Select the Windows Start icon, then type “services.msc”.Go to the server and close QuickBooks Point of Sale if it’s running.Solution 1: Configure the server database manager If the issue still persists, perform the following solutions. Turn off your computer for about 15 seconds, then turn it back on. Tip: Check for any loose network cable, then close all programs. QuickBooks Desktop Point of Sale is not installed correctly.The firewall is blocking access to the company file.The regional setting in Windows is not correct.Network settings aren’t properly configured.
When starting QuickBooks Desktop Point of Sale, the database connection wizard pops up, but following it won’t open the company file.
For an existing businesses with at least some inventory, it’s far easier to get inventory balances and balance sheet account balances correct in QuickBooks and then turn on the the Use with QuickBooks Financial Software preference in POS.Find out how to fix the issue causing the Connection wizard to display in QuickBooks Point of Sale.
That in turn will modify vendor balances and AP in QuickBooks. Even if you record transactions in POS with that preference turned off and later turn it on, those transactions will be exchanged with QuickBooks. Any changes you make to inventory in POS will affect vendors and AP in QuickBooks. Once you turn that preference on in POS, you won’t be able to manage retail inventory in QuickBooks. If you’re an existing business with inventory on hand setting up POS for the first time and you have already used QuickBooks financial accounting software to record at least some vendor purchases for that inventory, we recommend that you first get your retail inventory accurate in QuickBooks itself before using POS to record live data or checking the Use with QuickBooks Financial Software preference in POS. Presumably, a payment has already been recorded in QuickBooks (which is why the receiving voucher is Already Paid). POS credits AP and increases the vendor balance by the amount of the receiving voucher. If the Already Paid checkbox is checked, POS sends the voucher to QuickBooks as an item receipt. Similarly, if billing information is not entered when the receiving voucher is first created but is entered later, POS debits the Unbilled Purchases liability account (reversing the earlier entry), credits AP, and increases the vendor balance by the amount of the receiving voucher. If billing has been entered, POS credits your AP account and increases the vendor balance by the amount of the receiving voucher. If billing information has not been entered, POS credits the Unbilled Purchases liability account the vendor balance is not changed. e., Invoice/Ref #) has been entered in POS. If the Enter vendor billing information in Point of Sale preference is checked, the entries that POS makes depends on whether billing information (i. If the Enter vendor billing information in Point of Sale preference is not checked, POS will credit your AP account and increase the vendor balance by the amount of the receiving voucher. Other accounts affected depend on your preference setting for Enter vendor billing information in Point of Sale discussed above and on the values you enter on the New Receiving Voucher window if that preference is checked. You should use POS to manage inventory items and use QuickBooks itself to manage and pay vendors.Įntering a receiving voucher in POS will always debit your inventory asset account on your QuickBooks general ledger. When you run QuickBooks with POS together, your inventory is not synchronized. Since most businesses require financial statements and recognize that an integrated solution is the best approach, integrating POS with QuickBooks is the most common configuration. POS is not a general ledger program, and therefore doesn’t produce financial statements. Next, you need to consider whether you’re integrating POS with QuickBooks at all.