CAP (the trading name of CAP Motor Research Ltd) provides up-to-date franchise valuation data. To have the most current CAP valuation data on your Autoline system, either obtain the latest update CD provided by CAP or download updates from the CAP website here, then import the data to your Autoline server ready to be converted into Autoline data files using the CAP wizard. The wizard process downloads CAP data files from the CAP server to the Autoline host directory, and the data in the self-extracting .exe file is extracted after download is complete.
The download, convert and update stages can be combined and run via Timed Operations.
Warning: To accommodate CAP updates you are required to set up a host directory on your Autoline server, for example, /user1/DataImports/capdata.
Note:The only data import method supported by Autoline is FTP.
To update Autoline with the latest CAP data you must either set up the download, convert and update stages to run from Timed Operations or complete the stages manually as follows:
Create Product settings (individual settings for each type of data supplied from CAP must be set up before users are able to convert and update the data).
Import and convert the data to Autoline using the CAP Wizard.
Complete the Please Select Franchises To Use form to select franchises to convert and update.
What do you want to do?
Set up the download, convert and update stages to run from Timed Operations.
Check that the CAP import process has been completed successfully in Timed Operations.
Create the CAP product settings necessary for your dealership.
Decide how each CAP product type is converted and updated.
Manually copy extracted CAP data files from a PC to a host destination.
To set up for Timed Operations (daemon parameters):
Note: The daemon parameters setup options are restricted to Priority 9 users.
From the Autoline Master Menu, select Manufacturer systems and 00 Shared data.
The ADP STANDARD OPERATIONS MENU is displayed.
Select the General utilities option.
The MS UTILITIES MENU is displayed.
Select the ADP utilities option.
The ADP Utilities menu is displayed.
Select the Daemon parameters option.
The Daemon parameters form is displayed.
Set the daemon parameters as follows:
Daemon code: CAPEODnn, where nn is the franchise data company number
Description: CAP franchise data import
Daemon program: CD/CAPFD
Foreground: Y
Logfile_path_1, Logfile_path_2: ^XFR
Log filename: CAPEODnn.log, where nn is the franchise data company number
Signal daemon: Y
Daemon param_name_1: $COMPANY
Daemon param_name_2: $PROCESS
Daemon param_data_1: Franchise company number
Daemon param_data_2: One of the following: D (Download only), DC (Download and Convert only), DCU (Download, Convert and Update), CU (Convert and Update only), U (Update only)
To set up for Timed Operations (timing schedule):
From the SYSTEM UTILITIES MENU select the Timed operations option.
The TIMED OPERATIONS MENU is displayed.
Select the Configure Schedule option.
The Timed Operations Schedule form is displayed.
From the Module drop-down list select Manufacturer systems, then select 00KMN017 Daemon controller in the grid.
The Add button is made available.
Click Add.
The Scheduling Information form is displayed.
On the Timing tab, set the Company number to 00 and select the Frequency and Time for running the CAP import.
On the Flags tab, in the Parameters group, set the Enter DMN code parameter to CAPEOD00 and the Enter DMN mode parameter to START.
Click OK.
The CAP import end-of-day schedule is completed.
To check that the CAP import process has been completed successfully in Timed Operations:
Access the CAP Wizard and click Tools on the wizard's menu bar.
If the View EOD log file menu option is unavailable, it indicates that the CAP end-of-day Timed Operations have not run successfully.
If the View EOD log file menu option is available, select it.
The CAP import EOD daemon log form is displayed, listing the events during the end-of-day CAP import. You can print the log if you want to.
To access the CAP data wizard:
Select the Franchise Data Module and CAP Data Company.
The Franchise Data Menu is displayed.
Select Data Import.
The DATA IMPORTS menu is displayed.
Select CAP.
The CAP Wizard is launched.
This wizard is designed to convert the CAP raw data into Autoline formats after you have transferred the obtained data to the relevant directory and created the necessary settings.
The wizard converts the raw data into the following Autoline data files:
Option descriptions
Options
Colour & trims
Technical data
New vehicle prices & descriptions
Note: The menu bar options and toolbar buttons are available in the first three of the wizard's four stages. The Back and Next buttons, when available, move you to the previous or the next stage of the wizard.
Menu bar Toolbar Action File > Exit Returns you to the Data Imports Menu. Tools > Product settings Enables you to create or amend CAP product settings. Tools > Web service parameters Enables you to check or amend Web service parameters. Note: To make this option available, you must create file 00.CD.capwp in file utilities.
Tools > View Log file Displays the end-of-day log file showing when the CAP download, convert or update was ran in EOD. You can see what CAP products were downloaded and what files have been deleted. There is also confirmation that convert and updated processes have completed successfully. Tools > View EOD log file — Displays the list of events during the end-of-day CAP import, with the option of printing it. Help > Help Displays this help topic in a browser.
When the wizard is at this stage, it displays the message Welcome to the CAP import wizard!
Button:
Next: Moves you to stage 2 of the wizard.
When the wizard is at this stage, it displays the message Please select one or more actions to perform. The Next button becomes available when you have added one or more actions to the action chain by clicking the Add button.
Product: One or more products required, selectable one at a time by clicking the drop-down button (click Add to confirm the selection).
Action: One or more actions required, selectable one at a time by clicking the drop-down button (click Add to confirm the selection).
Note: The action GETDATA is available only if the CAP product transfer method in the Product settings is set to Web Service (W). You can also add the Convert and Update actions by clicking the Action drop-down button.
Month: Month required, selectable by clicking the drop-down button (click Add to confirm the selection).
