Changing a target manufacturer name

You use the Manufacturer Conversion application to modify the target name in a manufacturer conversion record. You perform this action on the Manufacturer Conversion tab.

Before you begin

Observe the following rules when working with target manufacturer names and variants:
  • A manufacturer name cannot exist in more than one manufacturer conversion record, either as a variant or as a target manufacturer name. When you save an updated record, the application verifies that no additional instances of the target name exist as a variant or a target name in another conversion record. The application displays an error message if you enter an existing target name.
  • Manufacturer variants and target manufacturer names are case sensitive. In other words, if you specify IBM® Corporation as a variant or target manufacturer name but do not specify IBM corporation as a variant, only IBM Corporation is identified as a variation of the manufacturer.
  • You cannot modify the names of the variants on a record. If you want to change a variant name, you can delete the existing one and then add a new variant to the record with the new variant name.

About this task

Use this procedure when you want to change the target name that you use for the manufacturer of a deployed asset. The target name is the name that you want the system to use when it displays manufacturer data in the Deployed Assets module applications and when manufacturer data for deployed assets appears in reports.

Procedure

  1. In the Manufacturer Conversion application, on the List tab, click the manufacturer conversion record you want to change. The application displays the selected manufacturer conversion record on the Manufacturer Conversion tab.
  2. In the Target Manufacturer field, modify the target name.
  3. Click Save Manufacturer. The application saves the modified manufacturer conversion record. When you save the record, the application adds a variant identical to the new target name to the conversion record (if an identical one does not already exist).
    Note: When you save your changes, by default, the application identifies the modified manufacturer conversion as reviewed; the Reviewed check box on the Manufacturer Conversion tab is selected, and the Reviewed column in the table on the List tab displays a Y.


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