Import inventory adjustment into QuickBooks

You can import inventory adjustments from text files or from Excel spreadsheets directly into QuickBooks using the Zed Axis software. 
  1. Download and install the Zed Axis software on your computer
  2. Open your QuickBooks company file as Administrator and open Zed Axis
  3. Select your text file or spreadsheet which contains the inventory adjustments that you want to import.
  4. Set up the a Mapping of the columns in your inventory adjustment import file to the corresponding fields in QuickBooks, as shown below
  5. Click Import and your inventory adjustments will be directly added to your QuickBooks company file.

For more information about importing inventory adjustments into QuickBooks, search the Knowledge Base, watch the movies in the Learning Centre, or raise a ticket with Zed Support.

Note: You can either do a Quantity Adjustment which either adds or subtracts, or sets a new quantity in QuickBooks, OR you can do a Value Adjustment that set the new $ value of the inventory and optionally the new quantity.

QuickBooks field

Max

Description

Account Ref

159

The Account list is the company files list of accounts, for a inventory adjustment would be the adjustment account.

Txn Date

 

The date of the transaction.

Ref Number

11

A string of characters that refers to this transaction and that can be arbitrarily changed by the QuickBooks user.

CustomerRef

209

The customer list includes information about the QuickBooks users customers and the individual jobs that are being performed for them

ClassRef

159

Classes can be used to separate transactions into meaningful categories.

Memo

4095

 

ItemRef

 

Item list in QuickBooks ie Inventory items

QuantityAdj.New Quantity

 

Adjusts the inventory quantity either by setting a new quantity or by adjusting the current quantity up or down

QuantityAdjQuantityDifference

 

Adjusts the inventory quantity either by setting a new quantity or by adjusting the current quantity up or down

ValueAdjNewQuantity

 

Adjusts the total value of these inventory items by setting a new monetary value, and optionally by setting a new quantity.

ValueAdjNewValue

 

Adjusts the total value of these inventory items by setting a new monetary value, and optionally by setting a new quantity.

Article ID: 76, Created On: 10/21/2011, Modified: 10/21/2011