2020 Q1 (Jan - Mar)

31^st March 2019

• Introduced customer Opt Out feature to reminders, allowing customers to manage their own communication preferences via a web link.

24^th March 2019

• Implemented Mileage Prompt for technicians when clocking off jobs without entering a mileage.
• Added a Payment/Till Report that includes Cash Receipt Journals.
• Included Customer Order Numbers to Customer Statements.
• Enabled SMS capability to Posted Jobsheets.
• Updated VHC Printout to include Authorised and Identified work totals.
• Added Unposted Jobsheets to Web Services for reporting purposes.
• Included Labour Group Codes to Web Services for reporting purposes.
• Improved Statement Layout.
• Transitioned Garage Hive trial to Business Central platform.

8^th March 2019

• Added VHC Dataset to Web Services.
• Added Checklist Dataset to Web Services.
• Added Estimate Dataset to Web Services.
• Included Reason Code (Reason for refusal) to VHCs for reporting.
• Included Reason Code (Reason for refusal) to Estimates.
• Introduced Status concept to Estimates: Awaiting Action, Awaiting Authorisation, Completed.
• Added filter to Estimate tile, filters to Awaiting Action and Awaiting Authorisation.

7^th March 2019

• Added Making Tax Digital functionality which provides:
• Visibility into your VAT obligations.
• Creation of VAT returns based on obligations.
• Reminders for upcoming VAT obligations.
• Submission of the VAT return to HMRC.
• Viewing of your VAT liabilities and payments.



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1^st March 2019

• Enabled customer GDPR preferences for exporting to Excel.
• Added Santander bank import file for Payment Reconciliation Journals and Bank Reconciliation.
• Included payment method code in cash receipt journal.
• Integrated cash receipt journals into external accountancy export.
• Added BHP VRM Data to Vehicle Card.



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• Removed zero-value invoices from external accountancy export.
• Added ability to refresh MOT data from MOT Notification bar in the Jobsheet.



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27^th February 2019

• Added SMS and Email preview functionality to customer notification setup (Reminders).  View our video guide for Customer Notifications here .
• Added Labour No. to Web Services for Power BI and Reporting features.
• Enabled automatic clock-out for users at the end of the day at a specified time.
• Extended SMS templates with additional functionality.
• Improved SMS functionality with “click to call” and “click to SMS” features for Jobsheets, VHCs, & Estimates.
• Added extra fields to the “Brake Section” of a vehicle card.



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• Schedule of Work: Added a document for users to print a non-financial document for Fleet Companies.
• Customer Address Layout: Improved layout for Invoices and Statements.
• Bug Fix: Corrected Credit Memo number missing from the end of day report.
• Work Description Templates: Added ability to create templates.



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17th February 2019

• Warning for vehicles with VRM integrity issues, allowing users to override data import.
• Bug fix: Corrected an issue with break times in time registration entries.
• Invoice option: Display bill-to-customer or sell-to-customer.
• Account numbers: Added to customer statements.
• Overnight feature: Mark vehicles as staying overnight for Service Advisors.
• Key tags: Added to “vehicles staying overnight” list.
• Export capability: Export Purchase, Sales, and Payment ledgers to Sage 50.
• Vehicle card access: Promoted to jobsheet homepage.
• WIP report: Added vehicle registration number.
• Jobsheet template: Additional features added.
• Role centre tile: Optional “Awaiting Authorisation” for Service Advisors.
• Service Type: Column added to posted jobsheet.
• Resource Time Registration: Enhanced modification capabilities.
• Role centre tile: Optional “Awaiting Parts” for Service Advisors.



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31^st January 2019

• TCard system update: Now works with the schedule and can be updated from the header of a jobsheet. Status can be updated by dragging the job on the TCard system.
• Email/SMS reminders: Booking date reminders are now active in the system.
• Technician confirmed button: Automatically assigns labour allocation to the technician who confirms.
• Bug fix: Schedule popup now works permanently.
• VHC access: Added access to the VHC from the vehicle inspection.
• Schedule search: Search via registration, customer name, job number, key number, or make & model.
• Warning added: Alerts when a user tries to post a purchase order with a zero value line.
• Date, time, and user ID stamps: Added to comments.
• MOT History access: Now available from a technician's device.
• Popup warning: Notifies users when a vehicle has an expired MOT or is expiring soon.
• New purchasing method: Users can push parts to a jobsheet even if the purchase order was created independently.

15^th January 2019

• Email notifications: Users can now receive notifications upon completion of a vehicle inspection.
• Vehicle card enhancements: Added tyre pressures, oil spec, oil capacity, and more.
• Improved access: Technicians can now access the vehicle card more easily, including shortcuts to engine details and tyres, wheels & brakes.
• Default quantity adjustment: Users can adjust the default quantity of an item added to a jobsheet.
• Time registration adjustments: Corrects clocking information for work times, idle times, jobsheet times, and break times.
• Service ledger improvements: Renamed to vehicle history and added the ability to recall previous jobsheets.
• Vehicle history access: Technicians can access vehicle history from their jobsheet and search the history.
• Jobsheet access: Ability to access jobsheet from a related open purchase order and vice versa.
• Adding parts: Additional parts to an open purchase order will prompt to add them to the associated jobsheet.

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