diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 760aec2..4c43517 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ developing our project. The first run with simply renaming entries from a
 copy of the component **com_banners** did not work as expected.
 So let us start at the very beginning:
 
-### Adding basic files for component (b1_basic_backend)
+## Adding basic files for component (b1_basic_backend)
 
 With the git branch **b1_basic_backend**
 Add the following basic six files:
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ the directory /admin/language/en-GB/ naming it
 
 ---
 
-### Creating and managing Joomla database (b2_database)
+## Creating and managing Joomla database (b2_database)
 
 With the new git branch **b2_database** we continue our workflow.
 
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ Methods in the table objects are:
 
 ---
 
-### Get a Form in Joomla component
+## Get a Form in Joomla component (b3_form)
 
 The **Form** class of Joomla is used to create complex forms with flexible
 layouts and dynamic properties. First, the form fields are defined in the
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ just a line before `<folder>services</folder>` :
 
 ---
 
-### Adding administrator's actions (Back-end) - Save and Cancel
+## Adding administrator's actions (Back-end) - Save and Cancel (b4_actions)
 In the form View, you can add action buttons like "Save" and "Cancel" to submit the form
 or cancel the editing respectively. These buttons are added to the toolbar.
 
@@ -526,3 +526,189 @@ So, you either have data from the database, which you can get with `getItem()`,
 data from the session, which you can get with `getUserSate()`.
 
