Vendors

What are vendors?

Vendors in brix are suppliers and brands you use for parts and pricing — for example wholesalers, manufacturers, or preferred brands. They are used to:

• Link materials to a supplier — When you add or edit a material, you can associate it with a vendor so you know where to order it and which price list applies.
• Drive pricing — Some setups use vendor-specific cost or price lists so that quote line prices reflect the right supplier or brand.
• Filter and report — You can filter materials (or reports) by vendor to see what you’re using from each supplier.

Vendors are usually set up by your admin. Your day-to-day use is mostly selecting a vendor when viewing or filtering materials, or seeing vendor info on material lines in a quote.

Where to find vendors

In the sidebar, click Vendors. You’ll see a list of vendors (suppliers and/or brands) available in your organisation. Click a vendor to open its details — name, code, contact info (if stored), and often a list of materials linked to that vendor.

Viewing a vendor

Open a vendor from the list to see:

• Name and code — How the vendor is identified in the system.
• Contact details — Phone, email, or address if your admin has entered them.
• Linked materials — Materials that use this vendor for pricing or ordering. Useful to see what you source from this supplier.

You typically don’t create or edit vendors unless you have an admin or setup role; that’s done in Manage and Settings or a dedicated setup area.

Using vendors when quoting

• When you add materials to a quote, the material may already be linked to a vendor. The quote line might show the vendor name or code so you know where to order.
• If your company uses vendor-specific price lists, the cost or sell price on the quote may come from that vendor’s data. Your admin configures this.

For adding and editing vendors, see Manage and Settings. For managing the materials that use vendors, see Materials.