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First – story for pause in posting … many reasons … OK –Can DFIU be broken ..again ?? I have a large X line ( an X line is a non-CARQUEST line the stores maintain ) that needs price updates … Continue reading →

This has been a slow simmer of problems with DFIU. But now for all apparent purposes DFUI Import Utility seems broken. The more recent example is a 61kb file that we use to update the desc # 2for our line … Continue reading →

When Parts Notes were added some years ago – the adoption of their use was slow at our 4 stores … but the more we use them the more uses we can see a great use for them … mainly … Continue reading →

Can anyone help me understand DFIU import program for adding X lines into Exploris ( PartsWatch ). Updating Stens small engine – notice they have doubled their data with the additional of Atlantic Quality Parts ( Tractor Parts ) that … Continue reading →

One point that has irritated us for many years is the sloppy incomplete descriptions that we suffer thru — from CARQUEST. Yes they have ( in some lines ) been getting better … but! The HUGE issue is — why … Continue reading →

The recent change from the line code BAT to BEP for CARQUEST Canada should have been an easy one … so one wonders how this got screwed up –for the sales history. We reported the Multi-Store Creator-Editor ( used by … Continue reading →

Only Multi-store users would use this – hence the name. In the past we have called a few multi-store users and they were unaware of this program – even thought it is front and center in the menu for INVENTORY … Continue reading →

Sorry – been a while .. with so many suggestions and BUG FIXS still not done for Parts Watch ( yes- some where done – thank you for those .. but .. ) – it can get you down. But … Continue reading →

Wow–last post was November 2018 … break time over … back to work …   Some points. -just had a comment from a jobber asking ( pleading ? ) for help … where is support ..I don’t mean the phone … Continue reading →

I love it when I find out something new …. I do not feel ashamed when I say ..gee ..I didn’t know that … because now … I do know that and I CAN USE that knowledge …  here is … Continue reading →