Changed Manufacturer from Data to its own DocType, copied most of the logic from Customer but used short_name for namig series.

erpnext/stock/doctype/item/item.json

@@ -1316,7 +1316,7 @@
    "collapsible": 0, 
    "depends_on": "eval:doc.is_purchase_item", 
    "fieldname": "manufacturer", 
-   "fieldtype": "Data",
+   "fieldtype": "Link", 
    "hidden": 0, 
    "ignore_user_permissions": 0, 
    "in_filter": 0, 
@@ -1324,6 +1324,7 @@
    "label": "Manufacturer", 
    "length": 0, 
    "no_copy": 0, 
+   "options": "Manufacturer", 
    "permlevel": 0, 
    "print_hide": 0, 
    "print_hide_if_no_value": 0, 
@@ -2337,7 +2338,7 @@
  "issingle": 0, 
  "istable": 0, 
  "max_attachments": 1, 
- "modified": "2015-12-07 14:14:33.563140",
+ "modified": "2016-01-17 11:14:10.169713", 
  "modified_by": "Administrator", 
  "module": "Stock", 
  "name": "Item", 
@@ -2357,7 +2358,8 @@
    "print": 1, 
    "read": 1, 
    "report": 1, 
-   "role": "Item Manager",
+   "restrict": 0, 
+   "role": "Material Master Manager", 
    "set_user_permissions": 0, 
    "share": 1, 
    "submit": 0, 
@@ -2377,7 +2379,8 @@
    "print": 1, 
    "read": 1, 
    "report": 1, 
-   "role": "Stock Manager",
+   "restrict": 0, 
+   "role": "Material Manager", 
    "set_user_permissions": 0, 
    "share": 0, 
    "submit": 0, 
@@ -2385,7 +2388,7 @@
   }, 
   {
    "amend": 0, 
-   "apply_user_permissions": 0,
+   "apply_user_permissions": 1, 
    "cancel": 0, 
    "create": 0, 
    "delete": 0, 
@@ -2397,7 +2400,8 @@
    "print": 1, 
    "read": 1, 
    "report": 1, 
-   "role": "Stock User",
+   "restrict": 0, 
+   "role": "Material User", 
    "set_user_permissions": 0, 
    "share": 0, 
    "submit": 0, 
@@ -2405,7 +2409,7 @@
   }, 
   {
    "amend": 0, 
-   "apply_user_permissions": 0,
+   "apply_user_permissions": 1, 
    "cancel": 0, 
    "create": 0, 
    "delete": 0, 
@@ -2417,6 +2421,7 @@
    "print": 0, 
    "read": 1, 
    "report": 0, 
+   "restrict": 0, 
    "role": "Sales User", 
    "set_user_permissions": 0, 
    "share": 0, 
@@ -2425,7 +2430,7 @@
   }, 
   {
    "amend": 0, 
-   "apply_user_permissions": 0,
+   "apply_user_permissions": 1, 
    "cancel": 0, 
    "create": 0, 
    "delete": 0, 
@@ -2437,6 +2442,7 @@
    "print": 0, 
    "read": 1, 
    "report": 0, 
+   "restrict": 0, 
    "role": "Purchase User", 
    "set_user_permissions": 0, 
    "share": 0, 
@@ -2445,7 +2451,7 @@
   }, 
   {
    "amend": 0, 
-   "apply_user_permissions": 0,
+   "apply_user_permissions": 1, 
    "cancel": 0, 
    "create": 0, 
    "delete": 0, 
@@ -2457,6 +2463,7 @@
    "print": 0, 
    "read": 1, 
    "report": 0, 
+   "restrict": 0, 
    "role": "Maintenance User", 
    "set_user_permissions": 0, 
    "share": 0, 
@@ -2465,7 +2472,7 @@
   }, 
   {
    "amend": 0, 
-   "apply_user_permissions": 0,
+   "apply_user_permissions": 1, 
    "cancel": 0, 
    "create": 0, 
    "delete": 0, 
@@ -2477,6 +2484,7 @@
    "print": 0, 
    "read": 1, 
    "report": 0, 
+   "restrict": 0, 
    "role": "Accounts User", 
    "set_user_permissions": 0, 
    "share": 0, 
@@ -2485,7 +2493,7 @@
   }, 
   {
    "amend": 0, 
-   "apply_user_permissions": 0,
+   "apply_user_permissions": 1, 
    "cancel": 0, 
    "create": 0, 
    "delete": 0, 
@@ -2497,6 +2505,7 @@
    "print": 0, 
    "read": 1, 
    "report": 0, 
+   "restrict": 0, 
    "role": "Manufacturing User", 
    "set_user_permissions": 0, 
    "share": 0, 
@@ -2507,5 +2516,6 @@
  "read_only": 0, 
  "read_only_onload": 0, 
  "search_fields": "item_name,description,item_group,customer_code", 
+ "sort_order": "DESC", 
  "title_field": "item_name"
 }

