To begin setting up your first vendor, you should select Purchase | Vendors and click on Create:
This is the Vendors listing, but as it is empty, you will see instructions on how you can add a new vendor. Odoo also lists a few of the features that you can expect from vendor management, such as tracking discussions, purchase history, and documents associated with a vendor.
After clicking Create, Odoo will bring up the vendor form for you to fill out:
This form is very much like the customer form because it is based ...