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Getting Started
Getting Started
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Getting Ready for Accounting Integration - Xero
Getting Ready for Accounting Integration - QuickBooks Online
(Classic Version) Blackpurl Homepage
(Classic Version) What is the Blackpurl Header? / How the Blackpurl Header looks on Mobile Devices
(Classic Version)Types of Customer Orders / Basic Navigation of Customer Order Screen
See all 34 articles
Sell: Parts, Service and Units
Unit Deals
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How to Add Deal Financing and Pay with Financing on a Unit
Using a Fee for Unit Sale Rebates
How to Print / Email - Offer to Purchase (Unit Contract) or Bill of Sale from a Customer Order Unit Deal
Deal Unit - Specific Tax Rates / Deal Unit Tax Control Option / Tax Based on Customer's Address
(Classic Version) Order Fulfilment Document
See all 35 articles
Service Jobs / Internal Service Jobs / Third Party Service Jobs
17
Service Job - Understanding 'Who is paying for the job?" (ie Third Party - Insurance & Warranty Claims)
(Classic Version) Appointment Scheduler / Job Scheduler / Assigning Technician & Job Clocking from Customer Order / Log Technician Leave Time
Additional Information - Third Party Service Jobs (ie Warranty Jobs or Insurance Claims - Deductible / Excess are taxable etc)
(Classic Version) How to Process an Internal Service against a Stocked Unit - Service or Repair Jobs for units the dealership owns or has floorplanned
(Classic Version) How to Process a Service Job
See all 17 articles
Part Sales
7
Summary section on Part & Accessories - Change Transaction Types (including Layby/Layaway) / Change Tax / Commit Parts / Totals
Customer Order - Parts Picklist Section / Parts Pick Ticket - How to Print
(Classic Version) How to do a Quick Cash Sale (Customer Unknown) for Parts & Accessories in Stock
(Classic Version) How to Create a Quick Part Sale for a known Customer for Stock on Hand Parts
How to Oversell Parts (not recommended)
See all 7 articles
General Information about Customer Orders
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How to Finalize a Customer Order for a Special Order Part
(Classic Version) How to Create a Customer Order for a Special Order Part
Change an active Customer Order back to Quote
How to Finalize a Customer Order and Create an Invoice
Discount on Customer Orders - How to give Discount / How to Show the Discount
See all 27 articles
Order: Unit and Parts - Ordering / Receiving / Invoicing
Unit Ordering and Receiving
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(Classic Version) How to Process a Unit Order (Single Unit Order or Bulk Unit Orders)
(Classic Version) How to process a Unit Receiving (Single Unit Receiving or Bulk Unit Receiving)
(Classic Version) How to Remove / Delete / Edit an existing Unit Order
(Classic Version) How to View Unit Orders
Floorplan Units in Blackpurl
See all 11 articles
Part Orders / Parts Receiving / Part Invoices
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Parts from Multiple Vendors
Vendor Order - Ordering Packaged Parts as Individual Items
(Classic Version) How to Create A Vendor Order for a Customer Special Order (Parts and Sublets)
Print / Email / Export / Import - Vendor Orders
Finance Products on a Unit Deal (Finance Insurance or Extended Warranties etc)
See all 33 articles
Parts Return
2
(Classic Version) How to Create a Vendor Return and Process a Credit Note for Parts / Reporting on Vendor Returns
Blackpurl 2 - How to Create a Vendor Return and Process a Credit Note for Parts / Reporting on Vendor Returns
Schedule
Scheduler
3
(Classic Version) Scheduler
Scheduler - Deleting Assigned Appointments
Blackpurl 2 - Scheduler
Reporting
General Information about Reporting
6
(Classic Version) Reporting - Where are the Reports?
Reporting - Scheduled Reporting
(Classic Version) Reporting Tips - Totals / Changing Columns / Changing Parameters / Exporting Search Results / Save Custom Reports / Scheduling Reports / Favourite Reports
Reporting - Share Custom Reports
Blackpurl 2 - Reporting - Where are the Reports?