 ---
+## Automatic handling of fields (b5_field_manipulation)
+Values of some fields in the form can be automatically handled. There is no need to fill in
+the values while creating or editing a record.
+
+For example, `alias` can be generated from the `title` (or here, from the component's name),
+dates can be set to the current date or to `null`, user id can be obtained from current
+logged in user. Further may you also need to check validity of some fields like "should not
+be empty", `alias` should be unique, etc.
+
+The data submitted by the form needs to be modified before saving. This can be done at
+various places:
+
+- in the **Model class** by oeverriding the `save()` method or `preparetable()` method.
+- in the **Table class** by overriding the `bind()`, `check()`, or `store()` methods.
+
+#### 1. Model file
+**admin/src/Model/PartModel.php
+```php
+public function save($data)
+{
+	/* Add code to modify data before saving */
+
+	return parent:save($data);
+}
+```
+It is better to perform automatic handling of fields in the Table class as the data can be
+saved not only from administration, but also from frontend, API or by any other means.
+
+##### Example generating Alias
+Alias is generated from the `component_name` (or any other field) using **OutputFilter** class
+method.
+```php
+if (empty($data['alias']))
+{
+ 	if (Factory::getConfig()->get('unicodeslugs') == 1) {
+		$data['alias'] = OutputFilter::stringURLUnicodeSlug($data['component_name']);
+	} else {
+		$data['alias'] = OutputFilter::stringURLSafe($data['component_name']);
+	}
+}
+```
+##### Ordering
+The ordering value is calculated by finding the maximum value in the column and then
+incrementing it.
+```php
+/* if it is 0 -> get the max + 1 value */
+if (!$data['ordering']) {
+	$db = Factory::getDbo();
+	$query = $db->getQuery(true)
+		->select('MAX(ordering)')
+		->from('#__depot');
+
+	$db->setQuery($query);
+	$max = $db->loadResult();
+
+	$data['ordering'] = $max + 1;
+}
+
+```
+#### 2. bind()
+The `bind()` splits the article text or description into intro text and full text based on read
+more tag in the content. This method also converts fields data from arrays to JSON for
+saving into the database.
+
+```php
+public function bind($array, $ignore = '')
+{
+	if (isset($array['attribs']) && \is_array($array['attribs'])) {
+		$registry = new Registry($array['attribs']);
+		$array['attribs'] = (string) $registry;
+	}
+
+	return parent::bind($array, $ignore);
+}
+
+```
+
+#### 3. check()
+The check() checks whether title of the article is not empty. This method also sets the alias,
+hits, publishing dates.
+```php
+public function check()
+{
+	try {
+		parent::check();
+	}
+	catch (\Exception $e) {
+		$this->setError($e->getMessage());
+
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	if (trim($this->title) == '') {
+		$this->setError('Title (title) is not set.');
+
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	if (trim($this->alias) == '') {
+		$this->alias = $this->title;
+	}
+
+	$this->alias = ApplicationHelper::stringURLSave($this->alias, $this->language);
+
+	// Ensure any new items have compulsory fields set
+	if (!$this->id) {
+		// Hits must be zero on a new item
+		$this-hits = 0;
+	}
+
+	// Set publish_up to null if not set
+	if (!$this->publish_up) {
+		$this->publish_up = null;
+	}
+
+	// Set publish_down to null if not set
+	if (!$this->publish_down) {
+		$this->publish_down = null;
+	}
+
+	// Check the publish down date is not earlier than publish up.
+	if (!is_null($this->publish_up) && 
+		!is_null($this->publish_down) &&
+		$this->publish_down < $this->publish_up) {
+		// swap the dates
+		$temp = $this->publish_up;
+		$this->publish_up = $this->publish_down;
+		$this->publish_down = $temp;
+	}
+	return true;
+}
+```
+
+#### 4. store()
+The `store()` sets created and modified dates, created by and modified by users, and also
+checks for unique alias.
+```php
+public function store($updateNulls = true)
+{
+	$app = Factory::getApplication();
+	$date = Factory::getDate()->toSql();
+	$user = Factory::getUser();
+
+	if (!this->created) {
+		$this->created = $date;
+	}
+
+	if (!this->created_by) {
+		$this->created_by = $user->get('id');
+	}
+
+	if ($this->id) {
+		// Existing item
+		$this->modified_by = $user->get('id');
+		$this->modified = $date;
+	} else {
+
+		// Set modified to created date if not set
+		if (!$this->modified)) {
