Fishbowl: "Cannot delete customer—has inventory history"

What it means

Fishbowl won’t delete this customer because they’re tied to inventory transactions—typically an order, shipment, receipt, or similar record. This is standard ERP behavior: systems protect customers with history to prevent data corruption and audit-trail breaks.

What to check

• Whether deletion is actually necessary (usually only for duplicates or test records).
• What inventory transactions are tied to this customer—search for them in orders (sales and purchases), shipments, and receipts.
• Whether your Fishbowl setup allows marking a customer inactive or archived as an alternative to deletion.