erpnext/stock/doctype/manufacturer/manufacturer.json

@@ -0,0 +1,224 @@
+{
+ "allow_copy": 0, 
+ "allow_import": 1, 
+ "allow_rename": 1, 
+ "autoname": "field:short_name", 
+ "creation": "2016-01-17 11:04:52.761731", 
+ "custom": 0, 
+ "description": "Manufacturers used in Items", 
+ "docstatus": 0, 
+ "doctype": "DocType", 
+ "document_type": "Setup", 
+ "fields": [
+  {
+   "allow_on_submit": 0, 
+   "bold": 0, 
+   "collapsible": 0, 
+   "description": "Limited to 12 characters", 
+   "fieldname": "short_name", 
+   "fieldtype": "Data", 
+   "hidden": 0, 
+   "ignore_user_permissions": 0, 
+   "in_filter": 0, 
+   "in_list_view": 0, 
+   "label": "Short Name", 
+   "length": 10, 
+   "no_copy": 0, 
+   "permlevel": 0, 
+   "precision": "", 
+   "print_hide": 0, 
+   "print_hide_if_no_value": 0, 
+   "read_only": 0, 
+   "report_hide": 0, 
+   "reqd": 1, 
+   "search_index": 0, 
+   "set_only_once": 0, 
+   "unique": 0
+  }, 
+  {
+   "allow_on_submit": 0, 
+   "bold": 0, 
+   "collapsible": 0, 
+   "fieldname": "full_name", 
+   "fieldtype": "Data", 
+   "hidden": 0, 
+   "ignore_user_permissions": 0, 
+   "in_filter": 0, 
+   "in_list_view": 1, 
+   "label": "Full Name", 
+   "length": 0, 
+   "no_copy": 0, 
+   "permlevel": 0, 
+   "precision": "", 
+   "print_hide": 0, 
+   "print_hide_if_no_value": 0, 
+   "read_only": 0, 
+   "report_hide": 0, 
+   "reqd": 0, 
+   "search_index": 0, 
+   "set_only_once": 0, 
+   "unique": 0
+  }, 
+  {
+   "allow_on_submit": 0, 
+   "bold": 0, 
+   "collapsible": 0, 
+   "fieldname": "website", 
+   "fieldtype": "Data", 
+   "hidden": 0, 
+   "ignore_user_permissions": 0, 
+   "in_filter": 0, 
+   "in_list_view": 0, 
+   "label": "Website", 
+   "length": 0, 
+   "no_copy": 0, 
+   "permlevel": 0, 
+   "precision": "", 
+   "print_hide": 0, 
+   "print_hide_if_no_value": 0, 
+   "read_only": 0, 
+   "report_hide": 0, 
+   "reqd": 0, 
+   "search_index": 0, 
+   "set_only_once": 0, 
+   "unique": 0
+  }, 
+  {
+   "allow_on_submit": 0, 
+   "bold": 0, 
+   "collapsible": 0, 
+   "fieldname": "data_6", 
+   "fieldtype": "Link", 
+   "hidden": 0, 
+   "ignore_user_permissions": 0, 
+   "in_filter": 0, 
+   "in_list_view": 0, 
+   "label": "Country", 
+   "length": 0, 
+   "no_copy": 0, 
+   "options": "Country", 
+   "permlevel": 0, 
+   "precision": "", 
+   "print_hide": 0, 
+   "print_hide_if_no_value": 0, 
+   "read_only": 0, 
+   "report_hide": 0, 
+   "reqd": 0, 
+   "search_index": 0, 
+   "set_only_once": 0, 
+   "unique": 0
+  }, 
+  {
+   "allow_on_submit": 0, 
+   "bold": 0, 
+   "collapsible": 0, 
+   "fieldname": "logo", 
+   "fieldtype": "Attach Image", 
+   "hidden": 0, 
+   "ignore_user_permissions": 0, 
+   "in_filter": 0, 
+   "in_list_view": 0, 
+   "label": "Logo", 
+   "length": 0, 
+   "no_copy": 0, 
+   "permlevel": 0, 
