Manufacturer Status

MFR statuses provide a method for Admin users, or users with elevated privileges, to assign levels of importance to specific vendors. Setting statuses affects the order in which a particular manufacturer's items will be listed in the AQ Catalog when searching. 

Available Statuses

Preferred/Buying Group: The manufacturer's items will always display first in the search results. They will have two stars after their name. 

Approved: The manufacturer's items will display after the Preferred/Buying Group manufacturers in the search results. They will have one star after their name. 

Not Approved: The manufacturer's items will be displayed last in the search results. They will have the manufacturer's name crossed out. 

NOTE: Items for manufacturer's with no assigned status will display below the Preferred/Buying Group or Approved manufacturer's items and before the Not Approved items.

Instructions

1. Navigate to the Mfr Settings tab. 
   
   
   
2. Locate the vendor to edit by using the search bar.
   
   
3. Once located, click on the Mfr Status cell and select the appropriate status from the drop-down menu. Manufacturers assigned to None will display between Preferred/Buying Group and Not Approved manufacturers in the search results.
   
   
   
4. After setting the statuses, click on the Save Changes button.
5. Preferred manufacturer's items will now be listed according to their designation within the search results.