Videos

Take your learning to the next level by advancing your knowledge through our database of video training content.

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Dispatch Payments with Stax

Send your customers a link to pay their invoice online and enable your team to take payments in the field or the office.

Billing
Premium Features
Customer Experience
Payments
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First Time Login & Adding your Team

When your company Dispatch account is created, 1 user will receive a welcome email from Dispatch. This video covers how that user can login, add their team, and add their cellphone number to their profile so they won't need to remember a password.

Settings
Desktop App Only
Dispatchers
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Adding Photos from the Field

Techs in the field can save time by adding photos to their jobs/work orders while they are on-site. These photos are visible to the Dispatcher in real-time!

Mobile
Techs in the Field
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Filtering your Jobs on Schedule & List View

In addition to filtering your jobs by status, you're also able to filter by job labels, assigned technician, job source, status reason, and follow-ups.

Desktop App Only
Dispatchers
Both
Scheduling
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Free Service Request Page for your Customers

Dispatch's free booking page allows your potential customers to send a request for appointments from your website, social media profiles, or even in the footer of your company's emails.

Job Sources
Customer Experience
Work
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Default Appointment Length

Add appointment types to better organize your company’s schedule. Setting a default appointment type allows you to automatically set the length of those appointments.

Scheduling
Settings
Desktop App Only
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Create Follow-Up Dates for your Team

Use the follow-up feature to add a yellow label to your jobs/leads with a "due date" for follow-up.

Desktop App Only
Work
Scheduling
Dispatchers
Both
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Manager Mobile App: Assigned Tech on Schedule Page

Mobile app version 4.13 or higher. Update your app today!

Both
Dispatchers
Mobile
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Set a Default Tax Rate

Set a default tax rate which will automatically apply to all taxable line items on your invoices.

Settings
Billing
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Feature: Showcase your Ratings

Optional feature: Show your average rating of 4.5 or higher from the on my way screen. Show off those ratings, you deserve it.

Customer Experience
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Technicians: Profile Photo and Bio

1. How Dispatchers can add Technician Profile Photos and Bios. 2. How Technicians can add their own photo and short bio to their customer-facing profile.

Techs in the Field
Users
Settings
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How to Use the Notify Button

Utilizing the "Notify" button within a job in Work

Desktop App Only
Dispatchers
Notifications
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Dispatcher Assignment

You're able to assign specific Dispatchers to jobs/leads - when you assign a Dispatcher, you'll be able to filter your jobs list by Dispatcher assignment.

Work
Dispatchers
Desktop App Only
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Technician Working Hours

Add your company and technician working hours to optimize your scheduling experience.

Settings
Desktop App Only
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Company Presets: Job Labels

Keep your work organized by attaching labels to your jobs for better sorting and to see important information at a glance.

Desktop App Only
Settings
Work
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Manager Mobile App: Cancelling Appointments

Individuals at your company in the role of dispatcher or both log are able to cancel an appointment in the Dispatch Manager mobile application. Canceling the appointment will revert the job back to the unscheduled status.

Dispatchers
Both
Mobile
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Assigning Secondary Techs to an Appointment and Route View

Secondary technician routes will appear on the map view, displaying their route. Important info: Only the Primary Technician can status the appointment. Secondary Technicians can only view the job details.

Scheduling
Dispatchers
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Company Presets: Attachment Labels

Add attachment labels to your company presets to standardize labels on your notes and photos and easy access.

Desktop App Only
Settings
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Manager Mobile App: Alerts

The mobile app for those in the Dispatcher or Both role released an update in May 2022, which includes in-app alerts making it even easier to view important notifications at a glance.

Dispatchers
Both
Mobile
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Schedule Settings: Estimated Travel Time

If toggled, estimates for travel time will appear on the timeline as lines extending between appointments. Hovering over them will show the actual time estimate.

Scheduling
Dispatchers
Desktop App Only
Settings
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Schedule Settings: Save Preferred View

Set and save your preferred schedule view. Select your preferences and save from the schedule page.

