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Blackpurl Release Notes — New Features and Improvements

A summary of new features, enhancements, and bug fixes in this Blackpurl release.

What's New

Unit Product Types and Unit Data Fields

Unit Product Types and Unit Data Fields let your dealership define custom product categories — such as Trailers or RVs — and attach specific data fields to each type, such as weight or length. Once a Unit Product Type is assigned to a unit record, those data fields become available to fill out on that unit. You can also configure which Unit Data Fields appear on specific documents, such as Service Documents.
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For full details, see Overview - System Settings > Settings & Controls (no longer available) (look for the Unit Product Types / Unit Data Fields section) or the dedicated article Unit Product Types and Unit Data Fields.
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If your dealership uses FTP or forms that rely on existing miscellaneous data fields and you want to move to Unit Data Fields, a data conversion will be required.
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QR Codes on Service Job Documentation

Your dealership can now display a QR code on Service Job documents instead of a barcode. Scanning the QR code opens the relevant customer order directly in Blackpurl.
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A System Setting must be enabled to activate this feature. For instructions, see Customer Service Job Documents.
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Stamp Duty Calculator (Australia only)

Australian dealerships can now configure Stamp Duty rates directly in Blackpurl. Select the rates your dealership uses, set a default, and have Stamp Duty automatically charged on unit deals. You can also adjust the rate and apply it to the recommended retail price where needed.
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For full details, see System Settings > Settings and Control - Stamp Duty (Australia only) (no longer available).
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Taxes by State Control (USA only)

US dealerships can now specify which states they collect and remit sales taxes for, ensuring accurate tax calculations by state. For full details, see the Automatic Tax Rate Controls section of USA - Taxation including Reporting / Setup / Changing Tax on Customer Orders (no longer available).
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For a quick overview of where to find this setting:
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1. Navigate to Other Tools > Tax Activity and Settings, then select the Settings tab.
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2. Scroll down to the Automatic Tax Rate Controls section and locate States which you collect & remit sales taxes for.
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This image shows the Blackpurl interface with the main navigation toolbar at the top containing options like Sell, Order
This image shows the Tax Activity & Settings page with four main tabs: ACTIVITY, SETTINGS (highlighted with a red box),


If you need to discuss your dealership's tax setup, contact Blackpurl Support to arrange a meeting.
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Grouped Taxes on Documents

Tax grouping is now managed within Tax Settings, resolving display issues that previously appeared on deal documents. For full details, review the Automatic Tax Rate Controls section in the taxation article for your region:

  • USA - Taxation including Reporting / Setup / Changing Tax on Customer Orders (no longer available)

  • Canada - Taxation including Reporting / Setup / Changing Tax on Customer Orders (no longer available)

  • New Zealand / Australia - Taxation (no longer available)

For a quick overview of where to find the grouping settings:
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1. Navigate to Other Tools > Tax Activity and Settings, then select General Settings.
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2. Look for the two toggles related to grouping in that section.
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This image shows a section titled 'States which you collect & remit sales taxes for' with a list of US states including


If you need to discuss your dealership's tax setup, contact Blackpurl Support to arrange a meeting.
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Turn 14 Automated Price Files

Dealerships that use Turn 14 as a vendor can now configure Blackpurl to automatically download and import Turn 14 price files — no manual steps required. For setup instructions, see Turn 14 Automated Price Files — Setup and How It Works.
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What's Improved

The following fixes and changes are included in this release:

  • Changed — Updated the Zip Tax API address key to include county, ensuring accurate tax rates.

  • Resolved — Fixed a UI issue where the unit page displayed the Miscellaneous grouping of data fields even when no miscellaneous unit data fields were defined.

  • Resolved — Fixed an issue where the Publish in feed toggle was missing from the Edit Stock Unit modal window when the locale was not set to Australia.

  • Resolved — Corrected the Order More functionality on the View Unit page to ensure the exact number of orders are created with the specified quantity.

  • Resolved — Fixed an issue where unit notes were not automatically populated based on the selected submodel when creating a temporary unit on a deal-type customer order. Also improved the unit model window to display complete model and submodel names.

