Associating manufacturers with parts

Associate manufacturers with parts. You can have multiple manufacturers for a part within an organization.

You must define manufacturers on the Manufacturers form before associating them with parts.

To associate manufacturers with parts:

  1. Open the Parts form.
  2. Select the part for which to associate manufacturer information, and then click the Manufacturers tab.
  3. Click Add Manufacturer.
  4. Manufacturer—Enter the manufacturer for the part. The system automatically populates Manufacturer Org.
  5. Manufacturer Part Number—Enter the manufacturer’s part number for the part.
  6. Condition—Enter the condition if the part is a condition tracked parent part. The system automatically populates Part and Part Org. If the part is a condition tracked child part, the system automatically populates Condition,Part, and Part Org.
  7. Drawing Number—Enter the drawing number if a drawing of the part is available.
  8. Out of Service—Select if you do not want the system to display the manufacturer part number in the manufacturer part number lookups.
  9. Primary—Select to indicate that the manufacturer is the primary manufacturer of the part.
  10. Click Submit.
    Note: To delete a manufacturer, select the manufacturer to delete, and then click Delete Manufacturer. The system does not delete the record if the manufacturer and the manufacturer part number are selected on the Stores page of the Parts form as the Primary Manufacturer or Primary Manufacturer Part Number.