Configure Optical Vendors
The Vendors master file enables you to create a list of manufacturers used in NextGen® Optical Management.
CAUTION:
You must set up the Vendors master file before creating a brand in the Brand master file.
- Open File Maintenance and select Master Files > Optical Management and select Vendors.
The Vendors List window opens.
- To include the hidden items in the master file list, select the Include Hidden Items check box .
- From the vendors list, do one of the following:
- To add a new vendor, select the open menu button and select New.
- To modify an existing vendor, double-click the item to open it.
The Optical Vendor window opens. - On the Vendor Detail tab, enter the vendor information in the respective fields.
Note: To hide the vendor in the vendors list, select the Hide check box.
- On the External tab, do one of the following:
- To add a new item, select the open menu button and select New.
- To modify an existing item, double-click the item to open it.
- From the External System list, select VSP as an external provider.
- In the Category section, select Frames or Contact Lens.
- From the External Description list, select the manufacturer (downloaded from the catalog) to be mapped to the manufacturer that can be used for placing NextGen® Optical Management VSP contact lens orders.
Note: Only manufacturers of the selected frame or contact lens category appears in the External Description list.
- Select Next to add another item or select OK to return to the Optical Vendors window.
Note: For a given vendor, the external interface mapping is unique which means for a selected vendor if VSP is already selected as the external provider for one item, another item cannot be selected.