AutoPlay Desktop & iOS Version 17.2 Coming Soon

July is nearly upon us and with it will come version 17.2 of the AutoPlay Studio for Desktop and iOS.  The release is being tested as we speak and is on schedule to be pushed out to our customers in the first couple of weeks of July.  As always we'll push out more comprehensive release notes once the exact release date is confirmed, but for now enjoy a sneak preview of some of the functions we've included in this quarters development.

• Added 'Title' and 'Preferred Name' to the customer and new lead screens
• Restrict visibility of Brand Campaigns by Brand - if you are an Audi dealership you will no longer see VW, Skoda or Porsche campaigns in your Campaign drop down
• Display the 'Rego' field when selecting vehicle listings during the completion of Loan Car Forms.
• Allow Test Drive T&C's to differ by Yard instead of just by account
• Improved the process of selecting listings for use in Live Leads
• Added Odometer to 'Listings' screen
• New role to exclude Contact Groups from showing as options when closing leads
• Allow users to update CRM Follow Up and Prospect files from CSV Format (Not available for BMW Dealerships)
• Added a Retail $ field Appraisal Forms for dealers to enter a Retail Valuation/Estimate (not pulled through to Write Up Forms)
• Relaxed 'View Similar' rules for Brand Assistance Requests - will now match on first name, last name or company name and sort by best match first
• Now able to handle cents within the Accessories section on Write Ups
• Special Offers and Promotions now able to be set up at Brand/Group level
• Internal changes enabling AutoPlay staff to easily duplicate user settings
• Enable user to change the Subject line when using the 'Toyota Lead Management' template
• Improvements to the drag & drop feature when adjusting image order on desktop
• Allow users to match customer details for the Test Drive screen to improve the accuracy of Drivers licence scanning
• Display 'Customer Owner' when loading new leads
• Integrated the entire Live Leads experience into the Sales Pipeline - incl within the iPad.  You can now build a Live Leads eDM to retarget previously captured leads right from the iPad.  The new functionality allows users to build a group dynamically from their leads - letting users choose exactly who they want to communicate with.  When the customer views the Live Leads videos you can easily create New Leads or Follow Ups straight into the Sales Pipeline
• Add ability to disable system messages for selected Users (i.e we can turn off alerts when users create a Test Drive on a lead that they don't own)
• Disable BMW users from manually creating Delivery, 48 Hour or 7 Day Calendar Events to improve integration
• Make selecting a User compulsory when using the Test Drive Kiosk mode (it causes issue with DMS providers when a valid user is not selected)
• Allow users to add a Note when completing Calendar Events in Sales Pipeline
• Allow Users without integration to manually load their own CRM Follow Up Events direct to AutoPlay
• Added a new 'Lead Updated' Notification to the Notifications area in iPad - this will display a warning message when a lead is updated via any integration (with the brand or DMS)
• Various speed improvements to load lead screens faster
• Automatically Complete Test Drives when closing a Lead as Won, Lost or Remarketing
• Improvements to the Loan Car Form functionality including; adding customers name to iPhone dashboard, adding Salespersons name to detail screen, add mileage in and mileage out
• Allow all users to select the close reason 'Close Lost - Duplicate/Loaded in Error'.  This ensures the lead is not counted in reporting
• Deactivated the Pending Leads screen as it was confusing users.  Can reactivate as required for individual dealerships
• Allow user to change the Primary Listing on leads even once the Write Up is complete
• Enable users to call customers directly from the iPhone by tapping on the customers phone number
• Fixed an issue with taking photos from older iPhones

At this stage the release is due to be released in mid July.  Make sure you keep an eye out for our full release notes closer to the release date. 

​If you want to find out more about any of the improvements listed above please email matt@autoplay.co.nz