Define Mobile Employee
Explanation
This activity is used to assign a maintenance employee to work as a mobile
user. When this is done, a user is allowed to handle work orders in a mobile
device. A user becomes a mobile user once the check box Mobile user is Selected
or when a user activates a mobile device with IFS Mobile application.
Optionally, a mobile user can be given a type, either field service or asset
management. Field Service setting will change the mobile client to be
address centric and the Asset Management setting will change the mobile client
to be object centric. Further, it is possible to connect:
- A default travel craft for the
mobile user so that travel cost will be calculated based on the value of the
travel craft.
- A default time type for the mobile user so that it will be used by
default in the mobile device when reporting time for work and limits
selecting crafts only for the ones defined in the time type.
- A default travel time type for the mobile user so that it will be used
by default in the mobile device when reporting time for traveling and limits
selecting crafts only for the ones defined in the time type.
Prerequisites
To perform this activity:
- The person must have been
connected to a maintenance department.
- Optionally should connected to a
craft.
- Optionally should connect to a time type via the connected craft.
System Effects
As a result of this activity, you will be able to work as a mobile user,
which allows handling work orders on a mobile device.
Window
Organization
Basic Data
Related Window Descriptions
Organization Basic Data
Organization Basic Data/Employees
Organization Basic
Data/Employees/Mobile Employee
Procedure
- Open the Organization Basic Data
window.
- Click the Employees tab and query
(F3) for your employee ID.
- Click the Mobile Employee tab.
- Select the Mobile User check box.
- Optionally, select a Mobile User Type, enter a
Travel Craft, enter a
Time Type and enter a
Travel Time Type . Use the List of Values to select a valid value.
- Save the information (F12).
Note : Select check box Disable Transfer to Mobile, If you need to
disable an employee becoming a mobile user.