MAM announces major new release of Autopart

MAM's Autopart v20 application continues to develop with the announcement of release R006 of the software. This new version includes a host of new features and improvements, many of which have been suggested by its extensive user base.

Printable version 14 March 2008

In line with its strategy to continually update its software, MAM Software today announced the forthcoming release of its Autopart v20 business management application. New features and enhancements in the R006 release, which is scheduled for April, will include automatic transaction archiving, document forwarding, sales ledger payment plans and a new procedure feedback module. These updates will benefit parts distributors, motor factors and retailers and will enable organisations to increase efficiency and productivity.

This latest version of Autopart owes much of its success to its extensive user base. Many of the new features and developments implemented in this latest release were the result of feedback received from customers.

"MAM continues to expand the capabilities of the Autopart application to provide an increasingly comprehensive and productive management platform for our customers," said Mike Jamieson, Managing Director of MAM Software. "We actively encourage feedback from our users and their input is driving the development of the software. With their help, we're able to introduce new and exciting functionality that makes Autopart the most powerful aftermarket application available."

Autopart is a feature-rich, windows-based application offering fully-integrated point-of-sale, stock control and accounting functionality. The new release announced a today builds on the application's already extensive functionality and will enable customers to further enhance usability and increase productivity.

Autopart v20 R006 highlights

Auto-archive transactions to PDF
Customer facing documents can now be archived on production. A separate folder can be utilised for different document types, so invoices can be saved to one folder, credits to another. Documents can be saved in various formats including PDF and plain text.

Document forwarding
Customer facing documents can be emailed or faxed to multiple recipients. Recipient addresses and fax numbers are maintained on a new tab in customer file maintenance and it is possible to configure each document type separately.

Sales ledger payment plans
Staged payment plans can be recorded against sales invoices covering any number of payments. These payments can be created at the time of raising the invoice or later via the sales ledger account enquiry. Current details of the payment plan can be displayed or amended via the account enquiry screen, displayed in the cash posting screen, printed on both invoices and statements and shown in a separate column on the age of debt report.

Purchase ledger invoice authorisation/overhead circulation list
Purchase ledger registration (holding transactions pre nominal entry/assignment) of invoices/credits can now be assigned an authorisation operator and be flagged as overhead transactions. This enables reports to be produced detailing the overhead status and highlight transactions awaiting update.

Multiple nominal ledger budgets
Multiple Nominal ledger budgets can now be configured to feature when producing a trial balance, balance sheet or profit and loss report.

Invoice consolidation at dayend
Existing dayend procedures have been modified to allow the consolidation of multiple advice notes onto invoices as part of the day/week/month end routines.

Procedure feedback module
A new procedure feedback module has been developed to enable staff to exchange tasks and responses at customer level and record them.

About Autopart

Autopart has been designed to meet the specific needs of parts distributors, motor factors and retailers. Created and developed for the Windows operating system, it provides a wealth of functionality yet remains intuitive and simple to use.

Autopart's flexible screen layouts simplify the sales process and promote good customer service. Information such as product details, stock availability, alternative products, special pricing and customer sales history are all instantly accessible from point-of-sale, thereby providing counter staff with the necessary facts and figures to conduct a smooth and efficient transaction.

Autopart combines the best aspects of off-the-shelf software with the advantages of bespoke solutions. As well as being deployable out-of-the-box, Autopart can be quickly and easily customised to meet individual requirements. Through the configuration of parameters and system settings, Autopart can provide depth in the areas where users need specific features or personalisation. The result is bespoke software at off-the-shelf prices.