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What’s New: Version Notes

Keeping you up to date with the latest updates made to Dr Smash

New Additions

  • Fuel Recon
    – Added Category
    – Added Invoice No
    – Mileage Updates
    – Blocked Changes After committed
    – Added Purpose Fields for Reporting
    – Added Responsible Party
    – Added Excel versions of reports
    – Added Order No
    – Outstanding Orders Report
  • Bank Statements Import In To Financials
  • Add Credit Note Number To RFC
  • Added Error Reporting To Automatrix Upload
  • Create Database indexes To Increase Speed by
  • Allow For Default/Predefined Journal Entry Types
  • Auto Collect Documents For Insurance Submittal, Combine PDFs And Email For Insurance
    – Job Email Docs
  • Gross Profit Monitor Added
    – Per Estimator Break Down
    – Show Other Costs
    – Data Auto Refresh On Tick box Changes
    – Ability to Hide un-invoiced/Closed/Excess only Jobs
    – Details Added To Excel
    – Values Calc Updated
  • Protocol expiry date Tracking
  • As Repaired lines to Show On invoice
  • Tracking of Deleted orders
    – Quote Productivity For a specific Customer
  • Show On Job Costing – Purple Extras b
  • RFC List – Test For Document and Filter By Not Credited
  • Custom Letterheads Stored In Database
    – Letterhead adjustments
  • Attach Documents to Invoices
  • Drag and Drop Pictures on to RFC’s

Wages

  • Wages Cost To Employ Fix
  • Wages – Leave Days Notes , Overrides , Wage Rate Blocks
  • Wage Leave Error

Emerge

  • Emerge – Nett Price Adjustments, Check For Closed, Browse Search Fixed
  • Emerge – Additional Checks and Info On Ready To Close
  • Emerge RFC’s And Multiple Orders Updates

Audatex API, GT Motive and PDF Import Changes

  • Audatex Changes – Import Assessments No and Display colours
  • Audatex, OUTsurance, Telesure PDF Imports Updated
  • Hollard PDF Imports
  • PDF Imports, Updated Imports
  • External Assessments List Filters Updated

Towin

  • New Tow , No Vehicle
  • Control No In Caps
  • Transaction Log Additions
  • Estimated Pick Up Times
  • Tow Instructions Neatened Up
  • GPS Coordinates Added
  • Additional Travel Added

Productivity

  • Productivity Departments Updated
  • Productivity Check For Multiple Departments
  • Clean Up Excel Reports
  • Correct Productivity Defaults Window Options Displayed
  • Time and attendance – Import data updated
  • Time and Attendance – Allow Multiple T/A Clock Machines
  • Productivity Reports Update – Emp Efficiency Report

Android

  • Android User Rights Added
  • Android stores upload for Receiving via Tablet
  • Android Seclist Import Updated
  • Photo Import allowed for Additional Photo Types
  • Android job photos Added
  • Defaults – Android Device Cancellation

Bugs Fixes / Small Changes

New Features

Dr Smash As A Service
– Runs Continuously on the Server To Maintain Automated Tasks
Paint Sync As A Service
– Upload Paint Mixes Directly To Dr Smash With Out Mapped Drives
– Multiple Paint Machines being Monitored and updated possible
Lightstone Submissions Through API
– Can be Automatically Upload If Client Chooses
BAMS Submissions Through API
– Can be Automatically Upload If Client Chooses
Daily Reports
– Multiple Reports Added To Show Daily Movements In Each Department
– Can Be Automatically Emailed Each Day
Android Integrations Added
– Workshop Floor Manager – (Off Site Quoting, Moving Departments , Security Checklists , Adding Extras , Photos)
– Stores Manager – (Receive Orders , Mark RFC’s Collected, Issue and Return Consumable Stock , Upload Scanned Invoices To DrSmash)
Financials
– Import Bank Statements
– Default Journal Entry Types
Deposit Invoices
– Allowed for capture of Multiple Deposit Invoices on a Job, Taken into Account on Final Invoice
Job Audit Process
– New Window Added Specifically designed around Auditing Jobs
– User Rights Expanded Heavily To Provide More Granular Control Of Users Rights
– Quicker Attachments of Documents to Jobs, Invoices, etc
– Auditing of Attachments Existing for each invoice
– Gross Profit Projections and Actuals for various Date Range options and Per Employee
– Protocol/SLA Maintenance Screens , as well as expiry Dates tracking
– Ability to Define Deleted Orders Process and Tracking
– Automatic Collection and Email of Items Required To Send Off To Insurance/Assessor for Job Audit
Emerge Parts Ordering
– 3rd Party Integration Made Available
– Integrated Directly into Current Workflow
– Available From Price Request Stage through to Parts Received and Invoiced
GTMotive
– Connect To Online API
– Import Data Directly Ensuring Consistency, Accuracy and Time Saving
Invoice Follow Up
– Automatically Maintained list of Outstanding Invoice
– Full Follow Up Tracking (Calls, Emails , SMS’s)
– Payment Expected Dates
– Incoming Cash Flow Projections
– Missed Payment Date Monitoring
Forget Me Not List
– List added to Quoting to Remind Quoters of Items they can and should be charging for

