Adding a Manufacturer lets you add them to any Project.

Manufacturers can have as many contacts added to them as needed.

Adding Manufacturers

• In the Left Navigation click ‘Admin’.
• Click ‘Manufacturer Source List’.
• Click ‘Create New Manufacturer Source’.

Option 1: Add Manufacturer Manually

• 4.) Click ‘Add a Manufacturer manually’.
• 5.) Click the dropdown to change the Manufacturer ‘Status’.

  ‘Active’ should be the selection if Mfrs will be assigned to Items in Projects.

  A Manufacturer or Vendor can be taken out of the Active list to be selected by using the ‘Status’ box.

  *This will NOT delete them from Items they were previously attached to, it will just prevent them from being attached to any new items.

• 6.) Enter the Manufacturer information.
• 7.) Click ‘Save’ and close

  Click ‘Save and Add New Manufacturer’ to save and continue adding more Manufacturers.

Option 2: Upload a file

• 4.) Click ‘Upload a file ( .xls, .xlsx, .csv)’.
• 5.) Click ‘here’ to download template and fill.

  *Follow the instructions on the Excel file to fill the cells.

  Copy and Paste your Manufacturer information into the appropriate columns.

  *DO NOT add or remove any columns on the spreadsheet.

• 6.) Drag and drop file or browse from computer to upload file.
• 7.) Click ‘Add these Manufacturers to your Manufacturer Source List’ to add.

Option 3: Import from Specsources Master List of Manufacturers

Specsources’ list of Manufacturers is available to copy into your local Mfr list. It is not all inclusive. If a needed Mfr is not listed, it will need to be added manually.

• 4.) Click ‘Import from Specsources Master List of Manufacturers’.
• 5.) Click the box for each Manufacturer to be added.
• 6.) Click ‘Add these Manufacturers to your Manufacturer Source List’.