Car-Part Scoop

New in Photomate:
Mobile Inventory Search
& Enhanced VIN Decode

Checkmate's mobile sidekick, Photomate, just got some powerful new features! With the latest version, you can now search your Checkmate inventory while you're on the go, and we've added a new feature that can auto-generate detailed vehicle descriptions from the VIN.

Search Inventory

Have you ever had someone ask about a part while you were away from the office? Good news! You can now use Photomate's new Search Inventory function to search your inventory for parts when youâ€™re away from your Checkmate workstation.

All you need to do is enter some part info, and hit FIND PARTS.

Photomate will search your Checkmate Inventory for all parts that match your search criteria. From your search results, you can:

add and edit part images,
review and edit part information,
and view part details!

Search Inventory Results screen in Photomate

Note: You cannot search for parts that are on work orders.

Check it out in our video!

Our Search Inventory video shows you this feature in action. Click the thumbnail below to watch.

Thumbnail image of a Photomate training video

Plus: Auto-Generated Vehicle Descriptions

Photomate can now write your vehicle descriptions for you! When you're creating a vehicle record and you enter (or scan) the VIN, Photomate will automatically write a Description, based on the VIN.

Create Vehicle Record screen in Photomate

And the best part is that you determine what info Photomate puts in the vehicle descriptions. As part of your Create Vehicle Settings, you can choose which attributes appear in the description, and the order they appear in.

Want to learn more about this feature?

We have a quick video (under 3 minutes) that walks you through Setting Your VIN Decode Configuration. Click the thumbnail below to watch. (This video is password-protected. If you need a username and password, your support tech can assist you.)