Current Scan Facts
Active Work Order / Scan
Select or create a work order to surface the active scanner workflow.
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Shop overview
Live jobs, inventory, records, suppliers and reports for Anything Automotive.
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Current Work Priority
Selected Vehicle And Diagnostic Workflow
Keep the current job, scanner state, recommended next action, and technician guidance at the top while the rest of the full platform remains available below.
Diagnostic Guidance
Chris AI And Repair Guidance
Diagnostic guidance will appear here once an active work order is loaded.
Full Platform Access
Shop Modules And Supporting Workspaces
Move through the full browser portal here after the current job is under control, including inventory, records, suppliers, tools, reports, and guided assistance.
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Active Work Orders
Live Jobs And Parts Holds
Switch between active vehicles, review work waiting on parts, and keep open jobs visible without crowding the main operator surface.
Open work orders
Waiting for parts
Waiting-for-parts jobs will appear here.
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Inventory
Parts, Supplies, and Counted Stock
Search the merged inventory catalog, review detail, and maintain counted quantities.
Inventory
Master Stock Snapshot
Location-aware inventory with accountable count updates and parts tied directly to active work orders.
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Part Lookup
Search Inventory
Search by keyword, part number, supplier, category, shelf, or stock status.
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Inventory Results
Available Items
Inventory Detail
Selected Item
Search inventory and select an item to review stock, source coverage, and counted quantity controls.
Supplier routing and fallback
Supplier routing will appear here after the directory is loaded.
Barcode intake and label workflow
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Suppliers
Shop Supplier Directory, Priority Routing, And Fallback Flow
Use this Anything Automotive supplier surface for launch-ready priority routing, fallback choices, and part sourcing guidance.
Supplier Network
Directory
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Launch Routing
Priority And Fallback Guide
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Tool Knowledge
Specialty Tool Families And Practical Supplier References
Use this surface for practical tool lookup, family understanding, and supplier references without overbuilding full tool inventory management.
Tool Families
Practical Lookup
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Supplier References
Major Sources
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Guide / Support
How The Shop Workspace Fits Together
Orientation for shop-floor and owner workflows, quick-jump help, and how to reach support.
Quick Jumps
Open The Right Surface
Support
Request Help
Primary Support EmailRemote Help
Emergency Support ContactDirect
Feature Guide
What Each Surface Does
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Role Guide
Employee, Owner, And Developer Use
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Workflow Notes
How Features Connect
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Scan Station
Live Scanner Intake And Lookup
Use a Symcode scanner in Normal Mode with HID keyboard input for fast work-order import, parts lookup, VIN or customer lookup, and barcode-driven workflow routing.
Live Scan Input
Live Scan Station
Keep the cursor in the live scan field. Scans can move into the active job, inventory, customer history, or Chris AI help.
Scan Station is ready. Select a target, focus the field, and scan with the Symcode device.
Scanner inference will appear here as soon as a value is scanned or typed.
Scanner Guidance
Scanner setup
Recommended ModeNormal Mode
Storage Mode WarningManual Upload Required
Recommended End MarkCR, LF, CR+LF, or TAB
Where scans can goWork order | Inventory | Records | Chris AI
Service Intake
Website Service Requests
Customer submissions from the website arrive here for shop review before they become customer, vehicle, or work-order records.
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Diagnostics
Work Order Intake, Scanner Import, And Technician Workup
Create work orders, import scanner text, review active vehicle details, and carry the repair through technician review.
New Work Order
Customer and Vehicle Intake
Scanner Intake
Bring In Scanner Output
Active Work Order
Assignment And Repair Status
Keep the concern, assigned technician, bay, and current repair stage accurate for the whole shop.
Choose an open work order from the dashboard or work queue.
Manual DTC Entry
Add Technician Findings
Free Code Lookup
Look Up A DTC Before Opening A Work Order
Use this before the customer and vehicle are selected. You can add the result to the active work order afterward.
Enter a code to see meaning, likely causes, next steps, and suggested parts.
Vehicle / Customer Snapshot
Active Work Order Details
Create or select a work order to view vehicle, customer, and scanner details.
Technician Summary
Diagnostic Workup Panel
Create or select a work order to begin diagnostic review.
Work Order Parts
Attached Parts And Inventory Actions
Reserve stock to the active work order, record installed parts as the repair progresses, and return unused parts to inventory.
Select an active work order to attach and manage reserved parts.
Records
Customers, Vehicles, History, Codes, and Service Data
Review customer and vehicle continuity, service history, bulletin and recall references, notes, and code patterns.
Lookup
Customer And Vehicle Search
Customer File
Add A Customer
Ready to add a customer.
Vehicle File
Add A Vehicle
Choose a customer before adding a vehicle.
Code Context
Records Context
A code lookup can be carried into customer and vehicle review before or after a work order is selected.
Customers
Customer Records
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Vehicles
Vehicle Profiles
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Shop Data
Operational Reference
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Service History
Vehicle History Timeline
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Bulletins / Recalls
Service Notes And Bulletin Search
Search saved shop reference material and verify results against current manufacturer service information.
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Notes / Alerts
Shop Attention Surface
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Present / Previous Codes
Cross-Referenced Code Snapshot
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Chris AI
Chris AI Mechanic
Chris AI Mechanic
Work The Problem With The Vehicle In Front Of You
Ask about symptoms, trouble codes, likely causes, first tests, missing evidence, parts, or the next safe step on the active work order.
Diagnostic Guidance
Ask Chris About The Current Job
Chris uses the active work order and saved shop records first. A technician must verify test results, repair decisions, and safety-critical guidance.
Chris is ready for work-order help, code explanation, scan guidance, supplier paths, and repair questions.
Current Job Context
What Chris Is Using
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Customer Communication
Customer Updates
Schedule and record customer contact without interrupting technician workflow. This panel records contact activity; it does not automatically send email or text messages.
Queue an update
Prepare customer-safe status
Interruption shield
Contact queue
Customer Communication
Email Delivery
Send only reviewed customer-safe updates through the connected ShopOS email provider. A message is marked sent only after the provider accepts it.
Reviewed email queue
Ready to send
Internal technician notes, diagnostic hypotheses, dealer cost, and other non-customer-safe fields are never inserted into this delivery action.
Diagnostic Record
Diagnostic Evidence
Keep the customer's original concern, technician findings, test evidence, and repair verification distinct. A replaced or billed part is not automatically the confirmed cause.
Start a case
Preserve the original concern
Record evidence
Add a finding or test result
Cases
Evidence history
Procurement Control
Parts Orders & Tracking
Create durable order drafts, preserve fitment/provenance, and track supplier delivery state. ShopOS never submits a purchase without an explicit owner-approved provider action.
New draft
Prepare a parts order
Order ledger
Current orders
Official U.S. Vehicle Data
NHTSA Vehicle Safety
Decode a VIN with NHTSA vPIC, then review model-level recalls and public safety complaints. These records are evidence and context; they do not prove the root cause of a vehicle complaint.
Enter a VIN to retrieve official NHTSA information.
Reports
Technician and Customer Output
Save a technician report to the active work order and download customer-ready or structured copies.
Reports
Generate Output
Select an active work order, then generate and save its current report.
Code Context
Report Context
Code lookup context can be added to the active work order before generating its report.