Manufacturers: To Create a Manufacturer

To keep information about the company that produced certain stock items, you specify the manufacturer in the stock item settings during item creation. In this activity, you will create a manufacturer record in the system.

Story

Suppose that SweetLife Service and Equipment Sales Center has in stocks equipment of the Juice Appliances Co. manufacturer, a producer of the juicers, and sells this equipment to its customers. Acting as an administrative user, you will create a manufacturer record in the system.

Process Overview

On the Manufacturers (FS204400) form, you will create a manufacturer.

System Preparation

Before you start creating a manufacturer, do the following:

  1. On the MYOB Acumatica website, sign in to a company with the U100 dataset preloaded. You should sign in as a system administrator by using the gibbs username and the 123 password.
  2. On the Company and Branch Selection menu on the top pane of the MYOB Acumatica screen, select the SWEETEQUIP - Service and Equipment Sales Center branch.

Step: Creating a Manufacturer

To create a manufacturer, do the following:

  1. On the Manufacturers (FS204400) form, click New Record and specify the following settings:
    • Summary area (Item 1 in the screenshot below):
      • Manufacturer ID: JuiceApp
      • Description: Juice Appliances Co.
    • Main Address section (Item 2):
      • Address Line 1: 2150 Lexington Avenue
      • Country: US - United States
  2. On the form toolbar, click Save.