Explanation of ServiceTitan Mobile technician permissions in ServiceTitan

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Overview

The following permissions are listed in the order in which they're shown in ServiceTitan. If you're looking for a specific permission, use the Search field above the list of permissions in Settings > People and then either Role Permissions or Technicians > Permissions > Edit.

Permissions are separated into the different workflows they impact. If you're unsure what a permission does, hover over the permission name in ServiceTitan to see a short description. Depending on your account configurations, you might not have access to all the workflows and permissions listed below.

For steps on how to enable permissions, see:


Who uses this feature

  • Administrators

  • Applies to all business types

  • Applies to all trades

Accounting Permissions

Invoices

These permissions affect the way the technician can view and edit invoices.

Permission Name

Description

Default on/off

Set tax status by invoice item

Allows technicians to set items as taxable or nontaxable on invoices.

Off

Edit service price

Allows technicians to edit service prices on estimates and invoices.

On

View material costs

Allows technicians to view the costs of materials that have been added to invoices.

On

View equipment costs

Allows technicians to view the costs of equipment that have been added to invoices.

Off

Calculate prices

Allows technicians to calculate prices on estimates or invoices that use a rate sheet.

On

Edit payment

Allows technicians to edit existing payments on invoices.

On

Edit invoice tax amounts

Allows technicians to edit tax amounts on invoices.

On

Edit invoice tax zone

Allows technicians to change tax zones on invoices.

On

Invoice Summary is Required

Requires technicians to fill out an invoice summary before closing a job. The invoice summary can also be marked as Required in Job Type settings.

Off

Customer Communications Permissions

Chat

These permissions affect the technician's ability to interact with customers through chat.

Permission Name

Description

Default on/off

View customer chats

Allows technicians to view chats and chat with customers through the app.

On

Allow full access to customer chats

Allows technicians to have access to all chat functionality.

Off

Send emails from technician email address

Allows technicians to email estimates and invoices to customers from their work email addresses.

Off

Job Booking & Dispatching Permissions

Job Management

These permissions affect the technician's ability to make changes to jobs.

Permission Name

Description

Default on/off

Dispatch to job

Allows technicians to self dispatch to jobs.

On

Pause on an appointment

Allows technicians to pause jobs, previously known as Done for now.

On

Reschedule job

Allows technicians to reschedule jobs.

Off

Place job on hold

Allows technicians to mark jobs as On Hold.

Off

Request an additional appointment for a job

Allows technicians to request an additional appointment for a job.

Off

Book job

Allows technicians to book jobs.

Off

Listen to call recording (mobile)

Allows technicians to listen to call recordings.

On

Reschedule an appointment

Allows technicians to reschedule appointments.

Off

Lead technician actions

Allows technicians to dispatch, arrive, send others on meal breaks, and mark others as Done.

Note: The technician must be a managed technician and this only works if all technicians are assigned to the same appointment.

Off

Check in/out on dispatch board

Allows technicians to check themselves in or out on the Dispatch Board.

Off

Lead Generation Permissions

Estimates & Follow Ups

These permissions affect the technician's ability to work with estimates and follow ups.

Permission Name

Description

Default on/off

Mark estimate as recommended

Allows technicians to mark estimates as Recommended.

On

Access follow ups

Allows technicians to access the Follow Ups tab.

Off

Edit estimates in follow up

Allows technicians to edit estimates in the Follow Ups tab.

Off

Make estimate name required

Requires technicians to name estimates on a job.

Off

Calculate prices

Allows technicians to calculate prices on estimates or invoices that use a rate sheet.

On

Edit service price

Allows technicians to edit service prices on estimates and invoices.

On

Edit material price

Allows technicians to edit material prices on estimates and invoices.

On

Edit material charge

Allows technicians the ability to edit if a material is chargeable or non-chargeable on estimates and invoices.

On

Edit equipment price

Allows technicians to edit equipment prices on estimates and invoices.

On

Allow editing sold estimates

Allows technicians to edit sold estimates.

Off

Print Estimate

Allows technicians to print estimates.

Off

View/Edit Proposals

Allows technicians to view and edit proposal estimates.

Off

Payroll & Admin Permissions

Clocking In, Scorecards, & Payroll Review

These permissions affect the technician's ability to view and perform administrative tasks.

Permission Name

Description

Default on/off

Allow clock in and out

Allows technicians to clock in and out for the day.

On

View scorecard

Allows technicians to access the Technician Scorecard.

On

Allow meal breaks

Allows technicians to start and end meal breaks.

