
Opt |
ADDR5 |
Address line |
-45 |
sContact |
S41 |
Opt |
CONT1 |
Primary contact name |
-45 |
sPhone |
S21 |
Opt |
PHONE1 |
Main telephone number |
-45 |
sPhoneFax |
s21 |
Opt |
FAXNUM |
Fax telephone number |
-45 |
sPhone2 |
S21 |
Opt |
PHONE2 |
Alternate telephone number |
-45 |
sContact2 |
S41 |
Opt |
CONT2 |
Secondary contact name |
-45 |
sPrintAs |
S41 |
Opt |
PRINTAS |
How vendor name printed on checks |
-45 |
sAccount |
S99 |
Opt |
NOTE |
Vendor's account number (not account number from chart of accounts) |
-45 |
kVendType |
Long |
FKeyOpt |
VTYPE |
Key of vendor type |
-45 |
kTerms |
Long |
FKeyOpt |
TERMS |
Key of payment terms for payments to this vendor |
-45 |
mCreditLimit |
Curr |
OptDft0 |
LIMIT |
Maximum credit limit with this vendor Dollar value is negated. |
-45 |
sTaxNum |
S11 |
Opt |
TAXID |
Federal tax number or SSAN for 1099s. (box Tax ID) |
-45 |
b1099 |
Bool |
Opt |
1099 |
T if 1099 required (checkbox Vendor eligible for 1099) |
-45 |
sCustomField1... |
S30 |
Opt |
CUSTFLD1 |
Custom field value used in vendor |
-45 |
sCustomField15 |
S30 |
Opt |
CUSTFLD15 |
Custom field value used in vendor |
-45 |
sNotes |
S999 |
- |
NOTEPAD |
Memo notes about this vendor. (appears when Notes button is clicked) |
-45 |
sShipAddr1 |
S41 |
Opt |
- |
Shipping address line |
-45 |
sShipAddr2 |
S41 |
Opt |
- |
Shipping address line |
-45 |
sShipAddr3 |
S41 |
Opt |
- |
Shipping address line |
-45 |
sShipAddr4 |
S41 |
Opt |
- |
Shipping address line |
-45 |
sShipAddr5 |
S41 |
Opt |
- |
Shipping address line |
-45 |
mBalance |
Curr |
OptDft0 |
- |
Current balance owed to this vendor to this vendor. Does not appear in form. |
--5 |
bInactive |
Bool |
OptDftF |
HIDDEN |
T if currently inactive (checkbox Vendor is inactive is checked) |
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Vendor types are used to categorize vendors for reporting purposes. They are typically used to group vendors that perform the same type of service or sell the same types of items. They do not affect transaction processing. Vendor types can be nested up to 4 deep. If the kParent field is 0 (does not exist), then it is a root vendor type and does not have a parent. |
Fields in record type: VendType |
Ver |
Field Name |
Type |
Prop |
IIF Name |
Description |
-45 |
nKey |
Long |
PKey |
REFNUM |
Unique vendor type record identifier |
-45 |
sName |
S31 |
Req |
- |
Short name. Does not include colon separators or names of parent vendor type(s). |
-45 |
sFullName |
S159 |
Req |
NAME |
Full name with colon separators - w/ name(s) of parents if any |
-45 |
nNestLevel |
Long |
OptDft0 |
- |
Depth of nesting. Parent (root) if missing |
-45 |
kParent |
Long |
FKeyOpt |
- |
Key of parent in this set of records |
--5 |
bInactive |
Bool |
OptDftF |
HIDDEN |
T if currently inactive (Inactive checkbox is checked) |
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The InvtItem record type in QuickBooks stores information about conventional inventory items - as well as services, groups of items, and parts purchased for internal consumption. It is also used for miscellaneous charges, discounts, subtotals, and sales tax information. It's simpler to think of an InvtItem as anything that could appear as a line item on a purchase order / sales order - or contribute to it's total dollar amount. Inventory items can be nested up to 5 levels deep as subitems. This allows parent items to contain other items. Collections of inventory items can also be maintained using the Group inventory item type - which groups together up to 20 other items including a count of each. Quantities are also maintained for each item - such as how many are on hand and how many are on order. There are several fields for each item that could be updated when a transaction is posted that contains the item. |
Fields in record type: InvtItem |
Ver |
Field Name |
Type |
Prop |
IIF Name |
Description |
-45 |
nKey |
