Practice Lab - Configure Customer Service Scheduling
Scenario
You are the scheduling manager at City Power & Light who has been tasked with setting up the new Service Scheduling functionality to perform services for customers at three of your locations.
Exercise 1: Configure Customer Service Scheduling
In this exercise, you will create organizational units, define a business closure, and create facility/equipment records for organization units.
Task 1: Define Organization Units
In this task, you will define three organizational units to act as service locations for scheduling.
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Open the Customer Service Hub app.
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Click Settings and select Personalization Settings.
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Select your Time Zone and click OK.
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Click on Home at the top of the left-hand side navigation.
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Click on Service at the bottom of the Site Map in the left-hand navigation and select Scheduling.
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Click on (hierarchy icon) Organization Units in the Settings section.
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Click + New.
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Enter [your prefix ex. mollyc] + Main Ave Location for Name. Click on the Scheduling tab and enter a valid number for both Latitude and Longitude.
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Click Save and Close.
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Create two more Sites with the values listed in the table below.
-19th Ave Location -35th St Location
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You should now have three Sites.
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Do not navigate away from this application.
Task 2: Define Business Closure
In this task, you will define a new business closure.
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Click on Business Closures in the Settings section.
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Click + New.
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Enter [your prefix ex. mollyc] + Worldwide Rest Day for Name, select a date one week from now for Start Date, and click OK.
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Do not navigate away from this application.
Task 3: Create Facilities/Equipment Records
In this task, you will create facilities/equipment records for the organizational units you created and set their working hours.
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Click on Facilities/Equipment in the Scheduling section.
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Click + New.
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Enter [your prefix ex. mollyc] + Main Ave - Service Bay 1 for Name, select Main Ave Location for Organizational Unit, select a *Time Zone, select the root **Business Unit, and click Save.
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Select the Work Hours tab, click on one of the events listed on the calendar, click Edit, and select All events in the series.
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Select 08:00 AM to 08:00 PM, remove Saturday and Sunday, and click Remove end date, if there is an end date selected.
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Toggle Observe Business Closure to On
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Click Save to save the working hours.
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Click Save and Close.
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Click + New.
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Enter [your prefix ex. mollyc] + Main Ave - Service Bay 2 for Name, select Main Ave Location for Organizational Unit, select your Time Zone, select the root Business Unit, and click Save.
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Select the Work Hours tab, click on one of the events listed on the calendar, click Edit, and select All events in the series.
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Select 08:00 AM to 08:00 PM, remove Saturday and Sunday, click Remove end date if one is selected, and click Save.
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Toggle Observe Business Closure to On
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Click Save to save the working hours, and then click Save and Close.
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Repeat the previous 5 steps and create the Facilities/Equipment listed in the table below.
Name | Organizational Unit | Time Zone | Business Unit | Working Hours |
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Main Ave - Tire Jack | Main Ave Location | Your time zone | Root business unit | Mon-Fri 8:00AM to 8:00PM |
19th Ave - Service Bay 1 | 19th Ave Location | Your time zone | Root business unit | Mon-Fri 8:00AM to 8:00PM |
19th Ave - Service Bay 2 | 19th Ave Location | Your time zone | Root business unit | Mon-Fri 8:00AM to 8:00PM |
19th Ave - Tire Jack | 19th Ave Location | Your time zone | Root business unit | Mon-Fri 8:00AM to 8:00PM |
35th St - Service Bay 1 | 35th St Location | Your time zone | Root business unit | Mon-Fri 8:00AM to 8:00PM |
35th St - Service Bay 2 | 35th St Location | Your time zone | Root business unit | Mon-Fri 8:00AM to 8:00PM |
35th St - Tire Jack | 35th St Location | Your time zone | Root business unit | Mon-Fri 8:00AM to 8:00PM |
- You should now have total of 9 Facilities/Equipment records.
Exercise 2: Resource Configuration
In this exercise, you will create contact records, create resource categories, and create resources.
Task 1: Create Contacts
In this task you will create new contact records.
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Open the Customer Service Hub app.
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Click on Home at the top of the left-hand side navigation.
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Click on Contacts in the Customers section.
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Click + New.
