Ford Microcat User Guide

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Pre-Requisites

Before setting up Microcat EPC or Superservice Menus, please ensure that you are logged in to the DMSi using your credentials.

 
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Enter the credentials and press “Ok”

This dialog should close, and the DMSI tray icon should always be green

 
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N.B – Only when this icon is green will the integration function correctly, if the tray icon is not green please see troubleshooting or contact support

 

 

Connecting to a DMS Session

 

Firstly, open Navigator and go to an open job or create a new one. For this example we will use an already created job:
 
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When this screen is open in navigator, go to the microcat EPC portal.

In the bottom left corner of the screen there will be a connect to DMS icon

 
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Select this icon.
 
On the “Session” screen select “Current DMS Connection” and select “Connect”
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This will then bring up the active job details, select “Load” to load the selected job into microcat
 
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Building a Shopping List and exporting to DMS

Once you have connected to a DMS session and loaded in the active job, you are free to use the Microcat portal to find the required parts for the selected vehicle

Select the parts you want and add them to your “Cart”
 
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You can also double click a part and check the DMS properties for the selected part by selecting the “DMS” tab in the dialog. This shows DMS stock and prices
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Once done building your “Cart” see “Transmitting the order to DMS” to progress”
 
 

 

Transmitting the order to DMS

Once you have built the required shopping list you can transmit the order back to DMS. To do this select the “Transfer to DMS” button next to the “Cart” menu item in the top right

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You will see a message like this
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This will transmit the required parts back to navigator as pick list items in “Parts – Point of sale”

 
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