Link Vendor to a Manufacturer

If a brand or manufacturer has different production sites that specialize in certain machines/vehicles,
you can register this in the system. It is required that every location (or every machine factory) is registered as a separate vendor.
The vendor locations can then be linked to a manufacturer. This enables you to select the corresponding vendor when choosing a manufacturer. The corresponding appropriate vendor information will be filled in automatically in the document (e.g. when carrying out a forecast).

To link one or multiple vendors to a manufacturer, proceed as follows:

• Use the quick search (ALT+Q) to find the Manufacturer page.
• Click New in the menu bar to set up a new manufacturer.

• Use the Code column to enter a code that will be used for the manufacturer.
• Use the Name column to enter the name of the manufacturer.
• Click on the stored value in the Vendors column.

• The window Edit – Manufacturer Vendors is displayed.
• Use the Vendor No. column to enter the number of the vendor that you want to link to the selected manufacturer code. Please use a new line for every vendor you want to link to a manufacturer.

• To exit the link vendors functionality and to save your changes, click Close.

All vendors that have been entered will be linked to the manufacturer. When e.g. carrying out a forecast calculation, instead of using the vendor number you can also enter the vendor via the manufacturer.