# Manage Vendors ## Manage and View Vendors This is the primary page for creating, editing, and viewing Vendors {% hint style="success" %} Home / Vendors / Manage Vendors / Manage Vendors\ {% endhint %}

From this page, you are able to search existing Vendors using various filters such as Name, Status, Country, etc. Clicking the search button will search based on the criteria provided. ## Create a New Vendor To create a new vendor click the New Provider button on the top left corner of the page. ![Click on New Provider](https://4099088335-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-M-BV4YRkYBYw5A4UAJL%2F-M-tdyfTTyCHvasmzgCZ%2F-M-tpuKELHIhVM0_GdjJ%2FScreen%20Shot%202020-02-12%20at%209.35.42%20AM.png?alt=media\&token=800c124c-854b-4255-a6f1-d1f91722be75) Clicking on the New Provider button will open up the provider form:

{% hint style="success" %} Fill the fields with your provider's information. Make sure all the obligated fields on all tabs are completed. {% endhint %} Click on the Save Button to Save the vendor. ## Deleting a Vendor Because Vendor information could be tied to past purchases and information, we do not allow the deletion of Vendor. You can change the Status of a Vendor from Active to In-Active which removes it from select options in different parts of the site: Select the **Provider Information tab,** in the **Status** field please choose the **In-Active** option and click Save to deactivate the Vendor

When searching on the Manage Vendor page, the in-activated vendors will be highlighted in grey.

Inactive vendors will be highlighted in grey

## Synch Vendors {% hint style="info" %} This section applies only to Master and Farm structures. {% endhint %} To synch a provider, please go to: {% hint style="success" %} Home / System Admin / Synch Data {% endhint %} Find "Vendors" on the list and click on it. This will run a script to synch your vendors to all the related applications.