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title: "Subsidiaries | Marlin Enterprise"
slug: "subsidiaries-1"
description: "Learn about Subsidiaries in Marlin Tyre and Mechanical Workshop Software's Enterprise Management package."
updated: 2024-04-02T03:28:31Z
published: 2024-04-02T03:28:31Z
canonical: "help.megabus.com.au/subsidiaries-1"
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# Subsidiaries
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{{variable.Marlin bold}} enables items to be bought and sold between **branches of different companies that are part of the same Marlin Enterprise System**, by setting them up as subsidiary customers and suppliers.
Subsidiaries are a type of customer or supplier which represent branches within the Marlin system, in order to create intercompany customer and supplier orders.
Once the required subsidiaries have been set up, [intercompany purchases](/workshop/docs/intercompany-purchasing) can be performed and recorded in Marlin by submitting and invoicing supplier orders to them, as usual.
:::(Info) (Note)
When inventory is moved between branches are a part of the **same company** a [branch transfer](/v1/docs/branch-transfers) should be done instead.
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To enable subsidiaries and intercompany purchasing, {{variable.SupportTeam}}.
>In order to be able to create subsidiaries, the InterCompanyPurchasing.Enable setting must first be enabled. Currently can be done by normal users but this will be re-assessed. Interestingly this only allows you to create customers/suppliers of type Subsidiary. Once you've set it up, it seems that could be disabled and not affect anything
Subsidiary customers and suppliers can be added via their respective master files, which can be accessed by selecting **Master Files > Customers / Suppliers > Customers / Suppliers** from the menu bar.
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Subsidiaries can be added separately, by different users at each required branch, or by a single user (usually the owner or senior management) with access to the required branches within the different companies.
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## Adding Subsidiary Customers
#### Master Files > Customers > Customers
To add a new subsidiary customer, click on the **Add** action button to the top-right of the Customers Search list.
The Customer Add window will open on the **Details** tab, containing a form for adding a new customer.
At the top of the **Customer** section on the left, change the **Type** drop-down to **Subsidiary**.
The Customer section will change to show a General section, containing a form for adding a new subsidiary customer.
In the **Name** textbox, enter the Name of the subsidiary.
In the **Code** textbox, enter a custom Code to identify the subsidiary by.
:::(Warning) (Tip)
Many reports and modules within Marlin sort customers by Code. It is therefore recommended to use a shortened version of a subsidiary’s name to make it easily recognisable.
A common prefix can also be used to group subsidiary customers together in picklists (e.g. "S-Customer1", "S-Customer2", etc).
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Use the **Branch** picker to select associate the subsidiary with a branch within the appropriate company.
**Contacts**, **Addresses** and **Reporting Categories** can then be associated with the subsidiary customer, [as usual](https://help.megabus.com.au/docs/customer-master-files#adding-individual-customers).
Leave the **Active** checkbox at the top-right ticked to enable the subsidiary customer within the Marlin system.
:::(Info) (Note)
In order for Marlin to be able to automatically create customer and supplier orders for subsidiaries, the corresponding subsidiary customers and suppliers must have an account with a credit status of Ok.
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In order to perform intercompany purchases, [an account must be added to the subsidiary customer](/workshop/docs/customer-accounts#adding-customer-accounts), which can be done as usual.
## Adding Subsidiary Suppliers
#### Master Files > Suppliers > Suppliers
To add a new subsidiary supplier, click on the **Add** action button to the top-right of the Suppliers Search list.
The Supplier Add window will open on the **Details** tab, containing a form for adding a new supplier.
In the **General** section on the left, change the **Type** drop-down to **Subsidiary**.
The General section will change to show a form for adding a new subsidiary supplier.
Leave the **Active** checkbox at the top ticked to enable the subsidiary supplier within the Malrin system.
In the **Code** textbox, enter a custom code to identify the subsidiary by.
:::(Warning) (Tip)
Many reports and modules within Marlin sort suppliers by code. It is therefore recommended to use a shortened version of a subsidiary’s name to make it easily recognisable.
A common prefix can also be used to group subsidiary suppliers together in picklists (e.g. "S-Supplier1", "S-Supplier2", etc).
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In the **Name** textbox, enter the name of the Subsidiary.
Use the **Branch** picker to associate the subsidiary with a branch within the appropriate company.
**Contacts**, **Addresses** and **Reporting Categories** can then be associated with the subsidiary supplier, [as usual](https://help.megabus.com.au/docs/supplier-master-files#adding-suppliers).
To include tax as part of the supplier's prices by default, tick the **Buy Inc Tax** checkbox.
>would exclude?
Use the **Buy Entry Mode** drop-down to select the default costing method for the supplier's transactions:
* **Unit Price & Quantity** items are sold at a fixed price per item sold.
* **Extended Line Amount & Quantity** items are sold in groups at a total amount, with the individual unit prices then determined by dividing the total amount by the number of individual items sold.
The **Purchase Order Price** drop-down will be restricted to **Supplier's Sell price**.
Additional **Comments** can be added in the text-box below, if desired.
**[Reporting Categories](https://help.megabus.com.au/docs/supplier-master-files#supplier-reporting-categories)**, **[Addressess](https://help.megabus.com.au/docs/supplier-master-files#adding-supplier-addresses)** and **[Contacts](https://help.megabus.com.au/docs/supplier-master-files#adding-supplier-contacts)** can be associated with the supplier, as usual.
In order to perform intercompany purchases, [an account also needs to be added to the subsidiary supplier](/workshop/docs/supplier-accounts#adding-supplier-accounts), which can be done as usual.
:::(Info) (Note)
In order for Marlin to be able to automatically create customer and supplier orders for subsidiaries, the corresponding subsidiary customers and suppliers must have an account with a credit status of Ok.
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Once an account has been added, click on the **Save** action button at the top-right of the module window to save the subsidiary supplier and return to the Search list.