Return from a Service Call

OBJECTIVE

The Return from a Service Call option is used to enter costs incurred by a call related to the technician’s service work order. The items entered in this option are transferred to Preparation or Invoicing to prepare the invoice.

 

It is important that the information entered in this option reflect the actual cost of the call. Starting with this step, the call number is used rather than the contract number.

It is possible to enter the costs on a call in an Entered status. However, it will be impossible to invoice as long as the call status or the call dispatch is not closed.

 

PREREQUISITEs

 

ICONS

 

Summary

 

Steps

 

maestro* > Service Management > Service Calls > Processing > Return From a Service Call

 

Enter a return from a service call

  1. Enter a Call Number.

It is also possible to select a return from a service call that has already been entered in the Summary of non-transferred transactions list. Maestro* displays the transactions for all calls in the upper grid of the screen if the Show transactions for the current call or for all calls icon has been clicked. Otherwise, only transactions related to the selected call will be displayed.

 

The information related to the call are displayed in order to verify if the chosen call number corresponds to the site of the work order.

The user can always continue to enter costs for a call with an Entered status. However, it will not be possible to invoice it until the service dispatch or call dispatch is closed.

 

A message is displayed on the screen when the call number is invalid in the following situations:

  • the call does not exist;
  • the call is closed.
  1. Enter the required information in the tab:
  1. Enter the required information in the tab:
  1. Enter the required information in the Visit Details tab:

Allows the user to enter the details of the technician’s intervention after receiving the work order from him. If necessary, this description can be included on the invoice. Otherwise, it is provided for information purposes only.

Text can be entered manually or be copied from Define Types of Visits by pressing the F7 key.

  1. Contract Details tab:

Used to view contract agreements in the Detail section of Contract Management. Additional information cannot be entered in this tab.

  1. Call Details tab:

Used to view what was entered when entering the call and to compare it to the work done by the technician. Additional information cannot be entered in this tab.

  1. Enter the required information in the Equipment tab:

 

This tab displays all of the equipment in the contract. It is also possible to check or clear the equipment affected by the visit. This information will be used in Equipment Inquiry to display contracts, calls and visits related to equipment.

The maintenance tasks linked to the selected equipment are displayed at the bottom of the screen, if they have been configured for a specific equipment and completed in maestro*MOBILE.

 

Field

Description

Equipment details

During the first return from a service call for a given call, the equipment to be maintained and identified in the call when it was created is displayed and this field is checked. Columns:

Maintenance done for this call

This field is also used to display equipment on which maintenance has already been performed for this call and that was specified in a previous return from a service call.

NOTE: The check mark indicates that maintenance has been planned or already performed for the equipment.

Maintenance done in this visit

Used to indicate that maintenance was performed on this piece of equipment during the visit (return from a service call).

Documents

Columns:

Related to this Contract

Used to link documents that are relevant to the contract (such as the site plan, photos of equipment, etc.).

NOTE: These documents apply only to the equipment identified in the contract.

Related to this Equipment

Displays the documents added from Document Management in the Equipment Management option (for example, the technical data sheet for the equipment).

NOTE: A document added in this section is automatically updated in Equipment Management and is available for all contracts in which the equipment is selected.

Equipment Detail

Columns:

Equipment

Equipment covered by the contract.

NOTE: The equipment code must be created in advance in Define Equipment Codes.

Description

Description of the selected equipment.

NOTE: This field cannot be modified because the information is taken from Define Equipment Codes.

Number

Number of pieces of equipment for the contract.

NOTE: Usually, the number is always 1 when serial numbers are generated.

Brand

Brand of the selected equipment.

NOTE: This field cannot be modified because the information is taken from Define Equipment Codes.

Model

Displays the equipment model entered in Contract Management.

Unit Type

Displays the type of the unit connected to the equipment entered in Contract Management.

Location

Location of the equipment at the customer’s site in Contract Management. Serial number of the equipment entered in Contract Management.

Serial Number

Serial number of the equipment entered in Contract Management.

Order No.

Displays the purchase order number used to purchase the equipment

NOTES: This number is entered in the Equipment tab in Contract Management.

It is possible to view the order from one of the following options: Service Call Inquiry, Service Contract Inquiry or Service Equipment Inquiry. Simply double-click on the order number in the Equipment tab.

Extension

Displays the extension of the purchase order used to purchase equipment, if applicable.

Customer’s Ref. No.

Customer’s equipment reference number.

Warranty

Warranty on the equipment.

NOTE: When entering a call or return from call, maestro* warns the user that the equipment in the contract is under warranty.

Columns:

Start Date

Warranty start date after purchase or when the equipment is replaced.

End Date Labour

Warranty end date on labour for each piece of equipment covered in the contract.

End Date Material

Warranty end date on parts for each piece of equipment covered in the contract.

  1. tab:
  1. Additional fields tab:

This tab allows the user to enter additional fields in order to complete the information.

The values of the additional fields can be copied from one screen to the other on the condition that the name of the variable used, for the additional field, is the same in all screens.

  1. Click Save.

It is possible that maestro* refuses to save hours if the Hour Transfer Method is set to 2 - Balanced and if the Closure of the auxiliary (hours) column in Set Pay Periods is checked. This configuration lets the administrator prevent the entry of hours in a payroll period that has already been calculated.

 

Transferring a Return from a Service Call

  1. To transfer as return from a service call, you must make sur the Accept. field, in the Detail tab, is set to YES.
  2. Click on the Transfer icon and answer Yes to the question "Do you want to transfer this transaction?".
    The Return from Service Calls Transfer window is displayed.
  3. Decide what needs to be transferred in the return from a service call:

Choice

Description

Final Transfer

By checking the Final Transfer line, all elements will be transferred at once: Hours Employee, Hours Equipment, Material, and Items to Bill.

Transfer of Hours

By checking the Hours Transfer line, the Hours Employee and Hours Equipment elements will be transferred.

  • If we only check the Employee line, under Hours Transfer, only the Hours Employee will be transferred. The employee hours include the hours and bonuses entered in the Breakdown tab.
  • If we only check the Equipment lined, under Hours Transfer, only the Hours Equipment will be transferred. The equipment hours include all equipment hours entered in the Breakdown tab.

Material Tranfer

By checking the Material Transfer line, only the return from a service call's Material elements will be transferred. This includes all elements that are not hours or bonuses in the Breakdown tab.

Items to Bill Transfer

By checking the Items to Bill Transfer line, only the return from a service call's Items to Bill elements will be transferred. This includes all elements in the Items to Bill tab.

  1. If there are multiple elements in a section, we can choose those that need to be transferred.
  2. Click on the Transfer icon.
  3. Answer the question that appears, which explains that the transfer will no longer be modifiable.
  4. The transfer is performed and the transfer report is displayed.

 

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Last modification: March 18, 2025