VEHICLE RECEIVED/VEHICLE COMPLETED DATES

[dandsautoandtruck]

What triggers the vehicle received date? In NY, DMV requires both dates on the invoice. We have a lot of jobs that take two to three days, sometimes longer to get completed. When we print the invoice, both fields have the current date.

[ricmorin]

The marking of the Repair Order as printed cues the Time/Date In field. The program logic is that Estimates are converted into Repair Orders and printed when the vehicle arrives.

[dandsautoandtruck]

OK, we usually print the tech worksheet and not an RO. Will have to remember to do this from now on.

[ricmorin]

Just to be clear, you don't need to physically print an RO, just mark it as printed. If you don't need the copy, after converting to an RO I will use the preview selection under the File menu. This places it on the screen. I then X out of the preview and the program asks me to 'Mark As Printed'? I answer yes. That takes about 4 seconds.

Another option is to select 'Mark All RO's as printed' in Setup. Go to Setup>Shop Data>Screen View and select the box. That marks them all as they are created.

We print ours and have the customer sign them. It's always good to have a pre-service signature.