Accept or reject a work order task
Accept a work order task that has been assigned to you. You can reject the task if, for example, you do not have the required skills or you are not available at the required time.
Before you begin
Role required: wm_agent or wm_dispatcher
About this task
Unlike other work order tasks, the task card for a work order task related to a linear asset includes the start and end location details. This information helps agents identify that the task is specific to a linear asset and provides them with a clear understanding of the segment they need to focus on while executing the task.
Procedure
- Open the ServiceNow Agent application.
- Tap My Work.
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Perform one of the following actions.
Option Details Accept a task Do one of the following:
- To accept a task from the work order task list, select the desired task, swipe to the left and select Accept.
- To accept a task after reviewing the work order task details:
- Select and open the desired task.
- Review the task details.
- Tap Accept.
Reject a task Do one of the following:
- To reject a task from the work order task list, select the desired task, swipe to the left and select Reject.
- To reject a task after reviewing the work order task details:
- Select and open the desired task.
- Review the task details.
- Tap Reject.
The Reject Task pop-up appears.
- From the Reason list, select a reason for
the rejecting the task. Available options:
- Schedule conflict – you have another appointment scheduled for the same time window.
- Skills mismatch – the skills you have do not match the skills required to work on the task.
- Location mismatch – the location specified for the task is not the location you could work.
- Duplicate task – another record of this task exists.
- Parts unavailable – you do not have the required parts to work on this task.
- Customer unavailable – customer is not available for the scheduled task time-window.
- Other – any reason other than the ones listed earlier.
- In the Details field, enter additional information for rejecting the task. This field will be mandatory if you choose Other from the Reason list.
- Do one of the following:
- On an iOS device, tap Submit.
- On an Android device, tap the done icon.
The reason for rejecting the task is populated in the work notes and the task moves to Pending Dispatch state.
Note:The rejected task is not dynamically scheduled to the same agent for the next 24 hours. This is controlled by the work.management.rejected.technician.duration system property. However, as an agent you can manually assign the work order task back to yourself or as a dispatcher you can assign it back to the same agent.
What to do next
Start work on a task using the Now Mobile Agent application.