Service Order Types

Form ID: (FS202300)

On this form, you can create a service order type and specify the settings related to the service order type, such as behavior, posting settings, problem codes, attributes, and mailing settings. These settings apply to the appointments and service orders to which the service order type is assigned. You can also view and edit existing service order types.

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Summary Area


Element	Description
Service Order Type	The alphanumeric identifier of the service order type. You can specify an identifier of up to four characters.
Active	A check box that indicates (if selected) that the service order type is active in the system. If this check box is selected, you can create service orders of this type.
Description	A description of the service order type.

General Tab

On this tab, you can select all the preferences related to the service order type, such as billing options, appointment options, posting settings, and settings related to time and expenses integration.

Table 1. General Settings Section
Element	Description
Numbering Sequence	The numbering sequence to be used for the reference numbers for service orders of this type.
Behavior	The behavior (category) of the service order type. Depending on the behavior, on the Service Orders (FS300100) form, certain elements will be unavailable for service orders of the service order type. Select one of the following options: Regular: Service orders of the type are fulfilled by appointments to provide a service to a customer. Route: Service orders of the type are fulfilled by appointments to provide a route service (that is, a service that is provided for multiple locations for which planning of the route, vehicle, and driver is necessary) to a customer. Internal: Service orders of the type are fulfilled by appointments inside your company that do not involve a customer. Quote: Service orders of the type are agreements to provide a service with a specified price to a customer in the future.
Service Order Workflow Type	The type of workflow that the system uses for processing service orders of the selected service order type. Read-only box. The system shows one of the following options depending on the category a user selects in the Behavior box: Simple. If a user has selected the Regular, Route, or Internal behavior. Quote. If a user has selected the Quote behavior.
Appointment Workflow Type	The type of workflow that the system uses for processing appointments of the selected service order type. Read-only. The system shows the Simple option if a user has selected the Regular, Route, or Internal category in the Behavior box. The system hides this box if a user has selected the Quote option in the Behavior box.
Complete Service Order When Its Appointments Are Completed	A check box that indicates (if selected) that when a user completes an appointment that does not have lines with the Not Performed or Not Finished status and if all the appointments related to a specific service order of this type have been completed, the system automatically sets the status of the service order to Completed.
Close Service Order When Its Appointments Are Closed	A check box that indicates (if selected) that if all the appointments related to a specific service order of this type have been closed, the system automatically sets the status of the service order to Closed.
Require Contact	A check box that indicates (if selected) that the system requires a contact person from the customer to be specified on the Service Orders and Appointments forms for service orders and appointments, respectively, associated with this service type. This check box is unavailable if the service order type has the Internal behavior.
Require Room	A check box that indicates (if selected) that a room must be specified in the Room ID box of the Service Orders or Appointments form for a service order or appointment of this service order type when services of the type are performed in rooms at the branch location. This check box is available only if the Enable Rooms box is selected on the Service Management Preferences (FS100100) form.
Require Customer Signature on Mobile App	A check box that indicates (if selected) that the system requires the signature of the customer to complete an appointment associated with the service order type when a user processes the appointment by using the mobile application.
Copy Notes from Customer	A check box that indicates (if selected) that the system copies notes from the associated customer to an appointment or service order of this service order type when you save the newly created appointment or service order. For instructions on how to add notes, see To Attach a Note to a Record.
Copy Attachments from Customer	A check box that indicates (if selected) that the system copies attachments from the associated customer to an appointment and service order of this service order type when you save the newly created appointment or service order. For instructions on how to add attachments, see To Attach a File to a Record.
Copy Notes from Customer Location	A check box that indicates (if selected) that the system copies notes from the associated customer location to an appointment and service order of this service order type when you save the newly created appointment or service order. Note: If the Copy Notes from Customer and Copy Notes from Customer Location check boxes are both selected, and if both the customer and its location have notes, the service orders and appointments created for the customer and this location will have one note that contains the concatenation of these notes. For instructions on how to add notes, see To Attach a Note to a Record.
Copy Attachments from Customer Location	A check box that indicates (if selected) that the system copies attachments from the associated customer location to an appointment and service order of this service order type when you save the newly created appointment or service order. For instructions on how to add attachments, see To Attach a File to a Record.
Copy Notes and Comments to Appointment	A check box that indicates (if selected) that when an appointment is created from a service order of this type, the system copies any notes attached to the service order's detail lines to the corresponding detail lines on the Appointments (FS300200) form. The system also copies the notes attached to the service order as a whole, as well as comments on the Other tab. Note: A service order type may be defined to copy notes from the customer or customer location, or both. If the Copy Notes from Customer or Copy Notes from Customer Location check box (or both) is selected, then when you create an appointment from a service order, the system copies all notes from the customer or customer location (or both) to the appointment. It does not copy the notes from the service order even if the service order has its own notes. That is, if there are notes specified for the customer or customer location (or both), they take precedence over the notes from the service order.
Copy Attachments to Appointment	A check box that indicates (if selected) that the system copies attachments to an appointment of this service order type from the associated service order when you save the newly created appointment. For instructions on how to add attachments, see To Attach a File to a Record.
Copy Notes to Invoice	A check box that indicates (if selected) that the system copies the notes from a service order or appointment of this service order type to a billing document (SO invoice, AR invoice, sales order or AP bill depending on the settings of the Billing Settings section of the current form) generated for the service order or appointment. Note: The check box is not available if Project Transactions is selected in the Generated Billing Documents box on the current form.
Copy Attachments to Invoice	A check box that indicates (if selected) that the system copies attachments from a service order or appointment of this service order type to a billing document (SO invoice, AR invoice, sales order or AP bill depending on the settings of the Billing Settings section of the current form) generated for the service order or appointment. Note: The check box is not available if Project Transactions is selected in the Generated Billing Documents box on the current form.
Copy Line Notes to Invoice	A check box that indicates (if selected) that the system copies line notes from a service order or appointment of this service order type to an invoice, a sales order, or a bill (depending on the settings of the Billing Settings section of the current form) associated with the service order or appointment. For instructions on how to add line notes, see To Attach a Note to a Record Detail.
Copy Line Attachments to Invoice	A check box that indicates (if selected) that the system copies line attachments from a service order or appointment of this service order type to an invoice, a sales order, or a bill (depending on the settings of the Billing Settings section of the current form) associated with the service order or appointment. For instructions on how to add line attachments, see To Attach a File to a Record Detail.

