Auto/Mate University (AMU) – New Look, Same Great Features!
In the coming days, you will begin to see the newly redesigned AMU Information Portal!
The New AMU Information Portal will provide you an easier navigation between the HDYK announcements and the Reference / Training Centers, better communication and Alert system, and images and slides to grab your attention and guide you to what’s important for you and your departments. Plus, it looks cleaner and brighter.
IMPORTANT!
During the migration process, you might see a message letting you know that we’re preparing your New AMU Portal. If you see this message, have no worries, we will have your portal up and running as soon as we can.
Here is a sneak peek of the New AMU main screen:
ATTENTION OFFICE MANAGERS/CONTROLLERS
2019 Accounting, Payroll, and Accounts Payable Year-End Guidelines
Read up on our suggested Year-End guidelines for Accounting, Account Payable, and Payroll. These guidelines provide the common practices for closing the year in the above-mentioned modules as well as forms, such as ACA Forms Printing Subscription, ordering information.
It’s That Time Again! The 2019 1099 & W-2 Forms Ordering
The ordering and pricing information for 2018 1099 and W-2 Forms is now available. The information provides ordering quantities, pricing, and two ways (via email or phone) to place your orders.
Follow the steps below to access the detailed guidelines and ordering information.
Click on the AMU Tab
– If you are still seeing the previous version of AMU, then click on the The Message Center.
– If you see the New AMU, then click on the the 2019 Accounting Year-End Guidelines… link on the HDYK listing and follow the screen.
Newly Redesigned Accounting Reports and Consolidated Financial Statement Menu
Auto/Mate has streamlined several reports in the Accounting Module. These new reports (Program 23, 24, 27, and 28) are easy to use and feature the same functionality and look plus the ability to easily save, print, or export. They also offer better navigation with point and click and keyboard hot keys.
We have a short document available on the AMU Reference Center. Use search keyword: acct-reports.
For those dealers who have Consolidated Financial Statement Companies, we also modified the Consolidated FS Menu. Some menu items have been eliminated and others have been modified
We have a short document available on the AMU Reference Center. Search Keyword: FS-Menu.
If your dealership has the minimum AMPS software version shown below, you already have the new enhancements.
Unemployment Insurance Extract Reports are now available for certain states
For those dealers that have the new version of the Payroll Module :
We now have State Specific Pre-Defined Unemployment Insurance Extract Reports available. We currently have reports for 32 States and we will be adding more states in the coming months.
For the complete list of available Extract Reports, access the Predefined tab in the Payroll Module Program 7: Option 7.
Here are the recently Added Extract Reports:
South Dakota Quarterly Extract
Nebraska Quarterly Extract (With special edit instruction)
Kentucky Quarterly Extract (With special edit instruction)
Arizona Quarterly Extract
Wyoming Quarterly Extract (With special edit instruction)
Alaska Quarterly Extract (With special edit instruction)
Utah Quarterly Extract (With special edit instruction)
Rhode Island Quarterly Extract (With special edit instruction)
Idaho Quarterly Extract (With special edit instruction)
New Mexico Extract (With special edit instruction)
Indiana Quarterly Extract
Maryland Quarterly Extract
Mississippi Quarterly Extract
North Dakota Quarterly Extract
District of Columbia Quarterly Extract
The Special Edit Instructions, if available for your State, are now available on the AMU Portal Reference Center. Search Keyword: UI Extracts.
ATTENTION gm service departments
GM OSS – Service Front End Custom Status Flags
We now allow you and your employees to set Custom Status Flags in Service Front End (SFE) that can either push to, or pull from GM OSS to help identify transportation requests and Express Service.
Creating an appointment in Auto/Mate with an OSS enabled flag will push that appointment information to OSS.
Creating an appointment in OSS will push the appointment information and any applicable enabled OSS flag into Auto/Mate.
Customer Flags Setup:
1. Select the System Configuration Gear
2. Under General, select Customer Status Flags option
3. Select the Status Flag you wish to edit and click Edit Status Flag in the bottom right corner
4. You can now write a description up to 15 characters and select an image for the Status Flag
ATTENTION PARTS Departments
‘Tis the Season for Parts Physical Inventory
Are you ready to perform your annual Parts Physical Inventory? We have documents and tutorial videos on how to process it in Auto/Mate all in one place.
All are now available on the AMU Portal Reference Center.
Check your AMPS Version below.
This sample screenshot shows where your current AMPS Version will be displayed.
Check your Server Version below.
This sample screenshot shows where your current Server Version will be displayed.
ATTENTION ALL DEPARTMENTS
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