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Drip feed is a feature that automatically dispatches service appointments to resources based on predefined criteria and time intervals. By using dripfeed, the system can handle same-day service appointments and adjust the technician’s schedule accordingly.

Maintenance Plans are records that define the recurring service schedule for an asset or a product such as quarterly, monthly, or weekly[59]. Configuring a Maintenance Plan would allow creating quarterlyservice appointments for one of the products sold by Universal Containers automatically based on predefined criteria such as start date, end date, or generation method[60]. Defining a repeating Work Type would not create quarterly service appointments automatically. Work Types are templates that define the duration, skills, and products required for a work order or work order line item[61]. Implementing Path for Work Orders would not create quarterly service appointments automatically. Path is a feature that displays key fields and guidance for each stage of a work order process[62]. Building a Process for Service Appointments would not create quarterly service appointments automatically. Processes are automated workflows that execute actions based on specified criteria such as updating fields, sending emails, or creating tasks[63]. References:https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.fs_maintenance_plans_overview.htm &type=5 https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.fs_maintenance_plans_create_edit_delete.htm &type=5 https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.fs_work_types.htm &type=5 https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView? id=sf.path_overview.htm&type=5https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.process_overview.htm &type=5

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.

To provide access to the Salesforce Field Service Mobile App, the user’s profile must have the Field Service Mobile permission enabled.Updating Public Group membership, assigning a Field Service Mobile License to the user, or modifying the user record would not grant access to the mobile app. References:https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.fs_mobile_app_permissions.htm &type=5

Work Types are templates that define the duration, skills, and products required for a work order or work order line item. By creating Work Types and SkillRequirements for Install, Break-fix, and Inspections, Universal Containers can standardize creation of Work Orders with the correct skills and estimated time to completion. Work Order Record Types for Break-fix, Install, and Inspection would allow creatingdifferent page layouts and picklist values for different types of work orders, but not define skills and duration. Work Type Line Items for Install, Break-fix, and Inspections would allow creating templates for work order line items, but not work orders.Work Order custom fields to define Install, Break-fix, and Inspections would allow capturing additional information for different types of work orders, but not define skills and duration. References: https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.fs_work_types.htm &type=5 https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.fs_work_orders.htm &type=5https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.fs_work_order_line_items.htm &type=5

These two troubleshooting steps should betaken to resolve the issue, as they could explain why the service appointment status is not updated correctly on the console. References:https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.fs_mobile_troubleshooting.htm &type=5

This option allows recording the required work for each component separately, and tracking the status and progress of each Work Order Line Item. References:https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.fs_work_order_line_items.htm &type=5

Multi-day service appointments are used when jobs can take longer than the available resources hours in a day or require consecutive days of work and can span over weekends. Jobs that need to be performed at the same site on the same day of the week or require multiple stages of workperformed by different resources can be handled by single-day service appointments with appropriate scheduling policies and optimization rules. References:https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.fs_multiday_service_appointments_overview.htm &type=5

Capacity-based scheduling is a feature that allows the system to schedule service appointments based on the capacity of the resources. This feature is supported for service crews, which are groups of resources that worktogether on service appointments.

Frequency is a field on the Maintenance Plan objectthat defines how often work orders should be generated from maintenance plans such as daily, weekly, or monthly[228]. Generation Timeframe is a field on the Maintenance Plan object that defines how many work orders should be generated from maintenance plans at a time such as 1, 2, or 12[229]. Auto-generate work orders is a field on the Maintenance Plan object that enables or disables the automatic generation of work orders from maintenance plans[230]. Setting Frequency to 1 Month; Generation Timeframe of 12; uncheck Auto-generate work orders would allow Universal Containers to offer customers a MaintenancePlan that provides 12 monthly checkups where the customer will call to schedule each visit by creating maintenance plans that generate one work order permonth for 12 months but do not generate them automatically until the customer calls[231]. Setting Frequency to 1 Month; Generation Timeframe of 1; check Auto-generate work orders would not allow Universal Containers to offer customers a Maintenance Plan that provides 12 monthly checkups where the customer will call to schedule each visit. It would create maintenance plans that generate one work order per month for one month and generate them automatically without waiting for customer calls. Setting Frequency to 1 Month; Generation Timeframe of 12; check Auto-generate work orders would not allow Universal Containers to offer customers a Maintenance Plan that provides 12 monthly checkups where the customer will call to schedule each visit. It would create maintenance plans that generate one work order per month for 12 months and generate them automatically without waiting for customer calls. Setting Frequency to 1 Month; Generation Timeframe of 1; uncheck Auto-generate work orders would not allow Universal Container