Table 2. Default Settings Section
Element	Description
Take Address and Contact Information From	The source of the address that will be copied to an appointment of this service order type. Select one of the following options: Business Account: The address is the main address of the customer for which the service is provided. Contact: The address is the address of the customer's contact person. Branch Location: The address is the address of the branch location that provides the service.
Cost Code	The cost code that will be assigned by default to items of service orders and appointments of this service order type.
Salesperson ID	The salesperson that will be assigned by default to the service orders and appointments of this service order type. This box does not appear if the Project Transactions option is selected in the Generated Billing Documents box.
Commissionable	A check box that indicates (if selected) that by default, commission is paid to the salesperson on services or inventory items related to a service order or appointment of this service order type. This check box does not appear if the Project Transactions option is selected in the Generated Billing Documents box.
Default Travel Item	The travel item that the system inserts in the Inventory ID column of the Log tab of the Appointments form when travel is started. If the travel item is assigned to the appointment before travel is started, the system adds the travel item to the appointment. You can select only an item of the Service type with the Is a Travel Item check box selected on the General tab of the Non-Stock Items (IN202000) form.
Copy Lot/Serial Nbrs. to Appointment from Service Order	A check box that indicates (if selected) that the lot or serial numbers assigned to the items in the service order are automatically copied to the appointment when the appointment is scheduled from the service order or when you add detail lines to the appointment from the service order. This check box is available only if the Sales Orders, SO Invoices or Project Transactions option is selected in the Generated Billing Documents box of the Billing Settings section (General tab) of the current form.

