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Auto Shop Writer 10 Primary Features<\/h2>\n

ALL PRODUCTS INCLUDE<\/span>
\n\u2022 Works with Windows 10, 8.1, 8, 7, Vista, XP
\n\u2022 Windows tablets ( touch enabled, and stylus friendly )
\n\u2022 Windows Peer To Peer networking ( no per user fees )
\n\u2022 Windows client-server capable ( with optional ADS )
\n\u2022 Runs on Apple Mac OS using Parallels
\n\u2022 Remote workstation connections ( with optional ADS )
\n\u2022 Support via Email, Text Message, Chat, Online Connection
\n\u2022 Support via live telephone to actual technical expert
\n\u2022 License option: Monthly All Inclusive Rental with NO Contract or Term
\n\u2022 Support for standard, widescreen, and tablet monitor resolutions<\/p>\n

WORKORDER DEVELOPMENT<\/span>
\n\u2022 Easy entry, edit, and review of parts and labor
\n\u2022 Parts cross reference system for substitutions
\n\u2022 Parts superceeded ( chainable ) automatically applied
\n\u2022 Automatic part substitution
\n\u2022 Tracking of non-stocking parts for fast re-entry and sales history
\n\u2022 Lost sales tracking
\n\u2022 Parts picklists ( 1 code yields unlimited parts )
\n\u2022 Integrated online parts ordering and placement on workorder
\n\u2022 Add stocking parts from inventory with full tracking
\n\u2022 Core sales with tracking and return to vendor systems
\n\u2022 Post parts to purchase orders from workorders
\n\u2022 Post stock received directly to workorders
\n\u2022 Extensive labor glossary system ( user modifiable )
\n\u2022 A single code provides a comprehensive labor description
\n\u2022 Save new labor entries to glossary from workorder
\n\u2022 Labor time history
\n\u2022 Full tracking of technicians time and productivity ratios
\n\u2022 Full support of service writer tracking
\n\u2022 Kits system: adds parts and labor with a single code
\n\u2022 Create kits from a workorder
\n\u2022 Create estimates and easily convert to invoices
\n\u2022 Visual tracking of individual workorder status ( progress )
\n\u2022 Full loging of revisions, including contact, time & details
\n\u2022 Deposits on workorders with tracking
\n\u2022 Support for attachments ( pdf, documents, spreadsheets, photos )
\n\u2022 Full recall of pending recommendations on new workorders, and add to labor
\n\u2022 Detailed service recommendations on all workorders
\n\u2022 Estimate revisions with full tracking
\n\u2022 Automatic totals and full job costing detail ( live )
\n\u2022 Complete CARFAX integration ( license to vin, vin decoding, history)
\n\u2022 Integrated credit card processing allowing up to 4 cards per workorder
\n\u2022 Alternate billing
\n\u2022 Full tracking of service by vehicle, client or job
\n\u2022 Tracks odometer in and out
\n\u2022 Tracks time in and due out
\n\u2022 Support for multiple sales tax rates
\n\u2022 Preview ( WYSIWYG ) estimates, invoices, counter sales on screen
\n\u2022 Email workorders \/ invoices to clients
\n\u2022 Printable technicians worksheet
\n\u2022 Email communications directly to client or consultants
\n\u2022 Convert appointments to invoice ( adds vehicle, client, parts, labor, notes)
\n\u2022 Workorder activity auditing with report ( financial )
\n\u2022 Post service checklist integrated to final invoice
\n\u2022 Reopen closed workorders
\n\u2022 Full service history by vehicle and\/or client
\n\u2022 Full integration to built in preventative maintenance scheduler
\n\u2022 PM Scheduler will track an unlimited number of services per vehicle and update automatically
\n\u2022 A comprehensive ( user modifiable ) Inspection Checklist that can be added to the printout for clients and easily reviewed.
\n\u2022 Analysis button reviews Client and Vehicle details, Carfax Service History ( with recalls and factory bulletins ), pending recommendations, inspection checklist concerns, and appointments on one, easy to read, display.
\n\u2022 Attach any type of document ( photos, correspondence, reports, etc ) directly to the workorder record for reference anytime, and open with a single click.<\/p>\n

