Merge pull request #91 from eeintech/manufacturer_part

Doc for manufacturer parts

docs/companies/manufacturer.md

@@ -35,19 +35,31 @@ After the manufacturer details are loaded, click on the <span class='fas fa-tras
 
 ## Manufacturer Parts
 
-Manufacturer parts are connected to the manufacturer they belong to. Most importantly, they are **linked** to a supplier part. In other words, manufacturer parts do **not** exist without a corresponding supplier part and they are the actual "items" sold by a supplier.
+Manufacturer parts are linked to a manufacturer and defined as manufacturable items.
 
 !!! warning
 	**Viewing**, **adding**, **editing** and **deleting** manufacturer parts require the corresponding [Purchase Orders user permissions](../../admin/permissions)
 
 ### Add Manufacturer Part
 
-Adding a manufacturer part is the same process as [adding a supplier part](../supplier#add-supplier-part).
+To create a manufacturer part, you have the following options:
+
+* either navigate to a Part detail page then click on the "Manufacturers" tab
+* or navigate to a Manufacturer detail page then click on the "Manufactured Parts" tab.
+
+Whichever you pick, click on the "<span class='fas fa-plus-circle'></span> New Manufacturer Part" button to load the "Create New Manufacturer Part" form. Fill out the form with the manufacturer part information then click on the "Submit" button.
 
 ### Edit Manufacturer Part
 
-Editing a manufacturer part is the same process as [editing a supplier part](../supplier#edit-supplier-part).
+To edit a manufacturer part, first access the manufacturer part detail page with one of the following options:
+
+* either navigate to a Part detail page, click on the "Manufacturers" tab then click on the "MPN" link
+* or navigate to a Manufacturer detail page, click on the "Manufactured Parts" tab then click on the "MPN" link.
+
+After the manufacturer part details are loaded, click on the <span class='fas fa-edit'></span> icon next to the manufacturer part image. Edit the manufacturer part information then click on the "Submit" button.
 
 ### Delete Manufacturer Part
 
-Deleting a manufacturer part is the same process as [deleting a supplier part](../supplier#delete-supplier-part).
+To delete a manufacturer part, first access the manufacturer part detail page like in the [Edit Manufacturer Part](#edit-manufacturer-part) section.
+
+After the manufacturer part details are loaded, click on the <span class='fas fa-trash-alt'></span> icon next to the manufacturer part image. Review the the information for the manufacturer part to be deleted, confirm the deletion using the checkbox then click on the "Submit" button.

docs/companies/supplier.md

@@ -43,8 +43,10 @@ Supplier parts are linked to a supplier and defined as purchasable items.
 ### Add Supplier Part
 
 To create a supplier part, you have the following options:
-* either navigate to a Part detail page then click on the "Suppliers" tab
-* or navigate to a Supplier detail page then click on the "Parts" tab.
+
+1. navigate to a Part detail page then click on the "Suppliers" tab
+0. navigate to a Supplier detail page then click on the "Supplied Parts" tab
+0. navigate to a Manufacturer detail page then click on the "Supplied Parts" tab.
 
 Whichever you pick, click on the "<span class='fas fa-plus-circle'></span> New Supplier Part" button to load the "Create new Supplier Part" form. Fill out the form with the supplier part information then click on the "Submit" button.
 
@@ -52,8 +54,9 @@ Whichever you pick, click on the "<span class='fas fa-plus-circle'></span> New S
 
 To edit a supplier part, first access the supplier part detail page with one of the following options:
 
-* either navigate to a Part detail page, click on the "Suppliers" tab then click on the corresponding "Supplier Part" row value
-* or navigate to a Supplier detail page, click on the "Parts" tab then click on the corresponding "Supplier Part" row value.
+1. navigate to a Part detail page, click on the "Suppliers" tab then click on the corresponding "Supplier Part" link
+0. navigate to a Supplier detail page, click on the "Supplied Parts" tab then click on the corresponding "Supplier Part" link
+0. navigate to a Manufacturer detail page, click on the "Supplied Parts" tab then click on the corresponding "Supplier Part" link.
 
 After the supplier part details are loaded, click on the <span class='fas fa-edit'></span> icon next to the supplier part image. Edit the supplier part information then click on the "Submit" button.
 

docs/releases/0.2.1.md

@@ -13,7 +13,19 @@ title: Release 0.2.1
 [#1304](https://github.com/inventree/InvenTree/pull/1304) adds support for email support. Initially, this is used for sending users emails to perform a password reset
 
 !!! warning "Configuration Required"
-    Refer to the [email configuration options](../../start/config/#email-settings).
+    Refer to the [email configuration
+    options](../../start/config/#email-settings).
+    
+### Manufacturer Parts
+
+[#1417](https://github.com/inventree/InvenTree/pull/1417) adds a new model and
+database table to InvenTree: `ManufacturerPart`. In older versions, manufacturer
+data was stored inside a `SupplierPart`. With this new model, the data is now
+stored independently. Users can use either manufacturer or supplier parts as
+sourcing information for a part. Soon, InvenTree will allow the use of
+manufacturer data directly in purchase orders.
+
+Details on how to create and manage manufacturer parts were added [here](../../companies/manufacturer/#add-manufacturer-part).
 
 ## Major Bug Fixes