Create a work order template

  • Rversion finale: Australia
  • Mis à jour 12 mars 2026
  • 4 minutes de lecture
  • Field Service Management uses the work order template as a source of information for populating fields in a work order.

    Avant de commencer

    Role required: wm_admin or model_manager

    Pourquoi et quand exécuter cette tâche

    The work order template pre populates work orders with repeatable information. You can add fields, such as the Assignment group, during the template creation process. This enables you to create templates that work for both work orders and tasks, ensuring that consistent information is included across all related records.

    Procédure

    1. Navigate to one of the following:
      • All > Product Catalog > Templates > Work Order Templates.
      • All > Field Service > Catalog & Knowledge > Work Order Templates.
      • All > Template Management > Work Order Templates.
    2. Select New.
    3. On the form, fill in the fields.
      Tableau 1. Work Order Template form
      Field Description
      Request information
      Name [Required] Unique and descriptive name for this template.
      Short description [Required] Content that is copied into the Short description field of a work order when this work order template is used. The exception to this is a work order created from an incident, problem, or change request, which always uses the short description of the source task, even when a template is applied.
      Description More in-depth description of the purpose of the template.
      Checklist template Select a checklist template to add a checklist to the work orders created from this work order template. For information on checklists, see Checklists.
      Workflow The workflow for work orders created from this template.
      Qualification group The qualification group for work orders created from this template.
    4. If desired, add a field to the Request Information section of the template:
      1. Select Edit fields and select the field from the choice list.
      2. Add a value to the field.
      3. Select the gear icon next to the field and enable the Show option if you want this field to be displayed when this template is selected from the Field Service Catalog.
        If desired, enable the Mandatory option to make this a mandatory field.
    5. Select Add Task to add one or more tasks.
    6. On the form, fill in the fields.
      For fields in the Task Information section of the form, you can select Copy Task Template and add the information from a task template if desired.
      Tableau 2. Work Order Template form
      Field Description
      Task information
      Work configuration The Work configuration for this task. Selecting a work configuration will automatically populate the Task type and Work type fields. Work configurations must be configured for this field to appear. For more information, see Configuring Field Service Work Configurations.
      Task type The type of task to create. The default is Work Order Task.
      Name Unique and descriptive name for this task. As you start to enter the description of the task, fields for your next task appear.
      Description A description of this task.
      Task skills Skills required by an agent to work on the task.
      Remarque :
      Select the Mandatory check box to indicate that this skill is required to perform the work order task.
      Parts and quantities Parts requirements and quantities, as needed. If you selected Part requirements are not needed by agents on the Field Service Configuration screen, the Parts and quantities fields aren’t displayed.
      Remarque :
      Select the Mandatory check box in front of all the parts that are required to perform the work order task.
      Dispatch group The dispatch group used to select the individuals who will fulfill the task. By default, ServiceNow filters the list of available dispatch groups by their proximity to the work order task location. When the work.management.limit.location property is set to false, the system displays all dispatch groups for selection, without any consideration of location. If only one dispatch group is available for a work order task in any location, ServiceNow automatically enters that group in this field. If the Field Service will not use the dispatch queue option is selected in the Field Service Configuration screen, this field isn’t displayed.
      Depends on Identifies the task of tasks that must be completed before this task can be performed. You cannot make an entry in the first task until you have created subsequent tasks.
      Checklist template Select a checklist template to add a checklist to the tasks created from this work order template.
      Work Type The type of work to be performed by an agent or crew to complete the task.
      • Break Fix
      • Install
      • Planned Maintenance
      For more information, see Create work types for a work order task.
      Needs Crew Indicator of work type associated with work order tasks that requires a group of agents to work on it. Administrator or Initiator can select or clear this option.
    7. If desired, add one or more fields to the Task Information section of the template from the table selected in the Task type field.
      1. Select Edit fields and select the field from the choice list.
      2. Add a value to the field.
      Remarque :

      As you work with tasks, you can select the min and max buttons to expand and collapse task information. If needed, you can also change the order of tasks using drag-and-drop.

      If you set the Templates will not create a dedicated catalog item option on the Field Service Configuration screen, the template screen includes a Publish button. You can select this button if you want to manually publish a template as an item in the catalog. If the option is set to Templates will create a dedicated catalog item, the Publish button won’t be displayed and the template will be automatically added to the catalog.

    8. When you have completed your entries, select Submit.