Until now, scheduling jobs has been a case of choosing a single date. Nice and simple!

However, this simple approach didn't always reflect the real-life complexities of scheduling. For example, you might have a job that takes place over multiple days or where you need to specify a start and end time. You might also want to make sure that surveyors complete jobs in a specific order, for example, if you've planned an efficient vehicle route for your staff.

Our latest dashboard and mobile app release (v1.0.90) improves how scheduling and ticks off a couple of long-standing feature requests. So you can schedule jobs in a way that feels more natural and accurate. Now you can:

• Schedule jobs for multiple days.
• Add start and end times to jobs.
• Specify titles for events.
• Create multiple events.
• View jobs in time order (mobile app).

Releasing this feature hasn't been an easy ride. In fact, it's taken over a year. First, we started creating a diary, which became a monster undertaking. Then we tried calendar integration —this didn't work well and lacked the "magic" we pride ourselves on. So, we went back to the drawing board and what we've ended up with is both simpler and flexible. That's how I know we've nailed it this time, simplicity is what our clients have always loved about Flow Mobile Surveying!

Early feedback from clients is positive. One of our clients (who had been really struggling with scheduling) said:

"We're very excited about the changes, and it's a big positive to our day-to-day usage of the software. We're just about to hire a new surveyor and this update makes us feel so much more relaxed about scheduling jobs going forward."
Dave Poulter - A55 Asbestos

Other clients say a dashboard "diary" is the next logical step for scheduling, which will help reduce admin stress. So, that's a feature we'll be looking into soon. If you'd also like to see a diary view within Flow Mobile Surveying, please add your vote to that feature request on our public roadmap.

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