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title: "Creating a new Supplier via the Copy button"
canonical: "https://kb.myframeworks.com.au/space/CO/30509686/Creating%20a%20new%20Supplier%20via%20the%20Copy%20button"
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> ℹ️ To create a new Supplier based on an existing Supplier, from the home **Dashboard** perform the following:
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> ℹ️ 1. <span style="color: #333333">Select </span><span style="color: #333333">**Supplier Maintenance**</span><span style="color: #333333"> from within the </span><span style="color: #333333">**Payables - Maintenance **</span><span style="color: #333333">navigation tree.</span>
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> ℹ️ <span style="color: #333333">2. </span>Type part/s of the Supplier name or the Supplier number into the **Search** field, then click > Macro (inline-media-image)
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> ℹ️  or click > Macro (inline-media-image)
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> ℹ️  to display all Suppliers.
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> ℹ️ 3. Click the appropriate Supplier number hyperlink.
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> ℹ️ 4. Click the > Macro (inline-media-image)
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> ℹ️  button.
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> ℹ️ 5. Type a new **Supplier ID**, then review and update all copied Supplier fields. Refer to [Supplier Maintenance](https://sterlandsupport.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/FRAM/pages/28390076) on the information to update.
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> ℹ️ 6. Click > Macro (inline-media-image)
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> ℹ️  once the modifications have been made. <span style="color: #ff0000"> </span>