The Main Menu in Mobile for Platform has three different ways to search.
- The Customers option allows you to search for customers. From there you can create jobs and review pertinent information about the customer.
- The Schedules option allows you to search for future, scheduled jobs.
- The My Job History option allows you to search for past jobs. If any jobs have not been completed, you can resume them from this page.
Customer Search
The Customer Search allows you to search for a customer. This allows you to review work for a customer, add a new customer, and search for a customer to add a job.
When searching for a customer, you may search based on these 4 fields:
• Customer Address
• Customer Name
• Customer Company Name
• Customer Phone Number
Searching for a Customer
1. Navigate to the Customers search screen.
2. Tap on the drop-down to select either Address, or Name or Number. The Name or Number option will search by customer name, company name, and phone number.
3. Tap Search.
4. Once the results are returned, you may:
a. Add a new customer – Tap on the button to add a new customer.
b. View a customer’s record – Tap on the customer to view their record.
c. Modify or start a new search – Tap on the search bar to edit the current search or start over.
Adding a Customer
You may find that when you search for a customer, they are not in your system. In this case, you may need to add them. To do so:
1. Perform a search for the customer.
2. Tap the button.
3. Fill out the information for the customer:
- Customer first name and last name.
- Customer company name (if applicable).
- The Location Type.
- Examples include: Residential, Business, Rental Property, Other, etc.
- Location Address.
- Location City, State, and Zip Code.
- Customer Phone Number and Extension.
- Lead Source.
- Customer Email.
4. Tap Save once the customer’s information is added.
5. Once saved, you will be able to view and edit the customer’s record.
Creating a Job for a Customer
Successware Mobile allows you to create a job for a customer. This allows you to take calls after hours or schedule calls for the future.
To create a job for a customer:
1. Search for the customer using the customer search.
2. Either add a new customer or open an existing customer record.
3. With the customer record opened, tap on the Jobs tab.
4. On the Jobs tab, tap on the button.
5. With the Add Job screen open, you will need to fill out the information:
6. Fill out the fields:
- Service Location.
- Job Class and Job Type.
- Department – This will often be filled out for you based on the Job Type.
- The Scheduled Date and Time.
- The Employee assigned to the job.
- The Lead Source – This is how the customer found you.
- Zone – This is the area that the job is located in. This will be automatically filled in based on the zone of the customer’s location.
- The Job Instructions.
7. Tap Save once the job details are filled.
8. The Confirm Job prompt will appear. It will show the job type and scheduled date and time.
9. Tap Confirm.
10. The job will appear in the customer’s record even if the job is in the future.
11. If you have no assignments that are scheduled prior to that job’s scheduled time, it will show up in Your Assignments on the Home screen.
Schedule Search
Successware Mobile’s schedule search allows you to look at your schedule for the day and for up to 6 days in the future. You can see the details of the assignment to get details about what would be needed.
You can search for your assignments by:
- Assignment Date.
- Job Class / Job Type.
- Department.
- Employee.
- You can also choose to hide completed assignments.
Searching your schedule
1. Navigate to the Schedules search screen.
2. Tap on the search bar that you would like to search using.
3. Enter your search based on the following:
- Assignment Date.
- Job Class / Job Type.
- Department.
- Employee.
4. Make your selection of the search criteria. Then tap Save.
Date selector:
When using the Date Range selector, tap on a date to select a singular date. Then you can select another different date to select a date range. Tapping on a third date returns to selecting a singular date.
1. You may search using multiple fields at once by filling out the fields before tapping search.
2. Tap Search
Note: Access to the Schedule Search feature is controlled in the Successware Mobile Admin page. If you cannot see this page, please check with your office.
3. Once the search is performed, tap on an assignment to get details about it.
On the assignment screen, you will be able to see details about the assignment including:
- Customer name and location
- Job type
- Job Number
- Assignment Date and Time
- Primary Technician
- Department
- Instructions
You may click on the customer name button to view more information about the customer including their equipment, warranties, and agreements.
My Job History
The My Job History page will list all of your previous jobs across a date range. By default, the system will show you the jobs you have worked on over the past month.
To change the date range, click the search field at the top of the page.
If you click on a job that has not been completed, you will see a Resume button on the top right side of the screen.
This will generate a pop-up that will ask if you would like to resume work on this previous job.
Once you resume the job, you will be taken back to the dashboard where it will be listed as your next assignment.
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