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Who uses this: Roles with permission to create jobs. Availability: All regions.
Some work comes back on a schedule — weekly maintenance, monthly service, seasonal tune-ups — and rebuilding the same job by hand every time is the step that gets skipped. A recurring job is a job you create once and set to re-occur at an interval you choose, so the next visit is already on the calendar.

Overview

A recurring job repeats on a regular basis at the interval you set. You link a customer, enter the job details, choose how often the job repeats, and set when the recurrence starts and whether it ever ends. FieldPulse then creates each occurrence and adds it to your schedule and your job listings. The Recurring tab under Jobs is where recurring jobs live. From that tab you can view and edit the recurring jobs you already have, as well as create new ones.

Video walkthrough

Video walkthrough: creating a recurring job

Before you begin

  • Have the customer ready to link. You can link an existing customer or create a new one while building the recurring job.
  • Know how often the job should repeat, when the first occurrence is, and whether the recurrence should ever end.
  • Decide which Status Workflow each occurrence should follow. Workflow Design Overview covers what a workflow needs.
  • If you use ClearPath, decide which Status Action Flow the job should follow. See Setting Up ClearPath Status Action Flows.

On web

Open the recurring job form

Open the Create Recurring Job form from either of two places. From the Recurring tab. Select Jobs in the left menu, select the Recurring tab, then select Create Recurring Job. The Recurring tab under Jobs with the Create Recurring Job button in the top-right corner above an empty recurring jobs list From a new job record. Select Jobs in the left menu, then select Create Job. At the top of the new job record, select Create recurring job instead of entering the job details as usual.
The Jobs list on the Open tab with the Create Job button in the top-right corner
The top of a new job record with Create recurring job highlighted alongside Import Template, Create recurring task, Create Task, and Create Template

Enter the job details

  1. Link a customer. Select an existing customer or create a new one — the location and contact auto-populate from the customer you link.
  2. Enter a Recurring Job Title that describes the work to be performed.
  3. Select the Status Workflow you want each job to follow.
  4. Select the Status Action Flow (ClearPath) you want each job to follow.
The General section of the Create Recurring Job form, with Customer Name, Recurring Job Title, Subtitle, Status Workflow, and Status Action Flow fields and Type set to Recurring Job

Set the frequency and end point

  1. Set the Frequency the job repeats on, such as weekly on a chosen day.
  2. Set the First Occurrence date and the Start Time.
  3. Choose how the recurrence ends. Turn on No End Date to have the job repeat with no end point, or set the Last Occurrence date and End Time.
The Recurring Time section with Frequency set to Weekly on Tuesday, the No End Date toggle turned off, and First Occurrence, Start Time, Last Occurrence, and End Time filled in

Assign the team and save

  1. Select the Team Members to assign to the job. The assignment can be changed for future occurrences.
  2. Add Tags and notes as needed.
  3. Select Save.
The Assignment section with the Team Members field, and the Tags section with the Add Tags field below it, on the Create Recurring Job form The recurring job is added to your schedule and listed under Jobs. A saved recurring job record for Lawn Care showing the linked customer, an Every week on Tuesday frequency, the date range it runs, and the assigned team member, with Info, Occurrences, Calendar, and Subtasks tabs

FAQs

What happens if a month doesn’t contain the occurrence a recurring job is scheduled for, such as a 5th Monday?

The job skips that occurrence entirely. There is no fallback to the nearest or last available day, and the next run resumes on the following scheduled occurrence.

How do I bill a recurring job automatically?

Recurring billing is set up separately from the recurring job itself. See Setting Up Recurring Billing for how to attach it to a recurring job.

Still need help?

Reach the FieldPulse support team at support@fieldpulse.com or through the chat feature in the bottom-right corner of your screen. Your setup is working when the recurring job shows on the schedule and under Jobs, and the next occurrence appears on its own at the frequency you set — assigned and tagged the way you built it.