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/articleView?id=sf.fs_status_transitions.htm &type=5

Time sheet entries are records that track the time spent by a service resource on a work order or a work order line item[28]. Time sheet entries can be associatedto work order line items or work orders using lookup fields[29]. Assigned resources are records that assign a service resource to a service appointment[30]. Service resources are records that represent the people or equipment that perform field service tasks[31]. Time sheet entries cannot be associated to assigned resources or service resources directly. References: https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.fs_time_sheets_overview.htm &type=5 https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.fs_time_sheet_entries_overview.htm &type=5 https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.fs_assigned_resources_overview.htm &type=5 https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.fs_service_resources_overview.htm &type=5

A Service Appointment with a single Work Order with Work Order Line Items for each Asset allows servicing multiple Assets at a customer site during a single visit with minimal impact for the customer and consolidated work for the Technician[28. Creating and scheduling independent Work Orders for each Asset, each with a Service Appointment, would create unnecessary complexity and duplication. Creating designated Time Slots to ensure appropriate time is held to accommodate these types of visits would not address the requirement of servicing multiple Assets. Creating a single Work Order with Work Order Line Items for each Asset, each with a Service Appointment, would create redundant service appointments for the same visit. References: https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.fs_service_appointments.htm &type=5 https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.fs_work_orders.htm &type=5https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.fs_work_order_line_items.htm &type=5

This feature should be configured to meet this requirement, as it allows creating a group of service resources that can perform periodic maintenance on complex products together. References:https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.fs_crew_management.htm &type=5

Skills are records that define specific abilities orqualifications that service resources have[158].Skill Levels are fields on the skill object that indicate the proficiency or experience of a service resource in a skill[159]. Assigning Contractor 1 and 2 different Skill Levels for repair Work Type would allow Universal Containers to configure the Contractors’ experience by setting up criteria such as skill name equals repair and skill level equals high for Contractor 1 and low for Contractor 2. Assigning Contractor 1 as a Preferred Resource would not configure the Contractors’ experience. Preferred Resources are optimization criteria that prioritize assigning service appointments to resources who have previously completed similar work orders or who are preferred by customers[160]. Assigning Contractor 1 and2 different capacities for repair work would not configure the Contractors’ experience. Capacities are fields on the service resource object that indicate the number of hours available for work per day or week[161]. Assigning Contractor 2 as an Excluded Resource would not configure the Contractors’ experience. Excluded Resources are optimization criteria that prevent assigning service appointments to resources who are explicitly excluded by customers or dispatchers[162]. References: https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.fs_skills_overview.htm &type=5 https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api.meta/api/sforce_api_objects_skill_skilllevel.htm https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.fs_scheduling_policies_optimization_criteria_preferred_resources.htm &type=5 https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api.meta/api/sforce_api_objects_serviceresource_capacityhoursperday.htmhttps://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.fs_scheduling_policies_optimization_criteria_excluded_resources.htm &type=5

Working Location Enable Primary is a setting on the Working Territories work rule that defines whether resources should be matched with service appointments based on their primary territory only or any territory they belong to[186]. Match Territory is a work rule that defines whether resources shouldbe matched with service appointments based on their territories[187]. Selecting Working Location Enable Primary on the Working Territories Work Rule and including the Match Territory Work Rule would allow Universal Containers’ scheduling policy to look atboth primary and secondary service territories by enabling matching resources with service appointments based on any territory they belong to and prioritizing matching resources with service appointments based on their territories. Removing the Match Territory Work Rule would not allow Universal Containers’ scheduling policy to look at both primary and secondary service territories because it would disable matching resources with service appointments based on their territories. Deselecting Working LocationEnable Primary on the Working Territories Work Rule would not affect Universal Containers’ scheduling policy because it is already deselected by default. References: https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.fs_scheduling_policies_work_rules_working_territories.htm &type=5 https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.fs_scheduling_policies_work_rules_match_territory.htm &type=5