INVENTORY<\/span>
\n\u2022 Full parts editor
\n\u2022 See full parts detail on screen while navigating list
\n\u2022 Track stocking levels
\n\u2022 Cross reference parts
\n\u2022 Track sales by year, quarter, and month automatically
\n\u2022 Core sales, tracking, returns, and return to vendor
\n\u2022 Automatic attached parts for individual items
\n\u2022 Vendor tracking
\n\u2022 Automatic superceeded by number with substitutions
\n\u2022 Full 5 levels of pricing
\n\u2022 Price tables for automatic recalculating
\n\u2022 Comprehensive purchase order system
\n\u2022 Online parts ordering and placement on purchase order
\n\u2022 Full stock input to inventory and\/or workorders
\n\u2022 Automated price recalculations
\n\u2022 Complete reports of inventory activity, sales, below minimums, restocking, and more
\n\u2022 Printed shelf labels
\n\u2022 Parts tracking by location
\n\u2022 Price Catalog with conversion utilities for parts vendors
\n\u2022 Stock and non-stocking parts tracking for sales, ordering, entry on workorders
\n\u2022 Vendor change utilities
\n\u2022 Extensive price updating utilities
\n\u2022 Stock balancing utilities and reporting
\n\u2022 Markup tables
\n\u2022 Stock deletion utility
\n\u2022 Change locations utility
\n\u2022 Lost sales tracking
\n\u2022 Email PO\u2019s to vendors not employing online ordering
\n\u2022 Full sales histories of stocking, and non-stocking, parts<\/p>\n

CLIENT SERVICES<\/span>
\n\u2022 Client and vehicle editor lets you see all of the data as you browse the lists
\n\u2022 Automated email interface for client communications
\n\u2022 Follow up with letters, postcards, labels, phone lists, and merge files
\n\u2022 Follow up based on extensive criterion: customer, vehicle, recommendations, services
\n\u2022 Automate followup based on a predictive preventative maintenance scheduler
\n\u2022 Automatic follow up email system ( unattended ) Thank you, 30\/60\/90\/120 day notes
\n\u2022 Full text editor for cards, letters, and emails
\n\u2022 Connects to external Microsoft Word if desired
\n\u2022 Extensive reporting on clients, vehicles and history
\n\u2022 Powerful utilities to automate related tasks.
\n\u2022 COMPREHENSIVE CRM system fully integrated with Maps, Reports, and Targeted Marketing capabilities.
\n\u2022 Detailed customer spending details
\n\u2022 FULL INTEGRATION TO CARFAX SERVICES \u2013 History, VIN decoding, myCarfax
\n\u2022 Automatic tracking of vehicle costs and useage<\/p>\n

GLOSSARY SYSTEM<\/span>
\n\u2022 Parts pick lists: 1 code adds dozens of parts
\n\u2022 Labor Glossary: pre filled, client friendly, service descriptions fully redefineable
\n\u2022 Unlimited lines of description for each code, fully formatable
\n\u2022 Kits: Blends up to 6 pick lists with up to 6 labor codes, applied with one selection
\n\u2022 Labor Chart: tracks high, low and average flat rate and charge for service codes<\/p>\n

