Note: This help system contains standard information only. Click the Help button on the relevant form or menu to display any manufacturer-specific help. Alternatively, a help file may exist in the Table of Contents specific to your manufacturer.
See also: Frequently Asked Questions for this program within Global Company, Manufacturer Systems module.
The price file software enables you to update the Autoline system with price or supersession data issued by a manufacturer or parts supplier. Depending on the requirements of the manufacturer, the data may be uploaded from a remote computer, or may be supplied on behalf of the manufacturer by the Data & Software Integration (DASI) department at ADP Dealer Services International, and uploaded via Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) or tape. Additionally, the Autoline system can be set up to perform automatic updates if required.
If you are supplied with data by the DASI department, the raw (source) data is normally converted to a format recognised by Rev.82 and Rev.83 Autoline systems, and issued to the dealerships. In this case, you are only required to upload the data to the Autoline system, and this is normally done via ISDN. Some manufacturers, however, are supplied with raw data for Rev.83 systems. In this case, you are required to both upload and convert the data. The data is normally uploaded via ISDN and converted via the Price file setup option.
On set-up, and each time a new release of price or supersession data is made available, you must upload the data to the Autoline system, and convert the data if necessary. On set-up, this is normally carried out by, or on advice from, an Autoline consultant. Thereafter, it is normally the responsibility of the dealership to keep files up-to-date.
The method that you use to update files depends on the requirements of your manufacturer, the location of the files, and whether you are uploading the manufacturer's price and supersession files, or updating the price file in the Autoline MS-00 company with a generic price file issued by a parts supplier.
What do you want to do?
This menu is displayed when you select the Parts price file menu option from the ADP STANDARD OPERATIONS menu. From this menu you can update the Autoline system with a new release of price or supersession data.
Access permissions, called priorities, determine whether a particular menu option is displayed. Each menu option is assigned a priority when the program is installed. Your administrator assigns each user a priority. Any menu option whose priority is higher than your own is omitted from the menu. If you think you need access to a menu option described in this help but it does not appear in the actual menu, check with your administrator.
Master price file: Enables you to display and maintain records in the master price file.
Supersession chain file: Enables you to display and maintain records in the supersession file.
Update stock from price file: Enables you to update the stock file from the master price file.
Build supersession chains: Enables you to build a supersession chain from the master price file. You can only use this option to build a supersession chain if there is a field on the price file for supersessions.
Price file setup: Enables you to upload and convert price files, and price mapping files if supplied by the manufacturer, from a remote computer. Alternatively, if you receive raw data from the DASI department at ADP Dealer Services International, this option is used to convert the data after it is uploaded via ISDN.
Price parameters global edit: Before you upload and convert the master price file, you must ensure that the price file parameters are set up correctly.
Price parameters: Before you can upload price files from a remote system using the Price file setup option, you must ensure that the price parameters are set up correctly.
Load parts data from tape: Enables you to upload price and supersession data from tape.
Load new pricefile (ISDN): Enables you to upload price and supersession data via ISDN.
Generic price file import: This option is only displayed in the global company, and enables you to upload and convert the generic price file in the MS-00 company.
Discount codes reporting: Enables you to identify discount codes on the price file that do not exist in the Point-of-Sale (POS) discount map.
Automatic price file update: This option is only in use if required by your manufacturer, and enables the automatic upload and conversion of the manufacturer's price and supersession files.
Note: If automatic updates are not in operation for your manufacturer, the following message is displayed when you select the Automatic price file update option: PROGRAM ERROR: No parts update job types defined for this franchise.
Automatic update job table: Displays the PPF Auto update job header form.
Previous price file: Enables you to replace the live parts price file with a previous version which has a suffix of .OLD.