See all 6 articles
Workshop Dashboard
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(Classic Version) Reporting - Workshop Dashboard
Blackpurl 2 - Reporting - Workshop Dashboard
Blackpurl Reports > Parts
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(Classic Version) Blackpurl Reporting - Active Part Sales
(Classic Version) Blackpurl Reporting - Parts to Pull
(Classic Version) Blackpurl Reporting - Part Inventory Aging
(Classic Version) Blackpurl Reporting - Product History Detail
(Classic Version) Blackpurl Reporting - Recent Parts
See all 16 articles
Blackpurl Reports > Service
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(Classic Version) Blackpurl Reporting - Open Service Jobs
(Classic Version) Blackpurl Reporting - Active Service Sublet
(Classic Version) Blackpurl Reporting - Customer Owned Units
(Classic Version) Blackpurl Reporting - Claims Service Job
(Classic Version) Blackpurl Reporting - Payroll Hours / Technician Hours / Technician Performance (Technician Productivity Reports)
See all 10 articles
Blackpurl Reports > Units
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(Classic Version) Blackpurl Reporting - Active Unit Deals / Deal Units
(Classic Version) Blackpurl Reporting - Stock Units
(Classic Version) Blackpurl Reporting - Unit Sales Tracker
(Classic Version) Blackpurl Reporting - Stock Unit Valuation
(Classic Version) Blackpurl Reporting - Unit Register
See all 10 articles
Blackpurl Reports > Ordering
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(Classic Version) Blackpurl Reporting - Parts Needed
(Classic Version) Blackpurl Reporting - Unreceived VO Items
(Classic Version) Blackpurl Reporting - All Vendor Orders
(Classic Version) Blackpurl Reporting - Recent Vendor Invoices
(Classic Version) Blackpurl Reporting - Units on Order
See all 18 articles
Blackpurl Reports > Admin & Other
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(Classic Version) Blackpurl Reporting - My Customer Orders
(Classic Version) Blackpurl Reporting - Customer Payments (How to Process the End of Day Balancing of Cash Drawers)
(Classic Version) Blackpurl Reporting - Recent Customer Invoices
(Classic Version) Blackpurl Reporting - Tax Detail
(Classic Version) Blackpurl Reporting - Customers
See all 26 articles
Blackpurl Reports > Reconciliations
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(Classic Version) Overview Blackpurl Reporting - Reconciliation section
(Classic Version) Blackpurl Reporting - Part Inventory Accounts
(Classic Version) Blackpurl Reporting Customer Deposit Account
(Classic Version) Blackpurl Reporting - A/P Inventory Accrual Account (RTN)
(Classic Version) Blackpurl Reporting - Store Credit Liability Account
See all 22 articles
Payroll Clocking / Job Clocking
Payroll Clocking / Job Clocking
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(Classic Version) What is Payroll Clocking / Job Clocking / Productivity Reporting
(Classic Version) Payroll Clocking and Job Clocking Setup
(Classic Version) Payroll Clocking ON / OFF
(Classic Version) How to Manage Payroll Clocking
(Classic Version) Service Job - Job Clocking On / Off
See all 18 articles
Cash Reconciliation
Cash Reconciliation
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(Classic Version) What is a Cash Reconciliation / How to process a Cash Reconciliation
Blackpurl 2 - What is a Cash Reconciliation / How to process a Cash Reconciliation
Other Tools
Part Counting Tool
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(Classic View) Other Tools > Part Counting Tool - Overview
(Classic Version) Part Counting Tool - Random Count
(Classic Version) Part Counting Tool - Cycle Count
(Classic Version) Part Counting Tool - Full Inventory Count
(Classic View) Using a Barcode Scanning App to Help with Counting Your Part Inventory
See all 10 articles
Manual Price file import
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(Classic Version) Other Tools > Price File Import (Manually Import a Vendor Price File)
Blackpurl 2 - Other Tools > Price File Import (Manually Import a Vendor Price File)
Processed Price Files
3
(Classic View) Tools > Processed Price Files
Processed Price File - Vendor: Turn 14 (Automated)
Blackpurl 2 - Tools > Processed Price Files
Fusion Benchmarking / Reporting
2
(Classic Version) Fusion Benchmarking (Australian Harley-Davidson Dealerships only)
Blackpurl 2 - Fusion Benchmarking (Australian Harley-Davidson Dealerships only)
Merging of Customer Records
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(Classic Version) Merge - Customer Records
Blackpurl 2 - Merge - Customer Records
Add New
Add New
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(Classic Version) How to Create / Add a New Part
(Classic Version) How to Add a New Fee / How to Edit an Existing Fee
(Classic Version) What is a Kit?
