Users of Autoline with an Experian interface can use this primarily for vehicle provenance checking. We now can use it to back fill data for previously unknown vehicles when they are created for the first time from certain modules.
You may have navigated to this help file from one of the modules below. If so you may have already done the Experian check. Click here to see the related help files on the information returned. If not, continue to the What section do you want to find out about? options below.
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All users who are authorised to carry out an Experian check must first have their user IDs created in the Experian users section, or they will not be able perform a check.
User ID: User ID must match with user details in system utilities. Create the user ID and user's name.
A software daemon as used in the Autoline system is a background process that is responsible for keeping various data files updated in real time by using a process that operates in the background. Whenever you perform an operation the terminal concerned is immediately released for further use rather than being delayed waiting for the various file updates that the transaction has generated to take place.
Start Experian daemon: If the daemon says it is stopped, click the green arrow button to start the daemon. This enables the Experian process to be used.
Stop Experian daemon: If the daemon says it is running, click the red square button to stop the daemon and the Experian process.
Close: Close this form after stopping or starting the daemon.
To make a request enter the vehicle registration and mileage and click the EXPERIAN check button when it is enabled. The mileage may not need to be entered, depending on the setting in the Experian parameters.
Registration number: Vehicle registration.
Current mileage: Known vehicle mileage.
EXPERIAN check: Click to perform search.
Creating a request disables the Experian check, Registration number and Current mileage buttons. A rotating slash symbol ( / ) on the right hand side of the button indicates that the request is in progress.
Tip: If Experian does not appear to work, check and start the daemon if necessary.
When the results are returned the Experian information form will be displayed. Click the + to drill down into the information. The results can be sent to the currently selected printer by clicking the Print button. When the information has been viewed or printed, take the Close option to return to the request form again.
Note: If there is a duplicate request a warning message is displayed. Select the required option, either Make new request or View results.
Tip: The result are then stored in the UK.CS.expdf table for access with Autoline standard tools (rep gen, ad hoc, advanced analysis and so on.)
Requesting an archive displays previously stored Experian checks. These are stored on the user's server in the ENV("LOGS") which is defined in the userenv.txt file as B"LOGS","$BASE/misc/logs". This path can be overridden by having an entry in the request path of the Experian parameters.
The archive form is split into a table displaying the columns Date, Reg number, User id and Time. To display an individual request right-click the selected line and select either View Experian answer or Delete archive request.
Tip: Click any of the headers to reverse the sort order. A green arrow shows the column and direction.
Menu Icon Description File > Exit Exit request archive and return to the main menu. Tools > Filter Contains a sub-menu with filter options. Tools > Refresh Refresh form after making any selections. Help > Help Click or press F1 to obtain on screen help.
From/to reg number: Required registration number or numbers.
From/to userid: Required Experian Users.
From/to date: Required dates.
From/to time: Required times (only enabled if a date is entered).
Buttons:
OK: Click OK after making selection in the filter to display results.
Cancel: Returns you to the request form without making a selection.
Reset: Removes all selections in the filter.
The system parameters contain critical information for server access, storage and what results are requested and displayed.
Server name: Server IP address, for example 172.13.169.39.
Server port: For example 8080.
Path to service: Path to the server holding the vehicle information. Normally /e-series/Controller.
Time out (seconds): Number of seconds the server should wait for a reply before timing out.
Request path: The area where the Experian results are returned and stored. If left blank it will use the ENV("LOGS") which is defined in the userenv.txt file as B"LOGS","$BASE/misc/logs".
Payment type: Use the Drop-down button to select from a pre-defined list of options.
Format stationary: Format to use to print the provenance results.
