With a fresh, new look and lots of new and improved features, StockTrac version 3.5 is now available to all customers. Here is a peek at the new main menu:
Read about the enhancements below, and give our support department a call to upgrade. Also, keep an eye out for another email announcing a webinar that will show some of the new features including MVConnect!
Highlighted Changes in new version 3.5
Now saving AllData LogIn Username and Password so that you do not have to retype them when going into the integration
Added Integration to Sonsio Road Hazard
Ability to store tire size fields on inventory items and use them to find tire parts in Point of Sale and Inventory
Increase size of part & labor descriptions to 120 characters
Added integration to TireMetrix TPMS Manager
Added ability to hide part numbers on estimates
Greatly improved speed with initial estimate loads
Introducing our new Multi Vendor Lookup function - MVConnect
Powered by Epicor's ISE version, you can now see parts available from all your vendors on one screen!
Also accesses their pre-built job packages, Service Interval information, and labor
Included is the ability for you to see your on-hand quantities of any parts you might stock
Once the parts are transferred to your estimate, quickly and easily place the necessary orders to your vendors
Included is the ability for you to find and order parts through Amazon with your Amazon Business account
Contact our Support Department for more information on signing up
For those already using our Inspection Tablet module, InSpec, below are the recent upgrades and changes.
InSpec App changes
Fixed issue with carriage returns truncating notes
Added button to 3rd level to take the user back two levels
Indicate which required fields on vehicle screen haven't been entered
Changed most Back buttons to read Done
Some choices can have an additional text button displayed
Don't default numeric fields to 0 so we can detect when user enters a 0
Some labels weren't visible when viewing in portrait mode
Photos weren't being resent when resending the inspection
Fixed potential index out of range errors including when selecting plate/VIN lookup results
Added Inspection Statistics Report for user analysis
InSpec changes system wide
Improved connectivity and ability to reconnect quickly when the tablets go to sleep
Added ability to add a 3rd level of choices to the forms
Added version number to inspection forms
Tech notes on inspection were not always being displayed
Inspection log started flashing as soon as new inspection was assigned
Fixed word wrapping issue when printing some inspection detail findings
Inspection changes to allow additional notes icon added to some items
Avoid access violations when editing an inspection or previewing the form
Photo notes weren't printing on inspections
VIN was printing off the page on inspection form
Printing an inspection from the Inspection Log could print wrong customer info if an estimate was on the screen
Fixed swapped inspection time started / time completed
Unchecking pictures on inspections didn't always stop them from being printed
Allow deletion of started & completed inspections when on original estimate
And finally, here is a list of some of the more module specific changes you may have been wishing for!
Point of Sale
Added images to ATD catalog
Indicate in the appointment popup bubble if the customer is waiting
Don't prompt for credit card expiration date and authorization since it can no longer be saved
Posting ordered item to Custom Stocked category didn't change the Mfg on the estimate item
Added a popup menu to carfax history screen to copy to clipboard
Don't require replacement reason on declined items
Added Installed & Sold Snapshot report for technician's reference
Sonsio certificates are now being printed with the invoice
The quantity sold on a companion part wouldn't get adjusted if there was only one companion part added
Changing the selling price to 0 on a guarantee-able part would always clear the labor instead of checking the flag on the product code
When starting a new ticket and looking up by plate it wasn't checking to see if other estimates already existed for that vehicle
Can print fitment info in TireTrac and TireSize
Don't auto-save quick quotes when using integrations unless parts were ordered or it had been previously saved
Use same warnings about opening a billed out estimate when using the caller id screen
Fixed occasional truncation issue when printing long part descriptions
Vehicle info not being sent to Nexpart correctly
Fix error when Showing the list of Billing Centers
Deal with changed TireMetrix warnings that were causing errors in Point of Sale
Tire Connect was looking for cross-reference records but using only the Manufacturer, not part number
Default MCL field wasn't being displayed for LaserCat users
Billing Center's tax settings can be set to override customer's tax settings
Fixed issue causing discrepancies in some reports when discounting packages
Improved Appointment Dragging on Scheduler
Inventory
Added part type of Warranty to use with Sonsio
Posting ordered item to Custom Stocked category didn't change the manufacturer on the estimate item
Expand category and item description on the screen
Sales
Some numbers on Detailed Sales/Cost could be incorrect for packaged items
Added ISTIRE, M2CATEGORY and correct FLEET_NO in Midas Data Highway export
Displaying the warning when cancelling the Tuffy Royalty report could produce error
Added button to export Estimated Annual Expenses
Cost of Sales Staff also included those marked "Fixed/Other Operating Expenses"
Change Midas US Corporate address for printing on royalty report
Fixed label truncation on Estimate Conversion Comparisons screen
Customers
Add Front and Rear Tire Size to data search output
Employees
Total Commission incorrect on Commissions & Job Averages screen
Vendor Tracking
Remove x-level for QuickBooks statement re-export
Accounts Receivable
Added setting to Billing Centers to override the customer's taxes on invoices
ToolBox
Correct manual replication when security level 1
Add Zip64Mode to Backup to allow backup of large files
If you have any questions about this update or need assistance, please contact Janco Customer Support at 800-782-5872 (US) or 800-323-5872 (Canada).
