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- Choose Cards > Service Management > Service Manager.
- Select a customer and choose the New Call button.
- Enter the service call information and choose the Appointments button to open the Appointments window.
- Complete the following fields, as necessary.
- Appointment Description: Enter
Enter a description that conveys the purpose or other details of the appointment. - Skill Level: Enter
Enter a skill level, if required. - Technician ID: Select
Select the technician assigned to this appointment. You can use the technician schedules button to view technicians' availability or use the best technician button next to the Technician ID field if you want the system to select the next available, qualified technician for an appointment. This feature is optional. - Date: The
The date that the appointment is scheduled to be performed. This date defaults from the Service Call window. - Estimated Hours: Enter
Enter an estimate for completing the appointment. The number of hours cannot exceed 24. If appointments are created by the system by means of tasks, the total default hours of the tasks will default into the Estimated Hours field. See Assigning tasks to a service call for more information on how tasks update this field. The hours entered update the Total Appointment Hours field in the Service Call window and the available and allocated hours in the Technician Schedules window. If you want the system to figure out the technician's next available time slot for the appointment, choose the next available button, next to the Date field. This feature is optional. - Starting Time: Enter
Enter the time the appointment is scheduled to be performed. The time entered determines where the appointment displays in the Technician Board – Daily View window. If you do not enter a starting time, the appointment will not display in the Technician Board – Daily View window. - Appointment Status: When
When an appointment is created from a service call, Default is the default status of appointment number 0001. Otherwise, Unassigned is the default status of new appointments. Closed is not an available appointment status. - Completion Date: If
If you change the appointment status to Complete, enter a completion date.
- Appointment Description: Enter
- Choose Save to add the appointment to the scrolling window.
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