IDS Dealer Resource Center

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*NEW!*	7/09/07	Directions on using Symbol MC50 scanners to perform parts year end have been added to the Year End Documents category of the DRC Downloads page.	view
	6/08/07	Changes have been made to the Regional Training class schedule.	view
	6/05/07	A link to the list of approved printers compatible with Astra has been added to the FAQ page.	view
	6/01/07	The list of approved printers compatible with Astra has been updated.	view
	4/27/07	Directions for setting up the Sea Ray Financial DMS Statement have been added to the DRC Downloads page.	view
	3/21/07	MC50 hand-held scanner topics have been added to the DRC Downloads page.	view
	8/18/06	Sales tax topics in the Learning Center and on the DRC Downloads page have been updated.	view
	8/17/06	Astra release notes for version 7.04.8 have been updated in the DRC downloads section.	view
	8/10/06	A professional services class has been added to the schedule for October, 2006, and a tentative class schedule for 2007 has been announced.	view
	7/13/06	The most recent Astra release notes have been added to the DRC downloads section, including v7.04.8, v7.04.9, v8.06.5 and v8.06.7.	view
	6/27/06	Users can now directly log in to the DRC from the ids-astra.com web site. From ids-astra.com, click the Dealer Resource Center link, then log on using the fields in the left margin.	view
	5/02/06	The DRC has been re-designed in order to more closely resemble the ids-astra.com and idsacademy.com sites.	view
	4/28/06	Learning Center topics have been color-coded in the following categories: Parts, Sales (including Finance, Inventory and Prospect Management, Rentals and Accounting (including DMS Report topics). Service topics will be color-coded once they have been updated with new material.	view
	4/26/06	Prospect Management Report topics have been updated in the Learning Center.	view
	4/26/06	Prospect Management Setup topics have been updated in the Learning Center.	view
	4/26/06	A Sales Configurations topic has been added to the Sales section of the Learning Center.	view
	4/26/06	A Rental Configurations topic has been added to the Rentals section of the Learning Center.	view
	4/04/06	Files in the DRC Downloads section have been updated. Download all documents you currently use to make sure you have the most current version.	view
	3/31/06	Updated Prospect Management Letters have been added to the DRC downloads section, and the Mail Merge section of the Learning Center has been updated.	view
	2/21/06	Prospect Management Customer Entry routines have been completed and updated in the Learning Center.	view
	1/31/06	Directions for using First American Credco credit checking have been added to the Finance menu of the Learning Center.	view
	1/17/06	Bank Reconciliation topics have been added to the Accounting > GL Section of the Learning Center. Users must have Accounting security to view these topics.	view
	1/13/06	The DRC Search Engine has been enhanced to be more accurate, efficient and comprehensive.	view
	12/14/05	Parts Manager core skills topics have been updated in the Learning Center.	view
	12/14/05	Purchasing & Receiving core skills topics have been updated in the Learning Center.	view
	12/12/05	General Ledger topics, including GL Maintenance, Allocation and Journal Entry routines, have been completed and added to the Learning Center. Users must have Accounting security to view these topics.	view
	12/07/05	Part Maintenance topics have been completed and added to the Learning Center. Cross-Reference, Inventory and Price Disks have been relocated under these topics in the Parts menu.	view
	12/06/05	Part Purchase Order topics have been completed and added to the Learning Center.	view
	12/05/05	Purchasing Topics have been completed and added to the Learning Center. Special Order, Suggested Purchasing and Barcode PO topics have been moved to the new Purchasing menu within the Parts menu.	view
	12/05/05	Prospect Management topics have been removed from the Sales menu and given their own root menu.	view
	12/05/05	Prospect Management Reports have been completed and updated in the Learning Center.	view
	12/01/05	Parts Configurations have been added to the Parts menu in the Learning Center.	view
	12/01/05	Part Special Order topics have been updated and completed in the Learning Center.	view
	11/18/05	Finance Miscellanous topics have been completed and added to the Learning Center.	view
	11/17/05	Business Manager core skills have been updated in the Learning Center.	view
	11/17/05	Finance Setup topics have been completed and added to the Learning Center.	view
	11/15/05	Finance topics have been updated and given their own main menu item in the Learning Center.	view
	11/14/05	Module Configurations have been completed and added to the Learning Center. Users must have Admin rights to view this page.	view
	11/08/05	An RSS feed is now available to keep track of new LC content. Use the RSS button to obtain the xml link.
