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Learn more in the :ref:`Budget/fund tracking<budget-fund-tracking-label>` section.
Vendors
Before any orders can be placed you must first enter at least one vendor.
Adding a vendor
Staff members must have the :ref:`vendors\_manage permission <permission-vendors-manage-label>` (or the :ref:`superlibrarian permission <permission-superlibrarian-label>`) in order to add vendors.
To add a vendor click the 'New vendor' button on the acquisitions module main page.
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The new vendor form is broken into three sections: company information, contacts and ordering information.
Company information: basic information about the vendor
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Name (required): this name is the name that will appear everywhere in Koha when referring to this vendor
Postal address, physical address, phone, fax, website, account number: these fields are optional and should be filled to help with generating claim letters and invoices
Vendor type: use this field as needed to categorize your vendors (for example, bookseller, donor, electronic resource provider)
By default, this field is a free text field. If you'd rather have a drop-down menu, :ref:`add values <add-new-authorized-value-label>` in the :ref:`VENDOR\_TYPE authorized value category <vendortype-av-category-label>`.
Aliases: add one or more aliases to a vendor as additional keywords to search with in the :ref:`vendor search <vendor-search-label>`. For example, the vendor 'American Library Association' could have the alias 'ALA'.
Contacts: information regarding your contact(s) at the vendor's office
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None of these fields are required, they should only be entered if you want to keep track of your contact's information within Koha
Primary acquisitions contact: check this box if this person is your primary contact regarding acquisitions from this vendor
Primary serials contact: check this box if this person is your primary contact regarding serial acquisitions from this vendor
Contact when ordering? check this box if you want to be able to send your orders by email directly to this person (see the :ref:`editing baskets section below<edit-basket-label>`)
Contact about late orders? check this box if you want to be able to send your :ref:`acquisitions claims<claims-and-late-orders-label>` by email directly to this person
Contact about late issues? check this box if you want to be able to send your :ref:`serials claims<claim-late-serials-label>` by email directly to this person
You can add more than one contact per vendor by clicking on the 'Add another contact' button
Interfaces: information regarding the vendor's website, software, or portal that you use to manage orders or gather statistics from this vendor or organization. Entering an interface is not required, use this section only to keep track of the information within Koha. To add a vendor interface, click on 'Add another interface'.
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Fill out the form (all fields are optional):
Name: enter the name of the interface, this will be visible in Koha.
Type: choose the interface type.
Values in this drop-down menu are managed in the :ref:`VENDOR\_INTERFACE\_TYPE authorized value category <vendorinterfacetype-av-category-label>`.
URI: enter the interface's URL address.

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