Redesigned Features

Job Authorisation Updates –  Process Rebuilt from Scratch – Allows Importing the below into Already Jobbed Quotes
– Audatex API – Quote/Job Importing/Updating
– GTMotive API – Quote/Job Importing/Updating
– PDF Importing
In House Vehicles AND Fuel Recons Restructured
– Lots of additional Details and Processes available
Protocols Management
– Supplied Parts Percentages and Calculations Added to Standardise CostingSheet Calculations
– Expiry Dates
– Management Window For Overview Added for easier Access
Productivity – Overhauled
– Departments can be allocated per Employee OR per Reader
– Extensive Work Done On All Reporting
Job Spares Summary
– Window Redesigned
– Process Simplified
– Added Ability To update Multiple Parts at one time.
– Supplied Parts Process Reprogrammed
– No Process Change just a tick box
– Do not need to know at Jobbing stage , can be updated at any time before the order is placed
Wages
– EMP201- Updated to Comply With SARS Standards
– User Right Added to view Personnel Wages Information
– Loan and Leave Reconciled after a Wage Run Removal
– Only Allow Wage Rate Changes Through Standard Processes – Fully Tracked
– ALP – Additional Leave Pay – Wording Changes to Make Process Clearer
– Employer Portions Recalculation and Display made available
– Leave Days – Expanded functionality, Allowing for more Detailed Reports
– Payslip Ordering By Name Added
– Discharge Screen – Cleaned Up Tab Order for easier data capture
– Other Deductions Naming To Show Payslip
– Reports Added
– Mibco Forecast Report
– Council Recon Reports
– Wage Reports By Department
– UIF Salary Schedule

PDF Importing

New
– Added Ability for Assessors To Use the Import PDF’s Functionality
– TMS PDF IMPORT
– Compmark  PDF IMPORT

Updated
– Hollard PDF – Included Additional Versions
– Telesure PDF – Included Additional Versions
– Outsurance PDF – Included Additional Versions
– Smart Quote PDF – Included Additional Versions
– Audatex Formatted PDF – Included Additional Versions

New AND Updated Reports

New
– RFC’s Missing Credit Note Numbers
– Santam Costing Heavy Vehicle Excel Export added to Costing Sheets Options
– Automatrix Error Report Added – Report To Show Why Automatrix are Rejecting an Upload So Clients can self manage these issues
– Credited RFC Report – Date Ranged
– Quotes Productivity – For a Customer
– Quotes Made – For a Customer
– Financials Reports
– Journal Reports – Header Information as well as Detailed , For a Date Range
– Per Account , Per Period , Per Year, Detailed Report of All Transactions
– Consumables
– Purchased In A Date Range – Detailed
– Issued In A Date Range – Detailed

Updated
– Finish Checklist – Added the Ability to Have Department Sign Offs as well as a place to capture Mileage
– Invoice Print – Able to Print As Repaired Lines On Invoice
– Santam Costing Spreadsheet – Updated Exports to New Version
– Generic CSI Export To Excel – Various Updates To Provide Greater Detail
– Jobs Closed or Delivered Report
– Clearance Certificate – Redesigned to look more professional
Creditors Run – Automated Report Printing

Windows Redesigned

– User Action Log
– Internal Messaging
– Defaults Windows Cleaned up and Hints Added For Better Understanding
– Spares Defaults
– Company Defaults
Creditors Defaults
– Quote Defaults