Scheduling
Desktop App Only
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Schedule Settings: Hide Completed Appointments

Hide completed appointments from your schedule view to easily identify any past appointments in need of update and quickly gauge the current days' availability.

Scheduling
Desktop App Only
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Send Yourself a Sample Job

Practice and gain more confidence using Dispatch by sending yourself a sample job. You can find the button labeled 'Send Sample' at the bottom of the jobs list. This can also be done from the bottom of the jobs list shown on the schedule page.

Dispatchers
Notifications
Scheduling
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Winning an Estimate, Generating an Invoice, and Taking Payment

Please note: Invoices can be created even when there isn't an estimate create beforehand. Dispatchers using the web app can also create and send invoices.

Retail Work
Customer Experience
Mobile
Billing
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Creating an Estimate

You can create an Estimate for a customer on any job that you wish to provide "estimated" pricing and capture signatures prior to creating an Invoice. Please note: This can also be done by a Dispatcher from the web application.

Techs in the Field
Retail Work
Dispatchers
Billing
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Billing Document Contracts

While optional, attaching contract language to billing documents may be a great way for your organization to include state-required legal language or general customer agreements for all signed documents.

Retail Work
Settings
Billing
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Billing Items

Many companies choose to establish a list of standard billing line items for their team to use across jobs. Mobile app users can search this list in the field and they can add new items as they create Estimates and Invoices.

Retail Work
Settings
Billing
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Customer Billing: Settings and Tax Rates

Before creating any Estimates or Invoices we suggest visiting the settings page to choose your payments options and sequential numbering. If you charge taxes, you'll certainly want to setup tax rates as applicable to your company.

Settings
Retail Work
Billing
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Manager Mobile App: Key Features

If you're in the role of Dispatcher or Both (provides service in the field and manages scheduling) this video is for you. This video shows how to use key features of the Manager mobile app on a day to day basis to make life easier.

Mobile
Dispatchers
Both
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Premium Feature: Profile Builder (Boost)

Boost your online ratings with a prompt shown to customers after they leave a positive rating.

Premium Features
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Add-ons: Premium Features, Gateways and Job Sources

Additional Dispatch offerings which you can access through the Add-ons section.

Premium Features
Retail Work
Job Sources
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Mobile Apps: How to Refresh

Sometimes when you haven't opened the app in a bit, you need to refresh the view- just like a web browser! Swipe your finger to "pull down" the screen and refresh.

Mobile
Techs in the Field
Notifications
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Dispatch Field: Setup your Profile

Technicians should follow these steps when they login to the mobile app, Dispatch Field, for the first time.

Mobile
Techs in the Field
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Mobile App: How to Check Version Number

It's important to keep your mobile app up-to-date to ensure the best possible experience. This video shows how to check which version you are using.

Mobile
Settings
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Premium Feature: Branded Emails

This feature allows you to push your company branding to customers by displaying brand colors to emails for jobs you've manually added to Dispatch. You are also able to add custom text to your emails.

Settings
Desktop App Only
Dispatchers
Customer Experience
Premium Features
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Inbox: Feature Overview

Inbox is a premium feature that provides an alternate channel of communication, in the form of digital messaging, between your office staff and customers, as well as your office staff and field staff. Watch this overview video to get a feel for how it works!

Dispatchers
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Inbox Notifications: Dispatchers, Customers, and Technicians

This video demonstrates the notifications that the dispatcher, customer, and technician will see when they receive a new inbox message.

Dispatchers
Notifications
Techs in the Field
Customer Experience
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Inbox: Push Settings for Techs in the Field

If your technician has push notifications enabled for the Dispatch Field app, they will receive your message similar to how a text message is delivered, even if the Field app is closed. If they would prefer, push notifications can be disabled.

Techs in the Field
Notifications
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Inbox: Dispatcher and Techs in the Field

With our Inbox feature, you also have the ability to communicate directly with you Technicians in the field!

