Service
- Quick Start / Questions to Ask When Making a Service Ticket
- Service Board Overview
- Inventory: Parts
- Managing Projects / Non-Associated Concerns
- Shift Schedule
- Scheduling the Visit / invoicing ticket
Quick Start / Questions to Ask When Making a Service Ticket
Quick-Start Overview
When you need to… | Start here |
Schedule a tune-up | Systems tab, gear icon, then the Visits tab on the resulting ticket. |
Make a service ticket | The customer's account, or the Work Order button on the board. |
Set up a shift or schedule | Admin, then Settings > Shifts, or Admin > Shift Schedules. |
Review the service board | Hamburger menu, then Board. |
Add or update a part | Service, then Parts. |
Manage or resolve a project | Hamburger menu, Service, then All Projects. |
CORE HABIT: Confirm the customer, the concern, and the correct project before scheduling or dispatching a visit.
1. Questions to Ask Companies (Service Training)
Question | What to confirm |
True hourly rates | Confirm whether the company bills a flat hourly rate for labor. |
Rate by brand | Check if labor or service rates differ across the brands the company services. |
Rate by plan or emergency | Confirm whether plan members get a different rate than non-plan customers, and whether emergency calls carry a separate rate. |
Rate by technician | Check whether rates vary by technician. |
Departments | Confirm which trade departments exist: plumbing, HVAC, electrical, appliance, and vents/metal. |
Kits vs. hourly billing | If the company doesn't bill hourly, confirm whether it bills using kits. Kits must be set up in the system before use. |
NOTE: Labor rates cannot be used if kits are in use. Invoice codes should mirror the kit in the pricebook.
Service Board Overview
Accessing the Board
- Click the hamburger menu, then click Board.
Table View
- This is the default view.
- Shows the technician's name and job order.
Calendar View
- Use this to add daily activities and work orders.
- Example: an emergency job comes in and needs to be scheduled:
- Choose the customer.
- Choose the date.
- Type in the concern.
- Add labels as needed (e.g., "No Hot Water").
- All Techs vs. Scheduled Today toggle: view all technicians, or only those scheduled for that day.
- Calendar button: selects the date.
Projects View
- Shows the list of projects technicians are working on.
- Filter by Brand and by Status (Completed, In Progress, Future Work: anything not yet completed).
Changing the Layout
- Click the horizontal arrows on the left to switch to vertical view, with technicians listed across the top.
Reassigning or Rescheduling a Job
If an appointment runs long and the next job needs a different tech:
- Click the ticket for the other job.
- Change the technician and date as needed.
Inventory: Parts
Navigating to Parts
- Go to Service.
- Go to Parts.
- Existing parts from the migration may already be on the list.
Adding a New Part
- Click Add New Part.
- Write in the part name.
- Write in the supplier.
- Write in the shelf location in the parts room.
- Add any additional description.
- Write in the sell price and buy price.
- Add inventory info to make ordering easier (optional; no issues if skipped).
Updating a Part
- Click the edit pencil button and update.
Managing Projects / Non-Associated Concerns
- Click the hamburger menu, select Service, then click All Projects.
- Use the brand dropdown to switch between brands.
- Use the status dropdown to view projects by status:
Status | Meaning |
|---|---|
All | See all projects |
Completed | See completed projects |
Future Work | Projects that aren't completed; a technician has done work, but the issue isn't fixed and requires a follow-up visit |
In Progress | Projects currently being worked with a technician on-site |
- After selecting a status, adjust the date range to the dates you're looking for.
- Use Columns to select which filter information displays. Click Reset to restore default filters.
- Click the expand arrow icon to open a project.
- To get an invoice, or to merge, split, or cancel a project, use the corresponding button next to Resolve.
- To add another concern to the project, click Concerns, then Add New Concern.
- Click the green Resolve button to close out a project.
Managing Non-Associated Concerns
- Toggle over from Projects to Non-Associated Concerns in the All Projects tab.
- These are concerns that do not have a project attached.
- If a customer makes a service request on the customer portal, this is where it will live.
- Once you create a project for the concern, it will leave this list.
Shift Schedule
Creating Shifts
- Click the hamburger menu, then Admin, then Settings.
- In Settings, go to Shifts.
- Add shifts based on: name, type (Typical, Vacation, Sick, Holiday, etc.), department, start time (including incentive hours, if applicable), and season.
- Mark the shift as Active.
REMINDER: Repeat this for each start time, even if they're only 15 minutes apart.
Creating Shift Schedules
- Go back to the hamburger menu, then Admin, then Shift Schedules.
- Add shifts for each employee, using Add Typical Shift for a recurring, constant shift, New Shift for a one-time shift, or Edit Shifts to edit existing shifts.
- Change the employee using the dropdown menu.
Once employees are added, they'll be available to add to the board for service and deliveries.
Scheduling the Visit / invoicing ticket
Making a Ticket
From the Office
- Two ways: from the customer's account, or from the Work Order button on the board. Work Orders are only handy if you know the technician, the date, and time.
- Best practice: create it from the customer's account. This shows visit history and any open projects.
From the Field (On-Call Technician, via the App)
- Search for the customer.
- Tap Create Emergency Ticket.
- Add the concern and submit.
- The ticket appears on the technician's board/job list.
- Go to the customer's account.
- Click Service.
- Click Add Concern.
- Add a project on the same concern.
- Click Visits, then click the service ticket number.
- Schedule the date and arrival window.
- Add labels.
- Add notes.
- Add parts, if applicable.
- Set the status to Ready for Dispatch.
STATUS FLOW: As the technician works the job, status updates automatically: In Progress → Completed → Checked.
Managing Visits Within a Project
- To add multiple visits to one project, click New Visit in the open project
- You can merge or split a project.
- Add the part and quantity as needed.
- The Financials tab is where the system automatically processes billing information.
While the Technician Is On-Site
- The technician has access to the ticket and records all information here.
- They update the status from In Progress to Work Performed to Complete.
- To resolve a ticket, go to Overview and click the green Resolve button to close it out.
Billing
- Click into Future Work, then Financials, to see the amount of work performed.
- Note whether the work is billable and generate the invoice.
- Add any additional parts or an emergency visit fee to the invoice.
- Once ready to bill, mark as Checked and post the bill.
- If the customer is on auto-billing, their card or ACH will be charged automatically.
- If you need to mail the invoice instead, click View Bill and mail it.