  • Resolved — Fixed an issue where the toggle to set a stock unit as inactive was missing from the Edit Stock Unit modal window.

  • Resolved — The taxable flag now defaults to ON when ordering a unit or creating a stock unit.

  • Changed — Adjusted dropdown items in the Add/Edit Unit Order modal window so that make, model, and submodel names are fully visible, even when names are lengthy.

  • Changed — Added a script to send historical retail transaction data as part of BRP Retail Transaction API feedback.

  • Resolved — Fixed an issue in the Unit Data Conversion modal window where the dropdown list remained visible after selecting an option.

  • Resolved — Fixed an issue where switching to the Activity tab in the Tax Activity & Settings screen from another tab caused the date range format to display incorrectly. The default date now correctly shows the previous month.

  • Resolved — Fixed an issue where the Stamp Duty section was not displayed when creating or editing temporary units.

  • Changed — Added a validation to prevent creating a duplicate financing section for a deal-type customer order, particularly in duplicate-tab scenarios.

  • Changed — Added an additional check for the deposits general ledger (GL) account value retrieved from QuickBooks (QB). If the deposits GL account in QB has an account type of Other Current Liabilities, the value will no longer be multiplied by -1.

  • Resolved — Fixed a UI issue where the quantity added to an item on a Vendor Order (VO) was not staying within its section.

  • Resolved — Fixed an issue where the Parts Needed report displayed parts that were no longer required. When a service job status changed from uncommitted to committed and the part had available quantity, the report now correctly excludes those parts.

  • Changed — Prevented the creation of a checkout clearing category when updating Customer Deposits control account mapping for organisations where the new payment accounting is turned off.

  • Changed — Added a validation prompting users to refresh the browser if the deposits or payments amount changes, particularly in duplicate-tab scenarios.

  • Changed — Added a validation to prevent unit changes using the replace unit action on a customer order once the deal is approved and invoiced, particularly in duplicate-tab scenarios.

  • Changed — Added an additional fix to prevent duplicate Accounts Receivable (AR) payment entries when processing a payment on account.

  • Resolved — Fixed a sync failure that occurred during vendor invoice (VI) and vendor return (VR) processing for foreign vendors with a zero conversion rate.

  • Resolved — Fixed the Part Inventory report to include parts that have differences in oversold cost and total cost with an inventory quantity of zero, when the inventory quantity filter is set to not equal to zero in the Part Inventory Valuation and Part Inventory Accounts reports.

  • Changed — Implemented a fix to sync BRP transactions on specific dealership accounts that were affected while syncing historical data.

  • Resolved — Fixed an issue where miscellaneous (MISC) data field information entered during unit ordering was not transferred correctly when units were stocked and received.

  • Resolved — Fixed an issue where the default stamp duty calculator was pre-selected in the edit pricing modal window even when no stamp duty calculator had been added to the unit.

  • Changed — Users can now create a customer-owned unit without requiring a VIN number.

  • Changed — Updated the Yamaha file integration to use the YMA prefix for Australian customers and YMNZ for New Zealand customers.

  • Resolved — Fixed an issue where the loading indicator closed before the unit ordering modal window had finished opening.

  • Resolved — Fixed a stamp duty calculation issue that was causing a discrepancy between the invoice total and the deal total.

  • Resolved — Fixed an issue where the mileage field value was not displayed on the unit page.

  • Resolved — Fixed an issue where pictures attached to an ordered unit were not transferred to the stock unit.

  • Changed — Updated the unit ordering page with a new toggle to view deactivated vendors. Users can no longer deactivate a vendor that has active unit orders. A newly added unit vendor now appears on the unit order page without requiring a screen refresh.

  • Resolved — Fixed an issue where the variance journal entry (JE) for vendor returns was being created with a backdated entry in Xero for dealerships in the -7 timezone.

  • Changed — Updated the unit order screen to automatically populate base prices and costs in a dummy Baseline when the user selects Make, Model, and Submodel. The Save button has also been renamed to Add Pricing.

  • Resolved — Fixed an issue where a scheduled custom report for stock unit valuation was not displaying the submodel.

  • Resolved — Fixed part inventory mismatches that occurred when submitting a claim with variance for required and oversold parts.

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