Dispatchers
Techs in the Field
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Inbox: Dispatcher and Customer Messaging

This video covers messaging between the Dispatcher in the office and the customer.

Dispatchers
Notifications
Customer Experience
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Inbox Messaging: Brief Intro

Inbox messages and how to view these from the Desktop Application, Work.

Dispatchers
Customer Experience
Techs in the Field
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Technician Skills and Matching

Tech matching allows you to easily match jobs which require specific skills with the right technician. (For example, junior vs. senior, plumbing vs hvac, different types of equipment, brands or certification levels)

Scheduling
Desktop App Only
Settings
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Work Reports: Your Customers

Access Reports in the desktop application, Work. Select 'Reports' from the menu on the left. This video walks you through metrics in the Customer Report Dashboard as well as customizing your view.

Desktop App Only
Dispatchers
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Work Reports: Reviews and Technicians

Click on 'Reports' from the left-side menu in the desktop application, Work to access reporting dashboards. This video walks you through how to access reports, filtering options, and how to download your reports.

Desktop App Only
Work
Dispatchers
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Work Reports: Your Jobs

Access reporting in the desktop application, by clicking on 'Reports' as shown in the left-side menu. This video walks you through information available in the report labeled 'Your Jobs' and filtering capabilities.

Desktop App Only
Dispatchers
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Dispatch Field: Schedule Views

Brief demo of how to view your schedule in our mobile app for technicians, Dispatch Field.

Mobile
Techs in the Field
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Calendar Events

Calendar Events allow you to add blocks to the calendar that are not linked to a particular job in Dispatch. Create events with any text you’d like to mark things like team meetings, reminders, supply runs, PTO, or other events.

Scheduling
Dispatchers
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Company Presets: Customer Labels

Add labels to your customers in Dispatch for easy info sharing and organization. (VIP, membership types, home with pets, leaves reviews.. whatever you want!)

Settings
Desktop App Only
Dispatchers
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Customer Info and History

Customer information such as contact methods and notification settings can be modified by accessing the customer contact card. This video walks you through how to access that information from the job details page. Please note: This can also be done from the Customer section in the Desktop Application, check out the linked resource below!

Notifications
Dispatchers
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Manager Mobile App: Schedule Views

Mobile app for people in the role or Dispatcher or Both. This video shows how to login, view all jobs for the day and how to filter your view.

Mobile
Dispatchers
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Intro: Dispatch Field App for Techs

Techs use the Dispatch Field App to view their schedule and add notes to jobs from the field.

Mobile
Techs in the Field
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Dispatch Field: View Schedule and Update Jobs

Technicians providing service in the field can view their schedule and add notes or photos to a job directly from the mobile app. This video shows exactly how that is done!

Mobile
Techs in the Field
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Customer Booking Page

Generate your own leads with our free customer booking page. Link it to your website, social media pages, and even your email signature so customers can easily send you appointment requests. These appointment requests will automatically be visible in Dispatch, giving your customers a digital way to request service from you, and minimizing your manual entry of their info.. it's a win-win!

Scheduling
Customer Experience
Retail Work
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Customer Notifications: 'Can't Contact Customer' Button

Having issues reaching your customer? Press the "Cant Contact Customer" button which will pause the job and let the customer know.

Notifications
Customer Experience
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Customer Notifications: When you 'Pause' a Job

Unable to complete a job? No problem. Watch this video to learn how to put your jobs on Pause.

Notifications
Customer Experience
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Customer Notifications: When you 'Complete' a Job

Make sure to let your customers know when your job is finished so that they can review your service on our survey page. Customer feedback is essential to any business.

Notifications
Customer Experience
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Customer Notifications: When Tech Pushes 'On My Way' Button

Let the customer know when you're on the way using our mobile app. This way customers know who will be showing up to their doorstep and when!

Notifications
Customer Experience
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Customer Notifications: When you Schedule an Appointment

Learn how and when to notify your customer of a scheduled or rescheduled appointment.

Notifications
Work
Customer Experience
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Customer Notifications: When you Accept a New Offer

Watch this video to see how we keep customers in the loop when you accept a new lead or service request.

