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PARts DB Online and Console v6.1.0.0 update release summary
Here is a list of new features and BAU (business as usual) PARts DB Online and Console updates for v6.1.0.0 dated 17th May 2018 (including v6.0.0.13 dated 10th April 2018)
Details of these updates have been available via the Alert feature on PARts Console and Online but here is a published summary.
We are always working to improve your experience in PARtsDB platform through new features and improvements across the product.
Many improvements are made based on your feedback, so feel free to share your experience with us, good or bad!
Stand by for a major update and release in the next few weeks including;
- Bulk product image upload functionality
- Subscriptions management – ability to see and manage who has access to your data and how
- Try before you buy – test accounts for VIN and Rego Decoder service
- Back-end revamp of Explorer to improve performance of search
HERE IS WHAT’S NEW IN THE LATEST UPDATE V6.1.0.0
New features plus changes and updates
- Criteria autocomplete improvement – if criteria ID matches 100%, it shows up first in the drop down
- Added TecDoc EAN data to Console and Explorer
- Changes to version control and release updates
- Minor bugfixes
HERE IS WHAT’S NEW IN THE LATEST UPDATE V6.0.0.13
New features
- Added Product Change Logs tab – it allows you to see all changes done to the product, as well as make your own comment against each of those changes
- Added ability to filter by a specific column in the Fitment Details – Add Vehicle screen. You can now enter VehicleIDs separated by comma in the VID column, and it will filter only VIDs you provided
- CED Rich Content – we’ve added the ability to store rich content against your CED data
- Added a button to quickly add “Quantity per Vehicle” value to the attributes to save time in typing it again
Bugs squashed
- Fixed the issue where “Online Catalogue” type of rich content did not open correctly
- Admin users can now delete users under their company
PARts DB Online and Console v6.0.0.11-12 update release summary
Here is a list of BAU (business as usual) PARts DB Online and Console updates for v6.0.0.11 to v6.0.0.12 since December 2017
Details of these updates have been available via the Alert feature on PARts Console and Online but here is a published summary.
We are always working to improve your experience in PARtsDB platform through new features and improvements across the product.
Many improvements are made based on your feedback, so feel free to share your experience with us, good or bad!
HERE IS WHAT’S NEW IN THE LATEST UPDATE V6.0.0.12
New features
- Ability to store meta data against rich content
- Addition of Vehicle on Road data to Catalog and VML exports. You need to be subscribed to the service to get the data
- You can now preview videos in rich content tab
- Added VML Delta export
HERE IS WHAT’S NEW IN THE LATEST UPDATE V6.0.0.11
New features
- Fitment tab now shows the percentage of vehicles covered by fitment within a Make and Model
- You can now manage fitment rich content through console
- We expanded the Vehicle on Road services. We can provide 2 sources of data for you to subscribe to
- Exports are now queued properly on first come first serve basis
Bugs squashed
- We fixed the split slider function on Console pages so it works a lot smoother now
PARts DB Online and Console v6.0.0.10 update release summary
Here is a list of BAU (business as usual) PARts DB Online and Console updates for v6.0.0.10
Details of these updates have been available via the Alert feature on PARts Console and Online but here is a published summary.
We are always working to improve your experience in PARtsDB platform through new features and improvements across the product.
Many improvements are made based on your feedback, so feel free to share your experience with us, good or bad!
HERE IS WHAT’S NEW IN THE LATEST UPDATE V6.0.0.10 RELEASED 12.12.2017
New features
- Parent-Child Product feature now lets you select children from different brands that you own or supply
- Ability to add and delete product to Chassis Group
- When doing chassis group mass edit, the data will be updated for vehicles belonging to the CG that are not in the currently selected/visible countries
- Online tab has now been renamed to Explorer
Bugs squashed
- Performance upgrades on Product and Fitment tabs
- When adding a new product, SD selected can be removed now
- Certain data was missing in the Fitment records compare popup. This has been fixed now
- Other smaller updates
Jim Gurieff
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Nick Rassios
PARts had the right solution and right expertise to give us what we needed.
Gunda Adrian
I like working with PARts Console! Very easy!
eBay Adds TecDoc Product Fitment Data Service
eBay auto parts and accessory sellers can now link to product and fitment data for over 500 global and Australian supplier brands for direct display and listing on eBay Australia.
TecDoc Australia and eBay Australia have concluded negotiations that allow eBay sellers to access TecDoc Parts Data securely simplifying online selling for auto parts and accessories. This deal means that any eBay parts and accessories seller who concludes a contract with TecDoc for a data package can have that data package made available within the eBay environment.
“Its the logical next step to add supplier product and fitment data to the vehicle KTYPE information already powering the eBay vehicle look-up. This makes it that much easier for eBay sellers to get on with selling leaving the data management to suppliers. Our arrangement with PARts means local suppliers can also enjoy the benefits.“ says Andrew Mattock from TecDoc Asia Pacific.
TecDoc data packages include product, fitment and image data for over 1.0 million part links to Australian and import vehicles. This data includes vehicle fitment links and is maintained by the supplier allowing the data subscriber or seller to list all the available product and fitment details. You can read more about TecDoc here.
This is facilitated by Enform and PARts of Sydney who also aggregate and distribute product and fitment data for many leading local suppliers using the TecDoc back bone. This allows TecDoc global data to be blended and distributed with local supplier data. Enform will deploy all of the relevant linked data from PARts into the active section of eBay Australia allowing the eBay seller to focus on merchandising using their price and stock information.
