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GEM-LINKs

GEM-LINKs permit you to access your suppliers’ websites directly from GEM-CAR. They are available in the Point of sale as easy-to-access buttons. You can configure up to three (3) links accessible with left clicks and several more with a right-click.

In this user manual, you will find information concerning the following topics.

General information: Internet Resources tab

To add, remove or edit GEM-LINKs, follow the steps below to access the General information window and select the Internet resources tab.

  1. From the GEM-CAR Main menu, go to Configuration > General information.
  2. From the General information window, click on the Internet resources tab.
  3. Follow the steps in the following sections to add, remove or edit GEM-LINKS using the information provided on the Suppliers’ Internet resources page.

Before adding GEM-LINKs to the Point of sale, please visit the Suppliers’ Internet resources page, find the information related to the suppliers you want to add and have it on hand. Then, to add GEM-LINKs, follow the steps below.

  1. Access the General information window and select the Internet Resources tab.
  2. Click on the + button.
  3. Enter the supplier’s name in the Company name field.
  4. Enter the Web address in the Address field.
  5. Select the template using the Template drop-down menu.
  6. Enter your username and password for the supplier’s website in the User and Password fields.
  7. To link the supplier’s website to a supplier’s profile configured in GEM-CAR, enter the supplier number in the Supplier field or retrieve it using the adjacent magnifying glass button.
  8. If the supplier’s website uses platform 2.0, check the Platforme v 2.0 box. If it uses platform 1.0, nothing needs to be checked.
  9. If you wish to set a margin for this supplier, enter it in the Margin field.
  10. Enter the category for the supplier in the Category field (for example, 200 for a supplier that sells parts).
  11. For tire suppliers, check the Tire supplier box.
  12. If you wish, enable automatic login by checking the Automatic login box.
  13. Retrieve the logo for this supplier using the magnifying glass button below the Company logo section.
  14. Click on the diskette button to save.

Some suppliers also require a PIN or an account number for log in. You must add this information in the Username field, following the username and separated by a slash (example: user/123456).

To delete GEM-LINKs, follow the steps below.

  1. Access the General information window and select the Internet Resources tab.
  2. Find and select the supplier on the list.
  3. Click on the - button.
  4. Click on the diskette button to save.

Before editing GEM-LINKs, please visit the Suppliers’ Internet resources page, find the information related to the suppliers you want to add and have it on hand. Then, to edit GEM-LINKs, follow the steps below.

  1. Access the General information window and select the Internet Resources tab.
  2. Find and select the supplier on the list.
  3. Refer to the steps to add GEM-LINKs to modify the configuration.
  4. Click on the diskette button to save.

Usernames and passwords for advisors

Before GEM-CAR version 13.0.2, you had the choice between using a single account for all advisors for a given supplier or using distinct accounts for each of them. If you wanted them to access your suppliers websites with distinct accounts, we needed to add duplicate links to the Point of Sale, one for each advisor. This setup caused duplications and confusion in the suppliers’ list od the Point of Sale and you needed assistance from the technical support team to implement this configuration.

Since GEM-CAR version 13.0.2, you can now configure distinct users for each advisor without the need to add duplicate GEM-LINKs to the Point of sale. You also do not need assistance from the technical support anymore for this configuration. In the Point of Sale, when an advisor clicks on a link to a supplier’s website, he or she is directly logged in with his or her login information.

Follow the steps below to add the login information for advisors.

  1. Access the General information window and select the Internet Resources tab.
  2. Select a supplier on the list.
  3. Click on the Advisor button.
  4. Click on the + button.
  5. Enter the username in the Username field.
  6. Enter the password in the Password field.
  7. Enter the advisor number in the Advisor field or retrieve it using the magnifying glass button adjacent to it.
  8. Click on the diskette to save.

Some suppliers also require a PIN or an account number for log in. You must add this information in the Username field, following the username and separated by a slash (example: user/123456).

Follow the steps below to edit the login information for advisors.

  1. Access the General information window and select the Internet Resources tab.
  2. Select a supplier on the list.
  3. Click on the Advisor button.
  4. Select an advisor on the list.
  5. Edit the information in the configuration fields.
  6. Click on the diskette to save.

Some suppliers also require a PIN or an account number for log in. You must add this information in the Username field, following the username and separated by a slash (example: user/123456).

Follow the steps below to delete the login information of advisors.

  1. Access the General information window and select the Internet Resources tab.
  2. Select a supplier on the list.
  3. Click on the Advisor button.
  4. Select a supplier on the list.
  5. Click on the - button.
  6. Click on the diskette to save.

To use GEM-LINKs, from the Point of sale, left-click on one of the three (3) logos. If more than three (3) have been configured, additional GEM-LINKs will be accessible with right-clicks.

Quick username and password change

If only usernames and a password changed for a supplier’s website, you can do a quick change directly from the supplier’s GEM-LINK. To do so, follow the steps below.

  1. Access the GEM-LINK in the Point of sale.
  2. Click on the Modify user information button.
  3. Enter the username in the User field.
  4. Enter the password in the Password field.
  5. Click on the green Select button.

Follow the steps below to zoom in or out.

  1. Access the GEM-LINK in the Point of sale.
  2. Click on the Setting button.
  3. Click on the + or - .
  4. Click on the diskette to save.

Save the cart automatically after the importation for Napa Canada :

Follow the steps below to save cart.

  1. Access the GEM-LINK in the Point of sale.
  2. Open the supplier.
  3. Click on the Setting button.
  4. Click on the Save the cart after the importation checkbox.
  5. Click on the diskette to save.

Follow the steps below to open the saved cart automatically.

  1. Access the GEM-LINK in the Point of sale.
  2. Open the supplier.
  3. Click on the Setting button.
  4. Click on the open the saved cart automatically checkbox.
  5. Click on the diskette to save.

keep the cart for WHI :

Follow the steps below to keep cart.

  1. Access the GEM-LINK in the Point of sale.
  2. Open the supplier.
  3. Click on the Setting button.
  4. Click on the keep cart checkbox.
  5. Click on the diskette to save.

Send labor details for MYALLDATA :

Follow the steps below to keep cart.

  1. Access the GEM-LINK in the Point of sale.
  2. Open the supplier.
  3. Click on the Setting button.
  4. Click on the Send labor details checkbox.
  5. Click on the diskette to save.