Service Reports
A service report can be created for an appointment. It will capture the details of the service appointment, the associated contact details, and other inputs of customer acknowledgement such as signature, and rating.
- Permission Required: Service Reports
- Find out the Edition-specific limits for Service Report.
Create Service Report
To create a service report:
- Select Service Appointments from the Work Order Management menu.
- Select the service appointment that you want to create the service report for.
- Select the Service report tab and click Create Service Report.
- In the Create Service Report wizard, do the following:
- Click Next under Model Preview.
Under Model Preview, you can view all the details that will be included in the report. The service report will have the company logo if one is included in the Organization Profile. - Under Technician Feedback, enter the Problem Statement, the Service Summary and click Save & Next to proceed.
Click Skip & Next if you want to proceed to the next step without providing information under Technician Feedback.
The Problem Statement provided here will be added under the Request Details section of the service report. The Service Summary provided here will be added under the Service Details section of the service report. - Under Customer Feedback, enter the Customer Feedback, Customer Rating, Customer Signature and click Save & Create to proceed. The signature can either be drawn or uploaded as a file.
Click Skip & Create if you want to create the service report without providing information under Customer Feedback.
The Customer Feedback, and Customer Rating, provided here will be added under the Customer Review section of the service report. The signature will be displayed at the bottom left corner of the report.
You can find a sample service report here.
Note:
- Refer to the pricing page for details regarding the number of service reports you can create.
- Click here to find out how you can customize the service report.
You can perform the following actions on a service report:
- Edit the report
- Clone the report
- Add/Edit Customer Feedback
- Add/Edit Technician Feedback
- Download the report
Hover over the service report you want to make changes to. Click [ 
] to edit the report. The other options will be available under the more options icon [ 
].
Note: The Edit option will be available only if the status of the service report is Draft.You can also find these options within the service report.
To create a service report from the mobile app:
- Log in to Zoho FSM mobile app.
- From the Home screen or the All Service Appointments List View screen, select the appointment you want to create the service report for.
- Select the Service Report tab and click the add [+] icon.
- In the Create Service Report wizard, do the following:
- Click Next under Model Preview.
Under Model Preview, you can view all the details that will be included in the report. - Enter the Problem Statement, the Service Summary and click Next to proceed.
Click Skip if you want to proceed to the next step without providing information under Technician Feedback.
The Problem Statement provided here will be added under the Request Details section of the service report. The Service Summary provided here will be added under the Service Details section of the service report. - Enter the Customer Feedback, Customer Rating, Customer Signature and click Save & Create to proceed.
Click Skip if you want to create the service report without providing information under Customer Feedback The Customer Feedback, and Customer Rating, provided here will be added under the Customer Review section of the service report.
Click Add to include a signature.
Click Save to add the signature. The signature can either be drawn or uploaded as a file. You can also edit or delete the signature.
To go back to a previous step, click on the respective icon in the wizard.
The created report can be viewed later from the Service Report card in the Overview screen or under the Service Report tab.
Click the more options [
] icon in the top-right corner of the service report for Edit, Download, Share, and Add/Edit Technician Feedback options. The Add/Edit Customer Feedback option will be available if you haven't added the customer signature. You can download the service report as a PDF. You can also share the service report externally.
Click the more options [
Note: You can upload a signature file with size upto 200KB in the format .jpg,.png, or .jpeg.Hide Pricing
You can restrict users from creating a service report with the pricing information of the services and parts. To achieve this, create a custom profile with the Create, and View action of the Service Reports permission enabled but with the Show Pricing permission disabled.
Also, depending on which action (Edit, Delete, Send, or Mark As Sent) you enable in the Service Reports permission, users can perform those actions on service reports that do not include the pricing information.
By default, users with the Limited Field Agent profile will have the Show Pricing permission disabled with View, Create, Send, and Mark As Sent actions for the Service Reports permission enabled for their Own Records. Thus the following will be true for the Limited Field Agent profile:
- They can View, Send, and Mark As Sent service reports that do not include the pricing information.
- They can Create service reports without the pricing information.
The following screenshot shows a service report that has been created without the pricing information:
Note: You can also use the Show Pricing option while customizing the service report template to create service reports without the pricing information of the services and parts.Add Attachments
To add attachments to the service report, ensure that the Attachments section is selected in the Page layout while customizing the service report template. You can add images (.png, .jpg, .jpeg) as attachments. You can upload a maximum of five images, but the combined size of all images must not exceed 10 MB.
While creating or editing a service report, you can add attachments during the Technician Feedback step. You can add attachments to a service report in two different ways:
- add attachments from existing notes
- create new notes with attachments and add those attachments
To add attachments to a service report:
- In the Technician Feedback step, click the Attachments dropdown.
To add attachments from existing notes
Click + on the attachment you want to include in the service report. The list of existing notes with attachments will be listed in the dropdown. The notes will be listed based on your permission.
To add attachments from newly created notes
Click Create New.
Click Attach File to add attachments. Add notes, and click Save.
Click + on the attachment you want to include in the service report.
The note will be added under the Notes section of the service appointment. - In Image width dropdown, choose one of the following:
Fit to screen: If the image exceeds the width of the report, it will be resized to fit accordingly; otherwise, it will remain unchanged.
