To access the Manufacturers list, go to Purchasing > See also > Manufacturers.

Maintaining the list of manufacturers enables the company to view the analytics on purchases and sales by manufacturer.

The Manufacturers list

The list contains all the manufacturers that can be referred to in the system. Manufacturers are listed with their brief descriptions, international abbreviations, and full names.
As the list is populated, you can change its display settings. Click More on the toolbar and select Configure list. For more information on the list settings, Working with the item list.

At any time, you can add new manufacturers.

The toolbar buttons

To manually add a new manufacturer, click the Create button on the toolbar. For details, refer to Adding a Manufacturer (below).

For description of other buttons, refer to List toolbar.

Adding a Manufacturer

In the Description field, provide a brief description of the manufacturer.

The Manufacturer (create) form

The system will generate a code for the manufacturer automatically.

Click Save and close to save the new record and close the form.