Monthly Archives: December 2013

Cycle Counts …

Posted on December 30, 2013 by Make CARQUEST even better for us all

Any store out there do cycle counts … ?  One awkward thing to do with Exploris … no one has asked for a better way ( awk heck …there is noting in Exploris to even complain about  ). We grab … Continue reading →

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Bar Code Scanning …. will we ever get it right ?

Posted on December 27, 2013 by Make CARQUEST even better for us all

Bar Code scanning …well..every industry EXCEPT Auto Parts is good with scanning …just us dummies in Auto Parts resist … well ..doesn’t that speak well for us .. Here is what we are doing …finally have the LAST store with … Continue reading →

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IF Exploris could only INNOVATE quicker ??

Posted on December 12, 2013 by Make CARQUEST even better for us all

Yesterday the Canadian Government made some drastic changes to the postal system …. amoung the changes is a an increase in a postage stamp from .63 to $1.00.   We have taken pro-active steps to convert MOST of our customers … Continue reading →

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New URL for DFIU ….

Posted on December 11, 2013 by Make CARQUEST even better for us all

After spending hours on a problem … found out there is a NEW URL for DFIU the above image was our URL …. this above image is the correct on ..and will link to the most current version .. Our … Continue reading →

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Problems with UPC codes …. my head hurts

Posted on December 10, 2013 by Make CARQUEST even better for us all

Background … CARQUEST trims the last digit off the standard 12 digit (North American ) UPC code.  Up to a few weeks ago … we could ON:Y have 1 part linked with 1 UPC code … but that changed ..thank … Continue reading →

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Little problems – with no solution ?

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Make CARQUEST even better for us all

Here is a rainy ( or snowy ) day problem to try to solve …  When you ADD a new customer there are a variety of fields that are not present in the form layout … one such field you … Continue reading →

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Gee — who knew …

Posted on December 3, 2013 by Make CARQUEST even better for us all

there is not a day we don’t find some option in Exploris that we had not noticed before ..this one was mentioned by Mark in Raleigh ( thanks ) for how to get a list of customers with mail statements … Continue reading →

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