Field Service Di sp atch Center Features
• Shows informatio n for a selected task such as related service
request, escalations, par ts transactions, Install Base related information, resources
assigned for a task, a nd customer address information.
• Scheduling or tas k assignment, either automatically or manually, to one or more
service representatives. The automatic process of scheduling ta sks can be run a s a
background process.
Task assignment is assisted by the use of the Assignment Manager.
When Oracle Scheduler is installed, you can optimize your scheduling
capabilities. Driving time and distance for the service representative is provided, a nd
parts reservations are made.
• Managing parts information. Locating, ordering, and monitori ng parts for specific
tasks.
When Oracle Scheduler is installed locating parts and creating reservations is do ne
automatically.
• Commitment of tasks and daily schedules to service representatives, either
automatically o r manually. When parts reservation are created an order for the
parts is initiated by this process.
The tasks or daily schedules are send to the serv ice representative’s mobile
application with information about the task, related service request, problem
and resolution, customer address information, Install B ase information when
applicable, and counters.
• Monitoring schedules, activities, and progress, of service representatives.
Use different grids to visualize the planning such as a daily view, view over a period
of time (user definable), or a geographical representation.
Escalation notifications give you the ability to react to non-conforming tasks ( tasks
that for some reason become non-conforming, for example parts aren’t available
anymore, contract response times can’t be met).
• Making a se le c tion of tasks based on characteristics such as ready to be
planned, plann ed for today, or escalated.
• View service history for a customer or a product.
• Manages resource availability for single or multiple technicians. Through the Trips
Managment UI, a dispatcher can easily block the trips of a single field technician or
multiple t echnicians, temporarily freezing the schedule in the process. You can also
unplan or reschedule the enginee r’s tasks.
• Uses robust skills management and assignment functionality to effectively assign
tasks to appropriate technicians, based upon ski ll requirements and skill levels.
• Uses advanced color coding functionally, which makes the various tasks with in
the Plan Board and Gantt easily identifiable, dep ending upon a number of
factors, including the task’s priorit y, status type, or plan option.
Field Service Debrief Featur es
• Reporting on parts, expenses, and labor for a ta sk. Ultimately resulting in updates to
Inventory, Install Base, and Charges.
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