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1 part Grading Inconsistency Reports The information contained herein constitutes proprietary and confidential information of , Inc. It must not be copied, transmitted or distributed in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical or other, including photocopy, recording or any information storage and retrieval system, without the express written permission of , Inc. The author and , Inc. have made every effort to ensure that the information in this publication is correct and cannot be held responsible for any inaccuracies. Page 1 of 14. part Grading Inconsistency Reports - Checkmate.

2 3/18/2008. Introduction .. 3. Step One Open part Grading Inconsistency report .. 4. Step Two Damage Inconsistencies .. 5. Section A ARA Damage Code .. 5. Section B Condition Damage Problem .. 6. Section C Description Damage Code .. 8. Section D Description Units of 8. Step Three Objectionable 9. Section A Condition Objectionable Word .. 10. Section B Description Objectionable Word .. 10. Section C Condition Downgrade Word .. 10. Section D Description Downgrade Word .. 11. Section E Condition Aftermarket Word .. 11. Section F Description Aftermarket 12.

3 Section G Stock Number Aftermarket Word .. 12. Step 4 Parts w/o Grade .. 13. Conclusion .. 14. Page 2 of 14. part Grading Inconsistency Reports - Checkmate . 3/18/2008. Introduction We are excited to introduce a new feature of that will help you locate inconsistencies in your inventory process. At the bottom of your Statistics and Reports screen, there is now the part Grading Inconsistency report . This report will alert you when you have uploaded a body part with conflicting part grade information. When you filled out your questionnaire, you told the method you use to inventory your parts and where to look for part Grading information.

4 When you upload your inventory, processes this data and grades your parts. If your data indicates that there is zero damage, there is now another check in place to make sure the grade is not an error. If the field you specified in your questionnaire indicates zero damage and another field indicates a certain amount of damage (by the use of objectionable words or damage codes), this part will be left ungraded (also known as Grade X) and added to your part Grading Inconsistency report . Using this report , you can view discrepancies and problems in your inventory process so you know which entries need to be fixed.

5 This results in less confusion and fewer errors when others perform a search of your inventory online. When you filled out your questionnaire, you also indicated which codes you use to mark parts as aftermarket. When you upload your inventory, checks your part descriptions for common codes or phrases that may be indicative of an aftermarket part . If one of these codes is found in the description of a part that was not marked as an aftermarket according to the standards you gave us, this will appear on your report . The part Grading Inconsistency report will also reflect Grade X parts (ungraded parts); these are parts that did not contain damage information.

6 You can use this list to pinpoint which part descriptions and damage codes need to be updated in your inventory. This user guide will explain how to read and understand the part Grading Inconsistency report ; if you have any questions not answered here, do not hesitate to contact your support representative. Page 3 of 14. part Grading Inconsistency Reports - Checkmate . 3/18/2008. Step One Open part Grading Inconsistency report Open your Internet browser and log in to your Statistics and Reports screen. If you do not know how to navigate to this page or do not know your password, contact at 859-344-1925.

7 Click part Grading Inconsistency report at the bottom of the list of available Reports . Page 4 of 14. part Grading Inconsistency Reports - Checkmate . 3/18/2008. Step Two Damage Inconsistencies Section A ARA Damage Code On the main part Grading Inconsistency report screen, you can see your inventory problems categorized. The first group of problems, the Damage Inconsistencies, occurs when the damage information found in your data is inconsistent with the questionnaire you filled out. For example, suppose that you have ARA Damage Code damage inconsistencies (this is the first sub-group of the Damage Inconsistencies group).

8 You can click on ARA Damage Code to view the specific problems. Here is an example of the data you may find on the ARA Damage Code screen: The second row will tell you what kind of problem(s) is present in the data: In this example, there is an Inconsistency between the condition of the part and the damage code. First, here is the information actually entered by the recycler. The first four columns indicate the information the recycler has in the inventory management system: Page 5 of 14. part Grading Inconsistency Reports - Checkmate . 3/18/2008.

9 This recycler indicated on the questionnaire that the first place should look for part Grading information is in the Condition field. As you can see, this recycler indicated in the Condition field that there was no damage (0). However, this recycler also indicated damage in the Damage Codes field (6S1). When sees that there is zero damage in the field specified on the questionnaire (in this case, the Condition field), we look to the other fields to make sure that the information was not indicated in another place and there are no inconsistencies.

10 Of course, there is an Inconsistency in this example. The three right columns show how would grade the part if it followed the direction of the questionnaire and stopped at the Condition field value of 0 : However, because there is an Inconsistency between different parts of the data for this part , has left this part ungraded in the online inventory. To solve this problem, the recycler should either inventory the parts consistent with the way the questionnaire indicated (by putting the 6S1 in the Condition field in addition to Damage Code field while inventorying the part ) or re-submit the questionnaire consistent with the way the parts are graded (by telling to look at the Damage Code field first for damage information, instead of the Condition field).