Monthly Archives: July 2016

Flush old data ….

Posted on July 27, 2016 by Make CARQUEST even better for us all

We have been asking CARQUEST Toronto to flush the old data out of their ADIS DC Computer and to get it out of our non-active sku data base.  Old lines just junk up the data that staff have to search … Continue reading →

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Dump your data … see the weeds and junk …and errors ….

Posted on July 27, 2016 by Make CARQUEST even better for us all

I talk to a number of independent Jobbers and very few dump their data from Exploris to excel ( of course to many jobbers don’t know how to use Excel which is a real shame ) Once you get your … Continue reading →

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E-Cat – trim inconsistent names ….please

Posted on July 21, 2016 by Make CARQUEST even better for us all

My hats to the e-cat guys … a never ending job.  But … we still need extra effort to find and FIX inconsistent part GROUP names … as shown below … the different suppliers have to be consistent in what … Continue reading →

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Little things really help … if only….

Posted on July 20, 2016 by Make CARQUEST even better for us all

Want to add one little thing that could help  a few jobbers ?   Try this … to the UNIVERSAL REPORT GENERATOR ( which has had little training ..hey – a 5 minute youtube video could help? ) Please ADD … Continue reading →

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PRS … except if you are Cdn

Posted on July 12, 2016 by Make CARQUEST even better for us all

Just a quick clarification.  E-Cat people tell me they want to revert back to the PRS ( Product Resolution Screen ) for all e-cat issues …. but we got that modified just a bit…except if you are Canadian. Canada never … Continue reading →

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One thing –is connected to another …

Posted on July 8, 2016 by Make CARQUEST even better for us all

Ok –we have parts that are replaced by another … we have to get Raleigh ( & Toronto ) to help understand that we need to know that … example in image below is the moveup program in Exploris … … Continue reading →

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Clean – vs – Cluttered …e-cat display

Posted on July 8, 2016 by Make CARQUEST even better for us all

This specific tip is for Canadian Jobbers … but the idea is the same.  Don’t have E-Cat displays that are cluttered with junk.  In this case we got ‘the powers to be’ to move the dual terminal batteries from PN … Continue reading →

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What is the BIGGEST X-Line you add ?

Posted on July 6, 2016 by Make CARQUEST even better for us all

The ability to add X Lines ( non-supported lines in CARQUEST ) is handy.  Too bad most jobbers have never learned excel spreadsheeting … truly handy for this task. What is the biggest X line you add … for us … Continue reading →

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Who speaks for Exploris ?

Posted on July 5, 2016 by Make CARQUEST even better for us all

Who is pushing for Exploris to get better ?  Especially for Multi-Store issues ? Imagine the fun we could have IF … IF we could get Warehouse DC sales to show on multi-store editor … and a sales report … … Continue reading →

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