Linking Vendors to Manufacturers

If a brand or manufacturer has different production sites that specialize in certain machines/vehicles, you can register this in the system. For this, 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 has the advantage that the corresponding vendor can be selected when choosing a manufacturer and the corresponding vendor information may be added automatically to the document.

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

• Use the quick search (ALT+Q) to find the Manufacturers page.
• Click on New in the menu bar to set up a new manufacturer or click on Edit List to edit an existing 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. If the Vendors column displays the More value, at least two vendors are linked to this manufacturer.
• The window Manufacturer Vendors is displayed.
• Use the Vendor No. column to enter the number of the vendor you want to link to the selected manufacturer code. Please use a new line for every vendor you want to link to a manufacturer.
• Click Close to save the changes.

You have successfully linked a vendor to a manufacturer. When carrying out e.g. a forecast calculation, instead of using the vendor number you can also enter the respective vendor via the manufacturer.