Repair Lines

APU Solutions PartsNetwork

Use APU PartsNetwork to search for and purchase alternate parts for items in your estimate.

Based on the parts in the estimate, PartsNetwork searches for and suggests alternative, less expensive parts. Alternative parts include aftermarket, remanufactured, and recycled.

  • You can review the suggested replacement parts and select some or all to include in the estimate.
  • PartsNetwork indicates whether a replacement part has CAPA, NWPP, and MQVP certifications.
  • Repair lines with part quantities greater than one automatically receive the same quantity of replacement parts.
  • Vendor information for these parts appears on the estimate report.
  • Replacement parts appear on the estimate report in the same manner as non-replacement parts.

PartsNetwork is a value-added option. To purchase and activate the option, contact your Mitchell representative.

 

How to

Note: Create a PartsNetwork account with APU Solutions, and use these login credentials in Mitchell Estimating.

  1. Log in to Mitchell Estimating with administrator user credentials.
  2. On the System Info menu, point to Configuration, and then click Configure PartsNetwork.
  1. On the PartsNetwork Login window, enter your PartsNetwork login information: User Name and Password.
  2. Click Test Login to PartsNetwork. A notification of a successful login test appears on the dialog box.

When you start a PartsNetwork search from an estimate, you are automatically connected to the PartsNetwork site using these credentials.

  1. Log in to Mitchell Estimating with administrator user credentials
  2. On the System Info menu, point to Configuration, and then click Configure PartsNetwork.
  1. Change the PartsNetwork login information to another valid User Name and Password.
  2. Click Test Login to PartsNetwork. A notification of a successful login test appears on the dialog box.
  1. Be sure the open estimate has at least one CEG part with an R&R labor operation.
  1. Calculate the estimate.
  2. Click the APU toolbar button .

  3. Vehicle and part information from the estimate is uploaded to APU, and APU Solutions starts.

    Note: Provide other information as prompted.

  1. Follow the APU part selection workflow. Refer to the APU User Guide (in the left navigation pane) for detailed information.
  1. Give the system time to search for parts.
  2. Review and select from the available part choices.
  1. Submit your selections. APU downloads the replacement part information to Mitchell Estimating.

    Note: If the estimate was modified after the part search was started, Mitchell Estimating does not import the selected APU parts.

  2. Follow APU's on-screen instructions to complete the download, close the APU window, and return to Mitchell Estimating.

    Mitchell Estimating detects the new parts and displays a notification.

  3. Follow Mitchell Estimating's change file workflow to view, apply, or reject the changes.

    When you have accepted the changes (the new parts), the estimate appears with the selected changes made.

  1. Be sure the open estimate has CEG, MAPP, or QRP parts with R&R labor operations.
  1. Calculate the estimate.
  2. Click the APU toolbar button .

  3. Vehicle and part information from the estimate is uploaded to APU, and APU Solutions starts.

    Note: Provide other information as prompted.

  1. Follow the APU part selection workflow. Refer to the APU User Guide (in the left navigation pane) for detailed information.
  1. Give the system time to search for parts.
  2. Review and select from the available part choices.
  1. Submit your selections. APU downloads the replacement part information to Mitchell Estimating.

    Note: If the estimate was modified after the part search was started, Mitchell Estimating does not import the selected APU parts.

  2. Follow APU's on-screen instructions to complete the download, close the APU window, and return to Mitchell Estimating.

    Mitchell Estimating detects the new parts and displays a notification.

  3. Follow Mitchell Estimating's change file workflow to view, apply, or reject the changes.

    When you have accepted the changes (the new parts), the estimate appears with the selected changes made.

*The ability to purchase APU-suggested parts is available only for customers whose APU account identifies them as a body shop.

  1. Be sure the open estimate has CEG, MAPP, or QRP parts with R&R labor operations.
  1. Calculate the estimate.
  2. Click the APU toolbar button .

  3. Vehicle and part information from the estimate is uploaded to APU, and APU Solutions starts.

    Note: Provide other information as prompted.

  1. Follow the APU part selection and purchase workflow. Refer to the APU User Guide (in the left navigation pane) for detailed information.
  1. Submit your selections. APU downloads the replacement part information to Mitchell Estimating.

    Note: If the estimate was modified after the part search was started, Mitchell Estimating does not import the selected APU parts.

  2. Follow APU's on-screen instructions to complete the download, close the APU window, and return to Mitchell Estimating.

    Mitchell Estimating detects the new parts and displays a notification.

  3. Follow Mitchell Estimating's change file workflow to view, apply, or reject the changes.

    When you have accepted the changes (the new parts), the estimate appears with the selected changes made.

  1. Log in to Mitchell Estimating with administrator user credentials
  2. On the System Info menu, point to Configuration, and then click Configure PartsNetwork.
  3. Enter your APU User Name and Password.

The APU web site opens in a browser window.