Vendors Defaults

Vendors

The listing of current vendors in the database is displayed in the Vendors section.

Click on the Vendors button in the Admin section of the Main Screen to open the Vendors section.
If the desired vendor is not listed, see If the Desired Vendor is not Listed topic below.

If the Desired Vendor is not Listed
If the desired vendor is not listed amongst the vendors, see if the Show Subscribed Only checkbox is checked. Uncheck the Show Subscribed Only checkbox in order to see the other vendors that the user is not currently subscribed to. Subscribe to the desired Vendor to add them to the subscribed list.

Subscription Definition
Subscribing to a vendor means that you will get electronic updates to that vendor’s content. Note that if the user does not Subscribe to a particular Vendor, that Vendor's content will not be displayed within the software.

Show Subscribed Vendors Only
Select the Show Subscribed Only checkbox to display only the vendors that you are subscribed to.

Selected Vendor Information
The Selected Vendor Information section displays the name and prefix information for the currently selected vendor. The Subscribed checkbox is checked if you are Subscribed to that vendor; it is unchecked if you are not.
Vendor Name Vendor Name is displayed in the Name field. Short Name The short name for the vendor is displayed on the Short Name field.
Vendor Prefix The vendor prefix is displayed on the Vendor Prefix field. This is an alpha-numeric prefix code for this vendor, and will precede the SKU numbers in the framing ticket. Subscribed If the Vendor is subscribed, the Subscribed checkbox is checked; if this vendor is not subscribed, the Subscribed checkbox is not checked.
Notes Enter any desired notes about this Vendor in the Notes field.