Epicor introducing graphical eCatalog to help parts businesses grow sales

Oct. 18, 2017

Epicor is introducing a graphics-based electronic catalog interface designed to help automotive parts providers speed the lookup of all aftermarket or OE components needed for a specific repair.

Epicor Software Corporation is introducing a graphics-based electronic catalog interface designed to help automotive parts providers speed the lookup of all aftermarket and/or original equipment components needed for a specific repair.

Demonstrations of the new Epicor PartExpert graphical eCatalog interface will be offered in Epicor booth #2238 during the Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX), Oct. 31-Nov. 2, 2017, in Las Vegas.

The optional new PartExpert graphical interface enables users to identify parts by clicking on interactive diagrams of application-specific vehicle systems. This highly intuitive approach helps users of any experience or skill level visualize part location and design and quickly identify related parts that might be needed to complete the repair. Links from parts open an exploded system diagram highlighting the corresponding OE and/or aftermarket component and display a visual status of other parts in the system. Clicking a part within the diagram automatically performs a catalog lookup on that component.

“Our development team has been hard at work in collaboration with automotive parts and service professionals to establish new benchmarks for catalog usability and value,” said Scott Thompson, vice president, automotive, analytics and content, Epicor. “The result is a truly best-in-class tool that will help customers drive growth at the counter, in the service bay, and online. This new interface can make any aftermarket professional more accurate and proficient in identifying, selecting and ordering parts.”

Available to any user of a Windows or Web-based PartExpert eCatalog product in conjunction with Epicor enterprise software or a partner solution, the new interface extends the value of the industry-leading Epicor automotive replacement parts data base, which comprises more than 12 million parts representing nearly 7,900 supplier product lines.

To learn more about the new Epicor PartExpert graphical eCatalog interface and other Epicor content solutions, contact your Epicor representative, visit the company’s booth (2238) at the 2017 AAPEX Show in Las Vegas, or email [email protected].

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