OptiMax - Dispatch Calculations
1. Navigate to ServiceMax Setup > App Administration > Configuration Profiles.
2. Click Org Profiles tab.
3. Select the Active profile.
4. Click Settings tab.
5. Expand the module and the submodule to view the relevant settings.
Module: OptiMax; Submodule: Dispatch Calculations
Setting ID
Setting Name
Description
Data Type
Default Value
SET002
Always Calculate Dispatch Process
This setting indicates if the Dispatch Process for a work order is calculated everytime the work order is updated
Boolean
False
SET003
Default Dispatch Priority
Default dispatch priority to be used for a work order if none of the prioritization rules can be applied on it
Number
1
SET004
Default Service Duration
Default calendar duration to be used to schedule a work order if none of the MTTS rules can be applied on it
Number
60
SET008
SLA Timestamp for Work Order Scheduling
SLA Timestamp to be used as the maximum end time for scheduling a work order
Picklist
Onsite Response Customer
SET009
Change Owner On Assignment
This setting is used by Immediate dispatch. It indicates if the owner of a work order should be changed to the technician's Salesforce user upon assignment. If set to false, only the technician name on the work order is set by the Immediate dispatch.
Boolean
True
SET010
Email Address : To send error notifications
Email ID to which notifications can be sent about errors encountered when preparing Work Orders for OptiMax jobs
Text
SET011
Next N days to find available slots for immediate dispatch
This setting is used by Immediate dispatch. It indicates the limit to find an available slot to schedule a work order
Number
5
SET012
Technician's average drive time (in minutes)
Technician's average drive time in minutes. Used in immediate dispatch to schedule an event in the next available slot on the technician's calendar.
Number
60
SET013
Consider same day in Immediate Dispatch
This setting indicates if the current day must be included or excluded when finding an available slot in a technician's calendar
Boolean
True
SET014
Lead Time to consider when assigning technician on same day
This setting indicates the number of minutes to skip before finding a suitable slot on technician's calendar. Used in immediate dispatch only if current day is considered
Number
60
SET015
Event subject
API field name of the field in Work Order object. Value of this field will be considered as Subject in event. This is used in immediate dispatch. Dispatch console uses Subject Rules
Text
Name
SET016
Default start day for Full run Time Horizon
Earliest day on which work orders can be scheduled by OptiMax for Full runs. 0 indicates today, 1 indicates today + 1 and so on. This is the default value displayed in Dispatch Process screen
Number
0
SET017
Default end day for Time Horizon
Starting from the planning horizon start, number of days for which technician capacity is calculated. This is the default value displayed in Dispatch Process screen
Number
3
SET018
Include Apex Debug Log For Troubleshooting
Setting this to true enables advanced troubleshooting of OptiMax Jobs. The debug email will contain Salesforce Apex debug logs
Boolean
False
SET033
P1 Priority
Dispatch Priority of the Work Order if the work order falls in the P1 priority bucket.
Number
5
SET034
P2 Priority
Dispatch Priority of the Work Order if the work order falls in the P2 priority bucket.
Number
4
SET035
P3 Priority
Dispatch Priority of the Work Order if the work order falls in the P3 priority bucket.
Number
3
SET036
P4 Priority
Dispatch Priority of the Work Order if the work order falls in the P4 priority bucket.
Number
2
SET049
Auto-calculate work order's Primary Territory using Territory Match Rules
If set to True, this setting enables automatic calculation of work order's Primary Territory using Territory Match Rules when a work order is created or updated, overwriting any value entered manually or through other Salesforce processes. If set to False, automatic calculation is disabled, and Primary Territory entered manually or through other means will be considered for Optimized Batch dispatch process calculation.
Boolean
False
SET050
Auto-calculate Preferred Technician for OptiMax/SP dispatch process work order
If set to True, this setting enables automatic calculation of work order's Preferred Technician, when the work order matches an Optimized Batch dispatch process either for Optimax or for Linx for Servicepower(SP), overwriting any value entered manually or through other Salesforce processes. If set to False, automatic calculation is disabled and Preferred Technician entered manually or through other means will be retained for use, with or without matching Optimized Batch dispatch process.
Boolean
False
SET051
Enable Resource preference management for Work Order
If set to True, Work Order Resource list is computed to determine the Mandatory, Prohibited, and Preferred technicians for the Work Order. This computation is done based on the Resource Preference entries on related Installed Product, Location and Account records. For this setting to work, GBL007 should also be set to True.
Boolean
False
SET052
Time Zone Validation
If set to True, Technician working hours time zone and Territory time zone will be matched, and only the technicians who have the same time zone as the work order territory will be considered for scheduling.
Boolean
True
SET053
Batch Technician Expertise
If set to True, this setting enables batching of technicians expertise records.
Boolean
FALSE
SET054
Technician Expertise Batch Size
This setting is for specifying the technician expertise records batch size sent to OptiMax.For this setting to work, Batch Technician Expertise setting should be set to True.
Number
25
SET055
SLA Calculation
Compute the SLA on the work order
Boolean
True
SET056
Skill set calculation for work orders
Enable/disable the skill set calculation for work orders.
Boolean
True
SET057
Recursive check for Precalculation
Enable/Disable the recursive check that evaluates if recursive execution of Precalculation is required or not.
Boolean
False
SET058
Enable Technician Eligibility Rules
If set to True, Qualified Technicians are populated on the work order by using Technician Eligibility Rules.
Boolean
False
SET059
Maximum event scheduling duration in minutes
This is the maximum schedulable duration in minutes for a single event (or appointment). For long jobs (mostly scheduled over multiple days) having a total schedulable service duration more than this value, multiple events (appointments) are scheduled, each having a maximum schedule duration of this value. The total duration of all the scheduled events is equal to the total schedulable service duration of the long job. Consider setting this value such that the individual event fits inside the technicians’ working hours including any driving, overhead and break times.
Number
0
SET060
Technician Working Hours
Choose either Salesforce Business Hours or Shifts defined in Service Board to determine technician’s working hours and availability.
Picklist
Business Hours
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