What’s New
Shop Manager / Estimator
July 2021
Customers Module
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Easily access customer records by clicking the Customers tab from the left panel.
Miscellaneous changes / Bug fixes
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Added an activity indicator when using AZ part ordering.
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Added the ability to order parts from the available quantities across all channels. Earlier, ordering was restricted to just the first available channel.
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Estimates can now be voided just like Repair Orders.
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Miscellaneous performance improvements to AZ part ordering and overall document loading.
April 2021
AutoZone Parts Ordering
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Order and receive parts from within Shop Manager
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View parts availability from your local network of stores
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Track you orders from the new Orders screen
Miscellaneous changes / Bug fixes
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Ability to show/hide “Shop Notes” from the document card on the left.
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Now users can drag and drop anywhere on the document, including dragging lines items from outside a Job Group to inside a Job Group.
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NOTE: Discount line items cannot be dragged into a Job Group.
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Bug Fixes
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AZ parts catalog now show the appropriate brand name for the part and also the correct warranty information.
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Previously added customers should now be easier to find
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Fix for discounts not applying properly in job groups
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Vehicles can now be deleted from customer record
February 2021
Shop Notes
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Add Shop Notes to a document for internal use
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Shop Notes will not appear on the customer’s printed documents
Line Item Drag and Drop Enhancements
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Drag and drop anywhere on the document
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Drag lines items from outside a Job Group to inside a Job Group
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NOTE: Discount line items cannot be dragged into a Job Group.
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Miscellaneous changes / Bug fixes
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Enhancements to tax reports for Canadian shops
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Added Debit card as an option in the payment drawer
Bug Fixes
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Users are unable to find previously added customers.
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Discounts are not processing line items inside Job Groups.
Dec 2020
Job Groups
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Create Job Groups and add necessary line items under that group.
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Save a Job Group as a Shop Job so that it can be used in the future.
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See the Job Group total change real-time as line item are added under it.
Canadian Taxes
Canadian taxes are now split out by tax type on the work document as well as the printouts to cater to tax regulations in certain Canadian provinces.
Miscellaneous changes / Bug fixes
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Additional search criteria have been added for document search. Now users can search for documents using Document Number and Service Tag Number.
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Updated document sequence is now tied to login credentials, so if a shop has multiple users updating documents at the same time, the most recently updated document that appears in the documents panel is specific to each user.
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Printouts have been darkened by using black font for all sections for ease of reading.
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Added “other” option under the Card Type payment drawer to allow users to select other card providers.
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Subtotal is now visible on the printed document.
Bug Fixes
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Users are unable to edit AZ or AD part descriptions on the document.
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Users are unable to Edit Customer or Vehicle Info on certain documents and have to click the Miles/Kilometers toggle to get the information to save.
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Custom labor hours’ quantity prints as 0 on the output.
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Discounts amount not printing on the printed document.
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Customer lookup not finding customers that were added before
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Information gets deleted from an estimate on its own.
August 2020
Canada Support
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Shop Information - Canada can be set as your shop’s Country under the Settings >> Shop Information. If Canada is selected from the dropdown, you can also select a Province and enter a Postal Code as part of their address.
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Customer Information – Canadian addresses can be added to Customer Information.
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Vehicle Information – If Canada is selected in Customer Information, Canadian provinces can be selected in the Vehicle Information.
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Labor, Taxes, Markups & Fees - If Canada is selected in Shop Information, you can add Canadian tax rates (e.g., HST, GST & PST) to Settings >> Labor, Taxes, Markups & Fees >> Tax Rates. The total tax is dynamically calculated as an addition of GST, HST & PST and is applied to the document subtotal.
Add Item Ribbon
The Add Item drop down selector was replaced with an Add Item “ribbon” which allows for easy and quick selection of the different types of line items.
Miscellaneous changes
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Documents can be searched by customer’s email address, license plate or VIN.
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Clicking a field automatically highlights the existing entry to quickly overwrite without needing to delete the existing entry.
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All AutoZone catalog parts are now searchable instead of those within a selected part category.
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Voided Repair Orders can now be printed. Printed outputs will have a VOID watermark across the document.
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PDF outputs are now titled with the corresponding document type (e.g., Draft, Estimate, Repair Order or Invoice)