	10/21/05	Parts Setup routines have been completed and added to the Learning Center.	view
	10/14/05	Parts Display routines have been completed and added to the Learning Center.	view
	10/13/05	Parts Cycle Count topic has been completed in the Learning Center.	view
	10/13/05	Parts Point of Sale topic has been completed and added to the Learning Center.	view
	10/12/05	Parts Cross-Reference topics have been updated in the Learning Center.	view
	9/29/05	Parts Report topics have been completed and added to the Learning Center.	view
	9/27/05	Service Miscellaneous Routines topics have been completed and added to the Learning Center.	view
	9/23/05	Rental core skills topics have been completed and added to the Learning Center.	view
	9/23/05	The Core Skills sections have been re-designed and color-coded.	view
	9/23/05	A new menu item, Core Skills, has been added to the main menu. Previously, this main item was available only to Astra dealerships undergoing the Implementation process.	view
	9/21/05	Rental Setup topics have been completed and added to the Learning Center.	view
	9/20/05	All Rentals Module topics have been updated to reflect the newly revised Rentals Module, released with Astra v7.04.8	view
	9/20/05	Rental Display topics have been completed and added to the Learning Center.	view
	9/20/05	Rental Report topics have been updated.	view
	9/12/05	Inventory Manager core skills have been revised and completed.	view
	9/12/05	Unit Inventory menu has been slightly re-structured, and Unit Inventory topics are complete.	view
	9/12/05	Creating a Franchise File has been updated and moved from the Accounting section to the Unit Inventory section.	view
	9/12/05	Available Advanced training classes can now be viewed on the Dealer Resource Center Advanced Classes page.	view
	9/07/05	Unit Inventory Setup topics have been completed and added to the Learning Center.	view
	9/06/05	Unit Inventory Miscellaneous topics have been completed and added to the Learning Center.	view
	9/06/05	Unit Inventory Report topics have been updated.	view
	9/06/05	Unit Inventory Subroutine topics have been updated.	view
	9/01/05	Unit Inventory Display topics have been updated and completed.	view
	9/01/05	Unit Inventory Floorplan topics have been updated and completed.	view
	9/01/05	Unit Inventory has been given its own menu item, rather than being a subset of the Sales item.	view
	8/31/05	The Accounts Receivable Setup routines have been completed and added to the Learning Center.	view
	8/24/05	The Accounts Receivable Miscellaneous screen routines have been completed and added to the Learning Center.	view
	8/24/05	The Accounts Receivable routines have been converted to the new format.	view
	8/22/05	The Accounts Payable Setup routines have been completed and added to the Learning Center.	view
	8/18/05	The Accounts Payable Miscellaneous screen routines have been completed and added to the Learning Center.	view
	8/17/05	Accounts Payable topics have been slightly re-formatted. The new format will allow for more timely updating of topics as new Astra releases are created. The remainder of the Learning Center topics will follow this new format.	view
	7/01/05	A system-wide search engine in the DRC is now available to search for content in the Tech Notes and Learning Center. The search engine also indexes videos based on the video narration.	view
	6/03/05	The Technotes Search has been removed from the Learning Center. Technotes can now be accessed directly from within the IDS Dealer Resource Center.	view
	5/25/05	The IDS Dealer Resource Center has been released. Learning Center user names and passwords can now be used to access drc.idsacademy.com.	view
	4/12/05	Administration>System Security has been completed. You must have Administrative rights to view this page. Contact the webmaster for details.	view
	3/21/05	The Accounting Terms Glossary has been moved from the DMS section to the Accounting section.	view
	3/16/05	A dedicated menu item has been added for Exercises.	view
	3/04/05	A utilities menu item has been added, providing access to quiz & video statistics. You must have Administrative rights to view this page. Contact the webmaster for details.	view
	3/03/05	A dedicated menu item has been added for Quizzes.	view
		Admin menu items have been relocated to the bottom of the menu system.
		IDE menu items have been color-coded and indented.
	2/09/05	Service>Warranty Claims has been completed.	view
	2/07/05	Service>Work Orders has been completed and revamped.	view
	1/14/05	Technote Search has been added to all pages.
		Service>Estimates has been completed and re-vamped.	view
	1/10/05	Service>Reports has been completed and re-vamped.	view
	12/16/04	Administration>Custom Report Generator topic has been added. You must have Administrative rights to view this page. Contact the webmaster for details.	view
	12/09/04	Accounting>Sales Tax has been updated and re-worked.	view
	12/01/04	Accounting>AR section has been completed.	view
	11/18/04	Accounting>AP>Repeat Accounts Payable page has been completed.	view
		Accounting>AP>Auto-Checks page has been completed.	view
	11/17/04	Accounting>AP>* section has been created. AP>Reports content has been added.	view
	11/15/04	Sales>Prospect Management>Setup>Customizing the Prospecting Screen has been completed.	view
		Sales>Prospect Management>Setup page has been created.	view
	11/12/04	Sales>Unit Inventory>Inventory Reports have been completed.	view
	11/11/04	Sales>F&I Quotes>Finance Reports have been completed.	view
		Sales>Sales Quote topic now has detailed quote information.	view
	11/09/04	Sales>F&I Quote topic now has detailed quote information.	view
	10/29/04	Sales>Inventory>Floorplan flowchart navigation image has been added.	view
	10/28/04	Sales>Inventory Unit Inventory Entry Topics have been added.	view
	10/20/04	Rentals Module Topics have been added, including complete rental reports.	view
	10/18/04	Sales>Sales Quote instructional page has been added.	view
	10/12/04	Accounting Guidelines pages have been added.	view
	10/11/04	Accounting Core Skills pages have been added.	view
	10/08/04	Sales Core Skills pages have been added.	view
		Service Core Skills pages have been added.	view
	10/07/04	Parts Core Skills pages have been added.	view
	9/29/04	Help page added. Link to help page added to inter-site navbar.	view
	9/27/04	This page updated. Format changed. :-)
	9/24/04	Parts>Price Disks updated.	view
	9/23/04	Parts>Suggested Purchasing updated.	view
	9/22/04	Service>Reports section added.	view
	9/15/04	Networking>Port Files page added.	view
		Networking main page image is now interactive, pointing to port file examples.	view
		System-wide navigation links to ids-astra.com and training.ids-astra.com have been added to the header section.
	9/14/04	DMS Report>Glossary enhanced.	view
	9/13/04	DMS Report section completed.	view

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