Table 3. Billing Settings SectionIn this section, you can specify which billing documents are generated for service orders or appointments of the service order type. You can also specify settings related to the generation of this document.
Element	Description
Generated Billing Documents	The type of documents generated to bill the customer. You can select one of the following options: AR Documents: To bill the customer, the system generates an AR invoice, which can be viewed on the Invoices and Memos (AR301000) form, for the service order or appointment of this service order type. If the service order or appointment has a negative balance, the system generates a credit memo. If the Create a Bill Document in AP for Negative Balances check box (which is available if you select this option button) is selected, for a service order or appointment with a negative balance, the system instead creates an accounts payable bill on the Bills and Adjustments (AP301000) form. Sales Orders: To bill the customer, the system generates a sales order, which can be viewed on the Sales Orders (SO301000) form, for the service order or appointment of this service order type. If needed, you can create any shipments for the sales order and add freight costs; you then generate the SO invoice on the Invoices (SO303000) form. (If quick processing has been invoked, the system can automatically generate the invoice when it generates the sales order.) You can select this option only if the Inventory and Order Management feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form. SO Invoices: To bill the customer, the system generates an SO invoice, which can be viewed on the Invoices form, for the service order or appointment of this service order type. You can select this option only if the Advanced SO Invoices feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form. Project Transactions: To bill the customer, the system generates a project transaction, which can be viewed on the Project Transactions (PM304000) form, for the service order or appointment of this service order type. If the service order or appointment of this service order type contains stock items, the related issue is also generated and can be viewed on the Issues (IN302000) form. You can select this option only if the Projects feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form and the Regular option is selected in the Behavior box of this form for the service order type. None: No document is generated for a service orders or appointment of this service order type, and the other settings of the Billing Settings section do not appear on the form.
Create AP Bills for Negative Balances	A check box that indicates (if selected) that for a service order or appointment of this service order type with a negative balance, the system creates an AP bill. This check box is available only if the AR Documents option is selected in the Generated Billing Documents box.
Post Pickup/Delivery Items to Inventory	A check box that indicates (if selected) that any pickup and delivery items are posted to inventory for a service order or appointment of this type. This check box is available for only a service order type with the Route behavior.
Allow Quick Process	A check box that indicates (if selected) that you can launch quick processing for a service order or appointment of this service order type. If this check box is selected, the Quick Process Settings tab appears on this form so that you can select the specific actions to be performed during quick processing of an appointment or service order of the type. This check box appears on the form only if the Sales Orders or SO Invoices option is selected in the Generated Billing Documents box.
Order Type for Billing	The sales order type that is used when the system generates sales orders for service order documents with a positive balance. We recommend that you use the IN order type or an order type based on the IN template—that is, an order type for which IN is selected as the Order Template in the Summary area of the Order Types (SO201000) form. Otherwise, shipping will be required for the generated sales order. This box appears on the form only if the Sales Orders option is selected in the Generated Billing Documents box. An order type is available for selection in this box only if the Enable Field Services Integration check box is selected on the General tab of the Order Types form.
Order Type for Negative Balance Billing	The sales order type that is used when the system generates sales orders for service order documents with a negative balance. Usually the CM order type is used; however, you may want to generate a sales order of another type. This box appears on the form only if the Sales Orders option is selected in the Generated Billing Documents box. An order type is available for selection in this box only if Enable Field Services Integration check box is selected on the General tab of the Order Types form.
Order Type for Allocation	The default sales order type that is used when the system generates sales orders for service order documents with allocated items. This check box appears on the form only if the Sales Orders, SO Invoices, or Project Transactions option is selected in the Generated Billing Documents box.
Default Terms for AR and SO	The credit terms that are used when the system generates a sales order or accounts receivable document to bill the customer if the customer has no default terms defined. This check box appears on the form only if the AR Documents, Sales Orders, or SO Invoices option is selected in the Generated Billing Documents box.
Default Terms for AP	The credit terms that are used when the system generates a document in accounts payable if the vendor has no default terms defined. This check box appears on the form only if the Create AP Bills for Negative Balances check box is selected (and, thus, if the AR Documents option is selected in the Generated Billing Documents box).
Use Sales Account From	The source of the sales account used for the transaction. Select one of the following options: Inventory Item: The account used is the sales account of the stock item or non-stock item when the system generates a sales order or accounts receivable document. The account used is the non-stock item's expense account when the system generates an AP document. These accounts are specified on the GL Accounts tab of the Stock Items (IN202500) or Non-Stock Items (IN202000) form. Warehouse: The account used is the warehouse's sales account when the system generates a sales order or accounts receivable document. The account used is the warehouse's expense account when the system generates an AP document. These accounts are specified on the GL Accounts tab of the Warehouses (IN204000) form. This option appears on the form only if the Multiple Warehouses feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form. Posting Class: The account used is the sales account of the posting class when the system generates a sales order or accounts receivable document. The account used is the expense account of the posting class when the system generates an AP document. These accounts are specified on the GL Accounts tab of the Posting Classes (IN206000) form. Customer/Vendor Location: The account used is the customer location's sales account when the system generates a sales order or accounts receivable document. This account is specified on the Customers (AR303000) form. The account used is the vendor location's expense account when the system generates an AP document. This account is specified on the Vendors (AP303000) form.
Combine Sales Sub. From	The rule of composing the subaccount from other subaccounts associated with the records related to the billing document for a service order or appointment of this service order type. (You should make sure that the subaccounts have been defined for the sources of the segments.) To set up the rule, select a segment, press F3, and select the source of the segment value, which is one of the following options: A: The subaccount associated with the branch location. The subaccount of a branch location is specified on the Branch Locations (FS202500) form, in the General Subaccount box (in the Financial Settings section of the General tab). C: The subaccount associated with the branch. The subaccount of a branch is specified on the Branches (CS102000) form as follows: in the Sales Sub. box (GL Accounts tab) for an SO or AR document; and in the Expense Sub. box (GL Accounts tab) for an AP bill. I: The subaccount associated with the inventory item. The subaccount of a non-stock item is specified on the GL Accounts of the Non-Stock Items form as follows: in the Sales Sub. box for an SO or AR document; and in the Expense Sub.box for an AP bill. The subaccount for a stock item or pickup or delivery item is specified on the Stock Items (IN202500) form, in the Sales Sub. box (GL Accounts tab). L: The subaccount associated with the customer or vendor location. For a customer location, the subaccount is specified on the Customer Locations (AR303020) form in the Sales Sub. box (GL Accounts tab) for an SO or AR document. For a vendor location, the subaccount is specified on the Vendor Locations (AP303010) form in the Expense Sub. box (GL Accounts tab) for an AP bill. P: The subaccount associated with the posting class. The subaccount of a posting class is specified on the Posting Classes form as follows: in the Sales Sub. box (GL Accounts tab) for an SO or AR document; and in the Expense Sub. box (GL Accounts tab) for an AP bill. S: The subaccount associated with the salesperson. The subaccount of a salesperson is specified in the Sales Sub. box of the Summary area of the Salespersons (AR205000) form for a sales order or AR document. T: The subaccount associated with the service order type. The subaccount of the service order type is specified in the Subaccount box on the current form (also in the Billing Settings section on the General tab). W: The subaccount associated with the warehouse. The subaccount of a warehouse is specified on the GL Accounts tab of the Warehouses form as follows: in the Sales Sub. box for an SO or AR document; and in the Expense Sub. box for an AP bill. This option appears on the form only if the Multiple Warehouses feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form. This box appears on the form only if the Subaccounts feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form.
General Subaccount	The sales subaccount used for the service order type. This box appears on the form only if the Subaccounts feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form.
Account Group	The account group that is assigned by default to project transactions generated from an appointment or service order of this service order type. You can select one of the account groups specified on the Account Groups (PM201000) form. This box appears on the form only if the Project Transactions option is selected in the Generated Billing Documents box.
Reason Code	The reason code that is used by default in issues generated for stock items from appointment or service order of this service order type. You can select one of the account groups specified on the Reason Codes (CS211000) form. This box appears on the form only if the Inventory feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form and the Project Transactions option is selected in the Generated Billing Documents box.
Billing Type	The type for project-related appointments and service orders of this service order type, which defines how the items are billed. You can select one of the following options: Cost as Cost (default): The items are billed based on the unit cost specified in the document. Revenue as Cost: The items are billed based on the unit price specified in the document. This box appears on the form only if the Project Transactions option is selected in the Generated Billing Documents box.
Automatically Release Project Transactions	A check box that indicates (if selected) that the system releases the project transaction when the transaction is created. If this check box is cleared, the transaction is created with the Balanced status. This check box appears on the form only if the Project Transactions option is selected in the Generated Billing Documents box.
Automatically Release Issues	A check box that indicates (if selected) that the system releases the issue when it is created. If this check box is cleared, the issue is created with the Balanced status. This check box appears on the form only if the Project Transactions option is selected in the Generated Billing Documents box. This check box is selected and unavailable for editing if the Cost as Cost option is selected in the Billing Type column.
Bill Only Closed Appointments	A check box that indicates (if selected) that a billing document can be created only if the appointment of the service order type has the Closed status.

