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Drip feed dispatching is a feature that allows dispatching service appointments gradually throughout the daybased on a drip feed rate defined for each service territory or resource. If other scheduled jobs are dispatching appointments and exceeding the drip feed value, then the drip feed dispatching will not trigger as expected. The appointment status going fromScheduled to Completed or being Canceled, Completed, or Cannot Complete does not affect drip feed dispatching, as these are valid status transitions for dispatched appointments. The default drip feed setting does not override the drip feed rate on a service territory, but provides a fallback value if no rate is specified on the territory or resource level. References: https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.fs_drip_feed_dispatching_overview.htm &type=5 https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.fs_status_transitions.htm &type=5https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.fs_drip_feed_dispatching_settings.htm &type=5

Use all-or-none scheduling for related appointments is a setting in Field Service Settings that enables or disables the simultaneous scheduling of service appointments that have dependencies[232]. Dependency Type is a field on the Service Appointment object that defines the relationship between two service appointments such as Start After Finish, Start Before Finish, or Finish Before Start[233]. Same Resource and Same Day are fields on the Service Appointment object thatindicate whether two service appointments with dependencies should be assigned to the same resource and scheduled on the same day[234]. Selecting the checkbox Use all-or-none scheduling for related appointments in Field Service Settings, setting the Dependency Type to Start After Finish and Same Day on the first service appointment in the dependency, and making sure the Same Resource and Same Day fields appear on the Service Appointments page layout would allow Universal Containers to ensure that a customer makes one appointment for the sales department, and another appointment for the service department, that should be handled on the same day, but should be created as separate appointments, where the Technician must complete one appointment before startingthe next, and that these two appointments are scheduled together and in sequence by enabling simultaneous scheduling of dependent service appointments, defining the order and timing of the service appointments, and ensuring that the service appointments are assigned to the same resource and scheduled on the same day[235]. Creating a dependency between the two appointments and setting the start times to be the same would not work because it would not ensure that one appointment is completed before startingthe next. Adding the Complex Work Visualforcepage to the Service Appointments page would not work because it is not a feature of Salesforce Field Service. References: https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.fs_settings_overview.htm &type=5 https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.fs_service_appointment_dependencies_overview.htm &type=5https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.fs_service_appointment_dependencies_create_edit_delete.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 with Products Required, agents and dispatchers can quickly create Work Orders with the appropriate materials. Creating Work Types with Products Consumed or Products Required would not populate products on Work Orders automatically, but would require manual entry or consumption by technicians. Creating Work Types and Locations would not affect products on Work Orders, but would affect scheduling and optimization of service appointments. References:https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.fs_work_types.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[82]. Global optimization doesn’t reschedule appointments that have rule violations becauseit assumes that those appointments are manually scheduled by dispatchers for valid reasons[83]. There are no service resources available with the required skill levels because updating the skills required on the most common work types has increased the complexity of jobs and reduced the pool of qualified resources[84]. The optimizer uses a scheduling policy different from what is used on the dispatch console would not explain why the jobs are still scheduled to resources that lack the appropriate skill level. Scheduling policies are records that define the optimization criteria for scheduling service appointments such as minimizing travel time or maximizing resource utilization[85]. The territory of the resources was not included in the global optimizationrequest would not explain why the jobs are still scheduled to resources that lack the appropriate skill level. Global optimization requests are records that specify which service territories and time frames should be optimized[86]. 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_global_optimization_faq.htm &type=5 https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.fs_skills_overview.htm &type=5 https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.fs_scheduling_policies_overview.htm &type=5https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.fs_global_optimization_requests_overview.htm &type=5

The match territorywork rule is used to match service appointments to service resources based on their assigned territories. Deselecting working location primary on the working territories work rule allows considering secondary territories as well as primary territories when matching service appointments to service resources. Removing the match territory work rule would ignore territories when scheduling service appointments. Selecting working location enable primary on the working territories work rule would only consider primary territories when matching service appointments to service resources. References:https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.fs_work_rules_overview.htm &type=5

These two ways allow dispatching the appropriate technicians based on customer feedback, as they allow defining which resources are preferred or avoided by customers or accounts. References:https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.fs_resource_preferences.htm &type=5

These two settings ensure that each inspection is completed within a single visit and includes all installed assets on site. References:https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.fs_maintenance_plans_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

These two conditions would make the optimizer run slower and leave many Service Appointments unscheduled, as it would have to evaluate too many possible scenarios and combinations. References:https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.fs_optimizer_run_time.htm &type=5