Version History
Here you can find the changelog of ARI (Auto Repair Software) since it was posted on our website on 2019-07-02.
The latest version is 13200.0.0 and it was updated on soft112.com on 22 April, 2024.
See below the changes in each version:
version 13200.0.0
posted on 2023-12-08
- HOT FIX: Speed performance
- HOT FIX: Inventory and Expense bugs
- Client Portal: a special webpage where your clients can view all their invoices, vehicles, payments, inspections, service reminders, etc!
- Digital inspections: you clients can now view their inspections online from anywhere they are!
- AI damage detection for vehicle inspections!
- Auto-recurring fees for invoices
- Labor guides, rates, wiring diagrams, fluids, etc exposed on the main screen
- track Business Assets
version 13101.0.0
posted on 2023-11-18
- HOT FIX: Inventory and Expense bugs
- Client Portal: a special webpage where your clients can view all their invoices, vehicles, payments, inspections, service reminders, etc!
- Digital inspections: you clients can now view their inspections online from anywhere they are!
- AI damage detection for vehicle inspections!
- Auto-recurring fees for invoices
- Labor guides, rates, wiring diagrams, fluids, etc exposed on the main screen
- track Business Assets in Inventory
- Bug fixes
version 12000.2.0
posted on 2023-08-03
- Invoice Template Customization
- Image Editor for annotating car pictures
- Users Sessions on Activity Logs
- QuickBooks fixes
- Fixed Rate per Item
- Support for multiple email addresses in Clients
- Hide Financial data
version 11000.0.0
posted on 2023-06-07
- edit SMS before sending
- auto-reminders for appointments via email and SMS
- online booking page settings
- Fixed Labor setup
- Multiple Delete options
- Attach discount coupons to invoice emails
- bug fixes...
version 10610.0.0
posted on 2023-04-25
- FEATURES
- Customize Email templates in ARI Settings/Email Templates
- Attach files to Invoice
- Access full ProDemand when creating new jobcards
- BUG FIXES
- Reset password in ARI Settings/Account management
- items in invoice will keep the same placement as when they were entered!
- Back buttons fixed
- Partstechs issues fixed
version 10400.0.0
posted on 2023-03-02
- Paypal payment processor. Connect and get paid straight into your PayPal account!
- Professional email templates for Invoices, Service Reminders, and Inspections.
- Custom booking links added to invoice emails and service reminder emails! Client and vehicle info is pre-filled for faster appointments.
- Accounting: Duplicate Expense and Purchase options! Useful when creating recurring expenses or purchases!
version 9970.0.0
posted on 2022-05-17
- Complete redesign of the Online Appointment page and setup
- drag and drop functionality for Calendar
- support for blocking
-service page redesigned
- add custom fields to your online booking form
- auto-confirm appointment
-Inspection ID auto increments when new inspection added.
-Update inventory when delete part from existing Invoice
-Print long invoices on multiple pages.
- Attach Inspection to JobCard from the Jobcard/More menu
- Create JobCard from Appointments
version 9950.0.0
posted on 2022-04-21
- POS terminal
Process in-person payments using our POS terminal integrations. You can now add multiple terminals to one account.
- Online Payments
Let your clients pay their auto repair invoices online using our new card-not-present intergation
version 9930.0.1
posted on 2022-02-09
- 360Payments integration for handling online payment options for clients
- Translation options
- Bug fixes
version 9920.0.1
posted on 2022-01-08
------ HOT FIX for Android 11 crashes
- POS terminal integration;
- Mark Invoice as Paid button
- Hide part/labor Price if user role view_invoices=false
- Duplicate Invoice button in Invoice/More
- Added Source to customer info (eg. Facebook, Google, etc. )
- checklist page can now be reordered with a button
- add your own inspection damage templates
- Create Invoice from Appointment
- Added Suitable For field in Inventory/Parts/ new part
- Service reminders standard service intervals
version 9900.0.1
posted on 2022-01-06
- POS terminal integration;
- Mark Invoice as Paid button
- Hide part/labor Price if user role view_invoices=false
- Duplicate Invoice button in Invoice/More
- Added Source to customer info (eg. Facebook, Google, etc. )
- checklist page can now be reordered with a button
- add your own inspection damage templates
- Create Invoice from Appointment
- Added Suitable For field in Inventory/Parts/ new part
- Service reminders
- combobox with standard service intervals
- Bug Fixes:
version 9840.0.0
posted on 2021-10-27
- Dashboard (unpaid invoices, last payments, purchases, expenses, profit, etc.)
- Email Marketing
- Inspection templates (Level 1 inspection, Pre-sale inspection, Heavy-duty inspection, Motorcycle inspection)
- fixed marketing sending error
version 9800.0.1
posted on 2021-10-19
- Dashboard (unpaid invoices, last payments, purchases, expenses, profit, etc.)
