Manufacturer Overview
A Manufacturer (also called a “make”) is the brand that makes a material — GAF, Owens Corning, CertainTeed, and so on. Every material in your catalog can be assigned a Manufacturer, which is how products are grouped and identified by brand. A Manufacturer is not the same as a Supplier (the company you buy from) — you might buy the same manufacturer’s products from several suppliers.
Why it matters: assigning materials to a manufacturer keeps your catalog organized by brand and makes it easy to see everything you carry from a given maker.
Getting started
- From the Manufacturers list, click Add Manufacturer and enter a Company name (start typing to reuse a known brand from the global manufacturer library). A Shortened display name is handy for tight columns.
- Assign materials to the manufacturer from the Materials catalog.
Sections
Details
Company name (required), shortened display name, website, mailing address, phone, fax, comments, and status.
Contacts
The people at the manufacturer.
Files
Files specific to the manufacturer.
Materials
A read-only list of the materials assigned to this manufacturer. Click a material to open it.
Log/Notes
Notes related to the manufacturer. All changes are documented here.
Utilities
Where a manufacturer is deleted.