Review Default Settings for Accounts and Contacts

Start your field service implementation by understanding the default, out-of-the-box logic that drives customers, accounts, and contacts.

Manage the who and where for your assets with accounts and contacts on your team to deliver the right service every time.

Deployment Step Description of Step (Object/Perms/Config)
Clone Account page layout for Field Service Creates a new page layout specifically for the Account object.
Update Account page layout Modifies the newly cloned Account page layout to include relevant Field Service fields/components.
Set Account Lightning record page as default Assigns the specific Account Lightning Record Page as the default view for the Field Service Console application.
Clone/Update Contact and Location layouts Creates and modifies specific layouts for Contact and Location objects.
Create 'Work Orders with Accounts' report Creates a custom Report Type to join Work Order and Account data.

Configuration Actions Taken:

  • Clone Account, Contact, and Location page layouts for Field Service.
  • Update the cloned layouts to include relevant fields and components.
  • Set Lightning record pages for Account, Contact, and Location as the default for the Field Service Console App.
  • Create "Work Orders with Accounts" report and report type.