These two ways should be recommended to track these inventory requirements in Salesforce, as they allow specifying which products are needed for work orders or work order line items and updating the inventory accordingly. References:https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.fs_products_required.htm &type=5

This option reflects the sharing rules for Service Appointments, which grant access to the assigned resources, the owner of the record, and the members of the service territory associated with the record. References:https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.fs_sharing_rules.htm &type=5

Global optimization is a process that reschedules all service appointments within a specified time frame based on predefined criteria such as travel time or priority. It can be used when an extreme weather situation impacts both the volume of work and number of available resources at Universal Containers. Resource Schedule optimization is a process that reschedules service appointments assigned to a specific resource based on predefined criteria such as traveltime or priority. It would not address the impact on other resources or unassigned service appointments. Emergency scheduling is a process that assigns emergency service appointments to available resources based on predefined criteria such as travel time or priority. It would not address the impact on existing service appointments or non-emergency service appointments. Customer first scheduling is a process that assigns service appointments based on customer preferences such as preferred time slots or preferred resources. It would not address the impact on resource availability or service level agreements. References: https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.fs_global_optimization_overview.htm &type=5 https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.fs_resource_schedule_optimization_overview.htm &type=5 https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.fs_emergency_scheduling_overview.htm &type=5https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.fs_customer_first_scheduling_overview.htm &type=5

Street Level Routing is a feature that calculates travel time between service appointments based on actual road distance and traffic conditions[131]. DefaultTravel Speed is a setting that defines the average speed of resources when traveling between service appointments[132]. Using Street Level Routing and Default Travel Speed would allow improving travel time accuracy by taking into account real-time road conditions and resource speed. Minimum Grade, Default Operating Hour would not affect travel time accuracy. Minimum Grade is a setting that defines the minimum skill level required for resources to be matched with service appointments[133]. Default OperatingHour is a record that defines the default working hours for resources[134]. Estimated Travel Time, Minimize Travel would not affect travel time accuracy. Estimated Travel Time is a field on the service appointment object that shows the expected travel timefor the assigned resource[135]. Minimize Travel is an optimization criterion that prioritizes reducing travel time when scheduling service appointments[136]. Travel Speed Unit, Actual Travel Time would not affect travel time accuracy. Travel Speed Unit isa setting that defines the unit of measurement for travel speed such as miles per hour or kilometers per hour[137]. Actual Travel Time is a field on the service appointment object that shows the actual travel time recorded by the resource[138]. References: https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.fs_street_level_routing_overview.htm &type=5 https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.fs_default_travel_speed.htm &type=5 https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.fs_minimum_grade.htm &type=5 https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.fs_default_operating_hours_overview.htm &type=5 https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api.meta/api/sforce_api_objects_serviceappointment_estimatedtraveltime.htm https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.fs_scheduling_policies_optimization_criteria.htm &type=5 https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.fs_travel_speed_unit.htm &type=5https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api.meta/api/sforce_api_objects_serviceappointment_actualtraveltime.htm

This option allows creating a record to request products from another inventory location and adding product request line items for each product requested. References:https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.fs_product_requests_overview.htm &type=5

Drip feed is a feature that automatically dispatches service appointments to resources based on predefined criteria and time intervals. By enabling drip feed, the system can dispatch one service appointment per technician at a time, and adjust their schedule accordingly.

Service Reports aredocuments that summarize the details and outcomes of a service appointment such as work performed, products consumed, customer feedback, etc.[72]. Using the standard Service Report would allow Field Service Technicians to capture details and customer approval on completed work and send them to the customer electronically by generating and emailing service reports from the Field Service Mobile App or the web browser[73]. Creating a Process Builder to generate a report would not allow Field Service Technicians to capture details and customer approval on completed work. Process Builder is a tool that allows users to automate workflows based on specified criteria and actions[74]. Creating a custom report would not allow Field Service Technicians to capture details and customer approval on completed work. Custom reports are reports that allow users to view data based on specific criteria such as objects, fields, filters, or charts[75]. Using the standard Work Order email template would not allow Field Service Technicians to capture details and customer approval on completed work. Email templates are templates that allow users to send predefined emails with merge fields[76]. References: https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.fs_service_reports_overview.htm &type=5 https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.fs_service_reports_generate.htm &type=5 https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.process_overview.htm &type=5 https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.reports_builder_overview.htm &type=5https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.email_templates_overview.htm &type=5

