alternate vendors and lookups in Quickbooks point of sale

Hello, @Brant.

I'm here to share information about setting up alternate vendors and lookups in QuickBooks Point Of Sale (POS).

You can set up alternate vendors by going to the Purchasing menu. Here's how:

1. In POS, go to the Purchasing menu.
2. Select the Vendor List.
3. Click New Vendor, then enter the necessary information.

On the other hand, alternate lookups or UPC can be entered on an item’s record by any of the three methods. For further guidance with the process, check out this article and scroll down the UPC section: Point of Sale barcodes and UPCs defined.

I'll also add this article that tackles the Financial Exchange feature for more information:  Financial Exchange Overview.

For more tips and other resources, you can always visit our website: POS self-help articles.

Please let me know if you have additional questions about this or anything else in the comment section below. I'll be here to assist. Stay safe and have a good one.

I believe I have not described the problem correctly because your reply does not address what I am trying to ask. 

When I import inventory items to QB Point of Sale, there are fields for Vendor, Alternate Vendor 2, Alternate Vendo 3, and Alternate Vender 4.  

The Vendor, of course, is tied to Alternate Lookup and UPC. So likewise, there are corresponding fields for each Alternate Vendor (2 through 4) to have Alternate Lookups and Alternate UPCs.

Once I have imported items with Vendors 2 through 4, how do I access these Alternate Vendors 2 through 4 and their Alternate Lookups 2 through 4 for each item?

Also, when I enter a new item (rather than importing it), how do I enter the appropriate Alternate Vendors 2 through 4 along with Alternate Lookups 2 through 4?

Thanks