Button:
Add: Adds the selected Product, Action or Month to the contents of the text box.
Tip: Right-click an item in the text box and click Remove to remove the item, or click Remove All to remove all items from the box.
Tick box:
Show detail: When ticked, the actions listed in the text box are expanded and broken down into individual chain events.
When the wizard is at this stage, it displays the message Process Action Chain.
Text box:
The text box lists all the conversion and updating actions that are to be carried out. The meaning of the actions is as follows:
Check product is available to download: Checks to see whether the dealer has subscribed to this product to download.
Downloading CAP data: Downloads the CAP self extract .exe file.
Deleting old CAP data: Deletes the old CAP data files from the host directory.
Extracting CAP data: Extracts the CAP data files to the host directory.
Button:
Finish: If more than one franchise is available, displays the Please Select Franchises To Use form, otherwise begins the download, convert and update process.
This form is displayed when you click Finish when in stage 3 of the CAP Wizard. It enables you to select the required franchises to import.
Warning: Each time a new set of data is converted and updated it is important to remember that all your current franchises must be selected for update. For example, to update a new franchise of X alongside your current franchises of Y and Z you must select all three franchises. If you do not select all three only the X franchise is updated and the other two franchise variants are set to non-current on the model variant record.
Buttons:
Cancel: Returns you to the Wizard at stage 1, without updating any selected franchises.
OK: Confirms the selected franchises and returns you to the wizard, at stage 4.
Tip: This button is enabled when one or more franchises have been selected.
When the wizard is at this stage, it displays the message Process Action Chain. The menu options and all the buttons are unavailable while the conversion and updating actions are being carried out.
The text box lists all the conversion and updating actions that are being carried out. Green ticks indicate the actions that have been completed and an arrow 
indicates the current action.
Progress bar:
The progress bar gives an indication of the approximate proportion of the current action that has been completed. The current action is shown beneath the progress bar.
When the process is completed any new models that have been created are displayed in a New Models Added form. The data can be printed. At the bottom of the form the numbers of new models added, new variants added and updated variants added are displayed. All the information updated is now available in Franchise data Build Specification.
Click OK on the New Models Added form to return to the wizard, at stage 1.
This form is displayed when, in the CAP Wizard, you select Tools > Product Settings or click the Settings 
button. It enables you to use CAP Franchise Data by creating the CAP Product Settings necessary for your dealership. Each setting enables you to decide how each CAP product type is converted and updated.
Tip: When a setting has been created it does not need to be created again. However, remember that each Product ID can have a different Client directory. For example, if the Client directory is set to C:\CAP, all users with the correct priority to access this menu option must have the same directory created on their PCs.
Note: Select a CAP Product ID to make the menu options and toolbar buttons available.
Menu bar Toolbar Action File > Create Enables you to create a new CAP product setting. File > Edit Enables you to edit an existing setting. File > Close Finishes the editing of an existing setting. File > Save Saves new or edited settings. File > Transfer Displays the File Transfer form. Tip: The Transfer method must be set to Manual and a CAP product ID must be selected for this option to be available.
File > Exit Returns you to the CAP Wizard at whichever stage it was at when you left it. Edit > Copy Copies the selected setting. Edit > Paste Pastes the copied setting. Edit > Delete Deletes the selected setting. Help > Help Displays this help topic in a browser.
CAP Product ID: CAP product ID code, selectable by clicking a drop-down button.
Note: The codes in this drop-down list cannot be changed.
Tabs:
Transfer method: Method by which data is to be transferred, selectable by clicking a drop-down button. One of the following:
D: Floppy disks
M: Manual
Note: Manual transfer should be selected when storing data on your PC's hard drive, for example in directory C:\CAP\Cars.CAP data files are copied from the PC to the Host directory.
N: None
W: Web service
Note: If you use Web service transfer, you must set up the Web service parameters.
Host directory: Directory path where the CAP files can be imported on your server, for example /user1/83000/CapData.
Client directory: Directory path where the expanded CAP files are stored on your PC, for example C:\CAP\Cars.
Note: this field is used when Transfer method is set to Manual.
Warning days: Not used in this release of Autoline.
Product ID number: CAP product ID number, for example 446 for NVPOCars. The numbers originate from CAP.
Note: this field is used when Transfer method is set to Web service.
The product ID number can be obtained here. Enter the Subscriber ID and Password to list the products available to the CAP subscriber.
Note: The Convert tab becomes available when you have selected a CAP Product ID.
Last conversion date: Date of the last conversion.
Last conversion user: ID and description of the user who did the last conversion.
Note: The update option can be run manually or can be set up to run in Timed Operations.
The Update tab becomes available when you have selected a CAP Product ID.
Last Update date: Date when the last update was done.
Last Update user: ID and description of the user who did the last update.
Create new price generation: When this check box is ticked, a new franchise data price generation is created each time data is converted.
Create historic data: When this check box is ticked, old models are created and maintained each time the data is converted.
This form is displayed when you select File > Transfer on the CAP Product Settings form menu bar, or click the form's Transfer button, with the Transfer method set to Manual. It enables you to transfer extracted CAP data files from a PC to a host destination.
File box:
The file box contains a list of all the extracted CAP data files available for transfer. Click a file name to select it, click an already selected file name to de-select it, click Select all to select all the files or click Deselect all to de-select all the files.
Buttons:
Process: Transfers the selected file from the Client directory specified on the CAP Product Settings General tab to the Host directory.
Cancel: Returns you to the CAP Product Settings form without transferring any files.
Select all: Selects all the files in the list for transfer.
Deselect all: De-selects all the files in the list.