An entitlement process is a timeline that shows every step and milestone involvedin delivering support to a customer. To use milestones on work orders, a separate entitlement process associated to the work order object must be created and activated. Modifying the user’s profile, updating public group membership, or assigning a Field Service Mobile License to the user would not enable milestones on work orders. References: https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.entitlements_process_overview.htm &type=5https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.entitlements_process_create.htm &type=5

The asset relationships object is used to track when equipment has been swapped out by creating parent-child relationships between assets. Adding the related asset related listto the asset page allows viewing and creating asset relationships from an asset record. Adding the field history tracking related list to the asset page would track field changes on an asset, but not asset relationships. Adding the product request relatedlist to the asset page would allow requesting products from inventory for an asset, but not tracking asset relationships. References: https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.fs_asset_relationships_overview.htm &type=5 https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.fs_asset_relationships_create.htm &type=5 https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.tracking_field_history.htm &type=5https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.fs_product_requests.htm &type=5

Maintenance Plans are records that define recurring work orders for preventive maintenance such as inspections or tune-ups[188]. Auto-generate Work Orders is a setting that enables or disables the automatic generation of work orders from maintenance plans[189]. Generation Timeframe is asetting that defines how often work orders should be generated from maintenance plans such as daily, weekly, or monthly[190]. Generation Horizon is a setting that defines how far in advance work orders should be generated from maintenance plans such as 7days or 30 days[191]. Auto-generating Work Orders with a 14 day Generation Timeframe and a 14 day Generation Horizon would allow Universal Containers to automatically generate Work Orders 14 days before the next suggested maintenance date by creating workorders from maintenance plans every 14 days within14 days of their scheduled date. Associating a Required Skill called Site Visit to a Maintenance Plan would not affect how far in advance work orders are generated from maintenance plans. Required Skills are fields on the maintenance plan object that indicate which skills are needed for performing preventive maintenance[192]. Associating a Work Type called Site Visit to a Maintenance Plan would not affect how far in advance work orders are generated from maintenance plans. Work Types are records that define the standard tasks and duration for a specific type of work[193]. References: https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.fs_maintenance_plans_overview.htm &type=5 https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.fs_maintenance_plans_auto_generate_work_orders.htm &type=5https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.fs_maintenance_plans_generation_timeframe.htm

This work rule should be used to assign service resourcesbased on related object records, such as accounts or assets, by matching field values between objects. References:https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.fs_work_rules_match_field.htm &type=5

Pinned statuses prevent service appointments from being rescheduled or unscheduled by scheduling and optimizationservices3. Status transitions define the valid status changes for service appointments based on business rules. References: 3 https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.fs_pinned_statuses.htm &type=5https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.fs_status_transitions.htm &type=5

Service reports are documents that summarize the details and outcomes of a service appointment such as work performed, products consumed, customer feedback, etc.[25]. Configuring signature blocks for service report templatesallows capturing customer signatures as proof of job completion before generating invoices[26]. Adding service report templates to the appropriate repair work type allows automatically generating service reports based on the work type of the service appointment[27]. Generating service in the organization’s default language would not verify that a repair job has been completed to the customer satisfaction. Sending a feedback survey to the customer when a service appointment is completed would not ensure thatan invoice can be generated. References: https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.fs_service_reports_overview.htm &type=5 https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.fs_service_reports_signature_blocks.htm &type=5https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.fs_service_reports_work_types.htm &type=5

This option allows tracking customer purchases of serialized components as assets and defining parent-child relationships between them. References:https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.fs_asset_hierarchy.htm &type=5