+			$this->modified = $this->created;
+		}
+
+		// Set modified_by to created_by user if not set 
+		if (empty($this->modified_by)) {
+			$this->modified_by = $this->created_by;
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Verify that the alias is unique
+	$table = $app->bootComponent('com_depot')->getMVCFactory()
+		->createTable('Part','Administrator');
+	if ($table->load(['alias' => $this->alias]) &&
+		($table->id != $this->id || $this->id == 0)) {
+		$this->setError('Alias is not unique.');
+
+		if ($table->state == -2) {
+			$this->setError('Alias is not unique. The item is in trash.');
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	return parent::store($updateNulls);
+}
+```
+
+---
diff --git a/admin/forms/part.xml b/admin/forms/part.xml
index 5167343..eca411e 100644
--- a/admin/forms/part.xml
+++ b/admin/forms/part.xml
@@ -1,18 +1,72 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <form>
-	<field
-		name="component_name"
-		type="text"
-		label="COM_DEPOT_FIELD_COMPONENT_NAME_LABEL"
-		description="COM_DEPOT_FIELD_COMPONENT_NAME_DESC"
-		required="true"
-	/>
-	<field
-		name="id"
-		type="text"
-		label="JGLOBAL_FIELD_ID_LABEL"
-		class="readonly"
-		default="0"
-		readonly="true"
-	/>
+	<fieldset
+		name="details"
+		label="COM_DEPOT_DETAILS"
+		addruleprefix="KW4NZ\Component\Depot\Administrator\Rule"
+		addfieldprefix="KW4NZ\Component\Depot\Administrator\Field"
+	>
+		<field
+			name="component_name"
+			type="text"
+			label="COM_DEPOT_FIELD_COMPONENT_NAME_LABEL"
+			description="COM_DEPOT_FIELD_COMPONENT_NAME_DESC"
+			required="true"
+			autofocus="1"
+		/>
+		<field
+			name="quantity"
+			type="number"
+			label="COM_DEPOT_FIELD_QUANTITY_LABEL"
+			description="COM_DEPOT_FIELD_QUANTITY_DESC"
+			default="0"
+		/>
+		<field
+			name="quantity_exp"
+			type="number"
+			label="COM_DEPOT_FIELD_QUANTITY_EXP_LABEL"
+			description="COM_DEPOT_FIELD_QUANTITY_EXP_DESC"
+			default="0"
+		/>
+		<field
+			name="id"
+			type="text"
+			label="JGLOBAL_FIELD_ID_LABEL"
+			class="readonly"
+			default="0"
+			readonly="true"
+		/>
+		<field
+			name="alias"
+			type="text"
+			label="JFIELD_ALIAS_LABEL"
+			description="JFIELD_ALIAS_DESC"
+			hint="COM_DEPOT_FIELD_ALIAS_PLACEHOLDER"
+			size="40"
+		/>
+		<field
+			name="manufacturer_id"
+			type="sql"
+			label="COM_DEPOT_FIELD_SELECT_MANUFACTURER"
+			query="SELECT id, CONCAT( name_short, ' (', name_long, ')') AS title FROM #__depot_manufacturer ORDER BY title"
+			key_field="id"
+			value_field="title"
+			required="true"
+			>
+			<option value="">COM_DEPOT_SELECT_YOUR_OPTION</option>
+		</field>
+		<field
+			name="state"
+			type="list"
+			label="JSTATUS"
+			class="form-select-color-state"
+			default="1"
+			validate="options"
+			>
+			<option value="1">JPUBLISHED</option>
+			<option value="0">JUNPUBLISHED</option>
+			<option value="2">JARCHIVED</option>
+			<option value="-2">JTRASHED</option>
+		</field>
+	</fieldset>
 </form>
diff --git a/admin/language/en-GB/com_depot.ini b/admin/language/en-GB/com_depot.ini
index a706a2b..98b5f8e 100644
--- a/admin/language/en-GB/com_depot.ini
+++ b/admin/language/en-GB/com_depot.ini
@@ -5,6 +5,16 @@
 ; @license		GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE.md
 ; @since		0.0.1
 ;
+COM_DEPOT_FIELD_ALIAS_PLACEHOLDER="Auto-generate from component name"
 COM_DEPOT_FIELD_COMPONENT_NAME_DESC="The name of the component is unique. Please do not enter special characters or umlauts."
 COM_DEPOT_FIELD_COMPONENT_NAME_LABEL="Component Name"
+COM_DEPOT_FIELD_QUANTITY_LABEL="Quantity"
+COM_DEPOT_FIELD_QUANTITY_DESC="Enter here the current number of components"
+COM_DEPOT_FIELD_QUANTITY_EXP_LABEL="Quantity Exponent"
+COM_DEPOT_FIELD_QUANTITY_EXP_DESC="Exponent (10^x of the number, usually 0 i.e. 10⁰)"
+COM_DEPOT_FIELD_SELECT_MANUFACTURER="Manufacturer"
+COM_DEPOT_LEGEND_DETAILS="Component Details"
+COM_DEPOT_SELECT_YOUR_OPTION="Select your option"
+COM_DEPOT_TAB_NEW_PART="New Component"
+COM_DEPOT_TAB_EDIT_PART="Component Details"
 COM_DEPOT_XML_DESCRIPTION="Depot, the component warehouse"
diff --git a/admin/sql/install.mysql.utf8.sql b/admin/sql/install.mysql.utf8.sql
index 40517fc..235da7c 100644
--- a/admin/sql/install.mysql.utf8.sql
+++ b/admin/sql/install.mysql.utf8.sql
@@ -49,3 +49,33 @@ INSERT INTO `#__depot` (`component_name`,`alias`,`description`,`quantity`,`creat
  `ordering`,`state`,`manufacturer_id`) VALUES
