2021 Q4 (Oct - Dec)

The following is a list of all new Garage Hive features, updates and system improvements:

15th December 2021

  • Line checker column for sales orders and quotes.
  • Error page displays substitutions if a substitution setting exists for the item.
  •  Items to Report  now considers stock keeping units.
  • Calculate Plan action in  Requisition Worksheets Page  now works with stock keeping units.
  • Possibility to correct a posted jobsheet added.
  • Mark as Reviewed button added to various review tiles.
  • Vehicle age filter added to  extended calculations for sales price, markups, and discounts v16. 


8th December 2021

Recent enhancements include:
  • Ability to log in to PowerBI using  Web Service Access Key. 
  • Notification added on the  Payment Reconciliation Journal Page for documentation guidance. 
  • External consultants can now view survey results.


1st December 2021

  • Customer Online Authorisation developments:
  • Summary page added for item approval.
  • Ability to display finance plan options.
  • Preview action moved to publish page with saved introduction text.
  • Payment plan first option changed from ‘blank’ to ‘Not Available’.
  • Ability to  adjust the labour time matrix  in Autodata.


22nd November 2021

  • Speed improvement for clocking terminal v18.
  • Vehicle sales additions for order creation, deposit recording, and part exchange details.
  • Option to add items to return in an existing Purchase Return Order (PRO)  Read More .
  • Ability to lookup service interval matrix by Make, Model, and Engine Code.
  • Optimized media upload for larger images (up to 20MB JPEG).
  • Key tag number added to printed job card.
  • Weekday selection for internal survey dispatch added.


1st November 2021

  • Customisation: Added customisation for vehicle dates reminders.
  • Checklist Template: Added a checklist template code to service packages for job checklists.
  • Service Advisor Code: Enabled filling in the Service Advisor code in the VI Estimate from user setup.
  • Vehicle Reminder Dates: Added vehicle reminder dates in estimates and VI estimates.
  • Group Authorisation: Added ability to authorise/deauthorise a group by line.
  • Repair Times & Service Interval: Added functions to group items sub-page actions.
  • Service Package Number: Added a field to checklist text template for automatic service package addition.
  • Grouping Lines: Enabled grouping lines from the Autodata Service Interval Matrix and Repair Times.
  • Grouped Actions: Grouped actions in the Group Items sub-page.


27th October 2021

  •  Internal Surveys:  Similar to NPS surveys for employee feedback.
  • Case Sensitive Search: Added for online booking.
  • Service Packages Creation: Enabled creation from Jobsheets, Vehicle Inspection Estimates, and Estimates.
  •  Comment (Extended):  Added column for standard comments.
  • Group Duplication: Added action to duplicate a group and its lines.
  • Group Merging: Enabled selection and merging of multiple groups.
  • Document Mileage Tag: Added for use in header text.
  • Customer Address Tags: Created for online job authorisation header.
  • Primary Make: Added to V16 pricing.
  • VIE Linked Jobsheet Groups: Enabled for online job authorisation.


17th October 2021

  • Resource Addition: Added ability to ask about automatic resource addition when posting a jobsheet.
  • Fuel Filter Due Date: Added to vehicle reminders.
  • Series Description: Added to vehicle card under ‘Model Series’ field.


9th October 2021

  • Implemented a restriction for posting a vehicle sale by ensuring the ‘Receipt on Invoice’ slider in purchase and payable setup is set to true.
  • Included customer category in the vehicle list.
  • Enabled auto-opening of Purchase/Sales Invoice when creating from vehicle sales orders.
  • Added an ‘Entry Type’ column in the payment gateway entries page.
  • Restricted External Accountant users from creating jobsheets/VIEs/Estimates, clocking in time, and accessing the service schedule.
  • Facilitated copying a line and inserting it below in the checklist to assist technicians with multiple issues.
  • Introduced a ‘Planning and Reminder Notes’ field in the vehicle card.
  • Provided the option to  lookup ‘Timing Belt Interval’  from Autodata.
  • Allowed selection of multiple service packages to add in a job.
  • Added the service advisor’s name to customer survey entries.
  • Updated the collection and delivery slider to include a service package selection.
  • Ensured system-created comments have the user ID blank.
  • Increased checklist text template maximum length to 2048 characters.
  • Added the  key tag number  field for managing the key catalogue.
  • Enabled addition of the vendor invoice number to the inventory comment in a purchase return order.
  • Included vendor number and unit cost column in posted jobsheet lines.
  • Allowed drill-down on the purchase order number column in posted jobsheets.
  • Made the ‘Attention of User ID’ column visible by default in the attention comments list.
  • Added service advisor code to printed jobsheet card.



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