At HireHop, we have just released another new feature in our cloud software for hire companies, multi level Autopulls, as well as detached Autopulls. We have also extended the Autopull feature to add greater functionality, making it easier to use for your staff.

As you can see above, the Yamaha QL5 mixer has an Autopull of of a Digital Stage box and headphones (the stage box Autpulls can also be inserted, including the compulsory locking power cable). These two items are the most common and most of the time, all the user needs to see, however there are more items available for the Autopull as is evident by the „Click to show extended view…„. By clicking this, other items that are not commonly edited will display as below:

Visible now are Autopulls that have been set to be „Extended view only“, many in this example are compulsory, however there is a WiFi router that can now be removed from your items list.

We have extended the Autopull prompts to:-

• Prompt (unselected) – The item will appear in the list when new, but not be automatically checked.
• Prompt (selected) – The item will appear in the list when new, and will be checked.
• Compulsory (no prompt) – The Autopull will be inserted and cannot be removed or edited.
• Conditional prompt – The item will be inserted when a new item is added, however it can be subsequently edited, it is like an editable Compulsory.
• Detached reminder – This is NOT a linked Autopull, adding this item will append it to your list after, in the above case, after the Yamaha QL5 mixing desk.

When editing the Autopull, you can also set if it is only visible in the Extended View, thus reducing screen clutter and uncommon options for your staff.  When adding a new item, if there are no Prompts or Detached reminders, the Autopull dialog will not appear, however editing the item or its Autopulls, the Autopulls will always appear regardless.

HireHop also gives you the ability to add virtual items as Autopulls.

HireHop has just released another new feature in their rental management software, being virtual stock items. A virtual item is something that is not a tangible item, for example a „drill kit“ that comprises of a drill, two chucks and a transformer.

The advantage of virtual items is that you can see the availability dependent on what it comprises of. For example, the „drill kit“ requires 2 x chucks, 1 x drill and 1 x transformer. If you have 3 x drills, 9 x chucks and 20 x transformers available, the availability of the „drill kit“ would be 3, being limited by the  3 available drills.  However, if you had 10 x drills available, the availability of the „drill kit“ would now be 4, limited by the 9 available chucks, as 2 x chucks are needed for a complete kit, and you can only make up 4 complete „drill kits“ from what is available.

Virtual items are identical to stock items, except they can’t have assets.  To create a virtual stock item, go to the Rental Stock Management page, click the new button, and select „New virtual item“.

 

To set what a virtual item consist of, you just add „Autopulls“, just as you would to a normal stock item. We have just added an additional type to Autopulls, being a „Conditional prompt“, meaning the available types of Autopull are now:-

• Prompt (unselected) – The item will appear in the list when new, but not be automatically ticked.
• Prompt (selected) – The item will appear in the list when new, and will be ticked.
• Compulsory (no prompt) – The Autopull will be inserted and cannot be removed or edited.
• Conditional prompt – The item will be inserted when a new item is added, however it can be subsequently edited, it is like an editable Compulsory.
• Detached reminder – This is NOT a linked Autopull, adding this item will append it to your list after the main item.

We currently have many more exciting and amazing features currently undergoing beta testing that will soon be available to all users, so remember to subscribe to our Facebook page or Twitter feed to be notified about all future improvements and additions.

By popular demand HireHop have released another new feature for their rental management software, being embedded stock categories, giving users the ability to organise categories into sub categories, just like folders on your computer.

Users can now sort their categories into sub-categories, and even have sub-categories of sub-categories, with the ability to go as deep as you need.

Moving the categories is easy, just double click on one to edit it and select the new category from the drop down, or simply drag and drop the category to the position you want it.

In the main Rental Stock, Labor or Consumables (Sales Stock) front tab, by selecting a category, all stock inside that category and its descendants will now be listed, with the ability to expand or refine the list by using the breadcrumbs for each item;

We currently have many more exciting and amazing features currently undergoing beta testing that will soon be available to all users, so remember to subscribe to our Facebook page or Twitter feed to be notified about all future improvements and additions.

HireHop has just released their new subs feature, helping users to further manage subcontracted items and avoid potential mistakes.

An example would be if you have a supplier who is supplying you with some sub-hire/cross-hire items. You need to receive these at your warehouse and arrange collection from the supplier, however your truck is returning them direct from site to the supplier, bypassing your warehouse.

When the purchase order is created (or edited) you can specify that the items need to be collected by you and checked into the warehouse as well as specifying that you need to return them.

From your home screen you can either click the the „Subs in/out“ button under „Preset searches“ or a tile if you have assigned this function to one.  HireHop will then show a list of all Suppliers (Subs) with at least a confirmed status that need attention over the next 7 days.

The user can then select which Sub to check in or out using the familiar HireHop checking process, allowing one or more users to synchronise the process over one or more terminals.

We currently have many more exciting and amazing features currently undergoing beta testing that will soon be available to all users, so remember to subscribe to our Facebook page or Twitter feed to be notified about all future improvements and additions.