Table 4. Integrating with Time & Expenses SectionIn this section, you can specify the settings that control tracking of time activities of staff members in the system. This section appears only if the Enable Time & Expenses Integration check box is selected on the Service Management Preferences form. This section does not appear on the form for service order types with the *Quote* behavior.
Element	Description
Require Time Approval to Close Appointments	A check box that indicates (if selected): If the Bill Only Closed Appointments check box is selected on the current form for the selected service order type, for appointments of the Completed status of the service order type, the approval (by an appropriate person) of the actual time of the appointment is needed to close it. If the Bill Only Closed Appointments check box is cleared on the current form for the selected service order type, for appointments of the Completed status of the service order type, the approval (by an appropriate person) of the actual time of the appointment is needed to run billing for it.
Automatically Create Time Activities from Appointments	A check box that indicates (if selected) that the time activities are automatically created for staff members on the Employee Time Activities (EP307000) form when appointment is completed on the Appointments form.
Default Earning Type	The default earning type to be used for the hours spent performing the appointments. It is used in time activities created for staff members of this service order type. In any appointment of this service order type, the default earning type can be overridden for every service performed. Note: You can also define an earning type for each service on the Non-Stock Items (IN202000) form, in the Field Service Defaults section of the Price/Cost tab. This setting would have a higher priority than the default earning type of the service order type.

