Create a vendor

1. From the Inventory and purchasing section on the Fred NXT Head Office Dashboard, click All Vendors.
2. Select the Vendor tab, then click New to open a new vendor record.
3. Set the Record Type to Organisation and enter a Name for this vendor.
4. Leave the Vendor Group set to default.
5. Click the Address Book to associate one or more (Store) Address Books with this Vendor.

   Address books are used to determine which store this vendor is providing products for. You can create one address book per store or one per region or any other relevant store grouping.

6. Click Close to save your changes
7. To display this new Vendor record, press F5 or click Refresh (in the ribbon).

1. From the Inventory and purchasing section on the Fred NXT Head Office Dashboard, click AppCAT, then Catalog.
2. Select the Vendor line, then click Link Vendor (in the ribbon).
3. In the Link Vendor to AppCAT Vendor catalogue dialog, select the relevant Vendor account.

   Once this link is create, you can create product for this catalogue directly from AppCAT.

If the Vendor is a PharmX vendor, you must create an account for this vendor on the PharmX portal. Account details (account number and password) are also recorded in Fred NXT Head Office in the PharmX section of the Dashboard.

1. From the Inventory and purchasing section on the Fred NXT Head Office Dashboard, click PharmX, then Dashboard.
2. In the Setup tab, click PharmX Account.
3. From the Store Number drop-down, set the relevant store you want to link to a PharmX Vendor account.
4. In the ribbon, click Vendors Link, then select the relevant PharmX Vendor account(s) to associate with the selected store.

   You can now place an order with PharmX directly from Fred NXT Head Office for this store.