• Add a new vendor - Click the New button. This will clear the attributes of the vendor so that you could enter new information. Also, the New button turns into a Save button, and the Refresh button turns into a Cancel button.
  
  Fill in the form with all of the information which would describe the new vendor.
  
  At any time, you may click Cancel to stop adding the new vendor & return the screen to normal.
  
  When complete, Click Save to create the new vendor.



• Modify an existing vendor - Simply select the vendor you wish to change from the list, and edit the desired properties. If you wish to abandon modifications without saving them, click Refresh to restore the original attributes to their status at the last Save. You do not have to save it again. To save the changes, click the Update button.



• Delete a vendor - Select the vendor name from the list, if it is the correct vendor press the Delete button. You will NOT be asked to confirm the deletion, the vendor will only be marked for deletion.
  
  To permanently delete a vendor, click the View Deleted Vendors check-box. You will now see the vendors which have been marked for deletion. Select the vendor you want to delete and click the Purge button. You will be asked for confirmation. While in this mode, you will not be able to add a new vendor.
  
  Note: If the vendor has been associated with a tender, that connection will be removed.
  
  To Restore, or undelete, a vendor: select it from the list and make sure that the Marked for Deletion check-box is unchecked. Click the Update button to save the modified vendor and it will no longer be marked for deletion.
  
  To return to the normal view, click the View Deleted Vendors check-box.

When viewing deleted vendors, the form will look like this: