Star Standard Interface

The Star Standard interface is used to create an operating order items list. This list can than be transmitted to Point-of-Sale module of Autoline. Next to that is it also possible to retrieve in the background the allowed time for an in Autoline selected operating item.

To start the Star Standard Interface, you must:

Select the Electronic Labour Catalogue button from the Toolbar of the Point of Sale screen.

When the ASRA button is selected, the Star Workshop is started, instead of the WIS/ASRA interface. Star Network is activated and a new bookmark will be created.
When the new bookmark is created, it is possible to select labour operation items. Also it is possible to add customer notes and add damage code.
When all required items are selected, selecting the Transfer List button in the Star Workshop interface can transfer the list of items to the WIP in Autoline.
Just like using the WIS/ASRA interface, the transfer list is automatically picked up by Autoline and shown in the Star Network interface screen.
To upload the labourlines to the WIP, you must have every line ticked in the Load column and select the Load to Wip button from the Star Network Interface screen.

Background call for retrieving allowed time

There are two possibilities to retrieve the allowed time for a labour operation via the background call to the Star Standard program. Both options are explained below.

The first option is to retrieve the allowed time when a new labour operation is added to the WIP. The labour operations are not selected from the Star Workshop interface, but from the labour operations in Autoline.
When searching for a labour operation code, the labour operations codes are presented in the RTS Code Search screen. When the Asra checkbox is ticked, background call will be processed to the Star Standard program.
When the background call is processed.
Directly after retrieving information back from the Star Standard program, the Standard Labour operation screen shown with the retrieved time from Star Standard.

The ASRA background call is performed during a complete Autoline session. Of course it is possible to tick the parameter off when the call is not wanted anymore.

When the background call parameters is set, the call is also performed when the Labour operation code is typed in the New product area. See the example below.

It is also possible to load the allowed time via the background call for an already loaded labour operation. This can be done via the Overall screen. Selecting the Overall function in the Reports menu will activate this form.
Selecting the Overall function will open the Mercedes-Benz Overall view screen.
On the WIS/ASRA tab, all the labour lines of the WIP are displayed.
To retrieve the allowed time from ASRA via the background call, you must select the line for which you want to retrieve the allowed time and select the Allowed time button. The background call will be performed and the time will be updated.