Long |
PKey |
REFNUM |
Unique inventory item record identifier |
-45 |
sItemType |
S11 |
Req |
INVITEM- |
Type of inventory item. One of "Service", "InvtPart", "NonInvtPart", "OthCharge", "Subtotal", "Group", "Discount", "Payment", "TaxItem", or "TaxGroup". |
-45 |
sName |
S13 |
Req |
- |
Short name of inventory item. Does not include colon separators or names of parent inventory items. |
-45 |
sFullName |
S69 |
Req |
NAME |
Full name with colon separators - w/ name(s) of parents if any |
-45 |
nNestLevel |
Long |
OptDft0 |
- |
Depth of nesting. Parent (root) if missing |
-45 |
kParent |
Long |
FKeyOpt |
- |
Key of parent in this set of records |
-45 |
sPurchDescr |
Memo |
Opt |
PURCHASE- |
Description of item used on purchase orders Automatically added to all purchase transactions. |
-45 |
bResale |
Bool |
OptDftF |
ISPASSED- |
T if item is passed thru as an expense to customers. The prompt for this is different for different inventory item types. Examples: For Service, checkbox = This service is performed by a subcontractor. For Non-inventory Part, checkbox = This item is purchased for and sold to a specific customer:job. |
-45 |
rEnteredCost |
Doub |
Opt |
COST |
Wholesale unit cost entered by user. Not automatically updated. Because QuickBooks only uses the averaged cost costing method, this value is never used in cost calculations. (box Cost) |
-45 |
kAcctCOGS |
Long |
FKeyOpt |
COGSACCNT |
Key of cost of goods account for this item |
-45 |
kVendor |
Long |
FKeyOpt |
PREFVEND |
Key of primary vendor |
-45 |
kVendTax |
Long |
FKeyOpt |
TAXVEND |
Key of tax authority (vendor) for this item |
-45 |
sDescr |
Memo |
Opt |
DESC |
Description of item |
-45 |
kPayMeth |
Long |
FKeyOpt |
PAYMETH |
Key of customer payment method |
-45 |
bDeposit |
Bool |
OptDftF |
DEP_TYPE |
T if payment goes directly to bank account. Applies to items of type "Payment" only. |
-45 |
rUnitPrice |
Curr |
Opt |
PRICE |
Retail per unit price of this item. Can be either dollars or percentage. (box Sales Price). This can also appear as (box Rate). |
-45 |
bTaxable |
Bool |
OptDftF |
TAXABLE |
T if sales tax should be charged for this item |
-45 |
kAcctIncome |
Long |
FKeyOpt |
ACCNT |
Key of income account for this item. Depending on type of item, may be used for some purpose other than specifying the income account - but is always an account. |
-45 |
kAcctAsset |
Long |
FKeyOpt |
ASSET- |
Key of asset account for this item If a current asset account such as 'Inventory' is used, the balance of the account will equal total inventory value. |
-45 |
rReorderPoint |
Doub |
Opt |
REORDER- |
Count of items below which reorder should be done |
-45 |
rOnHandCount |
Doub |
Opt |
QNTY |
Count of items currently in stock Quantity currently on hand |
-45 |
rAverageCost |
Doub |
Opt |
- |
Current averaged wholesale unit cost of this item |
-45 |
rOnOrder |
Doub |
Opt |
QNTY |
Count of items currently on order |
-45 |
bPrintItems |
Bool |
OptDftF |
- |
T if all items in group should be printed. Applies to item of type "Group" only. |
-45 |
nGroupCnt |
Long |
OptDft0 |
- |
Count of composite items in group. Applies to group items "Group" and "TaxGroup" only. The kItem... fields also apply only to group items. |
-45 |
kItem1... |
- |
FKeyOpt |
- |
Key of another component inventory item in this set of records |
-45 |
kItem20 |
Long |
FKeyOpt |
- |
Key of another component inventory item in this set of records |
-45 |
nCount1... |
Long |
Opt |
- |
Count of composite inventory item |
--5 |
nCount20 |
- |
- |
- |
Count of composite inventory item |
-45 |
sCustomField1... |
S30 |
Opt |
CUSTFLD1 |
Custom field value for inventory item |
-45 |
sCustomField5 |
S30 |
Opt |
CUSTFLD5 |
Custom field value for inventory item |
--5 |
bInactive |
Bool |
OptDftF |
HIDDEN |
T if currently inactive (Inactive checkbox is checked) |
-45 |
rOnHandValue |
Doub |
Opt |
- |
Total value of items currently in stock |