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Service and Repair Claims

Any invoices created against a claim account automatically create a record in the claim register when you submit them. You can display and amend claims in the register.

PGCS Claims Form

See also:

Amending a claim record

This form is displayed when you select the Service and repair claims option from the Claims menu. It contains details of a warranty task.

Menu bar and toolbar:

Menu Icon Description
File > Save Save.gif Saves the displayed claim record, if it meets validity criteria
File > Print Print.gif Prints the claim submission
File > Close Stop.gif Closes the loaded record without saving any changes, redisplaying the form with blank fields
File > Retrieve last claim number Previous.gif Reloads the last task loaded unless it belongs to a claim with more than one task, when a Claims on claim number menu lists all its tasks, from which you can select one
File > 1
File > 2
File > 3
File > 4
(Claim and task numbers are also shown)
  Reloads the last task loaded (to the fourth-from-last)
File > Exit Exit.gif Returns you to the Claims Menu

Edit > Franchise specific claim form  

Enables you to enter claim-specific details for the selected task

Edit > Parameters settings.gif

Edit claim system parameters (access priority 9)

Edit > Dealer code  

Enables you to change the dealer identification code (access priority 9)


View > Target   Displays the marketing target record associated with the claim
View > Vehicle   Displays the marketing vehicle record associated with the claim
View > Company   Displays the marketing company record associated with the claim, if applicable
View > Document Details2.gif Displays the invoice document created at Point-of-Sale from the document archive
View > WIP header   Displays the WIP header if the WIP has not been purged from Point-of-Sale files according to retention time set up in parameters
View > SL transactions   Displays claim payments
View > Current file   Accesses the current (not archive) claims register
View > Archive file   Accesses the archive (not current) claims register
View > Internal claim comments   Displays internal text about the claim

Tools > Validate   Carries out the same validation performed on invoicing according to a pre-determined set of rules
Tools > Archive all claims older than N day(s)   Archives all claims older than the period specified in parameters
Tools > Delete all archived claims older than M day(s)   Deletes all claims older than the period specified in parameters

Utilities > Standard header file   Enables you to edit the standard header file (access priority 9)
Utilities > Extended header file   Enables you to edit the extended header file (access priority 9)
Utilities > Parts lines file   Enables you to edit the parts lines file (access priority 9)
Utilities > Labour lines file   Enables you to edit the labour lines file (access priority 9)
Utilities > Feedback file   Enables you to display correction and payment information on the selected claim
Utilities > Parameters   Enables you to edit the parameters file (access priority 9)

Help > Help overview   Displays this help page in a web browser
Help > help on the main details   Displays a help page about whichever tab is selected
Help > About   Displays version and copyright information

  Find3.gif Enables you to find a claim record (using claim number)
  Undo.gif Rejects the claim, allowing you to amend it and/or credit it in point of sale
  Delete.gif Closes the task
  Redo.gif Releases a task at Rejected status for resubmission

Claim group box:

Claim number: A number, which identifies the claim record, generated by the system when a new warranty claim is created in Service Point-of-Sale as part of the invoicing process

Tip: Use the Ellipsis button [...] to find a claim record by searching on its Claim number.

Task: Line/sequence number within the selected Claim number

Tip: Use the drop-down button Drop-down to select from a list of Task lines belonging to the claim.

Status: Numeric code and associated text indicating the claim record's processing stage. One of the following:

Note: You cannot manually change the Status of a claim because a claim's status is set automatically by Autoline throughout the claim record's life.

Held: A tick indicates that the claim record is not ready for submission

Parts supplier's logo: Enables the claim record to be edited

Tabs:

Main

Financial

Labour

Parts

Audit