- Email Marketing
- Inspection templates (Level 1 inspection, Pre-sale inspection, Heavy-duty inspection, Motorcycle inspection)
version 9710.0.0
posted on 2021-09-28
Bug fixes:
- items id not saving (fixed)
- sum for subTotal on Invoices
- change Jobcards dates in Settings
- multi-line support in Profile/MyCompany Other
- reports/Taxes added SubTotal and export info
- client page improvements
- web mails will look as if coming from your email address
- make/model selection improvements
- price markup for tires
version 9700.0.0
posted on 2021-09-17
- Workflow: simply drag and drop jobcards to change statuses
- Grid View (better filters for Inventory, Invoices, Clients and Vehicles)
- Employee Payslip (Accounting/Expenses can now register Items list and also auto-import employee worked hours)
- Print and PDF generation improvements
- inventory update
- Part Tracking History (see what parts have been used in what jobs)
version 9660.0.0
posted on 2021-07-19
- group parts and labor according to their relevance.
Makes it very easy for your clients to read and understand your invoices.
- sorting for Parts, Tires, Clients
- alphabetical scrollbar for Parts inventory
- multiple parts markup
- allow manual ordering from Purchases straight
- inventory count update fix
- exposed unit number for vehicles
- added invoice numbers to Purchases
- send Payments to QuickBooks
- attach receipts to Expenses
- send local notif when job assigned (multiple users)
version 9650.0.0
posted on 2021-06-01
- QR codes on Invoice
- search online appointment with QR code
- multi-lines support
- vendors report
- edit issues in JobCards
- text-align left on Invoices
- print improvements
- speed improvements
version 9600.0.3
posted on 2021-05-03
Major release:
- PartsTech integration (US & Canada)
- Tax settings change default;
- support for multiple lines on invoice
- Tax reports Invoices/Expenses/Purchases
- Payment dropdown fix
- add fields to the online booking page;
- barcode crash fixed
- sub expired bug fixed
version 9520.0.0
posted on 2021-03-08
- QuickBooks auto sync
- Payment section
- year 2021 added to Vehicles
- Profit is now subtracting discount and taxes
- Net Profit reports
- Notes for Client
- show Paid on Invoices
- added Vendors to Parts and Reports
- speed improvements
- bugs removed
version 9510.0.0
posted on 2020-12-30
- Packages: bundle parts and services together so you can easily use them in your invoices. (eg. a package like Oil Change Package can contain filters, oils, and labor items. When you select it, all these items will be added to the invoice)
- Update labor time after clock out
- Update stock Quantity after invoice saved
- Search purchases by tags
- Delete expenses
- added vehicle types: Snowmobile, UTV or SidexSide or SxS, and PWC or Personal Water Craf
- bug fixes
version 9445
posted on 2020-12-10
- Days off and Holidays mark on Calendar
- 3Cs( Concern, Cause, Correction)
- Discount & Other can be Taxable/NOT Taxable
- Client Authorization/Decline on recommended items (Estimates)
- Activity Logs (Team Activity & Client Activity)
- Automatic notification for Client activity
- tax on Purchases
- Bug fixes (Invoice sorting, page speed, )
version 9300
posted on 2020-11-08
- buy part when status is "needed"
- edit online appointment
- delete employee
- bug fixes
version 9200
posted on 2020-10-28
- user comments in jobcards
- time clocks in jobcards
- inspection in jobcards
- archive option
- miles in and miles out
- bug fixes
- ... and a lot more
version 9002
posted on 2020-10-12
- speed improvement
- stability improvement
version 8001
posted on 2020-08-13
Major Release:
- User Roles and User access implementation
This will allow you to set up different access roles to multiple users of the app
- Employee Time Tracked report that allows you to filter how much time an employee has spent in a timeframe
- QuickBooks integration fix
- bug fixes
version 8001
posted on 2020-08-13
version 7000
posted on 2020-06-29
Biggest update for 2020 yet
- Online payment with Stripe
your clients can now pay your invoices from the comfort of their own home, online using their digital invoices.
- Booking Calendar
You can now see all your service appointments in a calendar.
- PO and Inv# added to Expenses
- push Notifications
version 6810
posted on 2020-06-14
Digital Invoices
- generate a unique link to any invoice and send it to the client for review.
Taxes report
Bug fixes
version 6700
posted on 2020-06-08
Labels
--Add custom labels to your Invoices, Estimates, or JobCards
Delete Vendor option
Payment updates
Edit payment date
version 6600
posted on 2020-06-03
- Discount Coupons
You can now create and send discount coupons to your clients via email, SMS, or print.
Coupons can be redeemed inside the invoice via a coupon code.
