The vendor is the common thread across commitments.

Create and maintain vendors

Each renewal must point at a vendor. Users can create a vendor while entering a renewal; they cannot administer the vendor list. Possible name matches are a warning, not a block.

1. Open Vendors and create the company with name, contact, website, notes, and tags when you have them.
2. Link each related renewal to that vendor, including contracts, subscriptions, and services from the same supplier.
3. Open the vendor later to edit details, change Active or Inactive status, and see linked renewals.
4. Mark a vendor Inactive when the relationship ends. Inactive vendors stay on historical records but cannot be used for new renewals.
5. Do not delete a vendor that still has active or historical renewals. Deletion is blocked in that case. Deleted vendors with no remaining renewals go to the recycle bin for 30 days.