From this computer
If Bayvio is on the same PC as Mitchell 1, press Look for Mitchell 1, choose the shop database and read your data. Bayvio only reads it. It never writes to, stops or detaches Mitchell 1.
Switching from Mitchell 1
Bring your customers, vehicles and full history with you.
Bayvio can read data from Mitchell 1 Manager SE and TeamWorks SE shops and import it with a check-first, undoable process. Nothing in Mitchell 1 is changed.
How it works
Four steps, all inside Bayvio.
The owner opens Settings, then Switch to Bayvio and picks Mitchell 1 Manager SE or TeamWorks SE.
Choose how to read it
Read it from this computer, restore a backup file as a separate copy, or use an export file.
Check, save nothing
Bayvio shows counts, duplicates matched by phone, email, name or VIN, and any warnings.
Import now
A safety backup is taken first. Every record is stamped with its import batch.
Undo any time
Not happy? Undo the import from Past imports.
Three ways in
Pick the one that fits your shop.
From a backup file
Use a Mitchell 1 backup (.bak). Bayvio restores it as a new, separately named copy on the same SQL Server, reads it and then deletes only that copy. It never touches the live database or your backup file.
From an export file
Use a .zip export of the Mitchell 1 tables if Bayvio support prepared one for you.
What transfers
What comes over, and what does not.
Comes over
- Customers with contact details
- Vehicles linked to their owners
- Full repair order history shown in customer and vehicle history
- Optional: your labor rates, parts markup matrix and sales tax rate, added alongside your Bayvio settings and never overwriting them
Closed (posted) repair orders keep their original totals exactly. Open orders are recalculated by Bayvio.
Stays behind
- Logins and passwords
- Supplier credentials
- Saved cards and processor data
- Technician payroll
- Inspection photos
- Deleted orders
Nothing left behind
Bring your customers, vehicles and full repair-order history with you.
Your customer list, every vehicle and your complete repair history land in Bayvio together, and your repair order numbering continues from where Mitchell 1 left off.
- Matched duplicates by phone, email, name and VIN instead of doubling them.
- Re-running the same file is safe.
- Your next repair order number continues after your highest imported one.
Customer list, shown with sample data.
Coming from somewhere else?
Other systems work too.
Tekmetric, Shopmonkey, Shop-Ware, ProTractor, R.O. Writer or any CSV or Excel file use the same screen. Bayvio guesses the column matching, you confirm it, and you can save the mapping for next time.
Will Mitchell 1 keep working while I import?
Yes. The import is read-only and never changes, stops or detaches Mitchell 1, so you can keep using it until you are ready to switch the shop over.
Can I try the import before committing?
Yes. The check step shows exactly what would be added, skipped and flagged without saving anything.
What if something looks wrong afterward?
Bayvio takes a safety backup before importing and every record is tagged with its batch, so you can undo the import and try again.
Do I have to re-enter my rates?
Not if you tick the option to copy your labor rates, parts markup matrix and sales tax rate. They are added alongside your Bayvio settings.
Do my supplier and ProDemand logins come across?
No. Passwords are never imported. You sign in once to each supplier inside Bayvio.
Mitchell 1, Manager SE and TeamWorks SE are trademarks of their owner. Bayvio is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Mitchell 1.
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