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Thank you for joining the thread, @jecalderon.

 

Let me shed some light on alerts for insufficient inventory. This option is only available in QuickBooks Desktop (QBDT).

 

Also, the screenshots provided by my peers in this thread are visual references for enabling the alert for insufficient inventory in QBDT. Otherwise, we can use the Financial Exchange process if you wish to sync your QBDT file to QuickBooks Point of Sale (POS).

 

This process allows information sharing between POS and QBDT. It significantly reduces the workload as it keeps you from entering the information twice. Nevertheless, you’ll want to take note that there could be differences in terms of the quantity of the inventories.

 

QuickBooks Point of Sale is designed to handle multiple items, exceedingly far from what QBDT can. Therefore, you might reach the limit of the QBDT, causing you to do some extra work.

 

Moreover, if you want to make this possible, you'll need to set your QuickBooks preferences by following these steps:

 

  1. Click on Edit at the top.
  2. Select Preferences.
  3. On the left pane, choose Integrated Applications then go to the Company Preferences tab.
  4. From the Applications list, select QuickBooks Point of Sale.
  5. Select Properties.
  6. In the Access Rights tab, select the option Allow this application to read and modify this company file.
  7. Select OK in the Properties window, and the Preferences window.

 

For complete details about these processes, please refer to these articles:

 

 

Should you have more questions about inventories, please add them here by clicking the Reply button. Have a good one!

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