A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - Z

 

A

ABS

ABS horizon, defined   1

appointment booking, process steps   1

constraints (table)   1

customer service representative, about using   1

Optimization Engine comparison, service region scheduling   1

overview   1

preventive maintenance and ABS, best practice   1

running, requirements for   1

schedule data, cache management   1

Scheduling Administration screen buttons and commands   1

scheduling horizons, example   1

scheduling horizons, list of   1

time slots, rules for preparing   1

ABS horizon, about   1

access list, role of   1

accounts

Accounts screen information, summarized   1

agreements for the account, viewing   1

associated products and assets, viewing   1

entitlements, associating manually   1

entitlements, associating with   1

entitlements, viewing   1

reports for service, list of   1

verifying for service   1

viewing for a company   1

viewing invoices for   1

Accounts screen, about   1

Actions subview, about using   1

Actions view, about using   1

activities

See also Logging Requests for Service

agreement, adding to   1

asset, reviewing by   1

different time zones, considerations   1

expenses, tracking   1

hours spent on, logging   1

invoices, logic for generating   1

new activity, entering for a service request   1

Preventive Maintenance Engine, about creating activities   1

pricing of   1

products and assets, tracking   1

repair activities, recording time and expenses   1

repair activities, viewing and updating   1

repair, generating activity plan and activities for   1

service region, about displaying activities for   1

service regions, moving between   1

service request, associating with   1

service request, updating for   1

service requests, adding   1

Unscheduled Activities list, about and table   1

viewing invoices by activity   1

Activities screen

about   1

All Activity view, about   1

Assignment Skills view, about   1

Charts view, about and fields (table)   1

Expense Tracker view, using for field service activities   1

Expense Tracker view, using for invoices   1

Instructions view, about   1

Invoices view, using for field service activities   1

Invoices view, using for invoices   1

Items view, about and fields (table)   1

Part Browser screen, about   1

Part Tracker view, about using for invoices   1

Part Tracker view, about using for service inventory   1

Part Tracker view, using for field service activities   1

Products screen, about and fields (table)   1

Readings view, about   1

Reports menu, activity reports   1

Schedule view, using for field service activities   1

Schedule view, using for Scheduling and Dispatch   1

Steps view, about and fields (table)   1

Time Tracker view, using for field service activities   1

Time Tracker view, using for invoices   1

using, about   1

Activities view

about and buttons (table)   1

Assets screen, about using   1

Repairs screen, about using   1

service region, about displaying activities for   1

activities, billable

creating invoices for   1

expenses, recording for   1

parts, recording for   1

recording for service request   1

time, recording for   1

activities, field service

about and types of   1

activities, assigning   1

activity materials, ordering   1

activity templates and plans, using   1

additional skills, recording   1

analysis charts, list of   1

Category field   1

child records, creating   1

invoice, generating automatically   1

Lock Assignment check box, about   1

materials, verifying availability   1

on-hand inventory, verifying   1

reports, described   1

rules, assigning   1

schedules, viewing   1

service parts, recording movement   1

service request, adding new activity   1

substitute product suggestions, viewing   1

time, logging   1

trunk inventory, verifying   1

verifying   1

activity breaks, about and rules   1

Activity Gantt Chart

about   1

behavior, changing   1

data, selecting activity for   1

Dispatch Board predefined queries, about and list of   1

queries and legacy data, using with   1

using, notes on   1

activity labor charges, tracking   1

activity plans

repair, generating for   1

service request, associating with   1

technical documentation, adding to   1

test plans, adding to   1

Activity Plans subview, about using   1

Activity Plans view

Repairs screen, about using   1

Service Requests view, about and fields (table)   1

activity templates

about   1

Actions view, about associating preventive maintenance plans with   1

activity assignment, overview of   1

fields copied from, list of   1

order line items, associating with   1

preventive maintenance plans, associating with   1

Release Manager, setting up   1

Activity Templates view

about   1

Service Details subview, about and fields   1

Activity view, about and viewing activity details   1

adjustments

invoice charges, about   1

line items, invoicing logic   1

administrative tasks, list of   1

Agent Committed Time, about calculating   1

agent committed time, calculating for a service request   1

aggregate pricing, about setting up   1

agreement contacts

agreements, viewing for   1

primary contact, associating   1

verifying   1

viewing   1

agreement line items

billing details, using for agreements   1

billing details, using for invoices   1

creating automatically   1

creating invoices for (manually)   1

detail fields, viewing   1

entitlements, creating automatically   1

invoices associated with, viewing   1

invoices, creating for   1

invoices, creating manually   1

invoices, modifying   1

invoicing logic   1

line item detail, viewing   1

pretax and preshipping price, viewing   1

product attributes, viewing   1

revenue, viewing   1

service pricing   1

agreement pricing plans

asset-based matrix pricing, about   1

asset-based pricing, defining   1

contract-based pricing, defining   1

discounts, viewing   1

nonrecurring plans, defining   1

order-entitlement-based pricing, configuring   1

product and asset combinations   1

use plans, defining   1

agreement terms

defining   1

terms and totals, viewing   1

agreements

See also Agreements Overview

about   1

activities, adding   1

activity plans, associating   1

Agreement record, field descriptions   1

analysis charts, viewing   1

approvals, viewing   1

attachments, viewing   1

automatic invoicing, setting up   1

contract, verifying for   1

cost of materials and revenues, viewing   1

files, attaching   1

financial details, adding   1

generated documents, viewing   1

generating agreement documents   1

invoices, logic for generating   1

level of service, viewing   1

new agreements, creating   1

notes, adding   1

preventive maintenance actions, generating   1

preventive maintenance plans, associating with   1

related orders, viewing   1

reports, viewing   1

shipping information, defining   1

use plan pricing, defining   1

viewing by entitlement   1

agreements and products

covered products, viewing   1

products, adding   1

purchased products, viewing   1

Agreements screen

about   1

Line Items view, about using and fields (table)   1

Preventive Maintenance subview, about using   1

using for preventive maintenance, about   1

Agreements view, about and agreement record items (table)   1

alarms, setting for activities   1

about   1

configuring   1

All Activities view

about and views (table)   1

activities, rules for assigning   1

All Exceptions view, about naming set of exceptions   1

All Inventory Locations Across Organizations, about   1

All Pending Orders view

Pending Internal Orders subview, about using   1

Pending POs/ROs/RMAs subview, about using   1

using, about   1

All Schedule view, about using to create multiple schedules   1

All Unknown Receipts view, about using   1

Allocate button, about using   1

Allocated Lines subview, about and fields (table)   1

Application Administration Screen, Activity Templates view   1

Appointment Booking System (ABS)

See Introduction to Siebel Scheduling

appointments

booking, conditions for   1

cancelling, conditions for   1

moving about and classes of operations   1

architecture

design, about   1

field service engines, list of   1

Siebel Professional Services, about integrated with   1

asset costing

adjusted cost, calculating   1

Asset Mapping view, about mapping and cost adjustment   1

cost delta and value   1

mapping, setting up for   1

Recost function, about   1

replacement cost delta, calculating   1

asset hierarchy

See also Setting Up Assets

Components view, about displaying components   1

hierarchical asset, generating from a product bundle   1

overview   1

shipping and receiving, considerations   1

Transaction view, about working with   1

asset mapping

Asset Mapping view, about cost adjustment   1

overview   1

Value view, about valuing assets   1

Asset Mapping view, about and fields (table)   1

asset measurements

Asset Mapping view, about cost adjustment   1

associating assets with measurements   1

defining   1

Measurement Analysis chart, about   1

Measurements view, about   1

Product Measurements view, about defining measurements for assets   1

reading from assets, recording   1

reading results, analyzing   1

recording readings   1

usage data, about capturing   1

asset numbers, about recording serial/asset numbers   1

asset transactions

about   1

generation rules   1

transaction types, about   1

Transaction view, about creating   1

asset-based matrix pricing

about   1

defining   1

product and asset combination, specifying   1

service products   1

assets

See also Setting Up Assets

activities, reviewing all associated with   1

asset hierarchy, reviewing   1

asset numbers by product and transaction, viewing   1

Assets view, about defining assets   1

asset-swapping during repairs   1

Audit Trail view, about viewing audit trail   1

change requests, reviewing for assets   1

covered by entitlement, viewing   1

entitlement, associating   1

Entitlements view, about displaying entitlement for an asset   1

entitlements, associating manually   1

hierarchical, inventory transactions on   1

movement of   1

movement tracking, viewing   1

multiple assets, associating with service requests   1

operating status and history, viewing   1

preventive maintenance activities, reviewing   1

preventive maintenance plan, viewing the status for an asset   1

preventive maintenance plans, associating with   1

preventive maintenance plans, validating   1

by product and inventory location, viewing   1

product, specifying for   1

properties of   1

readings from assets, recording   1

Recost function, about   1

registration   1

Relationships view, about recording backup and dependent assets   1

repair history, about attaching   1

repair history, viewing   1

repairs, reviewing for selected asset   1

serialization of   1

service request, adding additional to   1

service request, adding to   1

service request, generating for preventive maintenance   1

specifying for a product   1

Value view, about valuing an asset   1

verifying for service   1

warranties, associating with   1

warranties, automatically associating with   1

warranties, verifying and related information   1

warranties, verifying for an asset   1

Assets screen

Activities view, about using   1

Assets view, about and fields (table)   1

Assets, about using   1

Attributes view, about using   1

Audit Trail view, about using   1

Charts view, about using   1

Components view, about using   1

Entitlements view, about   1

Explorer Across Organizations view, about using   1

Explorer view, about using   1

History subview, about using   1

Measurements view, about using   1

Plans subview, about using   1

Preventive Maintenance view, about using   1

preventive maintenance, about using   1

Readings view, about using   1

Relationships view, about using   1

Repairs view, about using   1

Repairs, about using   1

Transaction view, about using   1

Uptime Data view, about using   1

Value view, about using   1

Warranties, about using   1

Warranty view, about using   1

Assets subview

Inventory screen, about and using   1

Products view, about using   1

Assets view

Assets screen, about and fields (table)   1

Inventory Transactions screen, about using   1

assets, setting up

change requests, associating with   1

components, creating   1

cost of assets, by product line   1

measurements, defining   1

preventative maintenance plans, associating with   1

primary asset, associating with backup asset   1

transactions, manually associating   1

Assign command

assignment rules, accessing   1

field service engineers, about using to provide ranked list of   1

field service engineers, assignment rules   1

Assignment Engine, about running automatically and interactive mode   1

Assignment Manager

about and scheduling activities   1

assignment rules, accessing   1

assignment rules, overview   1

field service engineers, using to assign   1

assignment rules, accessing   1

Assignment Skills view, about   1

Attachments view, about and directories written to   1

attachments, adding to a change request   1

Attributes subview, about using   1

Attributes view, about using   1

audience for guide   1

audit trail administration

about   1

information recorded, list of   1

Siebel Remote users, about using audit trail   1

Audit Trail view

Assets screen, about using   1

Service Requests view, about   1

audit trails, about viewing by assets   1

Auto Receive flag, about   1

auto-invoice

about setting up   1

required information   1

auto-substitution, conditions for   1


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B

backup assets, about recording using the Relationships view   1

barcode reading, operations

See also Barcode Data Destinations

barcode data destinations   1

barcode data processing   1

barcode data searching   1

Barcode report, about   1

Barcode Toolbar Enable Flag parameter, about   1

barcodes

See also Barcode Data Destinations

barcode interface, setting up   1

barcode toolbar, about   1

barcode toolbar, showing or hiding   1

concepts and terms   1

control characters   1

end user operations, list of   1

interface entry modes   1

interface overview   1

interface, control characters   1

new records for barcode data, creating   1

printing in reports   1

record, finding with barcode data   1

record, updating with barcode data   1

reports, changing fonts for   1

scanning, actions triggered by   1

toolbar buttons, described (table)   1

Billable Flag, about   1

billable items

See Line Items View

billing terms

defined by service   1

discounts, viewing   1

entitlement services   1

expense exceptions   1

service billing details, viewing   1

service product exceptions   1

services, pricing for   1

time exceptions   1

 1

breaks

about and rules   1

activities, including in   1

break time, recording   1

break type, setting name of   1

defining and allowing them for activities   1

BusComp object types

numbering, about   1

record ID, alternative values for   1

business constraints

contractual or legal, tracking   1

parts, availability of   1

business requirement, scheduling   1

business service engines

list of   1

logging levels, about and table   1

server component aliases   1

business services, about implementing components as   1


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C

cache, loading and reloading service region data   1

Calendar view, about   1

Category field

about   1

child records, about creating   1

centralized dispatch model and field service optimization   1

change request closures, verifying

See also Verifying Change Request Closures (QA End User)

about   1

closed change requests, querying for   1

closing change requests as verified   1

reopening change requests   1

change request, assessing by product marketing

See also Assessing Change Requests (Product Marketing End User)

about   1

change request, reassigning   1

prioritizing and assigning change requests   1

unassigned change request, closing   1

unassigned change requests, querying for   1

change requests

See also Logging Change Requests (QA End User)

assessing importance of, process of   1

asset, associating with   1

assets, viewing by   1

closed change requests. querying for   1

closing change requests as verified   1

closing resolved change requests   1

closures, verifying   1

engineers, assigning to   1

logging, process of   1

multiple occurrence change requests, creating   1

multiple occurrence links, breaking   1

patch requests, process of creating   1

prioritizing and assigning change requests   1

product, verifying associated change requests for   1

reassigning   1

related change requests, linking   1

reopening change requests   1

resolving, process of   1

service request, associating a change request to   1

solution, associating change request with   1

test passes, associating with   1

unassigned change requests, closing   1

unassigned change requests, querying for   1

Change Requests view

Service screen, about using to describe manufacturing defects   1

Solution Administration screen, about using to associated changes requests to   1

Solutions screen, about using to associate a solution   1

change requests, logging by quality assurance

See also Logging Change Requests (QA End User)

about   1

attachments, adding to a change request   1

change requests, resolving by engineering

See also Resolving Change Requests (Engineering End User)

