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AUTO REPAIR BOSS VERSION 14.5
"Many asked
for features have been added to make the program even more beneficial to your shop’s
business."
The version 14.5 update of the "Auto Repair Boss" is available!
The "Auto Repair Boss" ver 14.5 update can be purchased for
$350.00. You must be
on version 14.0. If you are on an earlier version of the "Auto Repair Boss"
contact us for information regarding previous updates.
If you are on the Service Support contract and your account is current, you will be
receiving this update free of charge.
E-MAIL OR CALL TO ORDER YOUR 14.5 UPDATE TODAY !!!
SALES: 1-800-473-5198
SALES:
sales@palmer-products.com
Windows Vista
compatible. It is required
to upgrade to version 14.5 or above if using Windows Vista. Palmer Products,
Inc. has spent a lot of time ensuring that Auto Repair Boss is compatible with
Window Vista.
Credit
Card Processing. You can now
authorize credit cards in the program instead of having a credit card terminal.
Program
theme support. You can now select a
different look for the program.
The ability to
disable the up arrow and left arrow keys.
For those
computers that are having problems with a windows issue that effects these keys.
AUTO REPAIR BOSS VERSION 14.0
Point of Sale
Added an
Invoice History report and changed the Customer History report to the Auto
History report. They will display the
vendor and tech for each line of the invoice as well as adding the manager code
for the invoice. You can now print these reports from the Customer History
browse window.
Added the
Notes field to the Customer History window, replaced the Tech with the Manager
and added the Tech and Vendor fields to the line detail. You can also print a
Customer Invoice History report or Customer Auto History report from this
window. This will allow you to easily
see most information about the invoice including who worked on the individual
items and who you purchased them from.
Added the
Notes field to the Invoice History window, replaced the Tech with the Manager
and added the Tech and Vendor fields to the line detail.
This will allow you to easily see most information about the invoice including
who worked on the individual items and who you purchased them from.
Added a
new field at the
bottom of the invoice that will contain parts, labor, subtotal, all tax
rate/fee, total and all payment methods.
You no longer have to use the report designer to place the extra tax rate or fee
fields at the bottom of the invoice.
General
Added a
Popup Toolbox to most Menu's. This
will allow for quick selection of menu items.
Added a
new Report Preview. The new previewer
will allow you to create a web page or an Adobe Acrobat PDF file from your
report. This will come in handy if you need to email an invoice to a customer or
a report to a vendor. You can also search for text on the report and select and
unselect pages needed for printing.
Added a
new Export window. The new Export
window will allow you to create an Excel or CSV file from your customer,
inventory, service codes, price list or basic invoice summary information. This
information can be used with Microsoft Excel or other programs that can read
Excel or CSV files. The is useful if you need to use your information in other
programs for mailouts, data analysis, or for use on the web. The Export window
will also allow you to email the file if needed.
General Ledger
Added
clone batch to GL batch entry. This
will allow you to easily create a new GL batch from an existing batch.
Miscellaneous Items
The Backup
program will now pause the Multi-Store Client before backing up.
You now
must have at least one invoice for the day before you can do a Daily Checkout.
AUTO REPAIR BOSS VERSION 12.5
Estimate Section
The
Estimate\Invoice screen is larger
to
hold all the new fields and for easier viewing. (1024x768)
A Invoice "Notes" and Auto "Notes" field have been added
to
the Estimate\Invoice screen. These notes will be saved with the invoice.
Also, you can choose to print the notes on the estimate or invoice.
You can now create and print a PO from selected items on the invoice.
All hot key buttons are now located on the bottom of the
Estimate/Invoice screen to make invoicing easier.
"Mouse lookup" buttons have been added for the customer, license,
note and part number fields. Use your mouse to “click and select.”
Tax rates rounded to more digits allowing for more precise computation.
Added the customer number to Last Name key which allows for better
sorting when looking up a customer’s record when there is more than one
customer with the same name.
"Amount
Tendered" and "Change" fields have been added to Estimate/Invoice
screen. These fields can be printed directly to the invoice.
If
“Amount Tendered” is “0”, change will not be calculated.
Customer’s
with unpaid charge invoices can no longer be deleted.
An
Estimate/Work Order can now be saved without having Part Numbers or
Service Codes listed.
Add non-inventory items or outside purchases to the invoice quickly and
easily. From the Estimate/Invoice screen, you can just press F3 and the
Outside Purchase
screen will display for you to add the part number, description, vendor,
category, taxable and other information for the part.
Cost, vendor, category, taxable, etc. can be changed for individual line
items by pressing F7.
Turn
the tax “on” or “off” for an individual line on the invoice.
Added Time In and Time Out fields to estimate so you can clock the job
in and out. These fields can be printed on the invoice.