Time Behavior Tab

You use this tab to specify the settings related to the display of the times related to appointments of the selected service order type. Also, in this section you can configure the system to automatically change the statuses of particular lines of an appointment of this service order type, depending on the current status of the lines, when the appointment is started or completed.

Table 5. Appointment Starting Settings SectionIn this section, you can configure the system to perform particular actions when a user clicks Start on the form toolbar on the Appointments (FS300200) form for an appointment of this service order type.
Element	Description
Set Start Time in Appointment	A check box that indicates (if selected) that when an appointment of the selected service order type is started, the current business time is inserted in the Actual Start Time box in the Actual Date and Time section on the Settings tab of the Appointments form.
Set Not Started Items as In Process	A check box that indicates (if selected) that when an appointment of the selected service order type is started, on the Details tab of the Appointments form, the system changes the status of the appointment lines with the Not Started status to In Process.
Start Logging for Unassigned Staff	A check box that indicates (if selected) that when an appointment of the selected service order type is started, on the Log tab of the Appointments form, the system creates log lines for staff members that are assigned to the appointment but are not assigned to any service.
Start Logging for Services and Assigned Staff (If Any)	A check box that indicates (if selected) that when an appointment of the selected service order type is started, the system starts the included services, and on the Log tab of the Appointments form, the system creates log lines for the services and for any assigned staff members.

Table 6. Appointment Completion Settings SectionIn this section, you can configure the system to perform particular actions when a user clicks Complete on the form toolbar on the Appointments (FS300200) form for an appointment of the selected service order type.
Element	Description
Set End Time in Appointment	A check box that indicates (if selected) that when an appointment of the selected service order type is completed, the current business time is inserted in the Actual End Time box in the Actual Date and Time section on the Settings tab of the Appointments form.
Status to Set for In Process Items	On completion of an appointment of the selected service order type, the new status the system will insert for each line of the appointment that previously had the In Process status on the Details tab of the Appointments form. You can select one of the following options: Not Finished. Completed (default). In Process. With this option selected,when a user attempts to complete an appointment of the service order type and any line has the In Process status, the system does not change the status of the line, and it does not allow completion of the appointment To complete the appointment, the user has to change the status of the line before clicking Complete on the form toolbar. Note: When the user completes an appointment, the system sets the time of appointment completion to the End Time column of the Log tab on the Appointments form for lines that are affected by this setting.
Status to Set for Not Started Items	On completion of an appointment of the selected service order type, the new status the system will insert for each line of the appointment that previously had the Not Started status. You can select one of the following options: Not Performed. Completed (default). Not Started. With this option selected,when a user attempts to complete an appointment of the service order type and any line has the Not Started status, the system does not change the status of the line, and it does not allow completion of the appointment To complete the appointment, the user has to change the status of the line before clicking Complete on the form toolbar. Note: When the user completes an appointment, the system sets the time of appointment completion to the End Time column of the Log tab on the Appointments form for lines that are affected by this setting.