  ('1N5404','1n5404','diode, rectifier 3A',9,'2023-09-25 15:00:00',1,1,1),
  ('1N4148','1n4148','diode, general purpose',1234,'2023-09-25 15:15:15',2,1,2);
+
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `#__depot_manufacturer`;
+CREATE TABLE `#__depot_manufacturer` (
+	`id` SERIAL,
+	`name_short` CHAR(25) CHARACTER SET ascii COLLATE ascii_general_ci NULL DEFAULT NULL
+		COMMENT 'unique manufacturer name or abbriviation',
+	`name_long` VARCHAR(1024) NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
+	`url` VARCHAR(1024) NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
+	`created` DATETIME NOT NULL DEFAULT '0000-00-00 00:00:00',
+	`created_by` INT(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
+	`checked_out` INT(11) NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
+	`checked_out_time` DATETIME NOT NULL DEFAULT '0000-00-00 00:00:00',
+	`modified` DATETIME NOT NULL DEFAULT '0000-00-00 00:00:00',
+	`modified_by` INT(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
+	`description` VARCHAR(4000) NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
+	`state` TINYINT(4) NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
+	`image` VARCHAR(1024) NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
+	`access` TINYINT(4) NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
+	PRIMARY KEY (`id`),
+	UNIQUE KEY `name_short` (`name_short`)
+)	ENGINE=InnoDB
+	AUTO_INCREMENT=0
+	DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_unicode_ci;
+
+INSERT INTO `#__depot_manufacturer` (`name_short`, `name_long`, `url`,
+ `description`, `image`) VALUES
+('TSC','Taiwan Semiconductor','https://www.taiwansemi.com',
+ 'Diodes, ECAD Models, ICs, MOSFETs, Protection Devices, AEC-Q qualified',''),
+('ST','STMicroelectronics','https://www.st.com',
+ 'Microprocessors, Audio ICs, OPamps, Diodes, Memories, MEMS, NFCs, Transistors, Wireless, Automotive electronics, etc.','');
diff --git a/admin/sql/updates/mysql/0.0.5.sql b/admin/sql/updates/mysql/0.0.5.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e5c5376
--- /dev/null
+++ b/admin/sql/updates/mysql/0.0.5.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+-- @package		Depot.SQL MariaDB -- UPDATE to 0.0.5
+-- @subpackage	com_depot
+-- @author		Thomas Kuschel <thomas@kuschel.at>
+-- @copyright	(C) 2023 KW4NZ, <https://www.kuschel.at>
+-- @license		GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE.md
+-- @since		0.0.5
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `#__depot_manufacturer` (
+	`id` SERIAL,
+	`name_short` CHAR(25) CHARACTER SET ascii COLLATE ascii_general_ci NULL DEFAULT NULL
+		COMMENT 'unique manufacturer name or abbriviation',
+	`name_long` VARCHAR(1024) NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
+	`url` VARCHAR(1024) NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
+	`created` DATETIME NOT NULL DEFAULT '0000-00-00 00:00:00',
+	`created_by` INT(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
+	`checked_out` INT(11) NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
+	`checked_out_time` DATETIME NOT NULL DEFAULT '0000-00-00 00:00:00',
+	`modified` DATETIME NOT NULL DEFAULT '0000-00-00 00:00:00',
+	`modified_by` INT(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
+	`description` VARCHAR(4000) NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
+	`state` TINYINT(4) NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
+	`image` VARCHAR(1024) NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
+	`access` TINYINT(4) NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
+	PRIMARY KEY (`id`),
+	UNIQUE KEY `name_short` (`name_short`)
+)	ENGINE=InnoDB
+	AUTO_INCREMENT=0
+	DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_unicode_ci;
+
+INSERT INTO `#__depot_manufacturer` (`name_short`, `name_long`, `url`,
+ `description`, `image`) VALUES
+('TSC','Taiwan Semiconductor','https://www.taiwansemi.com',
+ 'Diodes, ECAD Models, ICs, MOSFETs, Protection Devices, AEC-Q qualified',''),
+('ST','STMicroelectronics','https://www.st.com',
+ 'Microprocessors, Audio ICs, OPamps, Diodes, Memories, MEMS, NFCs, Transistors, Wireless, Automotive electronics, etc.','');
diff --git a/admin/src/Model/PartModel.php b/admin/src/Model/PartModel.php
index 944c6bd..81be2f5 100644
--- a/admin/src/Model/PartModel.php
+++ b/admin/src/Model/PartModel.php
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 namespace KW4NZ\Component\Depot\Administrator\Model;
 