(Classic Version) How to Create / Add a New Kit and How to Hide Kit line items on Customer facing documents
(Classic Version) How to Create / Add a New Customer or Edit Customer Record
See all 17 articles
System Settings
System Settings
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(Classic Version) Blackpurl System Settings
System Settings > Branding Management - What is Branding / How to Setup Branding in Blackpurl (Branding Management)
(Classic Version) System Settings > Business Profile - How to Access your Business Profile (including Business Details / Business Address / Shipping Address)
(Classic Version) System Settings > Cash Drawers - Setting up Multiple Cash Drawers / Handling of Multiple Cash Drawers
(Classic Version) System Settings > Linked Fee Management - What are Automatic Linked Fees / How to Setup Linked Fees
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Accounting Integration - Videos
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QuickBooks Accounting Integration Video 1 of 9 - Granting Blackpurl Access to your QuickBooks Online
QuickBooks Accounting Integration Video 2 of 9 - How to Connect Blackpurl to QuickBooks Online
QuickBooks Accounting Integration Video 3 of 9 - Chart of Accounts
QuickBooks Accounting Integration Video 4 of 9 - Blackpurl Control Accounts
QuickBooks Accounting Integration Video 5 of 9 - Blackpurl Default Accounts
See all 9 articles
Accounting Integration - Understanding with examples
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Overview - Understanding Accounting Integration
(Classic Version) Step 1 - Understanding Accounting Integration - Getting Connected
Step 2 - Understanding Accounting Integration - Chart of Accounts
Step 3 (Australian / NZ Dealers only) - Understanding Accounting Integration - Tax Code Mapping
Step 4 Overview - Understanding Accounting Integration - Control Accounts
See all 36 articles
Accounting Integration - Tips & Other Information
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Basic Overview of Accounting Integration
Understanding Accounting Integration - Unit Deals
(Classic Version) Accounting Integration - Testing Connection
QuickBooks Online - Transferring Customer Invoice over to be a Suppliers Credit Note
You are now disconnected from QuickBooks Online
See all 11 articles
Manage Your Dealership
Manage Your Dealership
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Recommended End of Month Tasks (QuickBooks Online)
Recommended End of Month Tasks (Xero)
(Classic Version) How to Receive a Customer Payment through Blackpurl for Future Purchases (Prepayments)
(Classic Version) How to Receive a Customer Payment through Bank Account for Future Purchases (Prepayments)
Time Clocking Staff Restrictions (Payroll Clocking and Job Clocking)
See all 18 articles
Taxation
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(Classic Version) USA - Taxation including Reporting / Setup / Changing Tax on Customer Orders
(Classic Version) New Zealand / Australia - Taxation
(Classic Version) Canada - Taxation including Reporting / Setup / Changing Tax on Customer Orders
USA - Tax Options on Customer Orders (including Tax as per Billing Address / Shipping Address)
Blackpurl 2 New Zealand / Australia - Taxation
See all 9 articles
Unit / Customer / Part / Vendor Records
Unit Records
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How to Add Images on Unit Records / How to Delete Images from Unit Records
Customer Owned Units - Transfer of Ownership
How to Process - Unit Cost Adjustment
How to Remove a Stocked Unit from Inventory
Part Records
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How to Complete a Part Stock Adjustment
How to Complete a Parts Cost Adjustment
How to Delete / Make Inactive - Part Records / Vendor Records / Customer Records
Publish in Data Feeds - Part Records and Unit Records
How to Manually Amend a Part Record (For example - change price / change to packaged part / add auto reordering / lock down prices or part descriptions / environmental fees or levies / who modified the part record last))