You
can now add Employee/Manager codes as well as update mileage before
printing the Estimate/Invoice.
Added “Unit #”field to Auto section of Estimate/Invoice screen.
Added 4 service dates and 5 misc part number fields to the Auto section
of Estimate/Invoice screen. This will allow easier service tracking and
part numbers can be assigned to the auto record.
Assign part numbers like an oil filter or other items to the auto
record so you don't have to look the part up each time.
Just click on the “mouse button” next to the “Misc Part” field to
add that part to the invoice.
If you are doing oil changes, inspections or other services on a
regular basis, these fields will speed up the invoicing process.
The “next service date” is automatically calculated when the invoice
is printed. This will help you with your customer mail outs.
Inventory Section
Added “Kit Code” and “Use Kit Cost” fields to allow you to assign a kit
code to a particular part number. When preparing the Estimate/Invoice,
only the part number that had the “Kit Code” assigned to it will
display, and not the complete “Kit”. However, when you invoice the
customer, all part numbers assigned to the “Kit” will be subtracted from
your inventory.
“Kit
Code” and “Use Kit Cost” Fields
You
can create a Payable Invoice directly from the Receive Purchase Order
screen.
Customer Section
Increased “Mileage” field to 7 digits.
Increased vehicle “Year” field to 4 digits.
Added a “Notes” field to the
Update Auto Record.
Now you can track specific information for a specific vehicle.
Report Section
Added a Core Usage Report to help in core tracking and returns.
Added a Kit Usage Report to help in kit tracking.
Setup Section
Added new fields to the Changing Tax Rate Record screen. You can now
charge “tax on tax” or “tax on fees.”
Added a “Maximum Fee” field. This will allow you to now have both a
minimum and maximum fee.
You
can now “globally” update records when needing to apply and/or remove
tax rates or fees. For example, if you wanted to apply a “shop fee” to
every customer in your database, you can easily accomplish this by using
the “Reset Tax” button. This eliminates the need of individually
updating records.
Added “Auto Pricing when Receiving” field to the Changing Category
Record. When you set up your program to allow “auto pricing when
receiving”, your inventory prices will be updated based on the cost of
the part when receiving inventory from a purchase order.
AUTO REPAIR BOSS VERSION 9.5
SYSTEM MODIFICATION
The program will only run in 800x600 or higher screen resolution
You can now set up a separate default “check” printer
So that you can
print checks when needed without changing the printer paper.
Added security check point for: Month End, Year End, Purge History,
Purge Estimates, Build System Catalogs, Back-up & Repair, Remote
Back-up, and Web Store Set Up
Added the option that allows you to run other programs or websites
From the following
sections of Auto Repair Boss: Main System Menu, Payables, Inventory,
Point of Sale, Estimate/Work Order, Purchase Order. For example, you
could set up a button that when selected would allow you to run Mitchell
or Alldata without leaving Auto Repair Boss.
CUSTOMER MAINTENANCE
Added a security check point for Importing Customers
You can now import Customer Records from other programs
DAILY CHECK-OUT
You can now have more than one checkout on same day
Added a daily checkout reminder to remind you if you forgot to run
the Daily Reports from the previous day
INVENTORY
Added bin & location fields to inventory
Added a security check point for Inventory Adjustments
Purchase Orders can now be left open for back ordered items and
still process items received
You will no
longer have to create a new Purchase Order for back ordered items.
POINT OF SALE
You can now edit the license plate of an auto from the point of sale
screen or from any screen that allows you modify the auto information
Modified Appointment Scheduler
-
now displays in
time grid format
-
added many new
fields
-
appointment type
-
most of the
customer information fields
-
a large note
field
-
will
automatically fill in the customer fields from the currently displayed
invoice or you can select the customer from the customer database.
Added How Paid field to all invoices to print after the total on the
bottom of the invoices
This will print
all three payment methods with totals for each.
Added PO Number field to print on invoices
Changed the Check Number field from 6 to 10 digits to allow for
larger check numbers
View Cost/Profit of current Estimate/Work Order
You can now view the cost and profit
of the current Estimate/Work Order you are working on from the F2-Sales
Screen. Also added a security check point to the F2-Sales Screen as
well.
Added Estimate/Work Order Status Report
You can now print an Estimate/Work
Order Status Report by date range so you can track the status of the
jobs you are currently working on.
The total line on the POS screen is bigger and now easier to read
Removed the $ sign from the POS screen and the pole display to allow
for non U.S. currency
REPORTS
Added a Parts and Service usage report by date range
To help aid in parts tracking and ordering.
Added a Daily Invoice report by date range to aid in invoice
tracking
Added a Charge/Layaway report by date range to aid in charge &
layaway tracking
Added a Cash Payout report by date range to aid in cash payout
tracking
WEB STORE MODULE - Starts at $24.95 per
month
(This module provides you with a professional online web store that will
allow you to sell your products 24/7 for less than $1.00 a day!)
