User's Manual

Manufacturer Administration
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Figure 4.12. VirtueMart Administration: Function Form
Don't forget to save and the new function is added to the list.
You can modify existing functions. To do so, just click on the name of a function in that list and a form
opens and you can modify the properties of this function. Again don't forget to save your changes.
To remove one or more functions from the list, either click on the "trash bin" icon in the last column of
each row and confirm to remove the function or select functions and click on "Remove" in the toolbar.
4.5. Manufacturer Administration
Manufacturers are associated with products, providing web site, contact, and descriptive information.
Each product that is created is associated with a Manufacturer.
For stores where manufacturer information is not necessarily relevant, a default manufacturer is
created upon installation.
It is not necessary to create manufacturers prior to creating your catalog. Products can be re-associated
to manufacturers after all the product records have been created. However, creating the manufacturers
first can save a lot of extra work if you already know that you will be using this information.
4.5.1. Manufacturer Categories
Manufacturer Categories are used to group Manufacturers into different categories.
Adding Manufacturer Categories
VirtueMart creates the manufacturer category name "-default-" upon installation. It is not necessary
to change this.