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:

Select Materials > Parts.
Select the part for which to associate manufacturer information, and then click the Manufacturers tab.
Click Add Manufacturer.
Specify this information:

Manufacturer

Specify the manufacturer for the part. The system automatically populates Manufacturer Org.

Manufacturer Part Number

Specify the manufacturer’s part number for the part

Condition

Specify 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.

Drawing Number

Specify the drawing number if a drawing of the part is available.

Documoto Book ID

Specify a specific Documoto Book with which to associate the manufacturer.

Documoto Part ID

Specify a unique Documoto part number.

Out of Service

Select if you do not want the system to display the manufacturer part number in the manufacturer part number lookups.

Primary

Select to indicate that the manufacturer is the primary manufacturer of the part.
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.