Field Service Management (FSM) & Planning and Scheduling Optimization (PSO)

Hi All,I have been exploring the new Contractor Management solution in 25R1 for Request Tasks. I like the idea of creating the PO Lines based on actual reported items like time reported of the contractor. There are multiple customers who have modifications for that in the Work Order solution.But I am supprised to see that in the Release Notes there is a restriction. Which makes it not possible to send the Request Task to the mobile of the Subcontractor Resource...Mobile Work Order for Service Contractor Resources. It is not possible to utilize Mobile Work Order for Service Contractor Resources. Any Request Work Task that is assigned to a Service Contractor cannot be transferred to mobile. I am looking for the reason why this restriction is build in?I have customers who wants to have both their own employees and subcontractors to work with the same mobile Service MWO Solution. But that is not possible for subcontracted orders, as described in the Release Restrictions and by my own test

Where can I find the configuration information for setting up the mapping view on the ADDRESS screen in FSM 6u30 for web and smart client? Thanks,Richard

Is there a powerpoint detailing the changes made to IFS Cloud service management 26R1?

Hi All,Just wanted to know from the community your feedback on the new scheduling workbench experience in IFS Cloud from 25R2 onwards. Please feel free to share your concerns and suggestions as we’d love to get your feedback on this.  Thanks,Minindu

Obtain detailed information from the Cloud regarding the version of the MWO App that a user is utilizing.Currently the information is about the version from which app was initialized and that differs from the version user is currently on.

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We defined a Calendar for Service techs based on Work Day Type from 8 to 12 and from 13 to 17. In case a service technician on an Assignment “Start Work” out of those period of time is there a constraint or not? I ask the question because back in time I experienced a constraint not to be able to “Start Work”

Our Client has a requirement that they would like the orders to be allocated by PSO before the shift start and afterwards PSO should not allocate any other order for the current Day. They have a process for handling emergency orders manually during the Day. We have used Time Before Shift Start to 2 hours so that the orders start getting committed 2 hours before shift start and Max commited activities to 50(Due to activity durations this is the max possible orders that the tech can work on)However in scenarios where there is not enough work at the start of the shift,PSO ends up committing new orders to tech when any new orders come to the system.Do we have any way to stop this so that no new order are commited. Any help would be highly appreciated    

Hi, How can i remove the scheduling exception showing below.. May i know the settings.  Regards,Shiyaz

Hello everyone,I would like to better understand how Read Type and Read Type Validation work in IFS FSM, specifically in the context of the Meter Readings table.However, I still have some questions:What is the exact role of Read Type within the Meter Readings table? How does Read Type Validation work when validating these readings? What kind of rules are typically applied? Are these validations configurable? If so, where are they defined? Are there any best practices for using these concepts in meter reading scenarios?If anyone can share practical examples or official documentation, it would be greatly appreciated.

Are skill unavailabiltiies an option? Either now or in the future. Currently we only have the option for skill availabilities (inclusive range) We would like to have the option exclude a period of time from a skill (unavailability)Also, can the maximum duration of a skill availability be increased further than 99 days? I would need to utilize a skill availability to 6 months or more (seasonal demand etc) 

Request Bundle tasks not posible to set *Multiple Visit Allow* Is this functionality not supported for bundle task. Customer has problem with planning these task using PSO. ​@Björn Kleist ​@André 

Hello everyone, I've been facing a big problem for some time and I would like your help, maybe we can find a solution.I have made some changes in IFS Cloud (24 R1) such as: creating custom fields, changing some field names according to customer requirements, hiding/deleting some fields etc. Each time a release/service update takes place, these changes are lost and the system reverts to the standard version.Also, if in a new release, the interface of an IFS Cloud page changes its appearance by rearranging fields/windows, introducing a new design, all changes made on that page are lost.So far, every time this happens, I have to make all the necessary changes manually over and over again.I need to find a solution so that all existing changes are not lost in the future.Has anyone else experienced this? Do you know how I could solve this problem? Thank you in advance for your help!Kind Regards,Miruna

Hi ,I have created a custom attribute on the Resource entity (e.g., a boolean flag to identify specific resources).Now, I need to filter the Resource ID LOV in the Service Object screen so that it only displays resources where this custom attribute is set to TRUE.This is the LOV where i need to filter based on my custom attribute  Is there any way to modify or extend the LOV to include this custom attribute in the filter?Has anyone implemented a similar requirement?Any guidance would be appreciated.Thanks in advance!

I have created a scheduled job that is supposed to run every day to archive the ROAD_DISTANCES table. Earlier, the job was running automatically as expected and During testing, I was also able to manually run the job without any issues. However, after some time, the job still shows as running (both automatically and when clicking Run Now), but the archiving does not occur.   When I use the Archiving Engine, the ROAD_DISTANCES table is archived successfully.   it seems the scheduled job is behaving differently. Does anyone have an idea why this might be happening?