On

Technician is able to dispute payroll

Allows technicians to dispute the payroll and leave a note.

Note: This permission requires the Enable payroll approval module in mobile permission to be turned on.

On

Enable payroll approval module in mobile

Allows technicians to view and approve their payroll.

Off

View different divisions on mobile dashboard

Allows technicians to track sales, conversions, revenue, and other business metrics for different divisions on the mobile dashboard.

Off

Pricebook Permissions

General Access & Editing Prices

These permissions affect the technician's ability to view and edit Pricebook items.

Permission Name

Description

Default on/off

View item prices

Allows technicians to view item prices in the pricebook and accept payments.

Note: The Don't show technician item prices option in the business unit setting overrides this permission.

On

Mobile add on checkbox

Allows technicians access to add on Pricebook prices.

On

Purchasing & Inventory Permissions

Purchase Orders & Shipments

These permissions affect the technician's ability to work with purchase orders (POs) and shipments.

Permission Name

Description

Default on/off

Allow technician to consume items not on their truck

Allows technicians to add inventory SKUs to job invoices.

Note: If the Allow technicians to consume items not on their truck permission is disabled, only inventory SKUs that are on the truck template or on the truck location can be added.

Off

Create purchase order

Allows technicians to create POs without auto-receiving them.

On

Allow technicians to send POs of permitted PO types

Allows technicians to send POs if the PO type is permitted to be sent by technicians.

Off

Edit purchase order in pending status

Allows technicians to edit POs in pending status.

On

Allow technician to receive job POs on mobile

Allows technicians to receive job POs.

Off

Receive purchase order

Allows technicians to view the record that the shipment is received or partially received.

On

Purchase order receipt photo required

Requires technicians to upload photos of vendor documents on POs.

Off

Create returns against job POs

Allows technicians to create returns against POs associated with jobs they're assigned to.

Off

Inventory Mobile App

These permissions affect the technician's ability to access the Inventory Mobile App.

Permission Name

Description

Default on/off

Access Inventory Mobile App

Allows technicians to sign in to the Inventory Mobile App.

Off

Selling & Performing Work Permissions

Customer Details

These permissions affect the technician's access to view details about the customer, location, and job.

Permission Name

Description

Default on/off

View customer record

Allows technicians to view customer contact details.

On

View location record

Allows technicians to view previous estimates, recurring services, and previous invoices in the History tab on the job record. Also allows technicians to book a job for an existing location.

On

View customer phone numbers

Allows technicians to view phone numbers tied to the customer record.

On

View location phone numbers

Allows technicians to view phone numbers tied to the location record.

On

View customer emails

Allows technicians to view email addresses tied to the customer record.

On

View location emails

Allows technicians to view email addresses tied to the location record.

On

View job notes

Allows technicians to view notes in the job history.

On

View job attachments

Allows technicians to view attachments in the job history.

On

View property data

Allows technicians to view property data for the location of the job. Displays the same data that's displayed on the office side.

Off

Set notes on customer, location, or job

Allows technicians to leave notes on the customer record, location record, or job record for easy sharing of information with the office and other technicians.

Off

View location attachments

Allows technicians to view location attachments.

Off

View customer attachments

Allows technicians to view customer attachments.

Off

Remove location equipment

Allows technicians to remove a piece of installed equipment permanently from a customer's location record.

Off

Forms

These permissions affect the way the technician views and works with forms.

Permission Name

Description

Default on/off

View forms

Allows technicians to view and complete forms on the job.

Note: With the permission off, previously completed forms can still be viewed under History > Forms.

On

Allow forms duplication

Allows technicians to create multiple copies of the same form.

On

General

These permissions affect the technician's general experience working on the mobile device.

Permission Name

Description

Default on/off

View history tab

Allows technicians to access previous jobs they have worked. Technicians can't dispatch and arrive to these jobs, but can take basic actions like add photos or leave notes. You can control the date range they have access to.

On

Upload photos and videos

Allows technicians to upload existing photos and videos from their mobile phones.

Note: Even with this permission disabled, technicians will still be able to take new photos and videos and post to the job.

On

Enable phone capture

Allows technicians to capture and upload photos and videos from their mobile phones. Great for technicians who work in attics, crawl spaces, chimneys, and more.

On

Enable visit assistant

Allows technicians to use the contactless e-sign feature for collecting signatures on estimates, invoices, and forms.

On

Allow uploading attachments after the job is completed or put on hold

Allows technicians to upload attachments to a job when the job is complete or on hold.

Off

Access Pricebook in mobile

Allows technicians access to Pricebook.

Off

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