100 Certification Study Guide Series: IBM Maximo Asset Management V7.1 6.2.6 Company records and purchasing Before you can create purchasing records ( PRs, RFQs, or POs), you must first create company records for each vendor or company that will be listed on a purchasing record. 6.3 Companies application The Companies application, located in the Purchasing module, maintains detailed information about vendors, manufacturers, and other companies. Vendors can have parent companies or multiple vendor locations for a single company. Company information must be entered in the Companies application before other modules, such as Inventory and Purchasing, can access it. To access the Companies application, click the application link on your Start Center, or select Go To . Purchasing . Companies. The Companies application contains the following tabs: List Use this tab to search IBM Maximo Asset Management for company records. Company Use this tab to enter, view, and modify information about vendors, manufacturers, and other companies. Contacts Use this tab to enter, view, and modify contact information for multiple contacts. Addresses Use this tab to enter, view, and modify information about a single contact, company mailing address, and remit to information for a company. Branches Use this tab to enter, view, and modify information about multiple locations for the company.