 Work Order Line Items can be used to link to specific Assets within an Asset Hierarchy that represents a Bill of Materials (BoM). Work Order Line Items can also be used to create a hierarchy of tasks that need to be performed in a sequence. Standard Reports do not show Parent and Root Work Order Line Items within WorkOrders by Customer. Work Order Line Items do not automatically inherit the hierarchy of Assets attached to Work Order. References: https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.fs_asset_hierarchy.htm &type=5 https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.fs_work_order_line_item_hierarchy.htm &type=5 https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.fs_reports_dashboards.htm &type=5https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.fs_work_order_line_items.htm &type=5

A custom approval process on work orders is used to define the steps and criteria forapproving a work order before it can be closed. A custom validation rule on work orders is used to check the data entered on a work order and prevent it from being saved if it does not meet the specified conditions. By using these configurations, the system can prevent work orders from being closed until the customer service report is signed.

This feature shouldbe used to reduce travel time and increase technician productivity by automatically scheduling service appointments based on predefined criteria and objectives, such as minimizing travel distance or maximizing utilization. References:https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.fs_optimizer_overview.htm &type=5

Reshuffle allows the dispatcher to automatically reschedule service appointments for a specific date range based on the current schedule and optimization rules1. In-day Optimization allows the dispatcher to optimize the schedule for a specific resource or territory based on real-time events such as cancellations or delays2. References: 1 https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.fs_reshuffle.htm &type=5 2 https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.fs_in_day_optimization.htm &type=5

This option allows tracking individual tasks completed as work order line items, including parts consumed and pricing details, and scheduling one or multiple tasks to different technicians as needed using service appointments. References:https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.fs_work_order_line_items.htm &type=5

This option allows tracking the time spent on each step of the work order line item and associating it with the time sheet entry record. References:https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.fs_time_sheets_overview.htm &type=5

These two considerations impact the scheduled timeframe of multi-day work, as they affect the availability and capacity of the resource assigned to the work. References:https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.fs_multi_day_work.htm &type=5

These are three factors that should be considered when configuring routing. Routing is the process of finding the best resource for a service appointment based on variouscriteria and constraints. A schedule policy is used to define the routing preferences and rules for a service territory or operating hours. A work rule is used to define a scheduling constraint or preference for a service appointment or a resource. A service objective is used to define a scheduling goal or metric for a service appointment. The Resource Availability work rule is used to calculate travel time and breaks as part of the resource’s availability. The Default Travel Speed is used to estimate thetravel time between locations if a different travel speed is not specified for the resource.

The technician would use a Return Order to create a return for the unused circuitboard. The Return Order would specify the quantity of the product being returned, the reason for the return, and the shipping address. The technician would then use a Product Receipt to record the receipt of the returned product. The Product Receipt wouldspecify the quantity of the product received, the condition of the product, and the location of the product.

The other two options are incorrect because they are not used to return products. A Work Order is used to track the work that needs to be done on aproduct or service. A Product Transfer is used to move products from one location to another.

Work order line items are used to track individual products or services that are part of a work order. By creating a work order line item for each installed product that needs servicing, the system can track the status and completion of each product separately.

A generation horizon is the number of days before the maintenance plan start date that work orders are generated. A generation time frame is the number of days before the maintenance plan end date that work orders are generated. To ensure that work orders are generated within 14 days of inspection due date, both the generation horizon and the generation time frame should be set to 14 days. Associating a work type calledsite or a required skill called site visits to maintenance plans would not affect the timing of work order generation, but would affect the scheduling and assignment of service appointments. References: https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.fs_maintenance_plans.htm &type=5 https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.fs_work_types.htm &type=5https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.fs_skills.htm &type=5

Service Territories are used to group resources and service appointments based on geographic areas or other criteria. The recommended limit for service appointments per territory per day is 500 for optimal performance and user experience. References: https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.fs_territories.htm &type=5https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.fs_limits.htm &type=5

User Territories are records that associate users with service territories for sharing purposes[90]. Creating a new user territory associated with the Service Territory and dispatcher would allow giving access to all relevant Midwest records by linking them with their corresponding service territory[91]. Configuring and running the User Territory Sharing Jobin Field Service Settings would allow updating sharing rules based on user territories automatically at regular intervals such as daily or weekly[92]. Assigning a new user territory and adding each of the assigned service resources would not give access to all relevant Midwest records