+   "precision": "", 
+   "print_hide": 0, 
+   "print_hide_if_no_value": 0, 
+   "read_only": 0, 
+   "report_hide": 0, 
+   "reqd": 0, 
+   "search_index": 0, 
+   "set_only_once": 0, 
+   "unique": 0
+  }, 
+  {
+   "allow_on_submit": 0, 
+   "bold": 0, 
+   "collapsible": 0, 
+   "fieldname": "notes", 
+   "fieldtype": "Small Text", 
+   "hidden": 0, 
+   "ignore_user_permissions": 0, 
+   "in_filter": 0, 
+   "in_list_view": 0, 
+   "label": "Notes", 
+   "length": 0, 
+   "no_copy": 0, 
+   "permlevel": 0, 
+   "precision": "", 
+   "print_hide": 0, 
+   "print_hide_if_no_value": 0, 
+   "read_only": 0, 
+   "report_hide": 0, 
+   "reqd": 0, 
+   "search_index": 0, 
+   "set_only_once": 0, 
+   "unique": 0
+  }
+ ], 
+ "hide_heading": 0, 
+ "hide_toolbar": 0, 
+ "icon": "icon-certificate", 
+ "idx": 0, 
+ "in_create": 0, 
+ "in_dialog": 0, 
+ "is_submittable": 0, 
+ "issingle": 0, 
+ "istable": 0, 
+ "max_attachments": 0, 
+ "modified": "2016-01-17 11:39:36.686949", 
+ "modified_by": "Administrator", 
+ "module": "Stock", 
+ "name": "Manufacturer", 
+ "name_case": "", 
+ "owner": "Administrator", 
+ "permissions": [
+  {
+   "amend": 0, 
+   "apply_user_permissions": 0, 
+   "cancel": 0, 
+   "create": 1, 
+   "delete": 1, 
+   "email": 1, 
+   "export": 1, 
+   "if_owner": 0, 
+   "import": 0, 
+   "permlevel": 0, 
+   "print": 1, 
+   "read": 1, 
+   "report": 1, 
+   "role": "Stock Manager", 
+   "set_user_permissions": 0, 
+   "share": 1, 
+   "submit": 0, 
+   "write": 1
+  }, 
+  {
+   "amend": 0, 
+   "apply_user_permissions": 0, 
+   "cancel": 0, 
+   "create": 0, 
+   "delete": 0, 
+   "email": 1, 
+   "export": 1, 
+   "if_owner": 0, 
+   "import": 0, 
+   "permlevel": 0, 
+   "print": 1, 
+   "read": 1, 
+   "report": 1, 
+   "role": "Stock User", 
+   "set_user_permissions": 0, 
+   "share": 1, 
+   "submit": 0, 
+   "write": 0
+  }
+ ], 
+ "read_only": 0, 
+ "read_only_onload": 0, 
+ "search_fields": "short_name, full_name", 
+ "sort_field": "", 
+ "sort_order": "DESC", 
+ "title_field": "short_name"
+}

erpnext/stock/doctype/manufacturer/manufacturer.py

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright (c) 2015, Frappe Technologies Pvt. Ltd. and contributors
+# For license information, please see license.txt
+
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+import frappe
+from frappe.model.document import Document
+
+class Manufacturer(Document):
+	pass

erpnext/stock/doctype/manufacturer/test_manufacturer.py

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright (c) 2015, Frappe Technologies Pvt. Ltd. and Contributors
+# See license.txt
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+import frappe
+import unittest
+
+# test_records = frappe.get_test_records('Manufacturer')
+
+class TestManufacturer(unittest.TestCase):
+	pass