How do I set up a Mobile Field Service (MFS) Technician?

How to setup MFS User in Define Users?

Mobile Field Service Application

Payroll>Employees>Employee Payroll Information

System Management>Security>Define Users

Step 1: Create a PENTA Employee Id for the Service Technician (Payroll>Employees>Employee Payroll Information)

Requirements:

• Open the ‘Employee Roles’ window and mark the employee as a Service Technician

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• On the Miscellaneous tab, link the Employee to a PENTA user id (after the PENTA user Id has been setup for this employee)

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Step 2: Create a PENTA User Id for the Service Technician (System Management>Security>Define Users) 

Requirements:

• Assign the user to the ‘Service – Mobile Field Service’ security group (or any security group that grants the technician access to the mobile application)

• Link the Employee Id created above to the PENTA User Id for this technician

• Click on the Mobile tab

  • Enter ‘Y’ in the Mobile Field Service User (Y/N) field

  • Enter the technician’s warehouse and make it the default warehouse.

    • Optionally enter additional warehouses this technician has access to 

  • If this technician has access to charge Fixed Assets to Work Orders on the Mobile Device, enter the authorized OUs for this purpose.

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