# Vendors

Vendor is a general term used to describe both supplier and/or manufacturer of goods that a received and processed by the warehouse. The Vendor page features a listing of all vendors available within the P4W Warehouse Management System. 

## Create New Vendor

To access Vendor page navigate to Receiving > Vendors.

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To create new vendor click 'New' button in the top right corner, as shown above. In the following window fill as much information as possible. Select a client only if this vendor is used for your 3PL clients. Click 'Submit' to continue.

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Notice: 'Vendor number' is a mandatory field.
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## Edit Existing Vendor

To add or edit information about already existing vendor, click on the vendor's link from the 'Vendor number' column as shown below.

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Here you can add or edit vendor information, including vendor details, address, settings, and vendor additional details.

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### Details

Add or edit general information about selected vendor.

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### Address

Fill in vendor's address in the following segment.

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### Settings

Set the expiry allowance for products receiving from selected vendor. Using the drop down menu select whether to create a purchase backorder or not. Changing this setting will only affect chosen vendor and not the entire system.

P4W system allows users to upload a custom receiving slip by clicking 'Upload' link, as shown below. 

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### Vendor Additional Details

Finally, P4W system provides a place holder for 10 separate custom fields to add additional information about the vendor.

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Click the “Update” button at the top right  corner to save the vendor profile with any changes made.

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Notice: Changes are not saved automatically.
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## Delete Vendor

To delete an existing vendor, select it from the list and click 'Delete' button in the top right corner. Alternatively, press the button from  'Action' column in the right end side of the grid.

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