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Planning and Dispatch

Reschedule Work Without Losing the Customer

Move an appointment while preserving the reason, new commitment, crew visibility, and downstream readiness.

Usually handled by
Dispatcher or service coordinator
Working time
About 7 minutes
Related workspace
View schedules features
Start here Main menu → Jobs → Board or Schedules → Scheduler

What good looks like

The old appointment is traceable, the replacement is workable, and affected people have the new expectation.

Have these details ready

  • The job and appointment
  • Reason for the change
  • Customer and crew availability

Run the workflow

  1. Confirm reason and impact

    Identify whether the change comes from customer, crew, weather, emergency load, material, permit, or dependency.

  2. Find a workable replacement

    Review skill, duration, travel, time off, materials, and access before choosing the slot.

  3. Update the appointment

    Move or edit it, verify time and crew, and record the reason in history or notes.

  4. Notify everyone

    Confirm the new window with customer, crew, coordinator, subcontractor, and purchasing when affected.

  5. Recheck readiness

    Adjust permits, rentals, reservations, deposits, or follow-on trades affected by the date.

Check your work

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

  • Only the intended active appointment remains
  • The reason and new promise are recorded
  • Dependencies reflect the new date

If something does not look right

The customer has not confirmed

Use a tentative status or documented follow-up; do not present an unconfirmed time as firm.

The crew changed

Recheck skill, certification, vehicle, inventory, and access requirements.

Keep the workflow moving

Put the process to work

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

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