# Publishers

A **publisher** distributes content across one or more media platforms. Within a company, multiple publishers or sub-publishers can exist.

You can filter the *Publishers* screen by publisher status using the **Filter** drop-down menu. Determine the number of results to display from the **Number of results** drop-down.

# Create a new publisher

To create a new publisher:

1. Click *Admin* in the left navigation menu. This opens the *Administration* screen.
2. Click *Publishers* to open the *Publishers* screen.
    
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3. In the overview of publishers, click the *Create a new publisher* button. This opens the *Create a new publisher* screen, where you define the details for the new publisher.
    
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4. (Optional) Select an existing publisher from the **Part of** drop-down list if the new publisher is a sub-publisher of a current publisher.
5. Enter the name of the publisher in the **Company name** field. This is the only mandatory field. The name of the publisher is needed to categorise the publications you want to create in the next step.
6. All other fields under the *Company Information* header are optional. However, these input fields can be of importance as the client reports publish this data. 
    - (Optional) Enter a short name for the publisher in the **Quote** field.
        
        <p class="callout info">It is necessary to enter a quote for the publisher to make sure an XML order upload succeeds. The quote should be used in the &lt;company&gt; field.</p>
    - (Optional) Enter the address for the publisher in the **Street**, **Number**, **Postal Code**, **City**, and **Country** fields.
    - (Optional) Enter means of contact for the publisher in the **Phone**, **Fax**, **Website**, and **Email** fields.
    - (Optional) Enter a bank account number in the **Bank Account** field.
    - (Optional) Enter a VAT number in the **VAT** field.
    - Tick the **Active?** checkbox to declare that the status of the publisher is active. 
7. All fields under the *Contact* header are optional. However, data entered here can be of importance as the reports publish it.
    - (Optional) Enter the name of the publisher’s contact person in the **First name** and **Last name** fields.
    - (Optional) Enter the address of the publisher's contact person in the **Street**, **Number**, **Postal** **Code**, **City**, and **Country** fields.
    - (Optional) Enter a means of contact for the publisher's contact person in the **Phone**, **Fax**, **Website**, and **Email** fields.
8. Click the *Save* button at the bottom of the *Create a new publisher* form to save your new publisher.

# Edit a publisher

To edit a publisher:

1. Go to the *Administration* screen. Click *Admin* in the left navigation menu.
2. Click *Publishers*.
3. In the list of publishers, click the publisher's name you want to modify or click the edit icon [![deactivate_a_publisher1.png](https://documentation.adhese.org/uploads/images/gallery/2024-06/scaled-1680-/ELSRpIaUKkqb8tMG-deactivate-a-publisher1.png)](https://documentation.adhese.org/uploads/images/gallery/2024-06/ELSRpIaUKkqb8tMG-deactivate-a-publisher1.png). This opens the *Edit publisher* screen.  
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4. Change any of the publisher’s details.
5. Click *Save*.

# Deactivate a publisher

To deactivate a publisher:

1. Go to the *Administration* screen. Click *Admin* in the left navigation menu.
2. Click *Publishers*.
3. In the list of publishers, click the publisher's name or the edit icon [![deactivate_a_publisher1.png](https://documentation.adhese.org/uploads/images/gallery/2024-06/scaled-1680-/aUHDpmE90hebytHR-deactivate-a-publisher1.png)](https://documentation.adhese.org/uploads/images/gallery/2024-06/aUHDpmE90hebytHR-deactivate-a-publisher1.png) for the publisher you want to deactivate. This opens the Edit a publisher screen.
4. Deselect the radio button in the **Active?** field to deactivate the publisher.
5. Click *Save*.

An inactive publisher will be grey (instead of yellow) in the list of publishers.