Product Manufacturers

Product Manufacturers

Product Manufacturers Overview

Many brands are often associated with a single manufacturer, making it crucial to set up manufacturers correctly in the Control Center for efficient inventory management.

With FTx Cloud POS, you can add a manufacturer name and then associate multiple brand names under that manufacturer, simplifying the product search and navigation process for cashiers.

InfoExample: Consider Altria Group Inc. (formerly known as Philip Morris Companies Inc.), a major cigarette manufacturer. Some of the popular brands produced by Altria include Marlboro, Red & White, Chesterfield, Lark, and Muratti. If you are adding this company's products to your inventory, you can select "Altria" as the manufacturer. Then, as you add new products, you can list these associated brands under "Altria" for easy organization.

This guide will cover how to create a new manufacturer, as well as how to edit and delete existing product manufacturers in the Control Center.

Reaching "Product Manufacturers"

To reach "Product Manufacturers," follow the steps below: 
  1. Step 1: Log into Control Center
  2. Step 2: Choose Point of Sale               
  3. Step 3: Choose Pricebook
  4. Step 4: Choose Products
  5. Step 5: Choose Manufacturers
Please see Figure 0.1 to understand the navigation better.                                                
                                                                                                 Figure 0.1

Understanding "Product Manufacturers" Module

By clicking "Product Manufacturers," you can see its page with various fields.
 
                                                                                                Figure 0.2

1. Adding a New Product Manufacturer

Follow the steps mentioned below to add a new product manufacturer:
  1. Click the “Add New” button in Figure 0.2 above to add a new product manufacturer. 
  2. The form highlighted in Figure 1.1 will appear on your screen. 

                                                                                  Figure 1.1
Fields and Buttons:
  1. Manufacturer Name: Enter the manufacturer's name to use in the product tree. Manufacturer names will show in different categories.
  1. Manufacturer Description: Enter a brief description of the manufacturer to describe the types of products they would sell.
  1. Force License Scan: This is a toggle that, when turned ON, will require the scan of a license when buying a product from the manufacturer.
  1. Save & Close and Cancel Buttons: These buttons are used to save, close, and cancel the changes made in the form. Enter the name of the manufacturer and click on the "Save" button to save the product manufacturer. Click on the "Cancel" button to discard the changes and go back to the Product Manufacturers page.
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These created categories are a very important part of the FTx system. Categories allow you to group products together, allowing for easy manipulation via the Mass Updates tool. Think of it like a tree: you have the main root (categories) and then large branches (manufacturers) and smaller branches (brands), followed by the leaves (individual products).

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2. Empty Product Manufacturers

Follow the steps mentioned below to view empty manufacturers:
  1. Click the “View Empty Manufacturers” button in Figure 0.1 above to view all the product manufacturers. 
  2. The form highlighted in Figure 2.1 will appear on your screen.
                                                                                                                  Figure 2.1
  1. Select the desired manufacturer from the list of all the manufacturers that you want to delete.
                                                                                                                               Figure 2.2
  1. Click on "Yes" to delete the selected manufacturer(s).

                                     Figure 2.3
  1. Click on "OK" to proceed with the deletion process.

3. Editing the Product Manufacturer

Follow the steps mentioned below to edit the product manufacturer:
  1. Click the “Edit” button highlighted in Figure 0.1 above to edit the existing product manufacturer. 
  2. The form highlighted in Figure 3.1 will appear on your screen.

                                                                    Figure 3.1
  1. Input the required information into the mandatory fields, and then click on "Save," "Save & New," or "Save & Close" using the highlighted buttons as shown in Figure 3.1.

4. Deleting the Product Manufacturer

Follow the steps mentioned below to delete a product manufacturer:
  1. Click the Delete button highlighted in Figure 0.1 above to delete a product manufacturer from Control Center.
  2. A warning dialog box will appear with two related options.

                                           Figure 4.1
  1. Click “Yes, Delete” to continue the process of deleting the product manufacturer.
  2. Click “Cancel” to close the pop-up and skip the deletion process.

5. FTx Academy Training Course

InfoCheck out this FTx Academy video to learn how to navigate and use the “Pricebook” module.
InfoTo gain a more comprehensive understanding, sign up for the FTx Academy training program — enroll in the courses and explore the topic lesson by lesson and reinforce your learning with quick quizzes at the end of each module.