Table 7. Other Settings SectionIn this section, you can configure the system to perform particular actions when a user clicks Complete on the form toolbar on the Appointments form for an appointment of the selected service order type.
Element	Description
Update Log Start Time When Appointment Start Time is Updated	A check box that indicates (if selected) that for an appointment of the selected service order type, when you modify the value in the Actual Start Time box in the Actual Date and Time section on the Settings tab of the Appointments form, the system updates the Start Time on the Log tab for all log lines.
Update Log End Time When Appointment End Time is Updated	A check box that indicates (if selected) that for an appointment of the selected service order type, when you modify the value in the Actual End Time box in the Actual Date and Time section on the Settings tab of the Appointments form, the system updates the End Time on the Log tab for all log lines.
Manually Manage Time	A check box that (if selected) makes the Manage Time Manually column available for an appointment of the selected service order type on the Log tab of the Appointments form.
Update Appointment Time Based on Logged Time	A check box that indicates (if selected) that for an appointment of the service order type, if the Handle Manually check box is cleared on the Settings tab, the system updates the value in the Actual Start Time box on the Settings tab of the Appointments form with the earliest time specified in the Start Time column on the Log tab. Also, the system updates the value in the Actual End Time box on the Settings tab with the latest time specified in the End Time column on the Log tab.
Require Service Logs on Appointment Completion	A check box that indicates (if selected) that you can complete an appointment of the selected service order type only if at least one log line has been created on the Log tab for each service that has been added to this appointment on the Details tab of the Appointments (FS300200) form.

Quick Processing Tab

You use this tab to configure how the system should quickly process the service orders or appointments of this service order type. The settings on this tab are the default settings, but they can be overridden for a particular service order or appointment of the type before a user quickly processes it.

The tab appears if the Allow Quick Process check box is selected on the General tab ( Billing Settings section) of the current form.

Table 8. Appointment Actions Section
In this section, you specify the operations to be performed during the quick processing of appointments of this service order type.

These settings are copied to the Process Appointment dialog box on the Appointments (FS300200) form when a user clicks Quick Process on the form toolbar. In this dialog box, the user can modify these default settings for the quick processing of a particular appointment of this service order type.
Element	Description
Close	A check box that indicates that when quick processing is run for an appointment of this service order type, the system closes the appointment. The check box is selected by the system and read-only.
Email Signed Appointment	A check box that indicates (if selected) that when quick processing is run for an appointment of this service order type, the system sends an email to the customer with the Appointment (FS642000) report and the customer's embedded signature.
Run Billing	A check box that indicates (if selected) that when quick processing is run for an appointment of this service order type, the system generates for the appointment a document of the type specified in the Billing Settings section of the General tab.

Table 9. Service Order Actions Section
In this section, you specify the operations to be performed during the quick processing of service orders of this service order type.

These settings are copied to the Process Service Order dialog box on the Service Orders (FS300100) form when a user clicks Quick Process on the form toolbar. In this dialog box, the user can modify these default settings for the quick processing of a particular service order of this type.
Element	Description
Allow Billing	A check box that indicates that when quick processing is run for a service order of this service order type, the system allows the generation of a billing document for the service order. The check box is selected by the system and read-only.
Complete	A check box that indicates (if selected) that when quick processing is run for a service order of this service order type, the system completes the service order.
Close	A check box that indicates (if selected) that when quick processing is run for a service order of this service order type, the system closes the service order.
Run Billing	A check box that indicates (if selected) that when quick processing is run for a service order of this type, the system generates for the service order a billing document as specified in the Billing Settings section of the General tab.

Table 10. Sales Order Actions Section
In this section, you specify the operations to be performed during the quick processing of service orders and appointments of this service order type. The options in this section relate to the sales orders that may be (based on your invoice generation settings) generated as a first step of billing; invoices can be generated for the sales orders during quick processing or at a later time.