Notifications
Customer Experience
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Customer Notification Settings

Discover how customer notifications can been enabled or disabled for individual customers.

Notifications
Work
Desktop App Only
Dispatchers
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Customer Notifications: Sending Notifications to Multiple Contacts

Notify multiple people about updates on a job just by adding new contacts to the job.

Work
Notifications
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Recurring Appointments

Do you offer maintenance contracts or offer recurring services to customers on a regular basis? If so, see how you can manage these recurring appointments by watching this video.

Scheduling
Work
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21
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Manually Creating New Jobs in Dispatch

Two ways to create a new retail job in Dispatch, here's how!

Work
Retail Work
Dispatchers
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Rescheduling

Things change, rescheduling an appointment is easy on Dispatch. Send a reminder of the appointment to your customer by clicking Notify.

Scheduling
Notifications
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Assigning a Technician

After an appointment is scheduled, you will need to assign it to a Technician. Watch this video to see how!

Scheduling
Work
Users
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Scheduling

There are multiple ways to schedule your appointment on Dispatch, learn how here!

Scheduling
Work
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"Appointment" vs. "Job" - What's the difference?

A job is the overall project or service request and an appointment each individual visit to the customer's home that is required to complete that service request or project.

Work
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Enterprise Visibility - What the brands you work with can see

Brands/Enterprises you work with can only see Dispatch updates provided by you for jobs sent to you by the Brand/Enterprise.

Privacy
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Declining New Offers

Have you received a request for service that's outside of your service area? or maybe you don't have availability? You are able to decline a new job offer or lead and let the enterprise know why you are declining.

Notifications
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What happens when I accept a new offer?

When you accept a new offer or lead, the Enterprise that sent you the work is updated. The customer also receives a notification letting them know that you will be reaching out soon to schedule.

Notifications
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How to Accept a New Offer

How to accept (or acknowledge) a new offer

Work
Notifications
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How Do You Know When You Have a New Offer?

How do you know when you have a new offer or lead? Who will recieve notification emails?

Notifications
Work
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Company Presets: Job Sources

Input all of your job sources so you can keep better track of where most of your work is sourced from.

Work
Settings
Desktop App Only
Dispatchers
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Company Presets: Service Types

Add all of the service types that your business offers to keep better track of the work you're doing.

Settings
Work
Desktop App Only
Dispatchers
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Company Settings

Add all of your company information from your contact info to your logo. This is important as it will be visible to your customers!

Settings
Work
Dispatchers
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Minute
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Using Groups

Create groups to categorize your team by service type or service area.

Users
Settings
Work
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Minute
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Adding your Team

Add your team to get started!

Users
Settings
Work
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User Roles in Dispatch

Dispatcher, Technician, or Both? Learn about the 3 user roles available in Dispatch so you know how to best set up and assign your team members.

Settings
Users
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Quick Intro to Work.dispatch.me (desktop app)

Brief introduction to our desktop app!

Work
Desktop App Only
Dispatchers
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Downloading the Mobile Apps

Installing one or both of the Mobile Apps is available directly from both the Android and Apple app stores.

Mobile
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Adding Your Mobile Number for Logging In

Login with your mobile number instead of having to remember another email and password combination.

Settings
Users
Work
Notifications
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Minute
58
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Logging In On Desktop

Accessing your account is simple. Login with email & password or mobile phone number.

Work
Dispatchers
Desktop App Only
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Mobile App: Dispatch Manager

As a Dispatcher, the Manager app gives you visibility across all jobs and appointments.

Mobile
Dispatchers
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Minute
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Work, Field, Manager Overview

Using the Field Mobile app is critical for your Technicians who are servicing customers.

No Tags
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Minute
35
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User Roles & What Tools Your Team Will Use

Dispatch has three role options for users on Dispatchers. Watch this video to learn what roles make the most sense for you and your team, as well as what tools each user should use.

Users
Mobile
Work
Settings

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