Choosing a supplier from the pop-up list that appears when you tab into the supplier field (on the catalogue detail layout) makes it easy to be consistent when specifying the names of your suppliers. It is also easy to enter the supplier names, but it may not be obvious how to do this at first!
The supplier detail consists of two parts - the code and the supplier name. The pop-up list operates on the supplier code and contains the list of supplier codes and names already stored in Athenaeum.
If you do not see the supplier name in the pop-up list, press the escape key to hide the list.
Then type a new code for your supplier and press the Tab key once. Now, using your mouse, click into the supplier name field and type the name of the supplier.
The name must be unique.
Press the "Enter" key on the numeric keypad.
Now click on the supplier code field again and your new supplier should be in the pop-up list.
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