- bug fixes
version 6500
posted on 2020-05-26
- Tires inventory with option for Brand, Model, Size, Vendor, etc.
- posibility to save invoice without vehicle
- search inventory by SKU and description
version 6400
posted on 2020-05-20
- parts markup
- better design for Client
version 6230
posted on 2020-05-13
Billing Statements (create and send)
Quick Notes inside ARI so you can keep all your important notes in one placeholders
Estimate to Invoice easy conversion
Improved printing on Web
jobCard number showed on jobCard template
bug fixes
version 6100
posted on 2020-04-24
OBD Scanner(Bluetooth) built right into the app
You can now
- read DTC
- clear errors and reset check engine light
- inspect live metrics like RPM, Speed, Temp, etc
Other improvements
version 6001
posted on 2020-04-05
- unit number to vehicle (Other) & displayed in JobCard and Invoice
- PO number added to Invoice and Settings
- added status type: Special Order
- time clock starts automatically when job assigned;
- time clocks that match activity will stop automatically when task marked as completed;
- multiple phones to clients
- company name for clients
version 6000
posted on 2020-03-28
Time Tracking
- run live time clocks
- keep track of timesheets
- edit time logs manually <
Online Booking
Parts sorted in alphabetical order
Other field displayed on the invoice
Credits purchase without subscription
version 5670
posted on 2020-03-08
Categories for parts in Inventory
Search part by barcode
Vehicle Inspections
- Custom inspection templates
- Multiple images attachement
- Car Damage report/schematic
- edit/preview/Print
- send via email and SMS
version 5650
posted on 2020-03-01
Vehicle Inspections
- Custom inspection templates
- Multiple images attachement
- Car Damage report/schematic
- edit/preview/Print
- send via email and SMS
version 5640
posted on 2020-02-18
- labor types
- fixed bug for partial payments
- Parts import functionality
- Other field to the Company Details
- qtyStock update when save item;
version 5500
posted on 2020-01-16
-Accounting (Expenses/Purchases/Income)
- Inventory with option to purchase parts!
- Reports for
-- Income and Expenses
-- Sales and Purchases
-- Debit and Credit
-- Parts and Services
-- Inventory and Net Profit
-- Employees and Salaries
- new Profile Page
- Vendors
version 5460
posted on 2019-12-22
-Added 200 more Spare Parts to the defaul list
-Added 90 more Services to the dedault list
- QuickBooks integration
- Allow zero values in Labor
- Stability improvement
version 5450
posted on 2019-12-08
-Vehicle types (trucks, trailers, motorcycles, boats, etc...)
-Image for every vehicle for easy recognition
- Template settings (show/hide: Logo, Labor rates, Address, Notes, etc.)
- Improved vehicle View to display pictures
version 5431
posted on 2019-11-17
v5.4.3
- Today's Mileage/KM in JobCard
- date-change option for Invoice/JobCards, etc
- changed the name of the 50 point checklist
- leave different notes for different repairs
version 5420
posted on 2019-11-11
- NEW FEATURE: Service Reminders
You can now create service reminders and ARI will send automatic emails to clients reminding them when their vehicles' services are due.
- Change Invoices/Estimates into JobCards
- Fixed license plate decoder
- minor bug fixes
version 5.2.1
posted on 2019-10-30
More cool stuff
- Vehicle page now has access to ALL vehicle Make, Model, and Trim options from 1990 to 2020
- automotive-related invoice headers (30 to choose from)
- option to change color, font size and font style on your template
- new signature pad and possibility to add Date to client signature (required in some US states)
- re-designed Invoice/Estimate workflow
- fixed issue with Warranty & Notes screen freeze
- fixed issue with PID codes not showing on some invoice templates
version 5.1.0
posted on 2019-10-23
More cool stuff
- automotive-related invoice headers (30 to choose from)
- option to change color, font size and font style on your template
- new signature pad and possibility to add Date to client signature (required in some US states)
- re-designed Invoice/Estimate workflow
- fixed issue with Warranty & Notes screen freeze
- fixed issue with PID codes not showing on some invoice templates
version 5.0.3
posted on 2019-10-10
This version comes with the biggest set of features yet
- JobCards
- Employees
- Re-design
- Bug Fixes
version 4.4.0
posted on 2019-09-25
- fixed Payment issue
- fast loading; no login required
- fast saving of invoice
- diagnisis erros displayed
- image upload fix
- role assignment
- bug fixes
version 4.3.8
posted on 2019-09-19
- fast loading; no login required
- fast saving of invoice
- diagnisis erros displayed
- image upload fix
- role assignment
- bug fixes
version 4.3.7
posted on 2019-09-05
- re-designed client view
- fixed bugs related to scrolling
- fixed login issue
version 4.3.4
posted on 2019-06-24
- fixed printing issue
- fixed double-save issue
- fixed image in items