Hello Community,I am working with Work Order Requests in IFS Maintenance where a single Request contains multiple tasks.Currently, when the Request is released, all tasks under that Request are automatically released as well. However, from a business perspective, we would like to release the Request without releasing all associated tasks, so that tasks can be released individually at a later stage based on priority or readiness.I would like to understand:Is there any standard IFS functionality or configuration available that allows releasing individual tasks under a Request? Is this behavior by design due to the hierarchical status control between Requests and Tasks? If individual task release is not supported in standard IFS, are there any recommended functional workarounds or best‑practice approaches (for example, separating Requests, alternative object structures, or planning controls)?We are looking to stay within standard IFS functionality and avoid heavy customizations wherever p

Hi Community,How can i send from cloud news attributes values to PSO?Is it possible to set up new attributes values? Examples:1-From a Prepare work order => Send Object information to Activity details, Activity tooltip in PSO2-From a Task, send Long Description information to Activity details, Activity tooltip in PSO3-From Absence details, send Absence Type in description in Private activity to display it on the workbench PSOFrom menu Scheduling Dataset in cloud, it’s possible to set-up attributes values but it’s limited to a few values Thank you for your help 

 HelloI have the following question:We can assign a default time type to a resource group, and it's applied automatically.This works perfectly with MWO.I have a calendar option in Time Type, but I can't seem to configure it. My situation is as follows:1. A single resource group.2. A time type is automatically added based on the schedule.Is it possible to automatically register multiple time types with a single resource group?The time types would be:a) Regular Scheduleb) Weekendc) OvertimeCould the task costs be dynamic depending on the schedule? IFS 25R1Thanks.   

I have created an archived table named A_XXX. The archiving process is happening through an integration schedule. Now, the data in this archived table needs to be flushed after one week. How can this be implemented?

One of the integration we have with our FSM Mobile app require to send the email address as lower case string. Is there a way to do that using Client Scripting, Business Rules or Custom Metadata in FSM 6U4? Alternative, we are considering to do this via SQL scripting (a sql job that runs daily and convert the email addresses that has any Upper case character into full lower case email address. Thanks in advance. Daniel. 

It seems to me that this version of PSO (6.16.0.46) has serious issue when attempting to rebook an activity. Here is the description of the behaviour:When sending for the first time the request for an appointment for an particular activity, PSO is always responding correctly with the available slots.  If you save a specific slot, the activity is correctly showing on the Gantt chart.  If you try to rebook that activity (customer calls back to change the date of his/hers appointment) on the same day - the sytem always send back Error 500 - An internal error ocours. If you try to rebook the same activity the next day (of after you force the FSM-PSO initialization) you will have no problem to rebook that activity. I am able to demo this using Postman pointing to PSO 6.16.0.46 - IFSScheudlingRESTFull GatewaySame payload work perfectly on 6.5.0.29 (and you can rebook the same activity as many time as you want) - so the issue is not with the payload.  I will go ahead an open a Case, but I jus

Hi everyone,After upgrading from Apps 10 to IFS Cloud, we are facing an issue with Location Category on existing (migrated) locations.In Apps 10, there was no Location Category field. After the upgrade, all existing locations are now available in IFS Cloud, but this field is empty for those records.As shown in Figure 1, the Location Category is blank for existing locations, and we are unable to update it — not via the UI and also not through any backend method.Figure 1At the same time, when creating a new location (see Figure 2), the Location Category field is mandatory.Figure 2 Is there any supported way to update or populate the Location Category for existing/migrated locations?If this is not possible:We would need to create new location records Existing records cannot be easily cleaned up This could lead to duplicate data and unnecessary clutter in the systemThanks in advance for your help!

Hi,We have technicians that may assist in different locations and use stock from those locations.In FSM we have set up processes to use dates on the Person Place table to show when they are in a different location.The example below shows his standard place would be TN, but on the dates shown he is working from G and using their stock.FSM drives this, and we thought that FSM Mobile would then update if the technician was to perform an INIT on the morning they goes to a different place.What we have noticed is that on INIT, the Sync Rule obtains the correct data, but that’s pretty irrelevant as it appears the process for stock usage is taken from:var location = getUserInfo('StockFromLocation');var place = getUserInfo('StockFromPlace'); It appears this data is then held somewhere as the INIT file is pulling through the data we have captured below. If we check the database, the database shows Place for Stock being TN as per the sync rule. However it’s simply pulling through the first place

A. What is your idea?1) ClassificationChoose ONE: keep the applicable option and delete the rest.Opportunity for improvement2) Brief descriptionWhat happened, what is missing, or what could be better? Focus on the problem or opportunity (not the solution).Write here:The amount of information visible in the Dispatch Console is limited by the amount of rows each ticket can have (I think it is 2 or 3 at the moment).It would be good to have information such as Request /RWT number, Customer number, customer name, Location/Address, Country, Project number visible in the ticket without the need to click on the ticket or hover over it. Most of our Tickets span multiple days, so this would drastically increase the useability of the Dispatch Console for us.B. Context and scope1) Who is affected?Choose ONE or MORE: keep the applicable options and delete the rest.Internal users2) FrequencyChoose ONE: keep the applicable option and delete the rest.DailyC. Value and impact1) What is the business out

Hi Team,Is there any out-of-the-box (OOTB) option in IFS Cloud to enable or display the Sign-Off Requirement tab in the Prepare Work Order screen?Our requirement is to have sign-off details available during the work order preparation stage, but currently, we are not able to find a standard option to achieve this.