about   1

closing resolved change requests   1

engineers, assigning change requests to   1

multiple occurrence change requests, creating   1

multiple occurrence links, breaking   1

related change requests, linking   1

charts

service analysis charts, list of   1

view, about and fields (table)   1

Charts view

Assets screen, about using   1

Service screen, analyses of activities (list of)   1

Check Trunk, using to verify on-hand inventory   1

closing service request   1

Commit buttons

mechanism described   1

using, about   1

component request parameters

Cycle Counting Engine, setting a repeating request   1

Cycle Counting Engine, setting for   1

Fulfillment Engine, setting   1

Part Locator Engine, setting   1

Preventive Maintenance Engine (table)   1

Replenishment Engine (table)   1

Components view, about using   1

configuration parameters

Cycle Counting Engine, technical explanation   1

inventory, about aspect precedence   1

precedence rule for cycle counting   1

Replenishment Engine (table)   1

Consolidated Lines subview, about using   1

Consolidation view

Consolidated Lines subview, about using   1

Qualified Lines subview, about using   1

Shipping screen, about using   1

constraints

ABS and Optimization engine (table)   1

Constraint Wizard, about using to create   1

creating constraints (procedure)   1

service business constraints and examples   1

types of   1

work hours, examples of limiting   1

Constraints Sets view

Constraints view, about   1

Service Regions view, about   1

Constraints view

Constraints Sets view, about   1

creating constraints (procedure)   1

Server Key Mappings view, about and fields (table)   1

contacts

verifying for service   1

viewing invoices for   1

Contacts screen, about   1

Contacts view, about using   1

Contract Schedule button, about   1

contract scheduling

See also Contract Scheduling

about and running   1

Contract Schedule button, about   1

cost function, factor calculations   1

Insert Activity button, about and conditions for using   1

Load button, about and conditions for use   1

Contract Scheduling period, about   1

contract-based pricing

about   1

associating with entitlement   1

defining   1

order-entitlement-based pricing, configuring   1

contracts

See Agreements Overview

correspondence, generating for a service request   1

Cost Function Details View, about   1

cost functions

about   1

factor calculations   1

Cost Functions view, about defining Optimizer function   1

cost lists, about tracking   1

costs, calculating asset adjusted cost   1

Counted Serial Numbers subview, about   1

Counted Serial Numbers subview, about using   1

customer responses, viewing   1

Customer Satisfaction Survey view, about   1

customers

repaired or exchanged parts, returning to   1

repaired parts, shipping to   1

repairs, shipped directly from third-party vendor   1

cycle count basis

inventory location type, defining for   1

inventory location, defining for   1

cycle count class

inventory type and product, defining   1

location and product, defining for   1

cycle count setup

cycle count class, defining for products at inventory location   1

inventory location type, defining for   1

inventory type and product, defining   1

Cycle Count view, about using   1

cycle counting

See also Cycle Counting

completing a cycle count   1

frequency and periods, defining for an inventory location type   1

overview   1

Part List view, about displaying product counts by location   1

parts lists, reviewing   1

parts, specifying manually   1

pending cycle counts, reviewing   1

populating variance and serial number data   1

precedence rule, about   1

results of a cycle count, recording   1

results, reviewing   1

scenario   1

variance information, viewing   1

Cycle Counting Detail report   1

Cycle Counting Engine

See also Cycle Counting

about   1

component request parameters, setting   1

component request parameters, setting a repeating request   1

configuration parameters (table)   1

configuration parameters, technical explanation   1

configuring tracing   1

counting results, reviewing   1

cycle count, running   1

FSCyccnt parameters (table)   1

input and output   1

logging levels, modifying   1

methods, using to invoke   1

process overview and logic diagram   1

product classification methods   1

running interactively   1

synchronous or asynchronous operation, specifying   1

system preferences, changing   1

tracing levels, about   1

cycle counting parameters, viewing for a location   1

cycle counting setup

cycle count, defining basis for inventory locations   1

frequency and periods, defining for an inventory location   1

frequency and periods, defining for an inventory location type   1

Inventory Location Types view, about assigning cycle counting parameters   1

inventory location, setting up by   1

parameters by location, defining   1

product parameters by location   1

start and end dates, defining   1

system preferences   1

Cycle Counts screen

Cycle Counts view, about and fields (table)   1

using, about   1

Cycle Counts subview, about and fields (table)   1

Cycle Counts view

Cycle Counts subview, about and fields (table)   1

Inventory screen, about and fields (table)   1

More Info subview, about and fields (table)   1

Part List view, about and fields (table)   1

Variance view, about and fields (table)   1

Cycle Counts views, about and fields (table)   1


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data

employee data, maintaining and loading   1

loading for service regions   1

Data Administration screen

Order Action Types view, about using   1

Order Types view, about using   1

views for configuring orders, about   1

data cleansing application, about   1

data set, extending   1

databases

remote and local databases, about synchronizing   1

synchronization, trunk inventory   1

Date triggers, about   1

De-Allocate transaction

about and using Process Shipment button   1

Shipped Line quantity conflict   1

decision issues

service request, viewing for a   1

service requests, finding for   1

Def Act Owner ID system preference, about   1

defective parts

See also Receiving Items for Repair

defective items, receiving   1

external provider, shipping to   1

movement, tracking   1

over the counter, returning   1

processing for repair   1

stock transfers, tracking   1

warranty status, verifying   1

DeInstall transaction, about   1

dependent assets, recording   1

Details subview, about and fields (table)   1

discounts, viewing   1

dispatch

See also Assigning and Scheduling Field Service Activities Manually

Dispatch Board, adding service regions to   1

dispatcher responsibility, assigning to users   1

Dispatch Board

See also Setting Up the Dispatch Board

about and scheduling activities   1

Activity Gantt Chart, about   1

dispatcher responsibility, assigning to users   1

field service engineers, assigning and scheduling   1

graphical interface, about   1

queries, using   1

queries, using legacy data   1

service regions, adding to   1

setting up   1

Unscheduled Activities list (table)   1

dispatcher responsibility, assigning to users   1

dispatching field service engineers

about   1

selecting based on skill   1

service activities, assigning manually   1

service activities, assigning with Assignment Manager   1

documentation, additional   1

Documents view, about and fields (table)   1

Downgrade transaction, about   1


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employee availability

employee data, maintaining and loading   1

shifts, about and rate types   1

employee data, maintaining and loading   1

employee schedules

about and control of   1

ABS and Optimization Engine constraints (table)   1

associating with services   1

break time, recording   1

break type, setting name   1

break, including activities   1

breaks, about and rules   1

breaks, defining and allowing them for activities   1

constraints, about and examples   1

constraints, about creating   1

constraints, examples of   1

exception hours, defining   1

skill-based routing, about   1

travel conditions and travel time, about and setting fields   1

employees

exception hours, defining   1

schedule, associating with   1

Employees view, about listing employees assigned to service region   1

employees, roles, defining with locations   1

Entitle button, about using   1

entitlement templates

defining   1

metrics, defining   1

overview   1

preventive maintenance plans, defining   1

Preventive Maintenance subview, about and preventive maintenance plan   1

products, associating   1

products, defining   1

service billing details, defining   1

special pricing, defining   1

template metrics, defining   1

entitlements

See also Automatic Entitlements

accounts, associating manually   1

agreements, viewing for   1

assets, associating manually   1

assets, viewing   1

automatic entitlements, about   1

billing terms, defining   1

Contacts subview, about using to associate contacts with an entitlement   1

contacts, associating manually   1

contract-based order pricing, associating   1

Entitlements view, about   1

Metrics subview, about recording performance measurements for   1

performance metrics, adding   1

preventive maintenance plans, associating manually   1

products, associating manually   1

service billing details, viewing   1

service hours, viewing   1

service request, selecting for   1

service request, verifying for and selecting an entitlement   1

use plan pricing, defining   1

Verify button, using to find   1

verifying for service   1

viewing   1

Entitlements view, about   1

entitlements, setting up

entitlement template metrics, defining   1

entitlement templates and products, associating   1

entitlement templates, defining preventive maintenance plans   1

entitlement templates, defining service billing details   1

entitlement templates, defining special pricing   1

products covered by entitlements, defining   1

schedule exceptions, defining   1

service activity, defining billing exception   1

service activity, defining expense exceptions   1

service calendar, associating   1

service hours, defining   1

system preferences for verifying, table of   1

verification system preferences   1

Verify entitlements button, setting system preferences   1

Event subview, about and fields (table)   1

Event triggers, about   1

Exception Hours view, about defining day or continuous blocks of days   1

exceptions

exception hours, defining for an employee   1

schedule, adding to   1

exchanged part, returning to customer   1

expense exceptions, defining   1

Expense Tracker view

field service activities, about and fields (table)   1

invoices, about using for   1

expenses

activity, logging for   1

recording for repair activities   1

explanations, finding for service requests   1

Explorer Across Organizations view, about using   1

Explorer view, about using   1

external locations

about   1

setting up   1


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Fast Guided Local search optimization method, about   1

features, new in this release   1

field part movements, verifying   1

field service activities

invoice, automatically generating automatically for   1

invoices, generating automatically   1

material, verifying availability   1

materials, ordering   1

new activity, adding   1

on-hand inventory, verifying   1

order status, verifying   1

service parts, recording movement   1

substitute product suggestions, viewing   1

time, logging   1

tracking   1

trunk inventory, verifying   1

field service activities, setting up

alarms, setting for activities   1

field service activity templates, setting up   1

field service activities, using

activity, logging hours spent on   1

expenses, logging for an activity   1

field service engineer's activities, reviewing   1

instructions, recording additional   1

material, ordering for an activity   1

materials for an activity, verifying availability and order status   1

new activity, entering for a service request   1

on-hand inventory, verifying using Check Trunk   1

on-hand inventory, verifying using Part Browser   1

part movements in the field, verifying   1

parts and tools, recording to complete a service activity   1

service activity steps. recording additional   1

service parts, recording movement in the field   1

skills required to complete activity, recording additional   1

field service activity templates

activity templates, associating activities with   1

activity templates, defining   1

steps, skills, parts and tools, and instructions, associating with an activity   1

Field Service client, invoking Preventive Maintenance Engine   1

field service engineers

activities, reviewing   1

Assign command, about using to provide ranked list of   1

assigning and scheduling manually   1

Assignment Manager, employee assignment rules   1

assignment rule, accessing   1

service activities, assigning manually   1

service activities, assigning with Assignment Manager   1

skill, selecting based on   1

Field Service Part Browser, about   1

files, attaching to agreements   1

FS_PROD_ALLOC_RULES, about specifying   1

FSCyccnt component request parameters   1

FSFulfill component request parameter, about and table   1

FSLocate component request parameter   1

FSPrevMnt component request parameter, about   1

FSRepl component parameters (table)   1

fulfillment

See also Fulfillment Overview

Allocate button, about using   1

Fulfill command, about   1

Generate PickTickets command, business flow   1

Locate button, about using   1

methods for   1

parameters, Fulfillment and Part Locator Engines   1

parameters, setting (procedure)   1

replenishment relationships, about setting   1

system preferences, about and table   1

Fulfillment Engine

See also Fulfillment Overview

about   1

auto-substitution, conditions for   1

component request parameters, setting up   1

filling orders   1

inventory line items, status requirement   1

inventory locations, overview of locating   1

inventory option fields   1

inventory-specific attributes, list of   1

logging levels, modifying   1

overview   1

parameters, about and table   1

Parts Locator, compared to   1

process overview and function diagram   1

starting   1

substitute products, viewing   1

synchronous/asynchronous operation, setting   1

system preferences, about   1

system preferences, setting   1

system preferences, table of   1

Fulfillment view, about using the Auto Receive flag   1

Future Release release type, about   1


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Generate Orders view

Inventory Locations view, about using   1

Source Locations subview, about using   1

Target Locations subview, about using   1

Generate Orders view, about using   1

Generate PickTickets command, business flow   1

geocode

about   1

data, specifications for   1

importing geocode data   1

Get Warranty button, about   1

global SMS centers, about using Siebel Wireless Messaging   1

Glued period, about   1

Greedy search optimization method, about   1

Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), about and list of time zones   1

