Global optimization is a feature that allows rescheduling multiple service appointments at once based on predefined criteria such asemergency priority, travel time, or skills[194]. Global optimization would allow Universal Containers to realign available resources with open work by running an optimization job that prioritizes emergency work and assigns it to the best available resources[195]. Resource Schedule Optimization is a feature that allows scheduling service appointments for individual resources based on their availability and preferences[196]. Resource Schedule Optimization would not allow Universal Containers to realign available resources with open work because it does not consider multiple resources or service appointments at once. Emergency scheduling is a feature that allows creating and assigning emergency service appointments to the best available resources[197]. Emergency scheduling would not allow Universal Containers to realign available resources with open work because it does not reschedule existing service appointments. Customer First scheduling is a feature that allows prioritizing customer preferences and satisfaction when scheduling service appointments[198]. Customer First scheduling would not allow Universal Containers to realign available resources with open work because it does not prioritize emergency work or reschedule existing service appointments. References: https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.
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The Products Consumed section on the Work Order allows the technician to record the products used and adjust the inventory levels of their van stock. The Product Item Transactions Related Liston the Product Item shows the history of product movements, but does not allow recording new transactions. The Work Order Line Item associated with the completed Work Order shows the products required, but not the products used.
The Product Request Line Item associated with the Product shows the products requested, but not the products consumed. References: https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.fs_products_consumed.
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These are two actions that can help ensure that the technician who performed a customer's initial installation is also assigned to subsequent service calls. A preferred resource is a resource that has a preference or affinity for working with a specific account or service territory. A preferred resource service objective is a service objective that prioritizes resources that are preferred for an account or service territory. By adding the technician as a preferred resource on the account record, and adding the preferred resource service objective to the scheduling policy, the system can assign the technician to future service appointments for that account.
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hese two configurations allow adding a new status to the existing status flow for Service Appointments, and defining which statuses can transition to or from the new status. References:https://help.salesforce.com/s
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Polygons are geographic areas that define service territories for scheduling and optimization purposes. The Polygon Assignment Policy determines which polygon in a service territory hierarchy is used to assign service appointments to service resources based on their location or skills. Setting it to the Lowest Level ensures that service appointments are assigned based on the polygon of the child service territory in the hierarchy1. Setting it to the Highest Level would use the polygon of the parent service territory in the hierarchy1. TheTerritory Assignment Policy determines which territory in a hierarchy is used to filter available resources for scheduling. It does not affect polygon assignment. References: 1 https://help.salesforce.
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