What's New
This release introduces several new features to Blackpurl, including inter-store part inventory visibility, an upgraded global search experience, the ability to reopen submitted Vendor Orders, and configurable default job statuses for service technicians.
Inter-Store Part Lookup
The Inter-Store Part Lookup feature is designed for dealerships that operate two or more stores on Blackpurl. It lets staff check what parts inventory is available at other store locations without leaving the system.
Setup is required before using this feature. See Inter-Store Part Lookup (no longer available) for configuration steps.
Google Maps on Vendor and Customer Records
Google Maps is now available directly on Vendor Records and Customer Records. To view a map for a record, click View Map from the relevant Vendor Record or Customer Record and the map will generate.
New Global Search
Blackpurl's Global Search has been rebuilt and released with the following improvements:
Hotkey access
Faster results
New look and feel
More results returned per search
All results view
Recent searches
For full details, see Blackpurl Global Search (no longer available).
Ability to Reopen Vendor Orders (VO)
Dealerships can now reopen a Vendor Order (VO) after it has been submitted. The Reopen VO option is only available when the VO status is On Order and no Vendor Receivings (VR) are attached to the VO. If the status is no longer On Order, the Reopen VO option will not appear.
For full details, see Reopen a Parts Vendor Order.
Default In Progress Job Status
Dealerships can now choose which job status is applied by default when a technician clocks into a Service Job. If an In Progress status already exists in your system, it will be selected as the default automatically. You can change this default at any time by updating the relevant System Setting.
For full details, see Service Job Statuses (no longer available).
What's Improved
This release includes the following bug fixes and system improvements:
Resolved — automatic shop supplies were not being removed when all line items were removed from a job.
Resolved — custom part reports would not navigate past page 3.
Resolved — an accounting sync failure caused by a trade-in only deal where the ACV differed from the Agreed Value. The ACV will now always be the pre-tax agreed value in this scenario.
Resolved — order units were not accurately totalling all options in the total cost calculation.
Resolved — an exception error occurred when selecting which items on a service job should obey the applicable tax for the job.
Changed — mapped forms updated at the request of specific dealerships. Those dealerships have been advised directly.
Changed — Vendor Receivings (VR) are now restricted to a maximum of 250 line items per VR. Users receive a notification message when this limit is reached.
Changed — improved initial focus placement in Customer Order (CO) STA for different customer order types, based on feedback from beta customers.
Changed — added a validation on the validation modal to check that no payment was added to an invoice after it was closed. Updated the wording of the accounting validation message shown when reopening an invoice.
Resolved — duplicate ID issue when syncing chart of accounts with Xero.
Resolved — appointments moved unexpectedly when opened in edit mode on tablets.
Changed — added a validation message "Total charge on account payment cannot be greater than invoice total" to prevent negative payment amounts and avoid sync issues with Xero.
Resolved — a part counting issue when uploading a count with the "automatically merge" option selected and those parts were already present in the counted or uncounted tab.
Resolved — Vendor Order Line Items (VOLIs) were not being deleted when a customer order status changed from Open to Quote.
Changed — Quote Service Jobs now appear in the View Unit History screen.
Resolved — WPM syncing script now handles large numbers of products when creating bulk products using the Create Product button.
Resolved — unit data fields were not shown as columns in the Open Service Jobs report.
Resolved — Vendor Order (VO) status now accurately reflects the Vendor Receiving (VR) status for each line item.
Resolved — imposed a restriction on invoice dates in unit receiving and vendor invoices to prevent selection of a date on or before the accounting period closed date, as per QuickBooks (QB) or Xero settings.
Changed — updated part status display on section headers for various scenarios in part sales and service jobs.
Changed — users with QB or Xero integration enabled now see the error message "Cannot deactivate this account as it has a balance owing in accounting" when attempting to deactivate a customer or vendor with a non-zero balance.
Resolved — an issue encountered when creating a deal from a lead in DP360.
Resolved — user permission restrictions were not properly applied in the new Global Search for some users (reported by beta tester).
Resolved — users could incorrectly modify the taxable setting on an approved deal.
Resolved — an apex heap size error when searching in the new Global Search; also fixed a results fluctuation issue that occurred when continuing to type in the search field (reported by beta tester).
Resolved — users were unable to reopen an invoice for a third-party service job.
Resolved — multi-page quotes were only printing the first page.
Resolved — users could not lock the retail price on a part when the vendor was controlling retail pricing.
Resolved — a part incorrectly showed a quantity in stock when the FIFO listing indicated it should be zero.
Resolved — returns appeared twice in the results of the new Global Search.
Resolved — unit images did not appear on the unit record when using the Safari browser.
Implemented — development test cases for Job Scheduler and Payroll Clocking.
Released — new mapped forms for specific dealerships. Those dealerships have been advised directly.
Resolved — users were unable to reopen a deal invoice when Blackpurl was integrated with Xero.
Resolved — errors occurred when finalizing an internal service job for organisations with unit prices and costs exceeding $49,000 with a stock unit type. This was caused by Salesforce's governor limit being exceeded.