See all 12 articles
Customer Records
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How to process a Store Credit on a Customer Record / How to Report on Store Credits
Customer Order Invoices that have been closed as Payment Method: Charge on Account - Receiving Payment of Account in Blackpurl (Accounting Integration)
Change Price Level on Customer Record
Consignment
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Consignment Units
Consignment Parts
Other Tips and Tricks
Other Tips and Tricks
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How to Manage Oversold Stock (Short Sales / Oversell)
Removing Headers and Footers from Printing on Customer Order Invoices
Searching in Blackpurl
How to Show an Overpayment of a Charge on Account Invoice to be a Store Credit
Importing a Picklist File into Blackpurl (PartSmart / SnapOn / Generic / Other)
See all 14 articles
Peripherals
Peripherals
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Recommended Peripherals - Printers / Barcode Scanners
Barcode Printing (Label Printing)
Dymo Software Required
Troubleshoot - Dymo Label Writer Barcode Label Printer Issues
Troubleshoot - Barcode Scanner Issues
See all 8 articles
Feature Releases
Feature Releases
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Blackpurl 2 Is Here — And It Starts with Workspaces
Feature Releases - 4.0.0 - 4.0.4
Feature Releases - 3.2.0 - 3.2.17
Feature Releases - 3.1.0 - 3.1.4
Feature Releases - 3.0.0 to 3.0.5
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Best Practice Information / Recommendations
Best Practice Information / Recommendation
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Operating during Power or IT Infrastructure Failure
Live with Blackpurl
Rental Units
Third Party Integrations
Ecommerce Store (Shopify) / Website Products Management
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Overview - Blackpurl Website Product Management Tool / Shopify / Training Videos
How to Install the Super Connector for Blackpurl and Shopify
Setup Configuration - Blackpurl / Shopify Store
(Classic Version) Website Product Management Tool
Shopify Videos
See all 8 articles
Ecrypt (formerly known as Preferred Payments)
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Ecrypt (formerly known as Preferred Payments) Integration - Setup / How to use Ecrypt (formerly known as Preferred Payments) on a Customer Order / Time Out Error
FTP / Data Feeds
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FTP Data Feed
DP360
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(Classic Version) Dealership Performance 360CRM (DP360) Integration
Blackpurl 2 - Dealership Performance 360CRM (DP360) Integration
BRP Integration
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(Classic Version) BRP Integration (USA and Canadian Dealers Only) - Other Tools > BRP Lookup / BRP PO Status
Blackpurl 2 - BRP Integration (USA and Canadian Dealers Only) - Other Tools > BRP Lookup / BRP PO Status
Other
3
Setting up Honda Web API Integration and How Does It Work (Australia only)
Vendor: Cassons - Parts Availability (Australia Only)
Vendor: Yamaha - Parts Availability (Australia Only)
Reconcile Inventory and Control Accounts
How to Reconcile your Inventory and Control Accounts
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Account Reconciliations - Xero and QuickBooks Online
Balancing out Sublet Accrual General Ledger to Blackpurl
Balancing out your Part Inventory General Ledger/s to Blackpurl
Balancing out Unit Inventory General Ledger Accounts to Blackpurl
Balancing out Customer Deposit Clearing General Ledger to Blackpurl
See all 10 articles
Notional Input Tax Credit (NITC - Australia only)
Notional Input Tax Credit (NITC)
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Overview - How Blackpurl handles the Notional Input Tax Credit (NITC) on Units in Australia
(Classic View) Notional Input Tax Credits (NITC) in Blackpurl (Australia Only)
Blackpurl 2 - Notional Input Tax Credits (NITC) in Blackpurl (Australia Only)