REPORTS ( see additional in accounting )<\/span>
\n\u2022 All parts can be printed, viewed on screen, emailed, and saved to PDF
\n\u2022 Many reports can be output to an Excel spreadsheet ( created by ASW )
\n\u2022 Daily income totals
\n\u2022 Daily drawer report
\n\u2022 Parts utilized summary
\n\u2022 Labor rendered, itemized for technician productivity
\n\u2022 Job costing summary
\n\u2022 Completed work listing
\n\u2022 Summary by service writer for totals and average
\n\u2022 Summary by service code
\n\u2022 Summary by recommendations
\n\u2022 Summary of sublets
\n\u2022 Summary by client category codes
\n\u2022 Workorder Journal
\n\u2022 Listing of active workorders
\n\u2022 Listing of completed workorders
\n\u2022 Full range of graphs with user reformatting
\n\u2022 Vehicle service cost history
\n\u2022 Summary by department
\n\u2022 Call back report
\n\u2022 Summary of revisions
\n\u2022 Part tracking
\n\u2022 Sales tax charged ( divided by rates )
\n\u2022 Credit card detail summary by card type
\n\u2022 Workorder auditor
\n\u2022 Complete inventory listing
\n\u2022 Sales report from inventory
\n\u2022 Parts stocked below minimum
\n\u2022 Inventory report filtered by user criterion
\n\u2022 Part shelf labels
\n\u2022 Parts by location listing
\n\u2022 Catalog of stocking parts
\n\u2022 List of parts on order
\n\u2022 Quick total of parts filtered by your criterion
\n\u2022 Lost sales report
\n\u2022 Outstanding core listing ( still with client )
\n\u2022 Core to return to vendor listing
\n\u2022 Parts exceeding specified number of days past purchase
\n\u2022 Client \/ Vehicle lists
\n\u2022 Summaries of service totals by clients ( various )
\n\u2022 Glossary reports for parts, labor, kits
\n\u2022 New reports are constantly being added with user requests.<\/p>\n

SPECIAL FEATURES<\/span>
\n\u2022 Service History: Parts, Labor and Recommendations w\/ full detail \u201cdrill down\u201d
\n\u2022 Calculator for numeric fields
\n\u2022 Speedy Quotation System for verbal estimates
\n\u2022 Appointment Scheduler tied to instant invoice creation ( vehicle, client, parts, labor added from appointments with 1 keystroke ) including verbal quote system, repetitive appointements, full, with automatic email confirmation and reminders
\nfeatured \/ multiple task, parallel appointments and full printout capability.
\n\u2022 Telephone book
\n\u2022 Free use notebook with graphics
\n\u2022 Anything that can be printed can be emailed or saved to Word \/ Excel \/ PDF files.
\n\u2022 Save digital pictures and link to vehicle, client, workorder, part, vendor and employee \u2013 1 to many, many to 1
\n\u2022 Shop wide messaging system between devices \/ employees
\n\u2022 3rd party external programs interfaces at no extra charge ( though there may be charges for their services ) \u2013 CD catalogs, parts ordering, labor guides, CRM programs, and more
\n\u2022 Ability to save all types of attachements to workorders
\n\u2022 Fully automated updating of software
\n\u2022 Unattended submission of 3rd party data to which you elect to subscribe
\n\u2022 Automatic nightly backup
\n\u2022 Time clocks: Standard ( hourly ), workorder ( actual time per labor entry ), down time ( when vehicle is waiting for parts \/ services )
\n\u2022 TO DO button \u2013 one click shows vehicles in for service that are due out, appointments, contacts you should make to follow up on approaching preventative maintenance items, and more \u2013 all derived from data already in the system ( no entry, no setup, no effort ).<\/p>\n

INTERNET CONNECTIVITY<\/span>
\n\u2022 E-Mail to clients, vendors, employees, and others
\n\u2022 E-Mail all printed output to any address
\n\u2022 Online maps for client and vendor locations \/ directions
\n\u2022 Automatic FTP registration and file updating of the system
\n\u2022 Automatic data submission to add in services
\n\u2022 Online connectivity for live, remote, support services<\/p>\n

INCLUDED TOOLS<\/span>
\n\u2022 File editor
\n\u2022 User data entry repair utilities
\n\u2022 Internal backup of ASW 10 files
\n\u2022 Extensive utilities
\n\u2022 Automatic updates<\/p>\n

