The Inventory Manufacturers form is where you can enter any manufacturer information for the inventory entered in the Inventory Items form. You can also open this form from inside the Inventory Assembly Items form or from the Main Menu. The only field you need to enter is the manufactures name. All the other fields in this form are optional and used only if you want to track the manufactures address and phone number information.
This form can be used to add, edit or delete records in the inventory manufacture form. To add new manufacturers, simply click the new button at the bottom of this form. If you need to edit existing manufacturers, just select the record you want to edit and make any necessary changes to the fields for that record. For complete details on all the field descriptions for this form and a step by step guide on how to enter new inventory items. see: Adding Inventory Manufactures.
The record navigation buttons at the bottom of the form are used to move from one manufacturer to another. It also displays how many records are in the inventory manufacturers form and what record you are currently on. Clicking on one of the four buttons will navigate you through your existing data. You may use the Find button to find a specific record.
There are several helpful options that can be set in the Company Preferences form to help make data entry easier and faster. One great feature in the Company Preferences form is to have the text fields displayed a certain way when you enter data so that it is easier to read and more consistent throughout the program.
Toolbar Buttons perform an action on the current record like adding, deleting or saving.
The New button will move the cursor to a new line where you can add a new size.
The Save button will save the selected inventory item.
The Undo button will cancel out the last change/s done to the record reverting it to its older state.
The Print button will open the Inventory Manufacturers Preview.
The Close button will let you exit the form.
Press F1 or click F1-Help button in the Status bar for help on how to use the form.