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Planning and Dispatch

Schedule and Dispatch a Job

Put the right crew at the right place with enough time, information, and material to keep the customer promise.

Usually handled by
Dispatcher or service manager
Working time
About 10 minutes
Related workspace
View schedules features
Start here Main menu → Jobs → Board or Schedules → Scheduler

What good looks like

A confirmed appointment assigned to an available, qualified crew with route, readiness, and communication checked.

Have these details ready

  • An operations-ready job
  • Crew availability, skills, territory, and hours
  • Customer access window and realistic duration

Run the workflow

  1. Review the queue

    Filter unscheduled and priority work. Read scope, site, skills, materials, and customer commitments.

  2. Choose crew and time

    Match skill, certification, territory, vehicle, duration, and travel. Avoid overlaps and approved time off.

  3. Create the appointment

    Place work on the Board or Scheduler, then verify date, start/end, crew, and instructions.

  4. Clear exceptions

    Resolve missing materials, deposits, permits, approvals, access, or subcontractor acknowledgements.

  5. Confirm with customer and crew

    Send the proper notice and verify the field team can see route, contact, scope, and notes.

  6. Monitor the day

    Track acknowledgement, travel, arrival, delay, and completion. Update the customer when the window changes.

Check your work

Do not call the workflow complete until these statements are true.

  • The appointment appears on the correct calendar
  • No blocker is being ignored
  • Customer and crew share the arrival expectation

If something does not look right

The technician cannot see the job

Verify assignment, date, access, and field sync before reassigning.

The day is overbooked

Move lower-priority work with customer agreement or use qualified alternate capacity; record the reason.

Keep the workflow moving

Put the process to work

Run the workflow with your own customers, crews, and pricebook.

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