guide

audience for   1

documentation, additional   1

new features in this release   1

organization of   1

revision history   1

guided tabu search optimization method, about   1


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hard constraints, about   1

hierarchical assets

See Hierarchical Assets

history of revisions   1

History subview, about using   1

History view, about using   1

holidays, about using the Exception Hours view   1


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importing geocode data   1

incremental usage plan   1

Insert Activity button, about and conditions for using   1

Install transaction, about   1

installment plan

See Non-Recurring Plans View

Instructions view, about   1

internal orders, allocating parts manually   1

inventory

See also Running the Cycle Counting Engine

assets and products, linking   1

cycle count, adjusting after   1

Inventory module, about   1

inventory order, about specifying   1

mobile inventory transactions, about   1

on-hand inventory, verifying   1

on-hand inventory, verifying using Check Trunk   1

on-hand inventory, verifying using Part Browser   1

options allocated   1

Pending Internal Orders subview, using to view orders   1

Received Line Item subview, about recording inventory level   1

replenishing (procedure)   1

status for allocation   1

inventory categories, setting   1

Inventory Level Categories view, about using   1

Inventory Level subview

Product Inventory view, about and fields (table)   1

Product Inventory view, about using   1

inventory levels

about and examples   1

creating (procedure)   1

defining (procedure)   1

Inventory Level Categories view, about using   1

negative levels   1

products, associated with   1

Inventory Location Types subview, about using   1

Inventory Location Types view, about and fields (table)   1

inventory locations

See also Replenishment

across organizations   1

cycle count parameters, viewing for a location   1

cycle count, defining basis for   1

cycle counting frequency and period, defining for an inventory location type   1

employee, associating with   1

Inventory Locations Types view   1

location choices, displaying   1

multiple locations, viewing relationships among   1

organization, associating with   1

overview and location types, list of   1

relationships between, defining   1

Relationships view, about viewing relationships   1

repair numbers and   1

truck inventory   1

Vendor view, about recording vendors   1

vendor, associating with a location   1

inventory locations and cycle count

classes, defining for locations   1

cycle basis, defining   1

frequency and periods, defining   1

inventory location types, defining cycle count basis for   1

setting up   1

inventory locations and products

assets, by product, viewing   1

products associated with, viewing   1

products at location, viewing   1

Inventory Locations view

All Inventory Locations Across Organizations, about   1

external location, setting up   1

Generate Orders view, about using   1

Inventory screen, about and fields (table)   1

Inventory screen, about using   1

Pending Orders view, about using   1

Product Inventory subview, about and fields (table)   1

inventory locations, setup

cycle count classes, defining   1

cycle count, setting up   1

external location, setting up   1

frequency and periods, defining   1

inventory location types, defining cycle count basis for   1

location types, about setting   1

overview of setting up   1

positions, defining roles   1

replenishment relationships, defining   1

setup diagram   1

structure network, overview   1

virtual locations   1

Inventory Options subview

Product Field Service Details view, about and fields (table)   1

Product Service Details view, about using   1

Products screen, viewing from   1

Service Details view, about and fields (table)   1

Inventory screen

about using   1

Cycle Count view, about using   1

cycle counting and replacement, about using for   1

cycle counting parameters, viewing for a location   1

Cycle Counts view, about and fields (table)   1

Generate Orders view, about using   1

Inventory Location view, about and fields (table)   1

Inventory Locations view, about using   1

inventory status reports, generating   1

inventory status, using to verify   1

Pending Orders view, about using   1

Product Inventory view, about using   1

Relationships view, about and fields (table)   1

Roles view, about   1

Vendors view, about   1

inventory structure

inventory hierarchy structure, about   1

structure diagram   1

inventory tracking

cycle counting parameters, viewing for a location   1

inventory levels, about and examples   1

inventory status reports, generating   1

inventory status, verifying using the Inventory screen   1

inventory status, verifying using the Part Browser   1

reports, list of   1

tracking methods, about   1

inventory transaction types

defining   1

view containing   1

Inventory Transaction Types view, about using   1

inventory transactions

about   1

across organizations, about   1

Allocate button, using to allocate   1

asset numbers by product, viewing   1

asset swaps during repair   1

assets, adding to transactions   1

assets, assigning to transactions   1

Commit buttons, mechanics of   1

conditions for generating, types of (table)   1

customers, shipping to   1

destination mobile client, moving item to another trunk   1

good inventory, returning to   1

hierarchical assets   1

inventory generation rules   1

mobile client transactions, committing   1

negative inventory level, and   1

over-the-counter transaction, receiving a product as   1

products created automatically   1

repair activities, about   1

screen and view   1

serialized assets, quantity definition   1

source mobile client, moving item to another trunk   1

stock transfer, receiving a product as   1

third-party vendor, repairs received from   1

third-party vendors, repairs sent to   1

types, summary of (table)   1

viewing   1

write-off   1

Inventory Transactions screen

Assets view, about using   1

Inventory Transactions view, about and fields (table)   1

using, about   1

Inventory Transactions subview, about   1

Inventory Transactions view

inventory transactions across organizations, about   1

Inventory Transactions screen, about and fields (table)   1

inventory transactions, creating

asset, adding to   1

creating manually   1

destination mobile client, moving item to another trunk   1

source mobile client, moving item to another trunk   1

stock transfer or over-the-counter transaction, receiving product as   1

inventory, products

creating (procedure)   1

restocking products   1

serialization   1

substituting products, about using   1

writing off inventory   1

Invoice Engine

activities processing logic   1

adjustment line item processing logic   1

agreements processing logic   1

nonrecurring charge line items, processing logic   1

overview   1

recurring charge line items, processing logic   1

required information   1

service request processing logic   1

usage-based charges, processing logic   1

invoice integration

data set, extending   1

overview   1

service ports, defining   1

terms, invoicing integration   1

third-party invoicing software, disabling   1

Web services, configuring   1

workflow processes, about creating   1

invoice, billable items

expense tracking   1

expenses, recording for an activity   1

labor charges, tracking   1

orders, recording for a service request   1

parts, recording for an activity   1

time, recording for an activity   1

viewing, about and Line Items view   1

invoices

activity invoice, creating automatically   1

auto-invoice feature, about setting up   1

auto-invoice, required information   1

automatic agreement invoicing, setting up   1

billable activities, recording for a service request   1

creating and modifying   1

creating automatically for service requests   1

creating for agreement line items   1

creating manually   1

discounts associated with agreement   1

field service activity, generating automatically   1

nonrecurring charges   1

nonrecurring plans   1

overview and diagram   1

part, product, and asset tracking   1

payments, associating   1

printing   1

report for   1

service request, generating and printing   1

status indicators (table)   1

types of charges   1

invoices and agreements

discounts, viewing   1

invoices and agreement line items, associating   1

line item billing details, viewing   1

line items, creating manually   1

line items, modifying   1

Invoices screen

Invoices view, about and fields (table)   1

invoices, about using for   1

Line Item Details view, about and fields (table)   1

Line Items view, about and fields (table)   1

Payments view, about and fields (table)   1

Payments view, about and fields (table0   1

Invoices view

field service activities, about using for   1

invoices, about using for   1

Line Items view, about and fields (table)   1

invoices, viewing

agreement line item billing details   1

billable items. about and Line Items view   1

by activity   1

by contact   1

discounts   1

line item detail, viewing and Details subview   1

Payments view, about and fields (table)   1

Items view, about and fields (table)   1

items, definition of and repair activities   1


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labor charges, tracking   1

laptop computers

remote and local databases, about synchronizing   1

synchronization of trunk inventory   1

Latitude format, about   1

legacy data and Dispatch Board queries   1

Line Detail subview, about and fields (table)   1

Line Item Details view, about and fields (table)   1

line items

Line Items Receipts view, about using to show all   1

orders, reviewing   1

Line Items Receipts view, about using   1

Line Items subview, about using   1

Line Items view

Actions subview, about using   1

Activity Plans subview, about using   1

Agreements screen, about using and fields (table)   1

Attributes subview, about using   1

Invoice Plan subview, about using   1

Invoices screen, about and fields (table)   1

Invoices view, about using   1

Line Detail subview, about and fields (table)   1

Orders screen, about and fields (table)   1

Part Locator subview, about using and lists   1

Repair subview, about using   1

Totals subview, about using   1

updating order line items, configuration note   1

Warranty subview, about using   1

Load button, about and conditions for use   1

Locate button, about using   1

location order, about specifying   1

Lock Assignment check box, about   1

logging levels, service engines   1

Longitude format, about   1


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Manual assignment, about and scheduling activities   1

