Auto parts store POS with cores and shop accounts.
Ring up walk-in customers and repair-shop accounts at the same counter. Cores and battery fees are added from the item, and part, UPC and cross-reference numbers all find the part.
Invoice 104901
Store 1, register 2
- Subtotal
- 728.93
- State tax 6%
- 43.74
- County tax 1%
- 7.29
- Charged to account
- 779.96
The number on the box is three numbers old.
Part numbers change and customers keep the old ones. AxleTap holds the chain, so an old number leads to the part on the shelf instead of to nothing.
- ALT-11000Superseded
Original number, last stocked 2019
- ALT-11040Superseded
Replaced by the current casting
- ALT-11044Ships
Alternator, remanufactured · 105A
Bin B-12-47 here · 4 at Store 2
Sales of the old numbers still count toward ALT-11044 in reorder and best-seller reports, so its min and max stay right.
1Any number in the chain finds the part, including the ones you no longer stock.
2The counter sees what replaced it without looking anything up.
3Old stock can sell first, or move to the new part at average cost.
What a customer asks for, and what ships.
Every one of these lands on the same part, so nobody has to know which number is current.
| Number the customer has | Part AxleTap finds |
|---|---|
| ALT-11000 | ALT-11044 · Alternator, remanufactured |
| ALT-11040 | ALT-11044 · Alternator, remanufactured |
| OF-7301 | OF-7317 · Oil filter |
Reporting follows the chain too, so the new part inherits the old one’s sales history when its min and max are set.
Four ways to find one part.
A counter person gets a UPC off a box, a manufacturer number off an old invoice, a competitor number off a phone screen, or a description and a guess. All four are the same search in AxleTap: each item carries its UPC, manufacturer, alternate and cross-reference numbers, and any of them brings it up.
The result shows what is on the shelf here and what is on the shelf at your other stores, so the answer to "do you have it" does not depend on who is standing at which counter.
Also at an auto parts counter
Cores on the ticket
Battery, alternator and starter cores are added from the item, and returns credit the charge.
Battery and tire fees
State fees are added from the item on their own lines, and left off sales for resale.
Repair-shop accounts
A price level and contract prices for each shop, credit limits checked at the sale, and statements by email.
Customer vehicles by VIN
Keep a customer's vehicles on file by VIN and see what each one has cost them.
Deliveries to shops
Parts go out to shops by route, with a signature and a photo at every drop.
Questions from auto parts stores
Can I look up auto parts by cross-reference number?
Yes. Each item can carry UPC, manufacturer, alternate and cross-reference numbers, and any of them finds it at the counter.
What happens when a part number is superseded?
The old number keeps working. It leads to the part that replaced it, and sales of the old number count toward the new part in reorder and best-seller reports.
Can repair shops get their own pricing in a parts POS?
Yes. Each shop can have a price level and contract prices, and AxleTap applies them at the counter.
Which card terminals work with AxleTap?
A card terminal at each register, set up by AxleTap. Keyed cards go through a secure form, so AxleTap stores a token, never the card number.
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See it with your own parts.
See an auto parts ticket rung up, charged to a shop account and posted to the books.