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Bidmate and Partmate New Features
in Version 18
If
you are a Bidmate or
Partmate user, you
recently received an
upgrade CD in the
mail. (If you
haven't received it
yet, you should get
it soon!) We also
recently released an
online update that
you were, or will
be, prompted to
download and install
on your system. With
these two updates,
we've packed a lot
of big features into
your system! Please
take a moment to
read about the
biggest new features
that the latest
version of Bidmate
and Partmate have to
offer.
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Bidmate/Partmate:
Change Window Size -
This is a small change
that we know will make
a big difference in
your workday! You can
now increase/decrease
the window size with
your keyboard.
- Increase
window size: Ctrl
+ Shift + >
- Decrease
window size: Ctrl
+ Shit + <
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- Bidmate:
Core Buyer Data*
- When you are
evaluating a vehicle
in Bidmate, you will
now notice an
additional column: Core.
This column displays
the price core buyers
are currently paying
for this part. You can
use this information
just as a reference,
or configure your
Bidmate settings to
include core prices in
your Bid calculation
if the part would
otherwise be a "No
Buy" (change this in
your Recycler
Options).
When you Win this
vehicle in Bidmate,
these parts are
automatically
inventoried as Cores
in Partmate
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- Partmate:
Core Buyer Data*
- When you are
inventorying a vehicle
in Partmate, there is
now a Max
Core Offer price
available on certain
parts. This displays
the highest core offer
our core buyers are
currently offering.
You can then view more
information about all
current buyer offers,
or apply this price to
the part. A Part Note
will be added with the
core buyer info (the
note will be included
on the Dismantling
Instructions Report
if your system is
configured to do so).
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-Bidmate/Partmate:
Enhanced Car-Part
Request Data
Settings*
- In both Bidmate
and Partmate, you can see
Car-Part request
data as you work, to
get a feeling for
how in-demand a part
is. This is
particularly useful
for parts that you
have never had in
inventory before.
(In Bidmate, this
information is on
the Evaluate
Parts
screen in the Requests
- CP
column, with more
robust information
when you click the Requests
button. In
Partmate, it's on
the Parts tab,
in the Activity
section.)
In your
Recycler Options,
you can select the
type of Car-Part
Request data
used/shown in these
places. In Version
18, there are now
more settings to
help you further
customize how this
data is utilized.
You can configure
your Bidmate and
Partmate to show
local data, regional
data, or global
data. You can even
configure some parts
to display different
data with the new Part
Level Settings.
(For example, you
may prefer to see
global request data
for a handful of
parts that are easy
to ship across the
country.)
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-Bidmate:
View Sales History
for Vehicles
- In Bidmate, you
can now research the
sales history for
each vehicle you're
evaluating. On the Vehicles
list,
double-click the
quantity in the QOH
(Quantity
on Hand) column. The
Your
Vehicles
window opens, which
displays your sales
history for this
vehicle (this
includes all
vehicles currently
in your system,
including those with
a status of
Crushed). Select a
vehicle and then
click View
My Parts
to see parts
currently in
inventry, or click View
Sales History
to see parts that
have been
sold/deleted from
this vehicle.
- Partmate:
Show Word List
- You are probably
already familiar with
My Word List,
which allows you to
quickly add common
words to your
descriptions without
manually typing them
out every time. Now,
you can keep this list
open at all times by
right-clicking on the
list and selecting Show
Word List.
A separate window will
open, displaying all
of the words in My
Word List. This window
will stay open as you
work.
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-Partmate:
Duplicate Part -
You often need to
inventory multiple of
the same part (like a
coil) but you don't
necesarily want to put
it on your part list
multiple times. After
you have inventoried a
vehicle, you can now
easily duplicate that
vehicle and all of its
attributes by
right-clicking and
selecting Duplicate
Part. A
prompt appears,
allowing you to
specify how many
additional parts you
want to add just like
the one you have just
inventoried. When you
click OK,
those parts are all
automatially
inventoried.
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*Features
with an asterisk
are only available
to Advanced
Bidmate
subscribers.
This newsletter
has only scratched
the surface of these
features, and only
highlighted the most
popular features in
the latest version
of Bidmate. We
strongly encourage
you to seek out the
more in-depth
training materials
we have available on
our Products site.
Look for the
documents that say NEW! - these are
the materials that
will teach you about
Version 18!
What
do you want to do
now?
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Did You
Know?
When a customer
searches for a part
that you broker to
display online, the
stock number displayed
with the part might be
unrecognizable to you.
If a customer contacts
you about a part with
a stock number that
starts with the letter
"e" that means they're
calling about a part
you are brokering from
another recycler or
vendor ! Review
this earlier
edition of the
Car-Part Scoop
to learn more. |
New on the
Products Site
- Checkmate
Sales Pro User
Guide for
Build 83
- Dashboard
Stock Level
Reordering
Gadget (Quick
Tip Video)
- Set
My Parts Tab
as Default
(Quick Tip
Video)
- Subsequent
Payment
Information
(Quick Tip
Video)
- Alternate
Parts on Work
Orders (Quick
Tip Video)
- Truck
Delivery Route
on Work Order
(Quick Tip
Video)
- Save/Load
Filteres
(Great for use
with
Photomate)
(Quick Tip
Video)
- Linking
One Billing to
Multiple
Shipping
Accounts
(Quick Tip
Video)
- Researching
Parts Using
the Last 6
Digits of VIN
(Quick Tip
Video)
- Add
Multiple Parts
to the Tag
Queue at Once
(Quick Tip
Video)
- Mass
Delete Parts
in Sales Pro
(Quick Tip
Video)
- Moving/Hiding
Info Columns
(Quick Tip
Video)
- Favorite
Saved Filters
(Quic Tip
Video)
- Build
83 New
Features
Video
- Common
Part Codes
- Bidmate/Partmate:
Determining
Your Local,
Regional, and
Global
Markets
- Bidmate/Partmate
Version 18
Enhancement
Guide
- Bidmate
Version 18
User Guide
- Bidmate/Partmate:
Determining
Your Local,
Regional, and
Global Markets
- Bidmate/Partmate
Version 18
Enhancement
Guide
- Partmate
Version 18
User Guide
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We'll Be At
Automotive
Recyclers
Association
(ARA) -
Dallas, TX
November 1-4, 2017
- Jeff Schroder speaking: "Changes in the
Collision
Repair
Industry and
Impact on Auto
Recyclers"
- Roger Schroder speaking: Utilizing Technology to
Maximize Sales
- Booth #802
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