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Add or change a vendor

A vendor's name, trades, contact, tax number, rates, payment terms and bank details.

What this page is for

Set up a vendor so they can be given jobs and paid.

Who can use it

Add and change vendors (by default Admin, Operations, Finance).

How to add a vendor

  1. Enter the name and tick their trades.
  2. Add the contact person, phone, email, tax number and address.
  3. Enter the currency, rates and days to pay their bills.
  4. Enter the bank details for paying them, and select Save.

Fields and columns

Field Meaning
Account number Stored encrypted and never shown again. Leave blank to keep it.
In use Untick to stop offering the vendor for new jobs.

Statuses and automation

Every change is recorded in the change history; bank details are never written to it.

Settings that change this page

Master data: Vendor trades.

FAQs

Who can change bank details? People with See vendor bank details.

Troubleshooting

Problem What to do
The currency is missing Add it under Exchange rates first.

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