What is Automate Online?

Automate Online is a catalogue data-management application that enables component suppliers to publish product data directly to the Autocat online parts catalogue. Automate Online takes your catalogue data and prepares it for publication in Autocat v8, providing reject reports for incorrect data and gap analysis to help improve your entry.

Your product data is verified against the Make Model Index (MMI) – helping you to achieve MMI Certified Data Supplier (MCDS) status. Continual updates mean that your product information is never out of date, ensuring customers always have access to the very latest data.

Make Model Index (MMI)

Automate Online includes the Make Model Index, a valuable resource enabling component suppliers to reference catalogue data against the most comprehensive database of UK-specific vehicles. By matching your product data to MMI’s unique identifier ID number, you will facilitate more accurate vehicle searches in the Autocat catalogue. Automate Online helps you to develop a consistent data structure for your product information, giving customers greater confidence in your data. The new v8 MMI features extra mapping fields (Transmission, number of doors, number of gears, and power (KW), allowing more specific vehicle models to be mapped to.