Other Updates

– Indexes added to all major Tables for improved Search Speeds
– Confirm Quote lines Delete before Deletion – Pops a message for confirmation
– Backups to include UPG file for additional Security
– Added Ability to Track RFC Credit Note Numbers – Shown on Recon and Reports Available
– Monitor Reschedule – Updated Calculations for improved accuracy
Various Additional Bug Fixes

TOWIN CHANGES

– New Tows Default to Customer and Car Selected Unknown Allowing for TOWS To be saved before All Info Available
– Control Number in CAPS format to help with Readability and consistency
– Tow Transaction Logs Added
– Estimated Pick Up Time Added
– Tow Instructions Clean up
– GPS Coordinated added in preparation For Android TOW App integration
– Additional Travel Tracking Added

Various Additional Bug Fixes

What’s New: Version 11.10.12
  • Match lines changes
  • Hollard PDF Import
  • Small fixes – Re-recieve Supplied Order/Workshop Main Invoice String / Excel Reports
  • Zero Reject Extras, AutoNet , PDF Seperate Lines, PDF Clean Descriptions, Hollard Import and Bugs
  • Bug fixes – Change Invoice Date / Towin Invoice Delete
  • Quote/Job Import Clean QuoLine Description
  • TMS Pdf Import
  • Quote import fix
  • Setting bam suppliers Filter Deleted
  • Consumable Purchased Detailed Report
  • Pdf import problems Outsurance/ Telesure
  • Lightstone API Preview Upload
  • Financial report – Chart Enquiry, Detailed
  • Daily reports / Daily RFCs, Multi Emails, Subject Company Name
  • Telesure PDF Imports
  • Daily Consolidated Report
  • Consumables Detailed Report
  • Small fixes (Vat ReturnsPeriods/Towin Control/ChangeInvoice Date/Quote Follow Up)
  • Copy user rights
  • Lightstone API Fix
  • Creditors RFC Report
  • Speed Up User Action Log
  • Outsurance PDF Imports
  • Bug fixes 2 (Inv Follow Up search on browse / Audatex PDF Imports)
  • Bug fixes (Job Action Log / Job/Quote Notes Print)
  • Consumable Ordered Status
  • Customer Quotes Report
  • Compmark PDF Imports
  • Bams Figures
  • Create Message Window CleanUp
  • Smart Quote PDF Import
  • Import bank statements
  • Telesure PDF Import
  • Net Assess PDF Import
  • Quote Productivity Report
  • Adv Customer Listing
  • Vehicle Service SMS button
  • UIF UI19 Report ID Check
  • Bug fixes 2
  • Bank Statement Import
  • Dr Smash Search Window
What’s New: Version 11.10.11
  • Check MatchLines for Split/RFCs Lines
  • Daily Reports To IMDD and Added To Schedule Email Table
  • Check For RFC On Set Order Back And Re Receive Order
  • Invoice Amount Column Added To Invoices Excel Report
  • Paint API exe , Updated to Upload Individual Mixes
  • Telesure Costing Sheet
  • Dr Smash Fuzzy Search
  • Towin Control
  • Audatex PDF Labour/Paint onto new line
  • Customer History Fixed
  • Santam HV Costing Sheet
  • Hollard PDF Import
  • PDF Import Fixes
  • Assessing Set to Invoiced
  • C/Debit Note Notes Missing After Rebuild Fixed
  • Cancel Consumable RFC Error
  • Bug Fixes
    • Engine No Checks
    • User Right Overlaps
    • Vin No Corrected On PDF Import
    • PDF Import Check For Exisiting Protocol
    • PDF Import Corrections
    • Advanced Customer Listing , Date Selection Correction
    • User add – Copy Existing User
    • Add RFC Values to Job Parts Purchased Report
    • Supplied Parts Reporting updated
    • Add Receipt No To invoice Browse and Added View Transaction Function
    • Reject Extra On Match Lines Screen Added
  • Daily Reports – Orders Placed/Received
  • Audatex PDF Import
  • Corrected Filter On Creditor Invoice Window
  • Sales Report And Indexes
  • Towin – Speed Up Window
  • Extras/Orders And RFCs
  • Tow Inv Line On Quick Job
  • Telesure Costing Sheet
  • Quote Reports
  • PDF Import Telesure
What’s New: Version 11.10.10
  • Job Action Log – Filters and Display
  • PDF Import Changes
  • Audatex PDF, Drag and Drop Bug Fix
  • WS Job Action Log
  • Letterhead changes – Time Sheet and Parts Ordering
  • Small bug fixes
  • Ex Employee Cannot Login
  • WIP Report Figures
  • Sales Report Groups
  • Time And Attendance Reports – Employee Clocks and Times
  • Part Order Print
  • Quote Paint Rate
  • Multi Extra – Adding To PartExt Corrected
  • Avis 20% Final Costing
  • Multi Extra / Labour Extra
  • AutoMX – Error Checks
  • Paint Import
  • Extras Labour Hours Bug Fix
  • Month End – Vehicle Position – Closed, Compleated Jobs
  • Costing Sheet – Error If Extra Auth Window Opened
  • Consumable Sub Departments Fix
  • Deleted on costing report
  • Quote Auth Added To Action Log
  • Net Assess PDF Import
  • Month End Debtors Statements
What’s New: Version 11.10.09
  • Various Changes – Sales Report add Vehicle, PDF List Refresh, Basic Work In Report, Warranty, Index, Constraints FIx, Monitor Date Set, Buying List Showing Labour, Audatex Fixed Paint Values
  • Lightstone API – Delay If Error and Show Latest Success
  • Fuel Recon – Add Orders, User Rights, Attach To Job, Browse Refresh
  • Supplied RFCs
  • Carbeat Changes
  • Consumable Return
  • Sikken Paint Integration
  • Lightstone API Email Changes
  • Audatex API Browse
  • Check For Expired Update File
  • PDF Imports
What’s New: Version 11.09.06
  • Daily reports expanded
  • Towin Changes – Creditors Check, Written Off, Quote Attach
  • RFC Status Check
  • Split items error
  • Received Price 0 error has been sorted
  • Pdf import into existing quote – So latest version Audatex are imported into existing Job
  • New Report : Creditors – Outstanding orders detailed list of parts
  • Assessment Package : Work in List Filter has been corrected
  • Workshop Package : Creating of an Extras has been Fixed
What’s New: Version 11.09.05