+use Joomla\CMS\Application\ApplicationHelper;
 use Joomla\CMS\Factory;
 use Joomla\CMS\MVC\Model\AdminModel;
 
@@ -39,4 +40,25 @@ class PartModel extends AdminModel
 
 		return $data;
 	}
+
+	public function save($data)
+	{
+		/* Add code to modify data before saving */
+
+		// if (Factory::getConfig()->get('unicodeslugs') == 1) {
+		//	$data['alias'] = OutputFilter::stringURLUnicodeSlug($data['component_name']);
+		// } else {
+		//	$data['alias'] = OutputFilter::stringURLSafe($data['component_name']);
+		// }
+
+		/* replaced by: */
+		if (empty($data['alias'])) {
+			$data['alias'] = ApplicationHelper::stringURLSafe($data['component_name']);
+		}
+		$result = parent::save($data);
+		// if ($result) {
+		//	$this->getTable('', 'Administrator')->rebuild(1);
+		// }
+		return $result;
+	}
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/admin/tmpl/part/edit.php b/admin/tmpl/part/edit.php
index 3fc2f28..96b6072 100644
--- a/admin/tmpl/part/edit.php
+++ b/admin/tmpl/part/edit.php
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
  * @since		0.0.3
  */
 use Joomla\CMS\HTML\HTMLHelper;
+use Joomla\CMS\Language\Text;
 use Joomla\CMS\Router\Route;
 
 /** @var Joomla\CMS\WebAsset\WebAssetManager $wa */
@@ -19,9 +20,35 @@ $wa->useScript('form.validate')
 <form action="<?= Route::_('index.php?option=com_depot&view=part&layout=edit&id=' . (int) $this->item->id); ?>"
 	method="post" name="adminForm" id="item-form" class="form-validate">
 
-	<?= $this->form->renderField('component_name'); ?>
-	<?= $this->form->renderField('id'); ?>
-
+	<div class="form-horizontal">
+		<?= HtmlHelper::_(
+			'bootstrap.startTabSet',
+			'myTab',
+			['active' => 'details']
+		); ?>
+		<?= HTMLHelper::_(
+			'bootstrap.addTab',
+			'myTab',
+			'details',
+			empty($this->item->id) ? Text::_('COM_DEPOT_TAB_NEW_PART') :
+			Text::_('COM_DEPOT_TAB_EDIT_PART')
+		); ?>
+		<fieldset class="adminform">
+			<legend>
+				<?= Text::_('COM_DEPOT_LEGEND_DETAILS') ?>
+			</legend>
+			<div class="row">
+				<div class="col-12 col-lg-3">
+					<?= $this->form->renderFieldset('details'); ?>
+				</div>
+				<div class="col-12 col-lg-9">
+					<?= $this->form->getInput('description'); ?>
+				</div>
+			</div>
+		</fieldset>
+		<?= HtmlHelper::_('bootstrap.endTab'); ?>
+		<?= HtmlHelper::_('bootstrap.endTabSet'); ?>
+	</div>
 	<input type="hidden" name="task" value="part.edit" />
 	<?= HTMLHelper::_('form.token'); ?>
 </form>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/depot.xml b/depot.xml
index 90878b0..a7d8419 100644
--- a/depot.xml
+++ b/depot.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 	<license>GPL v2 +; see LICENSE.md</license>
 	<authorEmail>thomas@kuschel.at</authorEmail>
 	<authorUrl>https://kuschel.at</authorUrl>
-	<version>0.0.4</version>
+	<version>0.0.5</version>
 	<description>COM_DEPOT_XML_DESCRIPTION</description>
 	<namespace path="src/">KW4NZ\Component\Depot</namespace>
 	<install> <!-- Runs on install -->