QB Desktop Premiere 2021 Item List default order

Welcome to the Community, Sharof.

I’ll help and guide you on how to put the item list back to its original order. We’ll use the Re-sort lists feature to fix the issue.

Here’s how:

1. In your company file, click the Lists menu at the top to choose Item List.   
2. This will open a page where you’ll see all the products recorded.
3. From there, scroll down to the bottom of the page and click the Item drop-down to select Resort List.
4. Click OK to confirm the action.

Check out this article for more insights about the process: Re-sort lists in QuickBooks Desktop.

For your other concern, the admin has unrestricted access to view all transactions, including payroll information. If there are any changes done by the admin and the host computer, they will also reflect the other users file. Please know the employees’ permission level affects the accessibility to the areas in the company file.

Let me share this article for an overview of the permission level in QuickBooks. These resources include instructions on how to set up and assign user roles.

• QuickBooks Desktop Users and Restrictions
• Create data level permissions in QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise

Keep in touch if you have any clarifications or other concerns. I’ll be happy to answer them for you. Enjoy your day.

I still cannot get this to go back to the original order.  We moved items in a specific order when we started the company.  We just started with a new company file in Jan, so we know we did this.  It still goes to alphabetical or numerical order.  Are we missing something?

Another question...or clarification:  So the item list order, is not per user, but per company file, correct?  So if an individual user changes the order for the list, does it stay the next time that user logs in, or does it always reset to the company item list order?

Thanks for the clarification, @Sharof.

Yes, you got it right, the item list order is per company file. If they are changes made to the list order, those changes will remain the same the next time a user logs in.

In regards to the issue that it goes back to alphabetical or numerical order after changing the order list. I recommend running our QuickBooks Tool Hub tool. This tool scans your QuickBooks Desktop (QBDT) software for errors and fixes them right away. Let me show you how. 

1. Close your QuickBooks.
2. Download our QuickBooks Tool Hub
3. Open the file you downloaded (QuickBooksToolHub.exe).
4. Follow the on-screen steps to install.
5. When the install finishes, open the tool hub on your Windows desktop.
6. Select Program Problems.
7. Click Quick Fix my Program.
8. Start QuickBooks Desktop and open your data file.

You can also check this article for more details and additional troubleshooting steps: Fix common problems and errors with the QuickBooks Desktop Tool Hub.

Let me also share this resource that can walk you through the steps in matching your bank balance and QuickBooks balance efficiently: Reconcile an account in QuickBooks Desktop.

In case you have other questions managing your list in QuickBooks, tag me in your reply. I’ll be around to help you. Stay safe and have a great weekend ahead!