An overnight report generates a snapshot of all vehicles on order for a given dealer. It is published in a file containing vehicle configuration data and consignment information for each order. You should check for such data each working day.
To check for new order acknowledgements:
From the Autoline Master menu, select the Manufacturer systems option and, if applicable, the appropriate Company.
The Operations menu is displayed.
Select the Vehicle order acknowledgements option.
The Vehicle Order Acknowledgements Menu is displayed.
Select the Process acknowledgements option.
A Select VS Company menu may be displayed. If not, proceed to step 4.
Select the appropriate VSB company and click OK.
A Toggle dealer codes menu is displayed.
Select the appropriate dealer code or codes and click OK.
The Vehicle Order Acknowledgements form is displayed.
Note: It may be that the grid is populated with lines representing unprocessed records from previous raw data files loaded. Loading a new file adds to the unprocessed list. Therefore, the raw data file named in the File box does not necessarily correspond with all the records in the Acknowledgements grid.
Check that the File box lists the correct source file and click the Load button.
Tip:
To change the File from the default, enter the new folder path, click the Ellipsis button ![[...]](Ellipsis.gif){kind=small}
, or select File > Retrieve acknowledgements... from the menu bar to pick from a list of available acknowledgement files. A copy of the last file processed has the suffix old.
Autoline accesses the file, the Progress bar indicating how much of it has been read as an approximate proportion of the whole. On completion, an Information dialog displays the following message:
Acknowledgement file loaded
Click the Information dialog's OK button.
You are returned to the form, the grid listing unprocessed acknowledgement records (indicated by the Unprocessed radio button being selected).