Inventory Dashboard

Summary

This guide explains how to navigate the Inventory Dashboard in Dealer Studio for Autotrader. The dashboard allows you to search by Autotrader account, dealership, filters, and vehicle information

Navigation Overview

This article covers:

• Selecting a Dealership or Autotrader Account

• Using Search and Filters to locate stock

• Filtering vehicles by price, source, body type, and other attributes

• Viewing vehicle details and change logs

• Checking API logs and payloads

• Generating Custom CSV reports

Select a Dealership

1. In the Select Dealership section, search for an account by dealership name.

2. Some dealerships have multiple locations—this search will show all stock under that dealership.

3. You can also narrow down inventory by searching by Autotrader account name:

   • Select the dialog box and type the account name using your keyboard.

Filters and Search Options

On the left-hand side, you have multiple options to refine your search:

• Search by: Make, Model, Stock Number

• Multiple sorting methods available to organize results

Pricing

• Sort by Minimum and Maximum price.

• Press Apply once values are entered.

Additional Filters

Use filters to narrow down stock based on:

• Status

• Item Type
  

• Location Name
  

• Colour
  

• Make/Model
  

• Source – Indicates the provider importing stock into the dealership:
  
  

  • Examples: Virtual Yard, EasyCars

  • Custom: Custom setup between Dealer Studio and the dealership

  • Manual: Stock added directly by the dealership

Vehicle Data Display

In the center of the screen, you will see vehicle details such as:

• Registration

• Stock Number

• Location

On the right-hand side, you have several action buttons

View Car Information 

By default, this displays Detail, including basic vehicle info: Make, Model, VIN, etc.

Vehicle Changes tab: Logs all changes made to the vehicle, including the source of the change

API Call

• If the dealership is using APIs, the View API Call button displays incoming and outgoing API logs.
  

• You can view the API payloads.

• Note: Dealer Studio API may show multiple advertising sources for the dealership

Custom CSV Report

Allows you to generate reports on dealership information

Refer to the article on running a report for detailed instructions