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# Learn More About Field Service Mobile Settings

Customize your Field Service Mobile Settings configurations to suit your users' needs.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: both Salesforce Classic (not available in all orgs) and Lightning Experience</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">The Field Service core features, managed package, and mobile app are available in <strong>Enterprise</strong>, <strong>Unlimited</strong>, and <strong>Developer</strong> Editions.</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">To access the Field Service mobile app, users need the Field Service Mobile user license.</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Field Service Mobile Settings

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        <colgroup>
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        <thead class="slds-text-title_caps ">
          <tr class="">
            <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" id="d59378e81">Setting</th>
            <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" id="d59378e84">Description</th>
          </tr>
        </thead>
        <tbody>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Setting" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" headers="d59378e81 ">
              <strong class="uicontrol">Information</strong>
            </td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" headers="d59378e84 ">&nbsp;</td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Setting" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" headers="d59378e81 ">Label</td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" headers="d59378e84 ">The name of the Field Service Mobile Settings configuration.</td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Setting" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" headers="d59378e81 ">Name</td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" headers="d59378e84 ">The developer name of the Field Service Mobile Settings configuration.</td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Setting" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" headers="d59378e81 ">Default</td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" headers="d59378e84 ">Each user profile can be associated with only one Field Service Mobile Settings
              configuration. If selected, the configuration is used as the default that's
              automatically assigned to users.</td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Setting" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" headers="d59378e81 ">
              <strong class="uicontrol">Branding Colors</strong>
            </td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" headers="d59378e84 ">See <a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=service.mfs_branding.htm&amp;release=264.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Give the Field Service mobile app your company’s look and feel by customizing the colors used in the user interface. Apply your company colors or optimize the color scheme to compensate for the relative brightness of your mobile workforce’s work environments.">Brand the Field Service Mobile App</a>.</td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Setting" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" headers="d59378e81 ">
              <strong class="uicontrol">Additional Settings</strong>
            </td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" headers="d59378e84 ">&nbsp;</td>

          </tr>

          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Setting" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" headers="d59378e81 ">Collect service resource geolocation history</td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" headers="d59378e84 ">Controls whether geolocation tracking of services resources is enabled.</td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Setting" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" headers="d59378e81 ">Collect time zones for time sheet entries</td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" headers="d59378e84 ">Controls whether time zones of work locations are captured on time
              sheets.</td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Setting" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" headers="d59378e81 ">Destination Type</td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" headers="d59378e84 ">Determines if the mobile worker navigates to the destination based on the
              address or the latitude and longitude. The map always uses latitude and longitude
              for the destination.</td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Setting" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" headers="d59378e81 ">Display resource absences in Schedule view</td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" headers="d59378e84 ">Sets whether resource absences are combined with other work in the Schedule
              page of the app.</td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Setting" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" headers="d59378e81 ">Enable full edit on records</td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" headers="d59378e84 ">Controls whether users can edit records using the Field Service mobile
              app.</td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Setting" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" headers="d59378e81 ">Enable mobile time sheets</td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" headers="d59378e84 ">Controls whether users can access time sheets on their mobile devices.</td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Setting" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" headers="d59378e81 ">Enable Feed</td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" headers="d59378e84 ">Controls whether the users can see the feed tab in Field Service mobile
              app.</td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Setting" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" headers="d59378e81 ">Enable Feed Priming</td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" headers="d59378e84 ">Controls whether the users can download feed posts for offline use during data
              sync. If disabled, users can view feeds only when they're online. </td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Setting" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" headers="d59378e81 ">Geolocation Accuracy</td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" headers="d59378e84 ">
              <p>Controls the accuracy of service resource geolocation tracking. Lowering
                accuracy reduces battery consumption for mobile devices. The options are:</p>
              <ul>
                <li>Fine: Accurate to within 10 meters</li>

                <li>Medium: Accurate to within 100 meters</li>

                <li>Coarse: Accurate to within 1 kilometer</li>

              </ul>
            </td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Setting" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" headers="d59378e81 ">Geolocation Accuracy (Background Mode)</td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" headers="d59378e84 ">
              <p>Controls the accuracy of service resource geolocation tracking while the app is
                running in the background. Lowering accuracy reduces battery consumption for mobile
                devices. The options are:</p>
              <ul>
                <li>Medium: Accurate to within 100 meters</li>