Marketing Release Document (MRD)

adding   1

features, associating with   1

materials

activity, ordering for   1

availability and order status, verifying   1

Measurement Analysis chart, about   1

measurements

about defining   1

Product Measurements view, about defining assets   1

Measurements view, about using   1

Metrics view, about using   1

metrics, viewing for service request   1

Missing Assets subview, about   1

mobile clients

about synchronizing   1

Commit buttons, mechanics of   1

committing transactions   1

destination mobile client, trunk-to-trunk transfers   1

inventory transactions, about   1

parts movement, process overview   1

source mobile client, trunk-to-trunk transfers   1

Mobile Inventory Transaction Engine

asset transactions, about using for   1

logging levels, modifying   1

Mobile Inventory Transaction Engine, about   1

mobile inventory transactions

about   1

Commit buttons, mechanism of   1

More Info subview, about and fields (table)   1

More Info view

repairs, about using for   1

warranties, about using for   1

multiple occurrence

change requests, creating   1

links, breaking   1

multi-processor support, about and examples   1


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No Barcode report, about   1

nonrecurring charges, about   1

nonrecurring payment plans

about   1

agreement line item billing details, viewing   1

defining   1

NRC view   1

non-serialized products

creating (procedure)   1

treatment of   1

numbering

about   1

record ID, alternative values for   1


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one-time charges   1

on-hand inventory, verifying   1

operating status and history, viewing by asset   1

Optimization Engine

See also Contract Scheduling

about   1

ABS, comparison, service region scheduling   1

appointments, moving and classes of operations   1

best practices   1

business priorities, about   1

centralized dispatch model, about   1

contractual or legal constraints, about enforcing   1

engine, requirements   1

optimization, levels of   1

optimizing scheduling, role in   1

parts, availability of   1

repairs and service contracts, scheduling concerns   1

schedule data, cache management   1

scheduling calls, high-traffic areas   1

service region's schedule, methods for obtaining   1

Workflow Manager, about using   1

Optimizer

See also Employee Availability and Schedules

constraints (table)   1

geocode and ZIP Code requirements   1

Scheduling Administration screen buttons and commands   1

scheduling horizons, example   1

scheduling horizons, list of   1

Optimizer horizon, about   1

Order Action Types view, about using   1

order line items

activity templates, associating with   1

adjustment line items, logic for   1

allocating using Part Locator Engine   1

attributes, selecting for customizable products   1

deallocating (procedure)   1

fields in view   1

fulfilling (procedure)   1

invoicing logic for nonrecurring charges   1

line items processed, viewing   1

locating parts using Part Locator subview   1

locating using Part Locator Engine   1

pick tickets, finding for line item   1

pricing details, viewing for   1

reviewing line items   1

selected order line item, getting more details on   1

transactions, viewing   1

updating, configuration note   1

warranties, associating with   1

warranties, verifying for   1

order line items, receiving

incomplete documentation, reviewing   1

order, receiving   1

order line items, shipping

allocated items and associated pick ticket, viewing   1

allocated items and shipment, viewing   1

qualified items, viewing   1

Repair Pick Ticket view, about viewing items allocated for repairs   1

serial numbers   1

shipping orders, viewing   1

Order Types view, about using   1

order, defined   1

order-entitlement-based pricing, about and configuring   1

orders

All Pending Orders view, about using   1

billable orders, recording for service request   1

contract-based pricing   1

Fulfillment Engine, using to fulfill orders   1

Generate Order view, about generating by Replenishment Engine   1

Order Action Types view, about using   1

Order Types view, about   1

pick ticket, generating for an order   1

pick tickets, relationship with   1

receiving hierarchical assets   1

related agreements, viewing   1

related service requests, viewing   1

repair orders, creating   1

restocking inventory   1

service or internal orders, allocating parts manually   1

service requests, reviewing associated with   1

status, verifying for field service activity   1

Orders screen

Fulfillment view, about using the Auto Receive flag   1

fulfillment, about using for   1

Line Items view, about and fields (table)   1

warranties, about using for   1

orders, receiving

line items for all order, reviewing   1

line items with incomplete documentation, reviewing   1

overview   1

pending orders (purchase, repair and return material), viewing   1

receiving (procedure)   1

repaired items from vendor, receiving   1

Unknown Receipt records, adding   1

validations for transactions   1

viewing received orders   1

orders, setting up

Fulfillment and Part Locator Engines, setting asynchronous or synchronous operation of   1

Fulfillment and Part Locator Engines, setting system preferences   1

order action types, defining   1

types of orders, defining   1

orders, shipping

hierarchical assets, considerations   1

pick ticket generation, process overview   1

pick ticket, finding for line item   1

pick tickets, consolidating   1

Process Shipment button, processes invoked   1

reports   1

Shipped Line quantity conflict   1

shipping procedure   1

validations for transactions   1

organization of guide   1

organizations

defined   1

inventory locations across organizations   1

inventory transactions across organizations, about   1

primary organization, setting for inventory location   1

role of   1

service requests, visibility across organizations   1

overtime, about defining and scheduling   1


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Parameter Sets view, about   1

