Take advantage of the trial version of a backup restore app before doing anything risky.

https://rewindio.grsm.io/quickbooks

@Fiat Lux - ASIA 

Yes - 100% correct - as the "SlowBooks" back up is pretty - errrm....useless....

And Rewind is an app I use and will say it is brilliant.....BUT is limited in what it can restore....but is good

BUT as usual - more monthly spend on QB - money money money !!!

Hi JohnC

Will I lose any historical data about the product? such as who purchased what and when? what did we pay for these last year etc?

will I lose the recommended supplier information etc that you cannot import and have to enter manually?

As if we do lose this information then that's not really a tenable solution.

I really do not understand why QuickBooks don't have this functionality built in already, most open source shopping cart systems have it, yet a paid for supposedly professional product simply doesn't support it? madness.

Hi Richard We understand your concerns however, if done correctly, the import won't affect any other data other than the prices that you've updated. You could always test this by creating a test product/service, exporting the list and deleting everything but the test product, edit the price info and then re-import it.

@John C 

As @RichardH has asked - surely the simple answer you should have given is 

100% that will work as we as 100% convinced our update solution is 100% perfect !

All you have done is pass the risk and burden of error onto @RichardH .  I am sure that he accepts if the price he has entered is incorrect that is his fault.....but everything else.....that he has no control over.....is yoru issue not his

Hi ShopAdmin The update will work if done correctly. We added the option to test this first to ensure the user is updating the product following the correct procedure and if they didn't it would therefore only affect the test product/service.

Hi JohnC

Can you provide a step-by-step guide on how to do this, then there is no doubt whatsoever that it will work as expected?

You have this available for many other tasks, surely this warrants this as its pretty important to many users?

You could cover many of the questions that people will ask

1. What is the maximum number of products you recommend in one import?
2. Which options should be selected on the page which shows field mapping?
3. etc.

Then there is zero concern and zero worry for the end user - I can then get on with my day job and not worry about what options I should be using in my accounts software.

Thanks.

@John 

Also -

1. what if we have a "group of products" that we wish to change the associated nominal code for ? can this be done
2. What if we want to change descriptions on the purchase or sales lines and so on - can that be done?
3. What if we have 700 products and now a different default supplier - can we update that ? 
4. What if the VAT rate of the product group changes - can we update that too en-mass
5. And of course the QTY - after a stock take......

Sorry - the solution you propose is just not fit-for-purpose

I'll point you out to the right direction for the support, @RichardH.

First off, I appreciate the amount of effort you've exerted so far. I recommend contacting your 3rd party app support. This way, they can provide you with a step-by-step process.

As the previous agent suggested, performing this in the test file won't affect any of the data that you currently have. The purpose of this is to verify and understand the process.

You might also want to give this article a visit. It’s about how to change product and service items types in QuickBooks Online.

Let me know if you need further assistance with your QuickBooks-related concerns. I'd be more willing to to help you. Keep safe!

@Kurt_M 

????????????   have you actually read this discussion in full - YOU, QUICKBOOKS are the SERVICE PROVIDER

No 3rd Party apps are involved

We are showing you, QUICKBOOKS, how poor YOUR system is and you SHOULD NOT ADVERTISE IT AS able to manage stock due to the many critical limitations/restrictions.

If you have nothing constructive to add - please do not feel the need to post

You cannot even BATCH upload stock Bills as you cannot post BILLS against stock lines......you can only do this manually

Honestly - the list goes on and on and on.....  

YOU DO NOT HAVE A WORKING STOCK SYSTEM

Exactly what I was going to say @Kurt_M   

I am paying entirely too much to QBs to not have this (along with several other cases pending supervisors response) handled.  I do not want to download outside apps.

Instead of QB's paying for excessive advertising (during NFL playoff games is one ex), maybe use some of the cash to invest in engineering and fixing these issues?  We need answers!

@Kurt_M 

As others have said, I categorically do not want to use third party apps, neither am I doing so!!!

QuickBooks do not have a viable stock control solution in my opinion, had we known this we would have not signed up to Quick Books.

 "I recommend contacting your 3rd party app support. This way, they can provide you with a step-by-step process."

As its your software, then please do this!

It loos like this was solved:

https://quickbooks.intuit.com/learn-support/en-uk/other-questions/batch-change-stock-purchase-or-sal...