The section appears on the form only if the *Sales Orders* option is selected in the Generated Billing Documents box on the General tab of the form.
Element	Description
Prepare Invoice	A check box that indicates (if selected) that when quick processing is run for a service order or appointment of this type, the system creates a SO invoice for the generated sales order. This check box appears on the form only if the Use Sales Order Quick Processing check box is cleared. This check box is available if the Run Billing check box is selected in the Appointment Actions or Service Order Actions section or in both sections.
Use Sales Order Quick Processing	A check box that indicates (if selected) that when quick processing is run for a service order or appointment of this service order type, the system processes the generated sales order by using the quick processing settings specified for the order type on the Order Types (SO201000) form. This check box appears on the form only if the Allow Quick Process check box is selected on the Order Types form for the order type selected in the Order Type for Billing box on the General tab of this form. The Use Sales Order Quick Processing check box is available if the Run Billing check box is selected in the Appointment Actions or Service Order Actions section or in both sections, and the Prepare Invoice check box is cleared in the current section.
Email Sales Order/Quote	A check box that indicates (if selected) that when quick processing is run for a service order or appointment of this type, the system sends an email to the customer with the generated sales order. This check box is available if the Run Billing check box is selected in the Appointment Actions or Service Order Actions section (or in both sections).

Table 11. Invoice Actions Section
In this section, you specify the operations to be performed during the quick processing of service orders and appointments of this service order type. The options in this section relate to SO invoices.

This section appears on the form only if one of the following conditions is met:

On the General tab of this form, the *SO Invoices* option is selected in the Generated Billing Documents box.

All of the following subconditions are met:

On the General tab of this form, the Sales Orders option button is selected under Generated Billing Documents.

On the General tab, an order type based on the IN order template is selected in the Order Type for Billing box.

In the Sales Order Actions section of this tab, the Use Sales Order Quick Processing check box is cleared.

In the Sales Order Actions section of this tab, the Prepare Invoice check box is selected.
Column	Description
Release Invoice	A check box that indicates (if selected) that when quick processing is run for a service order or appointment of this service order type, the system releases the generated invoice.
Email Invoice	A check box that indicates (if selected) that when quick processing is run for a service order or appointment of this service order type, the system sends an email to the customer with the generated invoice.

Problem Codes Tab

On this tab, you can list and view the problems that can be addressed when the services of the selected type are performed. The problem codes are defined on the Problem Codes (FS201200) form.

The table toolbar includes only standard buttons. For the list of standard buttons, see Table Toolbar.

Table 12. Table Columns
Column	Description
Problem ID	The identifier of the problem.
Description	A description of the problem.

Attributes Tab

On this tab, you can add, view, and modify the attributes to be listed (if they are active) for service orders and appointments of this service order type on the Attributes tab of the Service Orders (FS300100) and Appointments (FS300200) forms, respectively. The system also copies the active attributes on this tab to the service contract schedules of this service order type on the Attributes tab of the Service Contract Schedules (FS305100) and Route Service Contract Schedules (FS305600) forms.

Note: On this tab, you can deactivate the attribute and then delete it by using the Delete Row button on the table toolbar. In this case, the attribute will be permanently deleted from the service order type, and all attribute values will be deleted from the database.

For an attribute to be added on this tab, it must first be defined in the system on the Attributes (CS205000) form.

The table toolbar includes only standard buttons. For the list of standard buttons, see Table Toolbar.

Table 13. Table Columns
Column	Description
Active	A check box that indicates (if selected) that the attribute is listed for all service orders, appointments, and service contract schedules of the type. You can deactivate an obsolete attribute by clearing this check box. In this case, the deactivated attribute will no longer be displayed for service orders, appointments, and service schedules of the type, but all attribute values that have already been specified for existing records will remain in the database. Thus, if you re-activate the attribute, its values will become visible in the system again.
Attribute ID	The name of the attribute, which serves as its identifier. In this column, you can select an attribute from the list of existing attributes that have been defined on the Attributes form.
Description	The description of the attribute. This description is copied from the Attributes form and cannot be edited.
Sort Order	The number representing the order of the value in the resulting list of attribute values.
Required	A check box that indicates (if selected) that a value must be specified for the attribute for all service orders, appointments, and service schedules of the type.
Internal	A check box that indicates (if selected) that the attribute is not available for portal users. This setting is copied from the Attributes form and cannot be edited.
Control Type	The type of control for the attribute: Text, Combo, Multi Select Combo, Lookup, Checkbox, or Datetime. This value has been specified for the attribute on the Attributes form and cannot be changed.
Default Value	The default value of the attribute. You can leave this column blank or specify a default value to be inserted for the attribute.

