Instead of manually changing a vendor to supplies how can I make a change to all of the same vendor at once

Hello there, @wildthingswildli.

Are you referring to selecting a Preferred vendor for the products you recorded in the system? Currently, the ability to add or edit a preferred vendor all at once or by bulk is not yet available. What you can do is assigned a preferred vendor on each product.

Here’s how:

1. Go to the Sales menu.
2. Select Products and Services.
3. Choose the Product you want to add a preferred vendor.
4. Under the Actions column, click on Edit.

    

5. Scroll to the bottom part of the page, click the drop-down to select the vendor’s name.

    6. Click Save and Close.

On the other hand, I can see the advantage of being able to update the name of the vendors all at once for you and your business. I’d be delighted to forward this to our Product Developers for future product updates.

You can also directly share your ideas and product features to us. Here’s how:

1. Click the Gear icon.
2. Select Feedback.
3. Share your suggestions/feedback under Feedback page.
4. Click Next.
5. Send your message.

That should do it! If you’re referring to something else, get back with me and provide more details. I’m always here to help you with managing your vendors.

Crazy this is not available. I have over 5000 items that I need to run reports by Vendor and or make pricing changes by vendor. This is a real issue 

Have you ever figured out how to set the "preferred vendor" field in "Product and services" in mass? using CSV or some other import tool? 

Or did you find a work around this obviously big flaw in this software? 

I need to update/add vendors tot over 1300 skus. Manually will take forever.

I can see how advantageous it is to mass update the Preferred Vendor field for multiple items in the Product and Services page using CSV, AriaMD. Let's send this suggestion to our product engineers so they can consider adding this in future updates.

Our product engineers continuously seek to fulfill our customer's needs, and your input is vital in deciding which features will be incorporated in upcoming updates. To send feedback, here's how:

1. Go to the Gear icon in the upper right and choose Feedback under Profile.
2. Type in your recommendation in the Share your feedback field.
3. Click Next to submit.

Meanwhile, you may opt to find alternatives, like utilizing other import tools or third-party applications to help you with your task. To choose the best one for your business, you can visit our QuickBooks App Store.

Furthermore, are you interested in accessing reports to see your best sellers, what’s on hand, the cost of goods, and other relevant information? To see which one to pull up according to your need, check out this article: Use reports to see your sales and inventory status.

Drop a reply below if you have other feature concerns or issues managing vendors and expenses using QuickBooks. I'd be glad to provide prompt assistance. Have a good one.