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Enter [your prefix ex. mollyc] + Mike for First Name, Smith for Last Name, and click Save and Close.
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Repeat the previous two steps and create the Contact records listed in the table below.
First Name | Last Name |
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Jennifer | Leary |
Judy | Anderson |
Allan | Jackson |
Sven | Locarte |
Alex | Nelson |
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You should now have six contact records.
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Do NOT navigate away from this application.
Task 2: Create Resource Categories
In this task you will create new resource categories.
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Click on Service at the bottom of the Site Map in the left-hand navigation and select Scheduling.
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Click on Resource Categories in the Scheduling section.
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Click + New.
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Enter [your prefix ex. mollyc] + Senior Technician for Name and click Save and Close.
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Click + New.
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Enter [your prefix ex. mollyc] + Technician for Name and click Save and Close.
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Create two more Resource Categories and name them [your prefix ex. mollyc] + Service Bay Facility and [your prefix ex. mollyc] + Tire Jack Equipment.
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You should now have 4 Resource Categories.
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Do NOT navigate away from this application.
Task 3: Create Resources
In this task you will create resources using the contacts you created.
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Click on Resources in the Scheduling section.
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Click + New.
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Select Contact for Resource Type, select Mike Smith for Contact, and select the Scheduling tab.
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Select Organizational Unit Address for Start and End Locations, select Main Avenue Location for Organizational Unit, and click Save.
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Select the Work Hours tab, click on one of the events on the calendar, click Edit, and select All events in the series.
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Select 08:00 AM to 04:30 PM and click Add Break.
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Remove Saturday and Sunday, select Observe Business Closure, then click Save.
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Select the General tab.
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Select the Related tab and select Resource Category Assns and click + New Bookable Resource Category Assn.
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Select Senior Technician and click Save and Close.
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Repeat the previous 9 steps and create the resources listed in the table below.
Resource Type | Contact | Start and End Locations | Organizational unit | Work Hours | Resource Category Assn |
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Contact | Judy Anderson | Organizational Unit Address | 19th Ave Location | Mo – Fr 08:00AM to 04:30 PM + Break Observe Business Closure | Senior Technician |
Contact | Sven Locarte | Organizational Unit Address | 35th St Location | Mo – Fr 08:00AM to 04:30 PM + Break Observe Business Closure | Senior Technician |
Contact | Jennifer Leary | Organizational Unit Address | Main Avenue Location | Mo – Fr 08:00AM to 04:30 PM + Break Observe Business Closure | Technician |
Contact | Allan Jackson | Organizational Unit Address | 19th Ave Location | Mo – Fr 08:00AM to 04:30 PM + Break Observe Business Closure | Technician |
Contact | Alex Nelson | Organizational Unit Address | 35th St Location | Mo – Fr 08:00AM to 04:30 PM + Break Observe Business Closure | Technician |
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You should now have 6 resources. Click + New.
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Select Facility for Resource Type, select 19th Ave – Service Bay 1 for Facility Equipment, and select the Scheduling tab.
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Select Organizational Unit Address for Start and End Locations, and then click Save.
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Select the General tab.
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Select the Related tab and select Resource Category Assns and click + New Bookable Resource Category Assn.
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Select Service Bay Facility and click Save and Close.
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Repeat the previous 3 steps and create the resources listed in the table below.
Resource Type | Facility Equipment | Start and End Locations | Resource Category Assn |
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Facility | 19th Ave – Service Bay 2 | Organizational Unit Address | Service Bay Facility |
Facility | 35th St – Service Bay 1 | Organizational Unit Address | Service Bay Facility |
Facility | 35th St – Service Bay 2 | Organizational Unit Address | Service Bay Facility |
Facility | Main Ave – Service Bay 1 | Organizational Unit Address | Service Bay Facility |
Facility | Main Ave – Service Bay 2 | Organizational Unit Address | Service Bay Facility |
Equipment | 19th Ave – Tire Jack | Organizational Unit Address | Tire Jack Equipment |
Equipment | 35th St – Tire Jack | Organizational Unit Address | Tire Jack Equipment |
Equipment | Main Ave – Tire Jack | Organizational Unit Address | Tire Jack Equipment |
- You should now have 15 Resources.