Dossier Systems announced the release of Dossier 6.5, the latest version of its flagship software. New features include active alerts, a feature that alerts personnel such as drivers, operators, fleet managers, and dispatchers about events and/or status changes; expanded standard repair time (SRT) tools and reporting; extensions of the External Work Management workflow and new AP tools; and additional and improved partner integrations.

Active alerts inform anyone about PM events (due and overdue), work requests, and in- and out-of-service status changes. The alerts can go to an individual, a group of people for a given unit or globally.

Hausler continued, “Everyone is being asked to do more with less; active alerts make it easier for fleets – instead of making the time to check something, Dossier will electronically ‘tap your shoulder’ and give you the info,” said Bob Hausler, the company’s vice president of marketing and technology.

Dossier 6.5 also has an enhanced suite of standard repair and SRT tools. The new SRTs can be used across multiple sites for evaluation against company or OEM standards. All templates fully support VMRS coding standards for parts, labor, and work accomplished. An expanded array of reporting tools shows technician performance and shops’ compliance with SRTs for repair jobs.

Another feature is Dossier’s external work management option, which now allows creation of an authorization directly from a work pending item. Additional unit info is now associated with authorizations such as PMs and work pending requests. A new FinanceLink export has been added which informs finance departments about completed work by external providers, and helps streamline the AP process.

The release also contains many additional customer-driven changes and enhancements, including an expansion of Dossier’s library of reports.