Introduction To The Vendors Module

From Dwayne Wright - Certified FileMaker 9 Developer
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This module contains records of the companies which products or services are purchased from and links to where they interact with other InBizness modules. You can use this to track purchases of inventory supplies, purchases of office supplies, tracking of equipment warranty and (my personal favorite) the tracking of conversations with technical support and customer service representatives!


Besides the general information about the vendor, you can find multiple tab panels divided into sections, which include Linked Files, Emails, Transactions, Purchase Orders and Office Equipment records.

Vendor Address Information is used to store the basic contact information about a vendor including physical address, contact person, phone number, fax number, email address and web site. Next to the email and web fields are small buttons that work with that fields information. Clicking the small envelope icon next to the email address field will create a new email linked to that email address. The magnifying glass icon next to the web site information will take you to that web address within your default internet browser.

Vendor records can be linked to finance transaction, the finance module can be used to track checks written or credit card purchases. The account number field is the account number the vendor has given to you. The type field allows you to report on transactions like utilities or inventory. The tax type field is like the type field except the value list for that field matches descriptions in a tax deduction form. The status field allows you to mark if a vendor is active, inactive or no longer in business.

Key Features Of The Vendors Module
- Ability to link to multiple contacts
- Ability to link to emails and events
- Ability to link to finance transaction
- Ability to link to purchase orders
- Ability to link to office equipment
- Ability to link to multiple media files
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