Create a Technician-Generated Lead work order from an existing work order

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Overview

If a technician on a work order convinces a customer to book additional services, they can be credited for a Technician-Generated Lead (TGL) on the new work order record. You can track TGLs in reports and set up bonuses to incentivize your technicians to generate new business.


 Who uses this feature

  • CSRs

Things to know

If you’ve set recall, warranty, and lead guides, you can create a new work order as a Technician-Generated Lead (TGL).

Create a Technician-Generated Lead work order from an existing work order

Create a Technician-Generated Lead (TGL) from an existing work order. When you create the TGL, you create a new work order that credits the technician assigned to the existing work order with the TGL.

  1. Search for and open the work order record you want to create a lead from.

  2. Click the Work Order Actions dropdown and select Lead.
    Work order actions menu highlights Lead while the work order remains scheduled with notifications enabled.

  3. Add details for the new work order.

    Note: The new work order uses customer and service location details from the existing work order.

    Create Lead form schedules an electrical service inspection with date, time, employee, technician, and work order tag.

  4. Use the Lead-Setting Employee dropdown to select the technician who generated the lead.

  5. When you’re finished, click Book.

  6. The work order opens, and is automatically set as a Lead in the Work Order Summary.

    Work order summary section shows an empty summary field, with an option to add a summary.

  7. Assign, dispatch, and complete the work order as normal.

    Tip: Click the Lead indicator in the Work Order Summary to see the original work order.

Mark an existing work order as a Technician-Generated Lead

If a technician was not credited for a Technician-Generated Lead (TGL) on a work order, you can edit the work order to credit them:

  1. Search for and open the work order record.

  2. Click Edit .
    Work Order Actions menu is open beside edit, comment, print, and email controls.

  3. Select Lead from another work order.

  4. In the Lead Generated From field, enter the work order number for the work order where the technician generated the lead.

  5. Click the Lead generated by dropdown and select the technician who generated the lead.

  6. When finished, click Save.

FAQ


How do you measure your technician's performance in generating leads?

Create a separate work order for each lead that is generated. Credit the technician who generated the lead on each of those work orders. You can't assign lead credit on appointments.

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