                <li>Coarse: Accurate to within 1 kilometer</li>

                <li>Very Coarse: Accurate to within 3 kilometers</li>

              </ul>
            </td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Setting" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" headers="d59378e81 ">Geolocation Update Frequency in Minutes</td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" headers="d59378e84 ">Controls the frequency between attempts to retrieve service resource
              geolocation updates.</td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Setting" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" headers="d59378e81 ">Geolocation Update Frequency in Minutes (Background Mode)</td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" headers="d59378e84 ">Controls the frequency of attempts to retrieve service resource geolocation
              updates while the app is running in the background. Lowering frequency reduces
              battery consumption for mobile devices. </td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Setting" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" headers="d59378e81 ">Metadata Cache Time in Days</td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" headers="d59378e84 ">Controls the number of days that any metadata wire calls, are kept in the app’s
              local cache. This setting applies for LDS (Lightning Data Services) users
              only.</td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Setting" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" headers="d59378e81 ">Picklist Time Interval in Minutes</td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" headers="d59378e84 ">Controls the spacing of picklist options for time values, such as when creating
              resource absences.</td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Setting" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" headers="d59378e81 ">Record Data Cache Time in Minutes</td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" headers="d59378e84 ">Controls the number of minutes that record data is kept in the app for LDS
              users.</td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Setting" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" headers="d59378e81 ">Schedule Update Frequency Time in Minutes</td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" headers="d59378e84 ">Controls the number of minutes between attempts to update a user’s
              schedule.</td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Setting" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" headers="d59378e81 ">Default List View Developer Name</td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" headers="d59378e84 ">The API name of the default service appointment list view on the schedule
              screen (optional). </td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Setting" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" headers="d59378e81 ">Future Days in the Date Picker</td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" headers="d59378e84 ">Controls the number of days into the future that a user can select from the
              date picker on the schedule screen.</td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Setting" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" headers="d59378e81 ">Past Days in the Date Picker</td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" headers="d59378e84 ">Controls the number of days into the past that a user can select from the date
              picker on the schedule screen.</td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Setting" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" headers="d59378e81 ">Send appointment notifications on assignment</td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" headers="d59378e84 ">If selected, workers are notified when they’re assigned to a service
              appointment and when their assignment is changed or removed. They’re not notified
              when they’re dispatched for the appointment. Followers of a service appointment
              receive a separate notification regarding a service appointment assignment to
              another worker. </td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Setting" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" headers="d59378e81 ">Send appointment notifications on dispatch</td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" headers="d59378e84 ">If selected, workers are notified when they’re dispatched for a service
              appointment and when their assignment is changed or removed.</td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Setting" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" headers="d59378e81 ">Send emergency appointment notifications on dispatch</td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" headers="d59378e84 ">If selected, workers receive an emergency notification with a distinct sound
              and vibration when an emergency service appointment is dispatched. This
              notification replaces the <strong class="uicontrol">Send appointment notifications on
                dispatch</strong> notification for emergency appointments only. In the Field
              Service mobile app, this notification is labeled <strong class="uicontrol">Emergency
                Dispatch</strong> under Settings &gt; Notifications.</td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Setting" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" headers="d59378e81 ">
              <strong class="uicontrol">Service Appointment Priming</strong>
            </td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" headers="d59378e84 ">&nbsp;</td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Setting" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" headers="d59378e81 ">Default List View Developer Name</td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" headers="d59378e84 ">The API name of the default service appointment list view on the schedule
              screen (optional). </td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Setting" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" headers="d59378e81 ">Future Days in the Date Picker</td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" headers="d59378e84 ">Controls the number of days into the future that a user can select from the
              date picker on the schedule screen.</td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Setting" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" headers="d59378e81 ">Past Days in the Date Picker</td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" headers="d59378e84 ">Controls the number of days into the past that a user can select from the date
              picker on the schedule screen.</td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Setting" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" headers="d59378e81 ">
              <strong class="uicontrol">Document Builder Template Priming</strong>
            </td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" headers="d59378e84 ">&nbsp;</td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Setting" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" headers="d59378e81 ">Days Before Current Service Date </td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" headers="d59378e84 ">Controls the number of days prior to the current service date that service
              document templates related to the service appointment, work order, or work order
              line item are primed for offline use.</td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Setting" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" headers="d59378e81 ">Days After Current Service Date</td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" headers="d59378e84 ">Controls the number of days after the current service date that service
              document templates related to the service appointment, work order, or work order
              line item are primed for offline use.</td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Setting" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" headers="d59378e81 ">Maximum Number of Service Appointments</td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" headers="d59378e84 ">Defines the maximum number of service appointments to prime service document
              templates for. </td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Setting" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" headers="d59378e81 ">
              <strong class="uicontrol">Quick Status Change</strong>
            </td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" headers="d59378e84 ">&nbsp;</td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Setting" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" headers="d59378e81 ">Flow Name</td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" headers="d59378e84 ">The name of an existing flow that the Quick Status Change action is applied
              to.</td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Setting" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" headers="d59378e81 ">
              <strong class="uicontrol">App Extensions</strong>
            </td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" headers="d59378e84 ">See <a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=service.mfs_extension.htm&amp;release=264.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Create app extensions to let users pass data from the Field Service app to another app.">Create App Extensions for the Field Service Mobile App</a>.</td>

          </tr>
        </tbody>
      </table>