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Lead Intake

Structured request forms that clean up intake before work even starts

Capture service requests in a more organized format and turn intake into action with less manual cleanup.

Good intake makes the rest of the workflow easier. Structured request forms help customers explain what they need, and they help the office respond without cleaning up vague messages first.

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Why It Matters

Where teams lose time without this workflow

If these pains feel familiar, this feature is designed to remove them from the daily routine.

Customer requests arrive in inconsistent formats that slow down response time.

Office staff spend too much time translating messages into a workable job intake record.

Important job context is lost between the first request and the final quote.

Customers are more likely to abandon the process when intake feels messy or unclear.

How It Works

A simple three-step workflow

From the first action to the finished outcome, this is the flow the team follows inside FieldCommerce.

01

Capture the request cleanly

Use structured forms so customers give the office better starting information from the first touch.

02

Turn intake into the next action

Route the request toward quoting, follow-up, or scheduling without rebuilding the details from scratch.

03

Keep the customer loop tighter

Use the portal and communication workflow to keep the handoff from request to service more organized.

Replace The Patchwork

What this replaces in the real world

The biggest gains usually come from removing scattered manual steps, duplicate entry, and routine follow-up work.

Translating vague text messages into a usable intake record

Calling customers back for basic missing information

Copying request data into a second system before work can begin

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Request review and handoff

Use this slot for the office-facing queue, request details, or request-to-quote flow.

Built For The Team

Value for the people running the work

Owners, office staff, and field teams each get something different from the same workflow.

Owner

Get faster, cleaner intake so the team can respond sooner and qualify work with less admin.

Office Manager

Start with better request detail so quoting and scheduling take less cleanup.

CSR

Spend less time collecting missing context and more time moving qualified work forward.

What this helps you do better

Complements customer portal and AI-assisted intake stories
Gives customers a cleaner self-service starting point without forcing the team into inbox chaos
Improves the overall information architecture for top-of-funnel workflows
Works especially well for trades with repeat inbound requests and estimate follow-up

Integrations and tie-ins

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FAQ

Common questions about this feature

Straight answers on where this capability fits into the day-to-day workflow.

Does this require full self-booking to be useful?

No. The safer story is structured request intake and cleaner customer self-service, unless the booking experience is fully productized and ready to market.

Why does structured intake matter so much?

Because better information at the start makes quoting, scheduling, and follow-up easier for the rest of the workflow.

Who uses this most inside the shop?

Office managers and customer service staff. They get better starting context without chasing basic details over text and phone.

Next Step

Build a cleaner workflow from the office to the field

Bring scheduling, customer communication, invoicing, and back-office work into one system that is easier for the whole team to run.