DEBTORS

  • Inv Follow Up List Report Order

PAINT IMPORT

  • PPG Clean Names For Export

PAYROLL

  • Added Monthly Wage Run To EMP201
  • Wages EMP201 Loan Balances Corrected
  • Remove Medical Aid Credit From PAYE

LETTERHEAD

  • Combine multi extras on quote

REPORTS

  • RFC Anomaly Report
  • Creditor Invoices that have been Set To Processing Report

GENERAL

  • Check On RFC Whole Invoice
  • Costing Sheet now have new User Rights
  • Multiple Bug Fixes

TOW IN PACKAGE

  • Towin Drivers Report
What’s New: Version 11.09.03
  • NetAssess PDF Imports Method Check
  • Minor Bug Fixes
  • Authorize Debtor Rights Corrected
  • NetAssess/Outsurance/Telesure PDF Import Redone
  • Picking Slip print On Consumable Invoice And Customer Name Corrected
  • Check Job Status Before Rolling back Job
  • Tow Set To Creditors Corrected
  • Multi Extra Writes Up Correctly Now
  • Customer Care Error Message More Readable
  • Delivered/Completed Date Check Date Selected
  • Unprocess Supplier To Write To Action Log
  • Invoice Follow Up Outstanding Report
  • Wages – EMP201 and EMP501
What’s New: Version 11.08.10 – 11.09.02
  • Stock Take User Rights Added – Report Neatened
  • Workin Acc Month Window Created AND Send To Printed
  • JobCard To Exclude Not Required
  • Job card changes minutes added , Jobcard like quote
  • DrSmash Invoice Letterhead Update
  • Account Reference on Invoice
  • Workin Acc Month Window User rights and browse change
  • Invoice Follow Up Status
  • Filter Fix For Invoice Status
  • Job Closed Cancelled Anomaly Report 
  • PPG – Paint Mixed by Added
  • Excess On Release Form
  • User Action Log Report
  • Workshop Monitor Remake 
  • PPG Paint Color Code
  • Towin changes
  • Quote markups Corrected 
  • Items Received Without Orders Fix
  • RFC Description Clean Name