{"id":409,"date":"2013-12-13T23:44:24","date_gmt":"2013-12-13T23:44:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autoshopwriter.com\/?page_id=409"},"modified":"2022-02-09T22:31:08","modified_gmt":"2022-02-09T22:31:08","slug":"parts-catalogs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/autoshopwriter.com\/?page_id=409","title":{"rendered":"Parts Catalogs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Auto Shop Writer<\/strong> interfaces with two types of parts catalogs and ordering systems.&nbsp; They are easy to use, and comprehensive.&nbsp; MasterLink does not levy a surcharge for these features, nor is their any reoccurring costs associated with their integration into <strong>Auto Shop Writer.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Catalog Systems<\/h2>\n<p>Some parts suppliers provide files with their complete stock, including pricing and superseding information.&nbsp;&nbsp; Based on the needs of our clients, <strong>MasterLink Software<\/strong> can, and has, developed specific utilities to read those files and update the existing inventory files within the shop system.&nbsp;&nbsp; These utilities can add parts to the inventory as stocking or non-stocking items, update pricing, automatically handle superseding numbers, and even provide periodic reports to the vendor on needs and status.<\/p>\n<h2>Parts Ordering<\/h2>\n<p>These are the most popular interfaces.&nbsp; Most shops have online ordering systems they already access from various suppliers.&nbsp; The interfaces connect <strong>ASW<\/strong> to the existing system so you click on a button in the program which calls up your familiar ordering system, then you process the order, and when you are finished, the parts are placed on the workorder.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Auto Shop Writer<\/strong> allows you to edit items before they are added to the workorder, so you can change the part number, description, or pricing information.<\/p>\n<p>Connections are made to both workorders, and <strong>Auto Shop Writer&#8217;s<\/strong> powerful purchase order \/ stock input system.<\/p>\n<p>Most of our clients utilize <strong>WorldPac<\/strong>, and that interface can save them frequent keyboarding.&nbsp; <strong>MasterLink Software<\/strong> will be happy to interface with any vendor&#8217;s system, but we do so only with their permission.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Auto Shop Writer interfaces with two types of parts catalogs and ordering systems.&nbsp; They are easy to use, and comprehensive.&nbsp; MasterLink does not levy a surcharge for these features, nor is their any reoccurring costs associated with their integration into Auto Shop Writer. Catalog Systems Some parts suppliers provide files with their complete stock, including [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-409","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/autoshopwriter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/409","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/autoshopwriter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/autoshopwriter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/autoshopwriter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/autoshopwriter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=409"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/autoshopwriter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/409\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":595,"href":"https:\/\/autoshopwriter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/409\/revisions\/595"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/autoshopwriter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=409"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}