Hi there, EE1. I'm here to assist you in handling your duplicate items in your QuickBooks Desktop (QBDT).
Firstly, please note that deactivating an item in your QBDT will not impact the accuracy of your financial reports and figures. With that, you can consider inactivating these products.
At the same time, you can rename those components and use a unique identifier to indicate that this is a duplicate. This way, you'll have a more organized inventory and avoid confusion that these will cause if you process sales and expense transactions. To do this, you can follow the steps I'll share below.
- Open your QBDT company file.
- Go to Lists, then Item List.
- Locate the duplicate items and double-click to open.
- In the Item Name/Number, modify it to a name where you can quickly identify this.
- Click OK.
You can check the Change item type part of this article: Add, edit, and delete items in QuickBooks Desktop.
Additionally, you read this article if you want to keep your QBDT items organized: Use item categories.
I'll be around if you have any other concerns about handling duplicates in QBDT. Just drop a reply or tag me, and I'll be sure to help you anytime.