INTERFACES<\/span>
\n\u2022 Integrated Charge It Pro and Acquirint merchant services ( credit\/debit cards )
\n\u2022 Workorders and clients integrated posting to Quick Books ( if desired )
\n\u2022 Integrated CARFAX VIN decoder, license to VIN, and service histories
\n\u2022 CRM through Demand Force, Mechanic Net, Kukui, and InfusionSoft
\n\u2022 Integrated with Service Intelligence, Royalty Rewards
\n\u2022 Interface to Real Time Labor Guide
\n\u2022 Parts ordering online through WorldPac ( with more coming soon )<\/p>\n

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE<\/span>
\n\u2022 Full client editing
\n\u2022 Charges \/ Payments \/ Balances
\n\u2022 Current charges hot key from workorder
\n\u2022 30 \/ 60 \/ 90 dy account aging
\n\u2022 Multiple billing cycles
\n\u2022 Account notes
\n\u2022 Open item accounting
\n\u2022 Posting of charges and payments on same screen
\n\u2022 Automatic workorder posting
\n\u2022 Detailed statements
\n\u2022 Overdue account processign
\n\u2022 Alert system to block sales to past due clients
\n\u2022 Reports: Account listing, balances due, individual account history, transactions, past due summary, write offs, monthly totals<\/p>\n

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE<\/span>
\n\u2022 Edit vendor data
\n\u2022 Charge \/ Payment totals
\n\u2022 Current activity summary
\n\u2022 30 \/ 60 \/ 90 day aging
\n\u2022 Multiple payment cycles
\n\u2022 Fully integrated to ASW ( and especially inventory purchase order system )
\n\u2022 Spread charges in G\/L while processing
\n\u2022 Write single checks
\n\u2022 Open item accounting
\n\u2022 Batch check processing capability
\n\u2022 Period worksheets
\n\u2022 Past due account processing
\n\u2022 REPORTS: Vendor listing, individual summary, listing of balances, transactions, past due accounts, worksheets, cash paid out, monthly totals, 1099 detail, 1099 Misc.<\/p>\n

GENERAL LEDGER<\/span>
\n\u2022 Current totals
\n\u2022 Budget
\n\u2022 Previous year totals
\n\u2022 Ledger posting
\n\u2022 Transaction editor
\n\u2022 Multiple closing of a period
\n\u2022 Balance analysis
\n\u2022 Reports: Chart of Accounts, summary, trial balance, transactions, profit\/loss, balance sheet, account auditor, profitability formulas
\n\u2022 Repair utilities<\/p>\n

PAYROLL<\/span>
\n\u2022 Full employee data
\n\u2022 Employee classifications
\n\u2022 Pay weekly, biweekly, semi-monthly, monthly
\n\u2022 Pay by flat rate, hourly, commission, salary, draw, or any combination of these
\n\u2022 Sick pay
\n\u2022 Vacation pay
\n\u2022 Advances
\n\u2022 Individualized deductions ( unlimited )
\n\u2022 Calculates federal taxes
\n\u2022 Calculates state taxes
\n\u2022 Tax table editor
\n\u2022 Time clock
\n\u2022 Reports: Employee listing, individual summary, period summary, quarterly totals, year
\nto date summary, deduction summary, tax summary, print W-2\u2019s, print Form 941
\n\u2022 Automatic time tracking posted directly from workorders to payroll with full audit
\ncapability.<\/p>\n

BANK ACCOUNTS<\/span>
\n\u2022 Multiple accounts
\n\u2022 Check writer \u2013 manual or printed
\n\u2022 Deposits \/ chargs
\n\u2022 Account reconciliation
\n\u2022 Registers
\n\u2022 Check editor
\n\u2022 Check void processing
\n\u2022 Reprint checks
\n\u2022 Outstanding checks
\n\u2022 Chreck printing \u2013 multiple styles
\n\u2022 Bank charge \/ interest posting
\n\u2022 Check history file<\/p>\n

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