Repair Reason Frequency

Purpose

This is a report that supplies a summary of distribution of the top ten repair reasons. Use this report to:

Monitor the reasons why you are repairing vehicles.
Identify areas where you might be able to improve shop performance.
Identify areas where you might be able to reduce costs of repairs.

Provides

A line chart showing the number of repairs for the top ten used repair reasons by month for the selected date range.
Summary of repairs for each reason by month.
Only display those repairs based on the Document Date/In which have at least one transaction, either Part or Labor or Sublet.
If Labor, Part, and Sublet Transactions exist for the same repair, then max date will be used.
Toggle Month to view specific work orders and direct charges.

When to Run

As needed.

Running the Report

Steps to view a report

Click the Reports tab.

The Standard window opens.

In the Maintenance section, click Repair Reason Frequency.
In the new window, select or enter the appropriate parameters.

Required parameters are indicated by an *.

Click the View Report button in the upper right of the screen.

Page through the document using the controls in the upper left.
Search by a keyword using the Find/ Next box at the top of the screen.
To update the information on the page, click the Refresh button at the top right of the screen.

Printing the Report

Steps to print a report

Click to schedule the report. For more information, refer to Scheduled Reports > Creating Scheduled Report.
Click to print the report in a PDF format.
Click to print the report.

Exporting the Report

Steps to export a report to another program

Click the Export button.
Select the appropriate format.

This will generate a File dialogue box specific to your computer.

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