You can run your web store straight from your web site or, for easier
inventory setup and business management right from Auto Repair Boss.
That's right! You can run both your retail store and your web store from
the same easy to use program. You can upload your inventory and web
pages from inside the program and retrieve your invoices for easy
processing. This makes for quick setup and allows for you to easily
maintain your inventory and customers. You can do invoicing, customer
mailouts, sales reporting, inventory management, etc…
REMOTE BACKUP MODULE - Starts at $7.50 per
month
Daily backup and disaster recovery. Your data is compressed and
encrypted with a password only you know and sent to our secure data
center that is available 24/7.
You can backup your system with a push of a button or we will help you
set up a schedule that will automatically backup your system every day
without you having to worry about it. If you ever need to restore from a
system disaster or just need to transfer your files from one computer to
another. It's as easy as selecting the backup you need and pressing
restore to retrieve you important files.
AUTO REPAIR BOSS VERSION 9.5
Added Customer Layaways
You set up customer layaway accounts.
Added support for Pole Displays
You can now set up a pole display to use with the program.
Added support for Barcode printing of
inventory and purchase orders
You can now print inventory barcodes and shelf labels for your
inventory.
You can now change the message that prints on the bottom of charge
statements.
You can now put a different message at the bottom of the Account
Receivable statements.
Taking payments on charge accounts is now
easier
You can now "back out" of the Payments window if you made a mistake
or have more money than you need to apply to an account.
Added profit and cost columns to employee
sales report
You can easily determine which employees are generating the best
profit margins.
Added Vendor codes to report designer for
invoices and estimates
To help with part warranty's, the vendor
code will print out on the line items of your 8 x 11 invoice so you can
easily tell who the parts were purchased from.
Added extended descriptions to inventory
and service code reports
This will allow you to view the full description on your inventory
and service code reports.
New import file format will now allow for
larger descriptions to be imported
You can now import up to 1000 character descriptions.
Changed the way Purchase Orders are
generated
Now you have the choice to exclude items from a purchase order if
they are currently on an existing purchase order. This will help those
who order on a daily bases or place many orders from the same vendor
before receiving previous orders.
Added support for 40 column receipt
printers
You can now print to most 40 column receipt printers to allow for
smaller invoices or part receipts.
Added support for parallel port cash
drawers and cash drawers that plug directly into a receipt printer
You can now use parallel port cash drawers or cash drawers that plug
directly into the back of a 40 column receipt printer.
Added cost and profit fields to Sales Reports
You can now easily see by
sales category what the cost or the profit was for a given date range.
Added support for Avery post card (8387) 4
on a page
A more economical way to send out mass mailings.
Added a filter button to inventory browses
to show on hand quantity level only
This will allow you to easily view just items that you have in stock.
Added default employee, default manager and
default payment method
This will allow you to setup default codes for each so you do not have to
fill them in on the Customer checkout box. This will greatly speed up invoicing.
You can now specify a different setup file
location
You will be able to have different settings for each terminal on your
network. (ex. Different invoice styles, printers, etc.)
Added some extra security check points for
point of sale
When setting up security codes for the point of sale, you can stop
employees from modifying inventory.
You can now select a different invoice type
for reprinting of invoices
You can now choose a different invoice style for reprinting invoices.
Added last received field to inventory
This will allow you to easily tell when you last purchased an
inventory item.
Added consolidated sale reports to
Multi-Store Module
Now you can print a consolidated sales report for all locations.
Added a new field to the customer query
(date added)
For mailout and reporting purposes, this will allow you to query your
customers on the date they first came in to your shop.
Added chart of account description to
Payables preview and posting report.
This will allow you an easier way to determine the chart of account
number the payables will be posting to.
Added new feature that allows for quicker
barcode scanning and part number entry at the point of sale
When invoicing, you can set up the program to automatically fill in
the part information when using the barcode scanner.
AUTO REPAIR BOSS VERSION 9.0
"Many asked
for features have been added to make the program even more beneficial to your shop’s
business."
The version 9.0 update of the "Auto Repair Boss" is available.
The "Auto Repair Boss" ver 9.0 update can be purchased for
$350.00. You must be
on version 8.0. If you are on an earlier version of the "Auto Repair Boss"
contact us for information regarding previous updates.
If you are on the Service Support contract and your account is current, you will be
receiving this update free of charge.
E-MAIL OR CALL TO ORDER YOUR 9.0 UPDATE TODAY !!!
SALES: 1-800-473-5198
SALES:
sales@palmer-products.com
Now supports 800 x 600 and larger screen resolutions
Larger estimate/invoice screen allowing you to view more
lines. More function keys available. You can now run in higher resolutions and
the screens will still be large for easy viewing.
