¶ Splynx Field Service app
¶ Overview
The Splynx Field Service app streamlines task management in the field, providing a fast and efficient way to oversee operations. All tasks are centralized on a single platform, enabling technicians to complete their work with ease while keeping you informed in real time.
Say goodbye to printed work orders — task details, checklists, time tracking, and customer information are all readily accessible.
For optimal, error-free use of the Splynx Field Service app, ensure that the technicians who will be using the application have the following permissions in Splynx:
¶ Download app links
To download the Splynx Field Service app use the next links:
¶ Dashboard
On the app dashboard, you can view the number of tasks assigned to you, as well as those assigned to your team. These tasks are further categorized into scheduled and unscheduled tasks.
A user-friendly calendar allows you to see which tasks are scheduled for each day:
¶ Account settings
The breadcrumbs button in the top-right corner of the Dashboard opens the Clear cache option and settings:
By clicking Settings, a list of account options opens, allowing you to configure notifications, change your password, enable two-factor authentication, read the app’s privacy policy, or log out:
In Notification settings, you can choose which notifications to receive, including:
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When a new comment is added to a task
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When a new task is assigned to you
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How many hours in advance you want to be notified about a scheduled task.
¶ Calendar
The integrated calendar simplifies the management of scheduled tasks, helping you navigate them efficiently and stay organized.
By using the filter in the top-right corner of the page, you can choose whether to display tasks assigned specifically to you or team tasks, and filter calendar entries by customer or by project.
¶ Map
Map integration streamlines task location tracking, improving visibility and supporting more efficient, reliable field operations.
Use the menu in the top-right corner to filter which tasks are displayed on the map, allowing you to view tasks by assignment, schedule, team, customer, project, or status:
By clicking the map icon, you can choose the map type: Standard, Satellite, or Topographic:
¶ Tasks
The Tasks section synchronizes all tasks and their details from the server to the app, allowing you to create new tasks, update existing ones, link customers and inventory items, and capture customer signatures on documents directly within the app.
¶ Adding new tasks
Tasks can be added from the Dashboard by clicking the Create task button if no task is scheduled for the week, or directly from the menu bar below by clicking the Add button:
The task form will appear, allowing you to enter all necessary details. The Title, Project, and Partner fields are required. Then click on Save.
Within the task, the menu bar below allows you to view the customer’s details, attachments, comments, related items, etc.:
¶ Filter
Tasks can be filtered by assignment, schedule, team, customer, project, or status:
¶ Info
In the Info section, you can view all task details: location, status, and scheduled time; as well as add or remove checklist items, close the task, add sub-tasks, manage the worklog, and edit task details.
¶ Customer
In this task section, you can view all details and options related to the linked customer. You can add inventory items and manage the customer’s documents, including downloading, signing, sending to the customer, or deleting them.
By selecting the Customer sign option next to the customer’s contract, you can initiate the signing process directly within the app. Click Save afterward.
By selecting the Send to customer option, you can send the document to the customer via email, SMS, the Portal, or both the Portal and email:
¶ Attachments
Here, you can add and manage attachments related to the task.
Formats: jpg, jpeg, png, heic, doc, docx, txt, pdf, rtf, odt, ods, odp, odf, eml, csv, xls, xlsx, gif, mov, mp4, avi, wmv.
File size: up to 50 MB.
¶ Comments
Click the Add comment button in the Comments section to create a new comment and attach files if needed. You can then edit, pin, or delete comments.
¶ Inventory
In this section, you can link available inventory items to the task.
Inventory searches are limited to the currently selected stock location. If an item does not appear in the search results, verify that the correct stock location is selected.
You can then manage the linked items in the same way as in the Inventory section of your server: for example, selling, renting, assigning items to a customer, returning them, or unlinking them from the task:
¶ Related
In the Related section, you can add sub-tasks, link related or parent tasks, and link a ticket:
¶ Worklog
The Worklog helps track all time spent on a task. All worklog entries can be edited or deleted.
¶ Activity
All actions performed on the task can be viewed in the Activity section:
