Great question @mfwint01 . I'm going to tackle this in two parts. First, you'll need to add the MPN to your inventory item. Here's how to do that:
- Go to Settings ⚙ and select Products & services.
- Select New to add a product or service. Then select Inventory.
- Add a Name* and SKU for what you're tracking.
The MPN would go in the SKU field. Next, you mentioned that you need to be able to add the manufacturer to the item but also have the manufacturer show up on transactions like Sales Orders, Invoices, etc. I'm thinking you could use item Categories to accomplish this.
If you still have your new inventory item open, all you'll have to do is add the manufacturer's name to the Category field (just below the SKU field). Then, add any other necessary details and click Save and close. From there, any items you add to your transactions will display with both the category (i.e. manufacturer) name and the item name.
Here's an article that further explains how the Categories feature works: https://quickbooks.intuit.com/learn-support/en-us/help-article/report-management/group-products-serv...
Alternatively, if you only need to add the manufacturer's name to your transactions and don't need it to be associated with each individual item, you can create a custom "Manufacturer" field. More info on that here: https://quickbooks.intuit.com/learn-support/en-us/help-article/customize-forms/add-custom-fields-sal...
I hope this helps!
