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# Adding/Editing Brands & Distributors

This is the first step to adding in Products manually. The process is generally the same for Brands and Distributors.

## Adding a New Brand

**Proceed to:** **Manage** > **Inventory** > **Brand**

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## Click “New Brand”

![Add new brand](https://content.gitbook.com/content/Ba9JfhYBfqX7DMj8oNgV/blobs/HJe7P8GSCq7mi0ppirpv/Add%20new%20brand.png)
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## Enter the Brand Name

The Brand Name is the only field that is required. The rest are optional.
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## Set the Sort Order

The **Sort Order** field will control where the Brand is located within your Products list.
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## Save

Click **Save** once finished.

![Save new brand](https://content.gitbook.com/content/Ba9JfhYBfqX7DMj8oNgV/blobs/73luoHzraevzrn0SB4xI/Save%20new%20brand.png)
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## Adding a New Distributor

**Proceed to:** **Manage** > **Inventory** > **Distributors**

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## Click “New Distributor”

![Add new distributor](https://content.gitbook.com/content/Ba9JfhYBfqX7DMj8oNgV/blobs/9KcOAdE9ZcM3xEzmgTMS/Add%20new%20distributor.jpeg)
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## Enter the Distributor Name

The Distributor Name is the only field that is required. All other fields are optional.
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## Save

Click **Save** once finished.

![Save new distributor](https://content.gitbook.com/content/Ba9JfhYBfqX7DMj8oNgV/blobs/JvJZr4dHHbPovvPyoLXi/Save%20new%20distributor.jpeg)
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## Continue to adding Product Groups

[Continue to adding Product Groups](/inventory/adding-editing-product-groups.md)
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## Editing a Brand OR Distributor

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## Go to Brands or Distributors

**Proceed to:** **Manage** > **Inventory** > Select **Brands** OR **Distributors**
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## Select the Brand or Distributor

Click the name of the Brand or Distributor you are looking to edit.
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## Save changes

After any necessary changes are made, click **Save**.
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## Deleting a Brand OR Distributor

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## Go to Brands or Distributors

**Proceed to:** **Manage** > **Inventory** > Select **Brands** OR **Distributors**
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## Select the Brand or Distributor

Click the name of the Brand or Distributor you are looking to delete.
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## Delete

Click the red **Delete** button at the bottom.
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**Notes:**

* If you're looking to delete a Brand, you'll first need to make sure there are NO Products currently assigned to that Brand.
* You cannot delete a Distributor that is attached to any Products you've downloaded from SalonInteractive but you will be able to mark it as inactive (by unchecking the Active box).
  {% endhint %}