parameters

Cycle Counting Engine (table)   1

fulfillment and Part Locator Engine, setting parameters (procedure)   1

Fulfillment and Part Locator Engines, about and table   1

precedence rule for cycle counting   1

Preventive Maintenance Engine (table)   1

Replenishment Engine (table)   1

Replenishment engine, configuration of (table)   1

Parameters view, about   1

parameters, scheduling

about and table   1

appointments, moving about and classes of operations   1

Part Browser screen

inventory status, using to verify   1

on-hand inventory, using to verify   1

Part Locator, about and differences from   1

Product Inventory view, about using   1

service inventory, about using for   1

Part List view

Counted Serial Numbers subview, about using   1

Cycle Counts view, about and fields (table)   1

Part Locator Engine

See also Setting Up the Fulfillment and Part Locator Engines

automated function, about   1

component request parameters, setting up   1

Fulfillment Engine, compared to   1

inventory line items, status requirement   1

line item fulfillment, about   1

logging levels, modifying   1

order line items, allocating   1

order line items, finding   1

parameters, about and table   1

parameters, setting (procedure)   1

service inventory, about using to manage   1

synchronous/asynchronous operation, setting   1

system preferences, about and table   1

system preferences, setting   1

Part Locator subview, about using and lists   1

Part Locator, differences from Part Browser screen   1

Part Movement Administration view, about using   1

part movements

field part movements, verifying   1

verifying in the field   1

Part Tracker view

Activities screen, about and fields (table)   1

Commit button, about   1

invoices, about using for   1

service industry, about using for   1

parts

allocating manually   1

availability of   1

billable parts, recording for activity   1

customers, shipping repaired parts to   1

exchanged, returning to customer   1

on-hand inventory, verifying   1

physical location in inventory   1

Pick Ticket view, about viewing allocated parts   1

repaired parts, returning to the customer   1

specifying manually for cycle counting   1

tracking by activity   1

trunk inventory, verifying   1

parts movement

asset transaction generation   1

Commit buttons, mechanism of   1

defective parts, receiving   1

good inventory, returning   1

mobile clients, process overview   1

mobile inventory transactions, about   1

physical location, tracking   1

recording movement   1

tracking by asset or serial number   1

patch requests, creating

about   1

approving and shipping patch requests   1

change request, generating from   1

process of creating   1

payment plans

nonrecurring payments   1

usage-based plans   1

payments

See also Creating an Invoice

invoice payments, viewing and Payments view   1

invoices, associating   1

Payments view, about and fields (table)   1

Pending Internal Orders subview, about using   1

Pending Orders view

cycle counting and replenishment, about using for   1

Relationships view, about using   1

service inventory, about using for   1

Vendors view, about using   1

Pending POs/ROs/RMAs subview, about using   1

performance metrics

entitlement, adding manually   1

Metrics subview, about using   1

service benchmarks, viewing   1

service request, viewing for   1

Pick Ticket view

Allocated Lines subview, about and fields (table)   1

Pick Tickets view, about and fields (table)   1

Serial Numbers subview, about and fields (table)   1

Shipped Line subview, about and fields (table)   1

pick tickets

See also Shipping

allocated line items and pick tickets, viewing   1

allocated line items and shipment, viewing   1

consolidated pick tickets, viewing   1

consolidating (procedure)   1

line item, finding for   1

order, generating for   1

orders, relationship with   1

overview   1

Pick Ticket Details report, about   1

Pick Ticket view, about using and fields   1

products and quantities, viewing on one pick ticket   1

qualified order line items, viewing   1

waybills, filling in   1

Pick Tickets view

Consolidation view, about using   1

Pick Ticket view, about and fields (table)   1

Repair Pick Ticket view, about   1

Shipping screen, about using and fields (table)   1

Waybill view, about and fields (table).   1

Planned Completion, about making schedule changes   1

Planned End, about making schedule changes   1

Plans subview, about using   1

Plans view, about using   1

positions

defining with locations   1

inventory locations, associating with   1

postal code

 1

Preventative Maintenance view, about using   1

preventive maintenance

See also Logic Governing Triggers

activities, reviewing by asset   1

asset, reviewing generated activities for   1

assets and preventive maintenance plans, associating with   1

Event triggers, about   1

generated actions, reviewing   1

history, viewing   1

plans, setup overview   1

preventive maintenance plans, defining   1

service request templates, creating   1

status of plan, viewing for an asset   1

Threshold triggers, measurements and readings   1

Time Interval triggers, about   1

triggers, rules and examples   1

usage triggers, about   1

Preventive Maintenance Engine

See also Logic Governing Triggers

about   1 ,  2

activities, about creating   1

asset, validating PM plans for   1

FSPrevMnt server component   1

logging levels, modifying   1

logic (diagram)   1

parameters, listed (table)   1

parameters, setting   1

running   1

synchronous or asynchronous operation, setting   1

system preferences, changing   1

triggers, defining for preventive maintenance plans   1

Preventive Maintenance module, about   1

preventive maintenance plans

activity templates, associating with   1

agreements, associating with   1

asset, running for   1

associating actions   1

entitlements, associating manually   1

entitlements, manually associating   1

generating for agreements and entitlements   1

preventive maintenance action, associating   1

use with entitlement templates   1

Preventive Maintenance screen

Actions view, about using   1

History view, about using   1

Plans view, about using   1

Products view, about and fields (table)   1

Triggers view, about using   1

using, about   1

Preventive Maintenance subview, about using   1

Price Details view, about using   1

pricing

aggregate, about setting up   1

asset-based   1

contract-based pricing   1

nonrecurring payments   1

service pricing and exceptions   1

time exceptions   1

usage-based plans   1

use plan pricing, defining   1

Pricing Administration screen

Asset Mapping view, about and fields (table)   1

using, about   1

printing

barcodes in reports   1

invoice, generating and printing   1

invoices   1

Process Receipt button, about processes generated   1

Process Shipment button, processes invoked   1

processor, about multi-processor support and example   1

Product Administration screen

assets, about using for   1

fulfillment, about using for   1

Product Field Service Details view, about and fields   1

Product Measurements view, about and fields (table)   1

Products Service Detail view, about   1

Products view, about using   1

service industry, about using for   1

product builds, adding   1

product defects, viewing   1

Product Field Service Details view

Inventory Options subview, about   1

Product Administration screen, about and fields (table)   1

Substitute Products subview, about and using   1

Product Inventory subview, about and fields (table)   1

Product Inventory view

Assets subview, about using and fields   1

Inventory Level subview, about using   1

Inventory Level subview, about using and fields   1

Inventory screen, about using   1

Part Browser screen, about using   1

Substitutes subview, about using   1

Product Measurements view, about and fields (table)   1

product prototypes, about   1

product serialization

about   1

serialized compared to nonserialized   1

serialized products, creating   1

Product Service Details view

Inventory Options subview, about using   1

Product Administration screen, about using   1

Substitute Product subview, about using   1

products

See also Part Browser Screen

allocation of, specifying   1

asset, specifying for   1

associating inventory levels with   1

change requests, verifying associated for   1

displaying information about using   1

in inventory locations   1

inventory locations for, viewing   1

inventory, adding to   1

locating and allocating, views for   1

mapping cost of assets   1

nonserialized products, creating   1

Product Measurements view, about defining measurements from assets   1

Products view, about associating with PM plans   1

repair history, verifying   1

restocking   1

returning to good inventory   1

serialized and non-serialized, treatment of   1

serialized compared to nonserialized   1

service pricing exceptions   1

service products and asset-based pricing   1

substitute service product suggestions, viewing   1

warranties, verifying for   1

warranty coverage, checking   1

warranty coverage, specifying   1

products and agreements

agreement line item attributes, viewing   1

agreement, adding sold under   1

products in an agreement, viewing   1

products and assets

asset-based pricing   1

assets by products for a location, viewing   1

assets, specifying   1

products and entitlements

associating   1

associating manually   1

entitlement template, defining   1

products covered by entitlement, viewing   1

Products screen

cycle counting and replenishment, about using for   1

field service activities, about and fields (table)   1

Service Details view, about using   1

Substitute Products subview, about   1

warranties, about using for   1

Products subview, about using   1

Products view

Assets subview, about using   1

fulfillment, about and fields (table)   1

Preventive Maintenance screen, about using and fields (table)   1

service inventory, about using for   1

project teams, about setting up   1

publications

See Creating Technical Documents and Linking Features

purchase orders, about viewing orders arriving from external locations   1


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Qualified Lines subview, about using   1

quality assurance

See Logging Change Requests (QA End User)

quality management

See also Quality

area-subarea combination, adding   1

best practices   1

change requests, logging   1

features of   1

list of values, setting up   1

overview   1

process example   1

release product builds, releasing   1

roles and responsibilities, about setting up   1

setup and maintenance, list of   1

querying

closed change requests, querying for   1

Dispatch Board predefined queries, about and list of   1

Dispatch Board, using with legacy data   1

existing change requests, querying for   1

unassigned change requests, querying for   1

Quota field, about   1


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R

readings (meter) and triggers   1

Readings view

Activities screen, about using   1

Assets screen, about using   1

receipts

All Unknown Receipts view, about using   1

Line Items subview, about listing items received in   1

Receive Orders views

Line Items subview, about using   1

Received Line Item subview, about using   1

Receiving screen, about using   1

Serial Numbers subview, about using   1

Receive Unknown view, about using   1

Received Line Item subview, about using   1

receiving

See also Receiving

hierarchical assets, considerations   1

line items for all orders, reviewing   1

line items with incomplete documentation, reviewing   1

overview   1

pending orders (purchase, repair and return material), viewing   1

receiving an order   1

repaired items from vendor, receiving   1

Unknown Receipt records, adding   1

validations for transactions   1

viewing received orders   1

Receiving screen

All Pending Orders view, about using   1

All Unknown Receipts view, about using   1

Line Items Receipts view, about using   1

Receive Orders views, about using   1

shipping and receiving, about using for   1

recommended parts, about and repair activities   1

recommended tools, about and repair activities   1

record ID

alternative values for   1

numbering, about   1

Recost view, about using   1

recurring charges, about   1

registration of assets   1

Related Solutions view

service support, about associating solutions records towards resolution   1

Solutions screen, about associating a solution with solution records   1

Relationships view

Assets screen, about using   1

Inventory screen, about and fields (table)   1

Pending Orders view, about using   1

release features

creating   1

engineering subtasks, adding   1

engineering tasks, linking to   1

new features and subfeatures, adding   1

technical documentation, linking to   1

test plans, linking to   1

Release Manager

access lists, role of   1

activity templates   1

administrator setup procedure process   1

area-subarea combinations, adding   1

business scenarios   1

engineering procedures overview   1

features, creating   1

list of values, setting up (table)   1

maintenance procedures   1

marketing procedures overview   1

overview   1

product prototypes, adding   1

product release, process diagram   1

product release, process overview   1

project teams, setting up   1

quality assurance procedures   1

releases, types of   1

Special Tag, list of values (table)   1

Status field, about setting up and example   1

structure diagram   1

subfeatures, creating   1

technical publications procedure, overview of   1

test strategies, creating   1

Release Manager, engineering

procedures overview   1

subtasks, adding   1

tasks, linking to features   1

Release Manager, marketing

MRDs, adding   1

MRDs, associating features to   1

procedures overview   1

Release Manager, technical publications

activity plans, adding   1

features, adding and linking to   1

procedures, overview of   1

Release Manager, test plans

creating and linking to   1

updating   1

release product builds, adding   1

repair history, verifying for a product   1

repair items

good items, returning to inventory   1

receiving items, overview   1

repair numbers, viewing   1

repair orders

creating   1

external locations, about viewing orders arriving from   1

Repair Pick Ticket view, about   1

Repair subview, about using   1

repaired items

Repair Pick Ticket view, about using to view   1

vendors, receiving from   1

repaired part, returning repaired parts to customer   1

repairs

activities and activity plans, generating   1

activities, recording time and expenses   1

activities, viewing and updating   1

asset swapping during repair   1

asset's repair history, viewing   1

assets, reviewing for selected asset   1

customers, shipping to   1

defective items, processing for repair   1

defective part, shipping to external repair provider   1

defective parts, receiving   1

defective parts, receiving by stock transfer   1

defective parts, receiving over the counter   1

defective parts, tracking movement of   1

inventory transactions, about   1

pending orders, viewing   1

received repair order, viewing   1

repair activities and activity plans, about   1

repair activities, setting up   1

repair histories, about attaching to assets   1

repair number, about   1

repair order, creating   1

repair orders, about   1

repair records and orders, linking   1

repair records, creating   1

repaired or exchanged part, returning to customer   1

reports, list of   1

serialized product numbers, about generating   1

service contract scheduling concerns   1

shipping, third-party vendor ships to customer   1

third-party vendor, received from   1

third-party vendors, repairs sent to   1

workflow process steps   1

Repairs screen

using, about   1

warranties, about using for   1

Repairs view

assets, about using for   1

repairs, about using for   1

replacement cost of asset, calculating   1

replenishment

See also Replenishment

inventory location and vendor, associating   1

inventory location relationships, setting   1

inventory, procedures for   1

maximum and minimum stock levels, setting   1

orders, verifying pending   1

overview   1

Pending Orders view, about viewing internal orders   1

Pending Orders view, about viewing pending orders   1

restocking orders   1

Source Locations subview, about identifying sources for target locations   1

Target Locations subview, about listing target locations   1

Vendors view, about viewing vendors by location   1

vendors, defining   1

Replenishment Engine

See also Field Service Application Design

about   1

configuration parameters (table)   1

Generate Orders view, about automatic order generation   1

implementation logic, setting   1

logging levels, modifying   1

methods to invoke   1

overview   1

parameters (table)   1

system preferences (table)   1

reports

activity reports (table)   1

activity reports, described   1

agreement reports, viewing   1

barcode, printing in   1

barcodes, changing fonts for   1

Customer Invoice report   1

Cycle Counting Detail report   1

inventory reports, list of   1

inventory status reports, generating   1

invoice report   1

repairs, list of   1

service inventory reports. list of   1

service, list of   1

shipping   1

resolution code, recording for service activity   1

resolution documents

See also Setting Up Solutions

editing   1

solutions, adding to   1

Resolution Documents view, about   1

resources, additional   1

Response Time metric, about using   1

Return Material Authorizations (RMAs)

