## Zoho Inventory Documentation Index

Access the complete documentation index at:
https://www.zoho.com/de-de/inventory/llms.txt

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# How to create a contact?

Create or import contacts and maintain an updated contact base.

### Creating customers and vendors:

*   [Introduction to contacts](/inventory/help/contacts/contacts-overview.html)
*   [Creating a contact](/inventory/help/contacts/contacts-overview.html)
    *   Customers
        *   [Creating customers from the contacts module](/inventory/help/contacts/contacts-overview.html#creating-customer-method1)
        *   [Creating customers from a sales order or an invoice](/inventory/help/contacts/contacts-overview.html#creating-customer-method2)
    *   Vendors
        *   [Creating vendors from the contacts module](/inventory/help/contacts/contacts-overview.html#creating-vendor-method1)
        *   [Creating vendors from a purchase order or a bill](/inventory/help/contacts/contacts-overview.html#creating-vendor-method2)
    *   [Cloning an existing contact](/inventory/help/contacts/contacts-overview.html)

### Importing your contacts using different methods:

*   [Importing contacts](/inventory/help/contacts/contacts-overview.html)
    *   [Phase 1 - Uploading the import file](/inventory/help/contacts/contacts-overview.html)
    *   [Phase 2 - Mapping import fields](/inventory/help/contacts/contacts-overview.html)
    *   [Phase 3 - Preview before completion](/inventory/help/contacts/contacts-overview.html)
*   [Obtaining your existing contacts from Zoho Books](/inventory/help/contacts/contacts-overview.html)
*   [Obtaining your contact base from Zoho CRM](/inventory/help/contacts/contacts-overview.html)