Mailing & Printing Tab

The Mailing & Printing tab contains the list of the predefined mailings for the appointments associated with the service order type. By default, the settings are copied from the Mailing & Printing tab of the Service Management Preferences (FS100100) form. Mailings are used to send notifications about an appointment to the scheduled staff members, the customer contacts, or the staff members of the appointment's service area. The mailing settings specified here are used as the default values for mailing settings of service order types. Emails for active mailings are sent when you invoke the action specific to the mailing. These emails can contain details on service orders, appointments, the equipment of the service, and other information.

You can modify predefined mailings or add new custom mailings. To add a new custom mailing to be used for customers, you need to define automation steps for the forms on which specific documents are created or processed.

The tab includes the Mailings table, with the list of mailings, and the Recipients table, with the list of recipient types.

Table 14. Mailings TableBy using the **Mailing** table, you can create a list of active mailings for the service order type. You can select a report or an email template (notification template) to be used as the body of the emails generated for the mailing.
Column	Description
Active	A check box that indicates (if selected) that this mailing is active. Only active mailings can be used.
Mailing ID	The unique identifier of the mailing. An alphanumeric string of up to 30 characters can be used. The following mailings are predefined to inform users and external contacts about the noted events: NOTIFY CUSTOMER: To notify the customer contacts about the settings of an appointment NOTIFY SERVICE AREA STAFF: To notify all the staff members of the appointment's service area, so you can check for availability NOTIFY SIGNED APPOINTMENT: To notify the customer that the appointment is signed NOTIFY STAFF: To notify the staff members scheduled for the appointment about its settings
Branch	The branch for which this mailing is defined. You can leave this box blank to use this mailing for all branches.
Email Account	The system email account to be used by default for the mailing. If no account is specified in this box, the default system account is used.
Report	The identifier of the report, such as Service Order or Appointment, to be used as the email's body (if a report is used for this mailing). Select the report from the list.
Email Template	The email template to be used to generate the body of the email (if an email template is used for this mailing). Attention: For each mailing, you can use only one of the options as the body of the email: a report or a notification template (email template).
Format	The format in which the report (if applicable) is sent by default if a recipient has no other preferences. Select one of the following options: Text, HTML, Excel, or PDF.
Recipients	The way the system specifies recipients in the generated email. The following options are available: Add Recipients: On the generation of an email to which these settings apply, the system will copy the recipients specified for the selected notification template, if one has been specified for the mailing, and from the Recipients table on this tab. The Recipients table is populated with the values from the Recipients table on the Mailing Settings tab of the Service Management Preferences form, and you can add any number of extra recipients to the table. Override Recipients: On the generation of an email to which these settings apply, the recipients will be copied only from the Recipients table on this tab. With this option selected, you can modify the list of recipients in the Recipients table as needed. The recipients specified in the notification template or report associated with the mailing will not be included in the generated email.

Table 15. Recipients TableYou use this table to create and modify the list of default recipient types for the mailing selected in the Default Sources area.
Column	Description
Active	A check box that indicates (if selected) that this contact or contact type is active. Only active recipients receive the emails.
Contact Type	The type of contact to receive emails generated for the mailing. Select one of the following: Billing: The contact of the customer listed on the Financial tab of the Service Orders (FS300100) or Appointments(FS300200) form. Employee: An employee of your company who handles service management, which you specify in the Contact ID column of this table. Customer: The contact of the customer listed on the Settings tab of the Service Orders or Appointments form. Staff Members: A staff member who handles service management, which you specify on the Staff tab of the Service Orders or Appointments form. Service Area Staff: A staff member of the appointment's service area. Salesperson: The salesperson assigned to the appointment in the Salesperson box, which is on the Financial tab of the Appointments form. Note: You have to associate a salesperson account with an employee account in the Salesperson box, which is in the Employee Settings section on the General Info tab of the Employees (EP203000) form. Emails will be sent to the email address of the employee. The email address has to be defined in the Email box, which is in the Contact Info section of the General Info tab.
Contact ID	The identifier of the recipient. A particular recipient can be selected only if Employee was specified as the Contact Type. This employee receives all the emails generated for the selected mailing.
Format	The format in which the report (if applicable) is sent. Select one of the following options: Text, HTML, Excel, or PDF.
Add To	The To, CC, and BCC options, which are available in this column, determine the element in which the recipient will be included in the generated email.