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Chapter 11 Vehicle History Operations
The Vehicle History refers to any work in progress, such as a repair order, estimate or invoice, that
has customer, vehicle, and repair information for a vehicle in your shop. The Vehicle History is the
starting point for using the Diagnostic Platform.
The Scanner and Component Test software get vehicle information from the Vehicle History, and
can only start after a Vehicle History is opened.
11.1 Screen Layout
There are two main parts to the Vehicle History screen:
1— Vehicle History Toolbar—lets you manage the vehicle data
2— Main Body—lists all open Vehicle History records
Figure 11-1 Sample Vehicle History screen
11.1.1 Vehicle History Main Body
The main body of the screen lists all of the available Vehicle History items. By default, items are
shown in the order in which they are entered. However, you can resort them by any of the
categories shown as column headings. You can also resize the individual columns.