Uploading the Inventory to the Internet

You may elect to upload your inventory to Friday Systems, Inc.'s server. Once on Friday Systems, Inc.'s server, your inventory will be posted to our vehicle advertising web site. If you have also purchased a dealership web site package with Friday Systems, Inc., your inventory will also be posted to your web page. Additional postings to other Internet sites will also be made as they become available.

Note: Only unsold vehicles will be uploaded unless you specify that you would like sold vehicles to be sent. You specify this option in the Dealership Information window.

To upload your inventory to Friday Systems, Inc.'s server, you must first have an established Internet connection. Some users may need to manually establish a connection, especially if using a dial-up service. Without an established Internet connection, you will not be able to upload your inventory. If you use DSL or a cable modem, you generally do not need to take any further steps to establish an Internet connection.

Once you have an established Internet connection, click on Utilities in the menu bar and select Internet Stock Transfer from the drop-down menu.

The software will then display the Inventory Upload screen. This screen will display a listing of the inventory ready for upload to the Friday Systems, Inc.'s server as well as a count of the number of vehicles in the listing. Checkboxes appear in each vehicle listing to tell the software you want to upload the pictures for this vehicle. The software will automatically select and check off some of these boxes for you, particularly if a vehicle's pictures have been modified since the last time you uploaded your data to Friday Systems, Inc.'s servers. If you wish to not send pictures for a certain vehicle, make sure the picture checkbox in that vehicle's listing is not checked. If it is, simply click the checkbox to uncheck it.

You will also have the option of transmitting new pictures only, pictures added within a certain number of days (which you specify), or all pictures.

Note: Select All Pictures only if you notice your are missing pictures on your website. Uploading many pictures consumes Internet resources and may take some time, especially if you are using a dial-up connection and not a high-speed internet connection such as a T1, DSL, or cable modem.

To complete the upload process, click the Upload button. The software will package your inventory and pictures into a compressed file and then upload that file to Friday Systems, Inc.'s servers for further processing. Sometimes, firewall and other security software prevent the program from uploading properly. If you find that your program has been uploading for quite some time and is not responding, or if you notice that your inventory is not being displayed/updated on the Internet, please check to see if your firewall software is blocking the program. In some instances, you may need to have the program work through the same connection as a web page, especially if you can access web pages with a web browser but cannot upload vehicles from the program. If you want to use this web page connection, check the HTTP Transfer box before clicking the Upload button.

Don't forget -- if you needed to manually establish an Internet connection to upload your inventory, be sure to disconnect from the Internet once you have completed the upload.