See also Overview of Siebel Repair

defective part, receiving with an RMA   1

described   1

external locations, about viewing orders arriving from   1

pending orders, viewing   1

received RMA, viewing   1

repair record, associating with   1

RMA repair and return, about shipping to a customer   1

revision history   1

Roles view, about   1

ROs (repair orders)

See Overview of Siebel Repair


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S

S_SHIPMENT table and Generate PickTickets command   1

S_SYS_PREF table, about system preferences   1

S_ZIPCODE table

geocode data, importing   1

schedule exceptions, defining   1

Schedule Hours view, about using to define day and time periods   1

Schedule view, about and fields (table)   1 ,  2

schedules

See also Service Administration Screen

creating and setting schedule hours   1

defined   1

employee, associating a schedule with   1

employee, defining exception hours   1

exceptions and exception hours, adding to   1

Optimization Engine methods   1

service region, associating schedule with   1

schedules, making changes to

See also Making Changes to a Schedule

about   1

caution, about making manual changes   1

freezing time or assignment, flags   1

service regions, moving activities between   1

scheduling

See also Setting Up the Dispatch Board

activities, tools for assigning and scheduling   1

business requirements   1

optimization, levels of   1

optimizing for high-traffic areas   1

server inventory system, integration with   1

service regions, defining schedules for   1

time periods, example   1

time periods, list of   1

wireless updates, best practices examples   1

Scheduling Administration screen

buttons and commands (table)   1

Cost Functions view, about   1

Parameter Sets view, about   1

scheduling and dispatch, about using for   1

Service Regions view, about   1

Time Windows view, about   1

scheduling, setting up

See Guidelines for Setting Up Scheduling

guidelines   1

service regions, setting up   1

universal time codes, about and list of   1

serial numbers

allocating inventory, about selecting for   1

assets, serialization of   1

Counting Serial Numbers subview, about input serial numbers   1

populating in a cycle count   1

Serial Numbers subview, about recording serial/asset numbers   1

transactions and   1

Serial Numbers subview

Pick Ticket view, about and fields (table)   1

Receive Orders views, about using   1

serialized orders, receiving   1

serialized products

creating (procedure)   1

nonserialized, compared to   1

repair number, about generating for   1

serial numbers, about for Allocated line items   1

treatment of   1

server inventory system, about integration with   1

Server Key Mappings view, about and fields (table)   1

server processes, setting up

about and server regions   1

ABS and Optimizer, interaction with   1

multi-processor support   1

server requests, invoking the Preventive Maintenance Engine   1

servers component aliases, about and table   1

service activities

billing exception, defining   1

expense exceptions, defining   1

resolution code, recording for   1

skills required to complete, recording   1

steps, recording additional recommended   1

viewing   1

service activity template, creating   1

Service Administration screen

See also Service Administration Screen

All Exceptions view, about   1

All Schedules view, about   1

cycle counting and replenishment, about using for   1

Exception Hours view, about   1

Inventory Location Types view, about and fields (table)   1

Parts Movement Administration view, about using   1

preventive maintenance, about using for   1

Schedule Hours view, about   1

scheduling and dispatch, about using for   1

service industry, about using for   1

Service Inventory view, about using   1

Service Request Template Activities view, about using   1

Service Request Templates view, about using   1

Warranties view, about and fields (table)   1

warranties, about using for   1

service agreements

account, verifying for   1

service, verifying for   1

service analysis charts, list of   1

service calendar

See also About Schedules

Siebel Scheduler, about and features   1

service center, handling sequence of inbound calls   1

Service Details view

Inventory Options subview, about and fields (table)   1

Products screen, about using   1

Service screen, about   1

Substitutes subview, about using   1

service hours

See also About Schedules

defining   1

viewing by entitlement   1

service inventory

cycle counting parameters, viewing for a location   1

flow of goods (diagram)   1

hierarchy structure, about   1

inventory status reports, generating   1

inventory type, defining   1

inventory, scrapping   1

locations, overview and location types   1

overview   1

and product serialization   1

products, adding to inventory   1

reports. list of   1

setting up, sample structure diagram   1

setup diagram   1

status, verifying using the Inventory screen   1

status, verifying using the Part Browser   1

structure diagram   1

transactions, creating manually   1

truck inventory   1

vendors, associating with inventory locations   1

service inventory levels

creating (procedure)   1

defining (procedure)   1

service inventory locations

creating (procedure)   1

defining relationships between locations   1

employee positions, associating with   1

organizations, associating with   1

tracking, methods of   1

vendors, associating with locations   1

service inventory transactions

about   1

asset transactions, about   1

asset, adding to   1

destination mobile client, moving item to another trunk   1

mobile client transactions, committing   1

source mobile client, moving item to another trunk   1

stock transfer or over-the-counter transaction, receiving product as   1

transaction types, defining   1

Service Inventory view

Inventory Level Categories subview, about using   1

Inventory Location Types subview, about   1

Inventory Transaction Types subview, about using   1

service metrics, setting up   1

service orders, allocating parts, manually   1

service parts, recording movement in the field   1

service ports, defining   1

service pricing, grouping multiple products   1

Service Profile view, about   1

Service Providers subview, about using   1

service providers, identifying for a warranty   1

service regions

See also Service Regions

about and defining scheduling   1

Dispatch Board, adding to   1

schedule, associating with   1

schedules, about and ABS and Optimizer   1

schedules, about defining for   1

Service Regions view

Activities view, about   1

Constraints Set view   1

Cost Functions view, about   1

Cost Functions view, about using   1

Employees view, about   1

regions, using to define in terms of employees   1

Time Windows view   1

Zip Codes view, about   1

service regions, setting up

See also Scheduling Administration Screen

about   1

break time, recording   1

breaks, defining and allowing for activities   1

caution, defining service area and ZIP Code   1

employee availability and schedules   1

employee travel conditions and travel time, about   1

geocode data and ZIP Codes, about   1

geocode data, importing   1

geocode data, specification for   1

parameters, scheduling   1

schedules, making changes to   1

server processes, setting up   1

service region data, loading and reloading   1

service region schedules   1

service reports, list of   1

service request activities

activity details, viewing   1

activity plan, defining   1

new activity, adding   1

viewing using the Calendar view   1

Service Request Template Activities view, about using   1

service request templates

Actions view, about associating PM plans with   1

preventive maintenance service request   1

preventive maintenance templates, creating for   1

Service Request Templates view, about using   1

service requests

See also Updating a Service Request

activity plan, associating with   1

activity, associating with   1

agent committed time, calculating   1

asset swapping during repairs   1

asset, generating plans for   1

attachments, viewing and directories written to   1

audit trail records, viewing   1

billable activities, recording   1

change request, associating to   1

change request, generating from   1

completed service request, verifying valid hours for   1

correspondence, generating for   1

decision issues (explanations), viewing   1

defined   1

entitlement, selecting for   1

entitlements, verifying and selecting an entitlement   1

FAQ and solutions, about associating to   1

invoices, creating automatically   1

invoices, logic for generating   1

Invoicing Engine, about using   1

logging   1

messages to field personnel   1

numbering, about and displaying alternative values   1

organizational visibility   1

parts and tools, recording additional item to complete activity   1

performance, viewing benchmarks   1

problem resolution, about using Solution Administration screen   1

processing workflow   1

related orders, viewing   1

repair record, associating with   1

service activity template, creating   1

service details by asset, viewing   1

service hours by entitlement, viewing   1

service metrics, setting up   1

Service Request record fields (table)   1

Service screen, tasks summarized   1

Verify button, about   1

viewing   1

warranty, verifying for   1

Service Requests view

Solution Administration screen, about associating service requests to a solution   1

