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You need to set up the Vehicle Order Import parameters per franchise. When selecting the POS company, all franchises for which a Vehicle Order Import parameter record is available are displayed.
What do you want to do?
This form is displayed when you click Manufacturer systems (Module) and MB. Mercedes-Benz (Company) > Menu - Utilities > Mercedes-Benz parameters and you browse to Sales > Vehicle Order Import parameters > [no. Company name] > [Franchise] on the Project parameters browser. It maintains the Vehicle Order Import parameters per franchise per VSB company.
Fields:
Franchise Code: Select the Franchise Code (from the Franchise Data module) for which the Vehicle Order Import parameters are valid.
Note: The VSB Company and the Franchise Code make up the key of the file. Therefore the combination of both should be unique.
External system ID: Select the StarConnect external system ID that is used: for transferring the GO in CESAR files, for transferring GO DMS (WIN GO) related data, or for receiving the MBCPOS OOM order replication files. This retailer must be setup first in the StarConnect Data Server parameters. This mapping can only be changed from the StarConnect Data Server parameters.
Vehicle sales administrator: Select the responsible Vehicle Sales Administrator user. This user will receive information and escalation e-mails if necessary, provided the user has a valid email address setup in User Details
Escalation days: Enter the number of days after which an escalation e-mail is sent, for an unprocessed Vehicle Order Import file, which is in the inbound queue of the StarConnect Data Server.
Note: Not applicable to GO DMS (WIN GO).
Discount option code: Only available if option discounting (bulk) is used in VSB. The discount option code parameter allows the user to select a dealer option code useable for storing discounts on line level, which are received from MBC POS when line discounting is not active in VSB. Only the dealer options which are recognized as a discount option are selectable in this parameter. A dealer discount option should fulfill to:
Is a non-recoverable option type (analysis code A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,L,M,N or O)
The analysis code has the source code D in the VSB analysis code parameters
The option is available on franchise level
Discounts on line level are not stored if this parameter empty (Do not store line discounts). The discount is in this situation subtracted from the sales price to ensure correct pricing in VSB.
Note: Not applicable to GO DMS (WIN GO) nor GO in CESAR.
MBCPOS Dealer fitted option types: If MBCPOS OOM is activated for the selected franchise, it is possible to select the option types that are considered to be Dealer option types. Click the ellipses to select the option types required in the grid of the Select Dealer option types form. In case the MBCPOS Dealer fitted option types parameter is empty, option type D is considered as the default for the dealer fitted options.
MBCPOS Used vehicle creation permission: Select the minimum priority required for the user to create a VSB record for a used vehicle when importing a MBCPOS OOM order import file. The priority is matched to the priority the user has in the VS module.
0 - Import always allowed: Always allow to import the order import file in case the retailer is different.
1 - Priority ‘1’ to 9 - Priority ‘9’
X - Import not allowed: Never allow to import the order import file in case the retailer is different.
Vehicle order import in Timed operations: Select the import function used in Timed operations required for the selected franchise:
X - No import, disable Vehicle order import: The selected franchise is not imported via Timed operations.
0 - Update only, do not import creation files: Only existing VSB records are updated via Timed operations, manual creation of VSB records via the Order details import (Default).
1 - Update and create, import both update and creation files: New VSB records (new stock) are created and existing records are updated via Timed operations. Used vehicles from MBCPOS OOM are not automatically created.
Note: The creation of the VSB records is only done in case no error is found which requires manual intervention. These records are kept in the inbound queue and need manual processing.
Tip: You can setup the MB Vehicle order import operation in Timed operations with module VS and option MBORDIMP.
Grid:
The Vehicle Configurator Grid displays the installed Vehicle Configurators which provide order replication data.
Vehicle Configurator: The installed vehicle configurator details.
Account status: Only available if the vehicle configurator is activated for this franchise. Select the account status until which the Order details import function is allowed to update an existing VSB record.
Displays the account status codes which are set up per Vehicle Stockbooks company, for example:
M - Memorandum
O - Ordered
C - Consigned
A - Adopted (stock)
R - Reserved
I - Invoiced
F - Fully costed
X - Closed vehicle
Note: If an account status is selected here, it overrules the Valid Account status parameter which is on the General II tab of the General VSB parameters. The Valid Account status parameter which is on the General II tab of the General VSB parameters is used as default when there is no status selected for the vehicle configurator.
Active: Select to activate the vehicle configurator.
Note: In case of coexistence with MBCPOS OOM, both vehicle configurators the WIN GO an MBCPOS OOM are selected for the franchise.
Before you can setup the parameters for a POS company, you need to add franchise codes per company.
To add a new franchise:
Click New or the 
icon.
The Vehicle Order Import Parameters form is displayed.
Click Amend, select the Franchise code and complete the parameters fields concerned.
Click Save, to save your changes.
Your parameter record is represented as a parameter element in the browser, with the Franchise code appended.
You amend a franchise if you need to change the parameters for some reason.
To amend a franchise:
Click the Franchise code element that represents the settings you want to change.
The Vehicle Order Import Parameters form is displayed for the Franchise code you selected.
Click Amend and make the changes.
Click Save, to save your changes.
If it is necessary to delete a franchise, proceed as follows.
To delete a franchise:
Click the Franchise code element that represents the parameters you want to delete.
The Vehicle Order Import Parameters form is displayed.
Click Amend.
The Delete button is available.
Click Delete.
You are prompted to confirm deletion.
Click OK to delete the settings.
The record is deleted and the parameter element is removed from the browser.