Question

How do I remove/hide past bin locations from inventory items?

Forum|Forum|7 years ago
January 8, 2019
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I would like to remove old bin locations from an inventory item. We move our product regularly and would like to be able to hide the old bin locations and only have the default location showing.

It is difficult to run inventory reports with zero qty showing on current bins, as all the old locations also show up. I would like only the default locations with zero to show up.

Is there a way to do that.

QuickBooks Enterprise Suite

HoneyLynn_G

Thank you for visiting us today, @ALGLP.

I can help you remove/hide the past bin locations of your inventory items. You have the option to turn of the tracking of bin locations.

Here's how:

Click Edit.
Choose Preferences.
Select the Items & Inventory tab.
Choose the Company Preferences.
Click Advanced Inventory Settings.
Uncheck the Track Bin Locations within Inventory Sites (row,shelf, or bin) box.
Click OK.

After modifying your preferences, the inventory items no longer has the bin location field. For additional reference, you can check this article: Set up Advanced Inventory.

Keep me posted if you have other questions about inventory, ALGLP. I'm here to provide more help. Have a good one.

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ALGLPAuthor

Honey Lynn,

Thank you for your reply. Unfortunately this takes the bins away. I only want it to take the bins that do not have any inventory away.

If you look below. I would like all the old locations with 0 to go away or be able to hide them.

SophiaAnnL

Hello there, ALGLP.

There's no option to hide a bin location at this time. I'd suggest sending a feature request to have this option added in QuickBooks Desktop. The updates we roll out are usually based on the suggestions that we receive from our customers.

Just visit our feedback site and share your thoughts and suggestions there: https://feedback.qbo.intuit.com/.

Please let me know if you need anything else.

JenoP

Thanks for joining us here in the Community, 32957888.

As of now, removing or hiding zero inventories is still not available in QuickBooks Desktop. While doing it is not yet available, I'd suggest sending a feature request about adding more customization options for sales transactions. You can send it directly to our engineers from your company file. Here's how:

Go to the Help menu, scroll-down to Send Feedback Online, and then click Product Suggestion.
Enter all required details.
Click Send Feedback.

In the meantime, check out these articles for additional details and references when tracking your inventories in QuickBooks:

Visit us again in the Community if you have questions or other concerns. I'd be glad to assist you again.

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courtneyaostrowski

I'm also jumping in on this conversation. I did submit a product suggestion, but I do so very regularly and not one of my suggestions has been taken. In short, I wouldn't hold your breath for them to actually listen to real users and make changes based on what people actually need.

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bethanne68

Hoping to bump this suggestion back up to the top - looks like people have been asking for years for this to be done. It's June 2022 and we are still waiting.

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Giovann_G

Hello, bethanne68.

I understand how important it is for your company to have the option to hide or remove past bin locations in QuickBooks Desktop. As far as I know, there isn't any update on when this be added.

Our engineers are constantly improving our software, and we have a corresponding team that collects all user requests. It's possible the required number of requests to include this option hasn't met yet. I encourage you to submit your product suggestion to have this functionality in the future.

Here's how:

Go to the Help menu.
Select Send Feedback Online.
Click Product Suggestion.
Enter your request.
Once done, hit Send Feedback.

I'm also added this article for future reference if you want to adjust your inventory: Adjust your inventory quantity or value in QuickBooks Desktop.

You're always welcome to post again if you have other QuickBooks concerns. We're here to help you out.

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Athair84

Qb is absolutely failing at this everyone switch to profit 21. These oxygen wasters aren't here to help.

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PRIShane

This needs to be addressed! When using build assemblies, having multiple bin locations on an individual item prevents the bin location from being auto-filled. This forces the user to manually select each item bin location that this affects. It's time consuming and annoying. We need the ability to remove empty or past bin locations from individual items.

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ChristineJoieR

Hello there, @PRIShane,

I recognize that deleting this bin location is beneficial for your business. I'm here to provide more information on how to remove this option.

Once the inventory site is linked to this transaction, we cannot clear this option. We can send feedback to our product development to enhance your experience.

Here's how:

Navigate to the Help menu.
Choose Send Feedback Online.
Please select Product Suggestion.
Enter your request here.
When finished, click Send Feedback.

I also recommend reading this article to learn more about how the program's Advanced Inventory feature works: Set up Advanced Inventory.

Moreover, if you want to adjust your inventory, I've added this article for future reference: Adjust your inventory quantity or value in QuickBooks Desktop.

You are always welcome to re-post if you have further concerns with inventory items in QuickBooks Desktop (QBDT). We're here to assist you.

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PRIShane

@ChristineJoieR

An alternative solution would be to allow us to assign a "default" bin location that will autofill when creating build assemblies.

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JasonB17

We are on year 5 of this being an issue. How many requests does this need to be addressed?

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FateCandylaneT

I know how convenient it is to be able to hide or remove past bin locations in your desktop account, JasonB17.

As of now, this option is still not available in QuickBooks Desktop. I understand how updates are relevant, so you can get back to business efficiently.

Please know that due to high volumes of feature requests, our engineers might still not have reviewed this idea. The updates we roll out are usually based on the constant suggestions that we receive from our customers.

Thus, I recommend sending your feedback directly to our product developers. They may review and consider this idea and will work on its progress to include it in future product updates. You may visit our blog from time to time to stay current with all our product enhancements.

Here's how to send feedback:

Go to the Help menu at the top and select Send Feedback Online.
Click on Product Suggestion and enter your feedback or suggestions.
Once done, click Send feedback.

Moreover, I've added these articles for additional details and references when tracking your inventories in QuickBooks:

I appreciate your willingness to help us improve our products. I've always got your back if you require additional assistance managing inventories in your account. Feel free to leave them in the comments below. Keep safe!

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Lisalewisgale1

This is a nightmare when using the Warehouse manager app. If I do a cycle count it adds the item and all bin locations old and new. so a cycle list of 10 items ends up have 20 or more lines because it wants you to count old locations even if its zero and the default location has changed. Why wouldn't it just show the current location??? Please change this!

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JasonB17

Touching base again regarding this utter waste of time and disaster quickbook's won't seem to fix. Running cycle counts are great when 5 parts have 6 past locations. Looks really clean and organized.

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