Solutions screen, about associating a selected solution with a service request   1

service requests, logging

See also Logging Requests for Service

active entitlement, selecting for   1

activity plans, associating   1

asset change request, logging   1

service agreement and entitlements, verifying   1

verifying caller identity   1

warranties, verifying for the asset   1

service requests, solving

See also Solving a Service Request

change requests, verifying associated for a product   1

change requests, verifying previous and related requests   1

explanations (decision issues), finding for   1

product repair history, verifying   1

related service request, associated service request with   1

repair history, verifying for a product   1

solution, associating   1

symptom codes, about   1

service requests, updating

See also Updating a Service Request

activities, updating for a service request   1

asset, adding to service request   1

assets, adding   1

assets, adding additional to   1

assets, associating multiple with   1

closing service request   1

field part movements, verifying   1

invoice, generating and printing   1

invoice, generating and printing for   1

orders linked to service requests, reviewing   1

orders, reviewing associated with service requests   1

performance measurements, viewing for a service request   1

performance metrics, viewing   1

resolution code, recording for a service activity   1

symptom and resolution codes, recording   1

service schedules

ABS and Optimization cache management   1

associating with service regions   1

entitlements, associating   1

Service screen

Activities view, about and buttons (table)   1

appointment booking, conditions for   1

appointment, conditions for cancelling   1

scheduling and dispatch, about using for   1

warranties, about using for   1

service support

problem resolution views   1

service activity templates, creating   1

service metrics, setting up   1

service support requests, viewing customer surveys   1

service support, setting up

problem resolutions, about using Solution Administration screen   1

service activity template, creating   1

service metrics, setting up   1

service, logging requests for

See also Logging Requests for Service

account, contact, and asset, verifying   1

activity plan, associating with a service request   1

activity, associating with a service request   1

change request, associating to a service request   1

completed service request, verifying valid hours for   1

entitlement, selecting for a service request   1

service agreements and entitlements, verifying   1

service request, logging   1

warranties, verifying for an asset   1

SFPrevMnt component request parameter, about   1

shifts, about and rate types   1

Shipped Line quantity and De-Allocation transactions   1

Shipped Line subview, about and fields (table)   1

shipping

See also Shipping

agreements, adding information to   1

costs, about using Consolidation view to reduce cost   1

De-Allocate transaction   1

hierarchical assets, considerations   1

pick ticket generation, process overview   1

pick ticket, finding for line item   1

pick tickets, consolidating   1

Process Shipment button, processes invoked   1

reports   1

Shipped Line quantity conflict   1

shipping, procedure   1

validations for transactions   1

waybills, filling in for pick tickets   1

shipping and receiving, about   1

Shipping screen

Pick Tickets view, about using and fields (table)   1

shipping and receiving, about using for   1

ShowBarcodeToolbar parameter, about   1

Siebel Appointment Booking System

See Appointment Booking System

Siebel data model and third-party invoicing software, about extending the data set   1

Siebel Field Service

components, list of   1

Dispatch Board screen, about   1

inbound service center calls, handling sequence   1

overview and process scenarios   1

Siebel Scheduler, about and features   1

Siebel Field Service Analytics Applications, about   1

Siebel Invoice ASI, about   1

Siebel Invoice business service, about   1

Siebel Professional Services, about integration with Siebel Field Service   1

Siebel Remote

audit trail, about using   1

synchronizing, about   1

Siebel Scheduler, about and features   1

Siebel Shipping and Receiving

about   1

Siebel Short Messaging Service (SMS) Adapter, about   1

Siebel Wireless, about using   1

skills

recording required skills   1

skills-based routing, about   1

Soft constraints, about   1

Solution Administration screen

See also Solutions

Change Requests view, about   1

Related Solutions view, about   1

Resolution Documents view, about and editing documents (procedure)   1

Service Requests view, about   1

service support, about using for   1

Solution Categories view, about   1

Solutions list, about and views (table)   1

views (table)   1

Solution Categories view, about   1

solutions

See also Solutions

adding a solution   1

change request, associating   1

change request, associating with a solution   1

multiple solutions, associating   1

problem resolution views   1

resolution codes   1

resolution document, adding to solution   1

resolution documents, adding   1

service request, associating   1

service request, associating with a solution   1

Solutions module, about using   1

Solutions screen

See also Solutions Screen

Change Requests view   1

Customer Satisfaction Survey view, about   1

Related Solutions view, about   1

Resolution Documents view, about   1

Service Requests view, about   1

service support, about using for   1

Solutions view, about   1

Solutions view

Service screen, associating existing solutions to a service request   1

Solutions screen, about describing name and description of a solution   1

Source Locations subview, about using   1

SRVRMGR command, about   1

Start and End Date fields, about   1

Steepest search optimization method, about   1

Steps view, about and fields (table)   1

Substitute Products subview

Product Field Service Details view, about and using   1

Product Service Details view, about using   1

Products screen, about   1

viewing   1

Substitutes subview

Product Inventory view, about using   1

Service Details view, about using   1

substitution, conditions for auto-substitution   1

Survey view, about   1

symptom codes, service requests   1

system preferences

Cycle Counting Engine, changing   1

Cycle Counting Engine, location and list of   1

Dispatch Board   1

Fulfillment Engine and Part Locator Engine, about and table   1

Fulfillment Engine, table of   1

Preventive Maintenance Engine (table)   1

Replenishment EngineS_SYS_PREF table   1

Verify button   1 ,  2

System Preferences BusComp, about and table   1


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T

Tabu search optimization method, about   1

Target Locations subview, about using   1

technical publications

See Creating Technical Documents and Linking Features

templates

See also Actions View

activity templates, associating with preventive maintenance plans   1

activity templates, setting up   1

service activity template, creating   1

service request template, creating for preventive maintenance   1

test passes

change requests, associating with   1

linking to test plan   1

results against test plan, viewing   1

test plans

activity plans, adding to   1

creating and linking to   1

results against test passes, viewing   1

test pass, linking to   1

test strategies, associating with   1

updating   1

test strategies

creating   1

test plans, associating with   1

updating   1

third-party invoicing software

disabling   1

service port definition   1

Siebel data model, extending to accommodate   1

Siebel Invoice integration, overview   1

terms, invoicing integration   1

Web service configuration   1

workflow, about defining   1

third-party vendors

asset swapping during repair   1

defective parts, shipping to   1

repaired items, receiving   1

repairs, received from   1

repairs, sent to   1

repairs, shipped directly to customer   1

replenishment, defining for   1

Vendors view, about viewing by replenishment location   1

Threshold subview, about and fields (table)   1

Threshold triggers, measurements and reading   1

time and exception pricing   1

time codes, about and list of   1

Time Interval subview, about and fields (table)   1

Time Interval triggers, about   1

time recording

logging for service activities   1

repair activities, recording for   1

Time Tracker view

field service activities, using for   1

invoices, about using for   1

Time Window Details view, about   1

Time Windows view

Scheduling Administration screen, about and using   1

Service Regions view, about   1

Time Window Details view, about   1

tracing

Cycle Counting Engine, configuring   1

levels, about setting for Cycle Counting Engine   1

Transaction view, about using   1

travel

conditions and travel time, about and setting fields   1

employee travel conditions and travel time, about and field values   1

triggers

Event triggers, about   1

measurements and readings, about associating with an asset   1

preventive maintenance plans, defining for   1

rules and examples   1

Threshold triggers, measurements and reading   1

Time Interval subview, about setting time interval   1

time interval triggers, about   1

Usage triggers, about   1

Triggers view

Event subview, about and fields (table)   1

preventive maintenance, about using for   1

Threshold subview, about and fields (table)   1

Time Interval subview, about and fields (table)   1

Usage subview, about and fields (table)   1

trunk inventory

about   1

database synchronization   1

source mobile client, moving item to another trunk   1

verifying   1

turning on alarms for an activity   1


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U

Unknown Receipt records, adding   1

Unscheduled Activities list, about and table   1

Unspecified Release release type, about   1

Upgrade transaction, about   1

Uptime Data view, about using   1

Usage subview, about and fields (table)   1

Usage triggers, about   1

usage-based charges

estimated usage, calculation fields   1

invoice charge, about   1

line items, invoicing logic   1

usage-based payment plans

about   1

billing methods   1

defining   1

measurements, defining   1

pricing, defining   1

usage-based pricing, usage data, about capturing   1


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V

Value view

Assets screen, about using   1

Recost view, about using   1

Variance view, about and fields (table)   1

vendors

asset swaps during repair   1

associating with inventory locations   1

inventory location, setting a vendor for   1

inventory locations, associating with   1

product, setting up for   1

repair items, receiving from   1

repairs received from   1

repairs sent to   1

repairs, shipped directly to customer   1

Vendors view

Inventory screen, about   1

Pending Orders view, about using   1

Verify button

agent committed time, calculating   1

Service screen, about using   1

system preferences (table)   1

system preferences for verifying   1

system preferences, setting   1


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W

warranties

asset requiring service, verifying for   1

asset, verifying for   1

asset, verifying warranties and related information   1

defective parts, verifying warranty status   1

order, verifying for   1

overview   1

product, verifying warranties for   1

products, checking coverage   1

service providers, identifying   1

service request, verifying for   1

warranty recovery, tracking   1

Warranties view

Products screen, about using   1

Products subview, about using   1

Service Administration screen, about and fields (table)   1

Service Providers subview, about using   1

warranties, setting up

asset, associating with automatically   1

assets and warranties, associating   1

covered products, specifying   1

new warranties, creating   1

order line items, associating   1

warranties and warranty service providers, associating   1

Warranties screen and views   1

Warranty subview

Line Items view, about using   1

Orders screen, about using   1

Warranty view, about using   1

Waybill view, about and fields (table)   1

waybills

See also Pick Tickets View

about   1

pick tickets, filling in   1

Waybill view, about using to associate with pick tickets   1

Web services, configuring for invoice integration   1

wireless application protocol (WAP)-enabled phone, about using Siebel Wireless   1

Workflow Manager and scheduling   1

workflow processes, about creating for invoicing functions   1


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Z

ZIP Code

about   1

data cleansing, about   1

Zip Codes view, about list Zip Codes in a service region   1

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 Siebel Field Service Guide 
 Published: 21 April 2003