UVS-In (Used Vehicle Suite Interface) is the common Daimler owned used-vehicle database for the European dealerships. This database includes the data of all used vehicles, franchise as well as non-franchise vehicles, commercial vehicles as well as non-commercial vehicles.
What do you want to do?
This form is displayed when you click Manufacturer systems (Module) and MB. Mercedes-Benz (Company) > Menu - Sales > Menu - UVS-In > UVS-In interface to display the UVS-In - Monitor form. It is used to monitor the UVS-In Interface.
Menu Bar and Action:
| Menu bar & Menu icons | Action |
|---|---|
| Exit | Returns you to the Mercedes-Benz menu. |
| File > Display filters | Displays the filter options to filter the displayed vehicles. |
| Transmit data | Sends all vehicles that are ready for transmission to UVS-In. |
| Create export file > Include pictures | Creates a single XML file, including vehicle pictures, for all the vehicles that are currently shown in the grid (except for the vehicles on status on hold). |
| Create export file > Do NOT include pictures | Creates a single XML file, without vehicle pictures, for all the vehicles that are currently shown in the grid (except for the vehicles on status on hold). |
| Data Maintenance > UVS-In headers | Displays the MB.MS.gfghd form to maintain the UVS-In headers. |
| Data Maintenance > UVS-In options | Displays the MB.MS.gfgop form to maintain the UVS-In options. |
| Data Maintenance > UVS-In - B158DAT | Displays the MB.MS.gfgb1 form to maintain the baumuster and their matching branch. |
| Data Maintenance > UVS-In - DEQTDAT | Displays the MB.MS.gfgde form to maintain the baumuster dependent colours, trims and options. |
| Data Maintenance > UVS-In - DTCVDAT | Displays the MB.MS.gfgdt form to maintain the baumuster dependent data for the UVS-In tables. |
| Data Maintenance > UVS-In - vsb/UVS-In option mapping | Displays the MB.MS.gfgtx form to maintain the UVS-In option mappings. |
| Log-report | Displays the UVS-In Event - Logfile form about detailed events of the UVS-In interface. |
| UVS-In Setup > UVS-In Mandatory fields | Displays the Set mandatory or advisable fields form. |
| UVS-In Setup > UVS-In language settings | Displays the UVS-In Tables parameter form. |
| UVS-In Setup > UVS-In parameters | Displays the UVS-In parameters form. |
| UVS-In Setup > UVS-In mapping | Displays the UVS-In Mapping form. |
| UVS-In Setup > UVS-In Table maintenance | Displays the Maintain Tables form for the selected table. (Finance products, Customer types, Product group codes, Vehicle usage codes and Model range codes) |
| UVS-In Setup > UVS-In Upload ascii reference tables | Displays the Import UVS-In reference-data via Ascii-file upload form. |
| UVS-In Setup > Renew mapping-table | Displays the Renew UVS-In mapping-table form. |
| UVS-In Setup > UVS-In Initial upload | Displays the UVS-In Initial upload form. |
| Help > Help | Displays this help file in a Web Browser. |
Grid:
Next vehicle status to be sent to UVS-In: Displays the UVS-In status of the vehicle.
Note: Please check the UVS-In vehicle status section for additional information.
VSBNO: Displays the VSB number of the vehicle.
LOC: Displays the location code of the vehicle.
REGISTRATION: Displays the commission number of the vehicle.
CHASSIS: Displays the chassis number of the vehicle.
MODEL: Displays the model description of the vehicle.
PAINT: Displays the paint code and description of the vehicle.
LAST TRANSMISSION: Displays the last transmission date and time of the vehicle.
Grid Shortcut Menu:
Right-click on a line to display the menu options for the selected vehicle.
UVS-In Maintenance: Displays the UVS-In Vehicle Details form.
Transmit to UVS-In: Transmits the selected vehicle to UVS-In.
Put vehicle on hold: Changes the UVS-In vehicle status to status On hold.
Show transmission logging: Displays the Transmission Log form with information about the transmission status.
Print formats: Displays the Select the required format form with available print formats.
Top Down Calculation: Displays the Top Down Calculation form for the selected vehicle.
Sort: Displays the sort options for the complete grid. Valid sort options are Stocknumber, Location, Registration or Chassisnumber.
Exit: Closes this shortcut menu list.
To create the export file manually:
Click the Create export file button.
Note: The Create export file button is only available when the export communication type has been defined in the UVS-In Export parameters.
Note: Vehicles at status On hold are not exported and pictures are only exported if the Include pictures option is selected.
Note: The export file can also be generated automatically via Timed operations.
To transmit all vehicles to UVS-In:
Click the Transmit data button.
The Please Confirm form is displayed.
Click on Transmit.
All vehicles that are ready for transmission are transmitted to UVS-In.
Note: The amount of vehicle ready for transmission is displayed as information in the upper right of the grid.
To transmit a single vehicle to UVS-In:
Right-click on the vehicle line in the grid.
Select Transmit to UVS-In from the menu.
The vehicle is transmitted to UVS-In.
To display the UVS-In - B158DAT file editor:
Click the Data Maintenance > UVS-In - B158DAT button.
The MB.MS.gfgb1 form is displayed.
This form is a standard Grid/Column editor.
When importing the UVS-In B158DAT file, the Baumuster is loaded with their matching branch (Sparte).
The Branch is separated into two parts:
This baumuster file contains Baumuster branch. Depending on the chassis number the Branch is determined and saved on the UVS-In record. When entering the UVS-In record of a vehicle, the program tries to determine the branch.
To display the UVS-In - DEQTDAT file editor:
Click the Data Maintenance > UVS-In - B158DAT button.
The MB.MS.gfgde form is displayed.
This form is a standard Grid/Column editor.
The DEQTDAT file contains the Baumuster dependent colours, trims and options.
To display the UVS-In - DTCVDAT file editor:
Click the Data Maintenance > UVS-In - B158DAT button.
The MB.MS.gfgdt form is displayed.
This form is a standard Grid/Column editor.
The DTCVDAT file contains the Baumuster dependent data for the tables.
When importing the DTCVDAT file, if possible, the World Manufacturer Code WMC is also loaded in the field UVS-In manufacturer ID of the Chassis prefixes file.
The Branch is separated into two parts:
The UVS-In manufacturer ID determines the second part of the Branch. Depending on the chassis number the Branch is determined and saved on the UVS-In record. When entering the UVS-In record of a vehicle, the program tries to determine the branch.
Note: If the Branch can be determined for a vehicle, the UVS-In reference data (Baumuster dependent) is used. Otherwise the standard UVS-In tables are used.
The result of the Branch is displayed in the Sparte field on the Identification tab of the UVS-In interface-data form.
Depending on the Branch (Sparte field) the available (descriptions of) colors, trim and option codes on the Color and Options tab of the UVS-In interface-data form are different.