Export Inventory & Customer Database
Export your inventory database and post it to your website for your other
shops to download. Export your customer database and import it into Excel,
Access, Word or other software that allows you to manipulate it. This is useful
when outsourcing customer mail outs.
Added P.O. and Check number to statements
Delay Finance Charge
You can now set the number of days before finance charges
will begin to be charged on receivables. You can now apply finance charges any
day of the month.
Added Estimate look up by name
Look up your customer’s estimates by last name. You no longer have to search
through your estimates by estimate number. Just type in the customer’s last
name.
Timestamp Estimate/Invoice
Look up your customer’s estimates by last name. You no longer have to search
through your estimates by estimate number. Just type in the customer’s last
name.
Can now add estimate# to invoice
You now have the option of adding the estimate# to your customer’s invoice.
Access the Customer Inquiry
Look up a customer’s receivable balance and payment history from
Estimate/Invoice screen. Also displays P.O. and Check number fields.
Invoice Style 11
Invoice Style 11– This style helps meet certain guidelines of some states.
Easier to add inventory
If the part that is being added to inventory is already in
the Price Sheet database, info will be automatically transferred to inventory
database without you having to type in all the info. Now you can load all of
your vendor price sheets into the price sheet database and retrieve just the
part numbers needed for inventory.
Added Royalty Summary Report
Helpful in analyzing sales statistics by job instead of
invoice. For example, you may want to know how many brake jobs you have done for
a particular time period.
Removed Customer Detail Report and replaced it with Customer History
You will now be able to print and give to your customers a
summary report of work done on their vehicles. This is especially helpful for
Fleet accounts.
Added e-mail field in customer information
This field will also be included when exporting customer database
information.
Now retaining payment history
You will now be able to view on screen or print a customer’s payment history.
Now when your customers call and want to know when their last payment was, or if
they have a question about a particular payment you can
New! Multi-Store Module*
Multi-store inventory
This allows you to access inventory levels from multiple
stores right from your Estimate/Invoice screen. So you will no longer need to
call your other locations to check to see if they have inventory items in stock.
At this time it is planned to release future updates to the
Multi-Store module that will further enhance the software and enable you to
manage your multiple stores more efficiently. For example:
-
- Consolidated Inventory ordering
-
- Consolidated Sales reports
-
- Consolidated Customer mail outs
These are just a few of the intended updates!
*NOTE: The Multi-Store Module requires that you have
the Full Support contract. For those who are current with their Full Support or
who purchase the Full Support contract the Multi-Store Module is available free
of charge. For those that are not current on their Full Support contract or
who do not have the Full Support contract, the Multi-Store module is not
available.
AUTO REPAIR BOSS VERSION 8.0
"Many asked
for features have been added to make the program even more beneficial to your shop’s
business."
The version 8.0 update of the "Auto Repair Boss" is available.
The "Auto Repair Boss" ver 8.0 update can be purchased for
$350.00. You must be
on version 7.0. If you are on an earlier version of the "Auto Repair Boss"
contact us for information regarding previous updates.
If you are on the Service Support contract and your account is current, you will be
receiving this update free of charge.
E-MAIL OR CALL TO ORDER YOUR 8.0 UPDATE TODAY !!!
SALES: 1-972-234-0385
SALES:
sales@palmer-products.com
Auto Look-up by Make & Model
When adding vehicle information for a customer, you can
now select vehicles by make and model from a pop-up window. This feature
will save you time - just select and press Enter. No typing!
Extended Part Description
You can know use up to 1000 characters for parts and
service codes descriptions that will be displayed on the
Estimate/Invoice.
Job Database Builder (System Catalog)
This unique feature will prove to be a real value to your
business. A database is kept of all invoices generated keeping Make &
Model of vehicle with part numbers used for a particular job. This gives you
a future job reference based on invoice of job completed today!
Just type in Year, Make & Model and select a previous vehicle
you have worked on.
Then select the Quantity of the items needed and they will be
retrieved back to your Invoice.
Customer Name Added to Browse Invoice
History
When browsing history (F12-History) by Invoice, the
customer’s name is also displayed.
Purge Estimates by Date Range
For those maintaining a large amount of estimates, you can
now purge estimates by a given date range. This saves time as you can purge
a group of estimates rather than one by one
Put Inventory on Sale by Date Range
Inventory items can know have a pre-set sale date and sale
amount specified. This eliminates the need to change the actual price of the
item. The sale price will automatically be used during the dates that were
determined for the sale.
Six new Invoice & Estimate Styles
Now parts and service can be separated on the invoice. Top is
Parts and bottom is Service with separate totals for each. Resembles paper
invoices of garage service shops
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