Small: If the image is larger than 200 pixels, it will be resized to about one-third of the report's width.
Refer to the screenshot below to see how the attachments will be shown in the service report.
Note: It is important to remember that only the attachments in the notes can be included in the service report. You have the option to include attachments from existing notes or to create new notes with attachments while creating/editing the service report and adding them.Add Attachments from the Mobile App
Currently, you can add the attachments in existing notes to a service report. To do so:
- In the Create Service Report screen, click on the Attachments field.
- Select the note attachment that you want to include and click Add.
The Selected Images will be displayed on top. - Choose Fit to Screen or Small as the Image Size and click Next.
Edit Service Report
You can edit the service report only if its status is Draft.
To edit a service report:
- Hover over the service report and click the Edit [
] icon.
- Make the necessary edits using the Edit Service Report wizard and save the changes.
When you try to edit a service report that includes a signature, then you will have to provide a reason for making the changes (refer to the screenshot below).
To edit a service report from the mobile app:
- Log in to Zoho FSM mobile app.
- From the Home screen or the All Service Appointments List View screen, select the appointment whose service report you want to edit.
- Select the Service Report tab and click the service report you want to edit.
- Click the more options [
] icon in the top-right corner of the service report and select Edit.
- Make the necessary edits using the Edit Service Report wizard and save the changes.
When you try to edit a service report that includes a signature, then you will have to provide a reason for making the changes (refer to the screenshot below).
Adding And Editing Customer Feedback
If you hadn't captured the customer feedback while creating the service report, then you can add it later using the Add/Edit Customer Feedback option.
To add or edit the customer feedback in a service report:
- Hover over the service report and select Add/Edit Customer Feedback from the more options icon [
].
You will not be allowed to proceed if the customer signature has been added or if the status of the service report is Sent. - Make the necessary edits and save the changes.
To add or edit the customer feedback in a service report from the mobile app:
- Log in to Zoho FSM mobile app.
- From the Home screen or the All Service Appointments List View screen, select the appointment whose customer feedback you want to add or edit.
- Select the Service Report tab and click the service report to which you want to add or edit the customer feedback.
- Click the more options [
] icon in the top-right corner of the service report and select Add/Edit Customer Feedback.
This option will be available only if the customer signature hasn't been added or if the status of the service report is Draft. - Make the necessary edits and save the changes.
Adding And Editing Technician Feedback
If you hadn't captured the technician feedback while creating the service report, then you can add it later.
To add or edit the technician feedback in a service report:
- Hover over the service report and select Add/Edit Technician Feedback from the more options icon [
].
You will not be allowed to proceed if the status of the service report is Sent. - Make the necessary edits and save the changes.
To add or edit the technician feedback in a service report from the mobile app:
- Log in to Zoho FSM mobile app.
- From the Home screen or the All Service Appointments List View screen, select the appointment whose technician feedback you want to add or edit.
- Select the Service Report tab and click the service report to which you want to add or edit the technician feedback.
- Click the more options [
] icon in the top-right corner of the service report and select Add/Edit Technician Feedback.
This option will be available only if the status of the service report is Draft. - Make the necessary edits and save the changes.
Send Service Report
You can email the service report. To send a service report:
- Select Service Appointments from the Work Order Management menu.
- Select the service appointment whose service report you want to send.
- Select the Service report tab, and click the service report you want to send.
- Click Send.
Note that the status of the report will be Draft. - Click Send.
In the From field, choose a sender email address.
In the Send To field, you can use one of the following email addresses:
- Contact email address
- Email addresses of the Company's Contacts
- An email address entered by the user in the Email field
If there are no sender email addresses, then the service report will be sent from noreply@sender.zohofsm.com.
Once the report is sent, the status changes to Sent and you will have a Resend Report option.
Click Resend Report to send the report again. In the Send Service Report dialog, click Resend.
Before you send the report, if you want to change the status of the report to Sent, click Mark as Sent.
To send a service report from the mobile app:
- Log in to Zoho FSM mobile app.
- From the Home screen or the All Service Appointments List View screen, select the appointment you want to create the service report for.
- Select the Service Report tab and click the report you want to send.
- Click the Send [
] icon.
The status of the report will be Draft. - Click the Send [
] icon.
In the From field, choose a sender email address.
In the Send To field, the contact email address will be populated.
If there are no sender email addresses, then the service report will be sent from noreply@sender.zohofsm.com.
Once the report is sent, the status changes to Sent. Click the Send [
] icon to send the report again.
You can change the status to Sent without sending the report by clicking on Mark As Sent.
Clone Service Report
You can clone a service report. The cloned service report will include all the details of the original report including the customer signature.
To clone a service report:
- Select Service Appointments from the Work Order Management menu.
- Select the service appointment whose service report you want to clone.
- Select the Service report tab. Hover over the service report you want to clone and select Clone from the more options icon [
].
- In the Clone Service Report form, click Save.
The cloned service report will be listed under the Service report tab.
Reports
In the report Service Reports by Status, you can see the list of all the service reports created along with their current status.
Sample Service Report
Given below is a sample service report.
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