Most Popular FAQ's

1. How do I integrate Fishbowl and iReport? ‎(663 views)
2. What are the hardware requirements for Fishbowl Inventory? ‎(653 views)
3. Which Operating Systems does Fishbowl Inventory run on? ‎(542 views)
4. Which QuickBooks version does Fishbowl Inventory integrate with? ‎(537 views)
5. Is Fishbowl ODBC compliant? ‎(529 views)
6. Why does Fishbowl export all items over to Quickbooks as FB item? Can this be changed? ‎(495 views)
7. What is iReport? ‎(470 views)
8. How do I integrate with QuickBooks? ‎(465 views)
9. Can I pay Fishbowl to write a report for me? ‎(451 views)
10. What are Incidents and how do they work? ‎(438 views)

Fishbowl's Frequently Asked Questions

About Fishbowl Inventory

• What is Fishbowl Inventory?
• What are Fishbowl Inventory modules?
• Does your inventory control software have a Bill-of-Materials?
• Can I run Fishbowl Inventory without integrating with QuickBooks?
• Which functions does Fishbowl Inventory take over from QuickBooks?
• Is Fishbowl Inventory Scalable?
• On which platforms does Fishbowl Inventory run?
• Which Operating Systems does Fishbowl Inventory run on?
• What are the hardware requirements for Fishbowl Inventory?
• Which versions of QuickBooks does Fishbowl Inventory integrate with?
• Which Fishbowl features are ideal for the independent manufacturer or wholesale/distributor?
• Does Fishbowl Inventory handle multicurrency?
• Can URLs be associated with items in Fishbowl?
• Can part numbers be exported to QuickBooks from Fishbowl?
• Is Fishbowl Inventory ODBC compliant?
• What is the maximum number of items I can have in Fishbowl Inventory?
• What are incidents and how do they work?

QuickBooks Integration

• Does Fishbowl Inventory offer QuickBooks training?
• How do I integrate with QuickBooks?
• Can Fishbowl Inventory answer questions about QuickBooks?
• Which Version of QuickBooks does Fishbowl Inventory integrate with and support?
• I seem to be having troubles with my Fishbowl and QuickBooks Reports not matching up. How is this fixed?

Upgrading Fishbowl Inventory

• What is an upgrade?
• How do I know if I need to upgrade?
• Who is eligible for the upgrade?
• Who should not upgrade to Fishbowl 5.0 or newer?
• Where do I get the upgrade?
• What should I do before I upgrade?
• How do I backup my Fishbowl database?
• How do I upgrade Fishbowl?
• How do I know if I have a service contract?
• How do I get a service contract?
• How do I know what version of Fishbowl Inventory I have?
• Can I undo an upgrade?
• Who do I contact if I have difficulties or more questions?

General Questions

• How do I know what will be included in the latest Fishbowl Release?
• Why are my parts not showing up in the inventory module?
• What types of Costing Methods does Fishbowl handle?
• Why can't I see all of the modules in Fishbowl?
• Why does Fishbowl export all items over to Quickbooks as FB_item? Can this be changed?
• We are integrating Fishbowl and QuickBooks for the first time. What do we need to do or know beforehand?
• Does Fishbowl Inventory print barcodes?
• My barcodes are only printing the first 90, but I know I have more parts than that in my inventory.
• How do I switch Servers for my Fishbowl database?
• How can I find where all the Fishbowl Module Options are and what they do?
• Where can I find the Fishbowl Training Videos?
• Where can I find an initial Implementation Checklist?

iReport

• What is iReport?
• Does iReport require additional costs?
• How do I integrate Fishbowl and iReport?
• How do I setup iReports?
• How can I use iReports for minor Report modifications?
• How do I use iReports for Custom Reports?
• Is iReport similar to Crystal Reports?
• What knowledge do I need to use iReport?
• Can I pay Fishbowl to write a report for me?

What do you want to do?

Each module has a section of What do you want to do's that offer assistance with general questions on the functionality of Fishbowl. Please see What do you want to do for a complete list.

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