PARts is a permission based system so suppliers and sellers have full control of who sees their data and in what environment. PARts includes a full management and admin system in the cloud allowing suppliers and sellers to interact and manage their data. The key point being, it’s the suppliers and sellers data. You can read more about Enform here.
The service mirrors similar agreements between TecDoc and eBay UK, Germany and other online channels. You can read more about eBay and parts compatibility here.
Repco Moves to Synch with TecDoc
TecDoc and Repco (GPC Asia) concluded a deal Friday 6/9/13, for Repco to sync their Navigator system with TecDoc KTYPEs for Australia and New Zealand. This will enable Repco to use KTYPEs as a broadcast code to brands already using KTYPEs
“This is great news for Australian auto parts brands and suppliers that already link to TecDoc vehicle KTYPES as they can now provide product and fitment data direct to Repco using this data. It also makes it easier for suppliers to broadcast product data to a growing group of TecDoc subscribers using data aggregators “ says Andrew Mattock from TecDoc Asia Pacific.
TecDoc is the world’s largest automotive product and fitment data aggregator and is owned by the parts suppliers themselves. It was formed in 1998 to create a uniform vehicle and product description standard to allow over 500 suppliers to broadcast and share their product data with their customers.
TecDoc Australia through PARts is helping the Australian parts aftermarket to lower cost of data creation and aggregation by promoting the standard and data feeds from participating suppliers. Through PARts, Australian suppliers can now connect to the same standard and provide their product data to their customer using a global, unified standard. You can read more about TecDoc here.
PARts is a permission based system so suppliers and sellers have full control of who sees their data and in what environment. PARts includes a full management and admin system in the cloud allowing suppliers and sellers to interact and manage their data. The key point being, it’s the suppliers and sellers data. You can read more about PARts products here.
PARts can also integrate with online market places like eBay which use TecDoc KTYPES to power their master vehicle list (MVL) and fitment look-up. That is, once a product is connected or linked to KTYPES through PARts it can be listed on eBay for easy look up by retail customers. You can read more about eBay and parts compatibility here.
Repco is a division of GPC Asia which is arguably the largest automotive aftermarket parts specialist channel in Australia and New Zealand. The group also includes other product and service brands like Motospecs and Ashdown-Ingram. More details here.
PARts B2 e-Commerce Solution
PARts B2 is a cloud based trade and reseller e-commerce solution that you can brand as your own.
The Australian aftermarket hasn’t yet harnessed the full potential of online sales and marketing, and businesses need to be ready to roll out new business platforms or risk being left behind. – AAAA Industry Report 2013
Direct linked to the PARts DB supplier database with over 400 possible suppliers and brands*, deployable within 48 hours as your own e-commerce solution for auto parts and accessories sellers and suppliers.
*With suppliers permission
- Your own sub-domain, linked from your web site as your own “trade” or “reseller” (B2B) online web store
- Over 250,000 possible products and parts from more than 400 suppliers and brands backed by TecDoc
- Integrate with your ERP, POS or accounting package for inventory, discount pricing, customer details, ordering and payment.
- Allows for multi-discount trade pricing with volume breaks and integrated payment methods including Paypal and Eway credit card gateway
PARts B2 was designed by the industry to provide online and e-commerce solutions for the automotive parts aftermarket. Its powered by one of worlds largest product fitment databases featuring key Australian brands and all TecDoc global suppliers.
PARts suppliers control who see’s their brand and product information and with their permission they can help their customers offer their parts online in a rich, easy to use environment. Or use PARts B2 to create an online catalogue and web store for your brand.
PARts sellers can select from available brands to quickly create an advanced and comprehensive web store using any participating brand data in one solution.
- Cloud based SaaS model using your own sub-domain, example, www.acmeautoparts.partsb2.com.au
- Hard linked toPARts and PARts/TecDoc subscribed supplier product and fitment data, over 400 suppliers and brands
- Simple and functional usability for counter staff, mechanics and end users.
- Multiple trade, net and volume pricing options including discount by customer, by product, volume net and special ne
- Integrate with your local ERP, POS (point of sale) or accounting system for robotic ordering and stock control but with full manual control
- Payment options include debtor “Account”, Paypal or credit card using Eway as payment gateway.
- Manager users, customers, login access, import and export key customer, inventory and order data
- Manage news, banners, ad, promotional and product data through the B2 CMS
- Link your own brand products to the PARts system and show them alongside your other supplier brand
PARts B2 is ideal for all product types including replacement, performance and accessory parts manufacturers featuring “rich” content. Its fully scalable and designed to be as future proofed as possible
- Helps connect to eBay* for retail e-commerce using PARts DB connection
- Service and technical data module integration
- VIN number resolution (in beta)
Lower your overall cost of sale encouraging customers to order online and leave your staff more time to actually up-sell and service your customer.
Read the ACME Auto Parts case study and ask us about a PARts B2 demo today
*More details regarding the eBay MVL or master vehicle list can be found on the eBay Parts Compatibility page.
PARts B2 Online “Trade” e-Commerce Web Store
ACME Auto Parts (not their real name)
KEY ELEMENTS
- Create a secure, scalable and cost effective B2B or “trade” e-commerce solution, fully integrated with the local accounting package.
- Be able to offer over 50,000 “stocked” or available inventory lines with access to a further 500,000 catalogued lines
- Use the suppliers data, images and fitment information while still being able to add our own.
- Multiple payment options allowing fast new customer sign-up and sales
- Job system for quotes, estimates, service data and potential VIN lookup
THE COMPANY
If ACME Auto Parts were a real company, they would represent your typical Australian auto parts store with a mixture of trade and retail business. They need to be online while also lowering the cost of sale and letting their Continue reading