Manufacturers#

Manufacturers — also called makes in the app — are the brands behind the products you sell or source. Maintaining the manufacturer list lets you tag suppliers with the brands they carry and shortlist them faster during procurement.

Before you start#

• The manufacturer list is shared across the firm. One person should keep it tidy.
• Use the brand's official spelling. Variants such as ABB Ltd. and ABB end up as separate manufacturers and confuse shortlists.

Open the manufacturers screen#

Open Data Entry and click Suppliers. If you have permission to edit makes, click Manage Manufacturers in the page header. The Manage Manufacturers screen opens.

Add a manufacturer#

1. Click + Add Manufacturer.
2. The Add Manufacturer form opens.
3. Type the Manufacturer Name — for example, Siemens, ABB, or Schneider.
4. Click Add.

The manufacturer appears in the list and can be picked when adding or editing a supplier.

Find a manufacturer#

Use the Search manufacturers… box to narrow the list by name.

Edit, attach documents, or remove#

Each row has Edit, Documents, and Delete buttons. Edit opens Edit Manufacturer; saving a new name first shows a Confirm Update prompt, because the change reflects on every supplier and product where the manufacturer is referenced.

Documents opens the attachments screen for that manufacturer. Delete asks for confirmation; if the manufacturer is in use, the server blocks the delete and the app shows the error message.

Common questions#

Why is renaming a manufacturer such a big deal?#

The same name appears on supplier records and product makes lists. The Confirm Update step is there so you do not change the brand label seen across the firm by accident.

Can two manufacturers share a name?#

No. The list keeps names unique so suppliers cannot be tagged with ambiguous brands.