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Field Console & Dispatch Network Guide

A practical guide to joining the Dispatch Network, setting up Field Console, receiving offers, managing assigned work, billing, compliance, texts, and support.

Guide status

Current operating guide for service-business onboarding. Last updated July 26, 2026. Content should be reviewed as Zwivio onboarding, Field Console, and service-business support workflows evolve.

Coverage and availability

Coverage and availability tell Zwivio where your business works, which services and request types you want to handle, and whether your team is currently available for offers.

Service coverage

  • You set your service area during onboarding and can update it in Field Console under Service coverage.
  • Coverage includes your service area — counties, cities, and ZIPs — a proximity radius, and the property types you serve, such as residential and commercial.
  • Zwivio uses coverage to help determine whether a homeowner request is inside the area your business serves.

Services and request types

  • Service and request-type participation lets you choose which requests you want to receive, such as emergency, urgent, scheduled, and quote requests. Available request types depend on the service.
  • Keeping your services and request types accurate helps Zwivio avoid sending offers your team does not want to handle.
  • Dispatch status may show whether your account is ready for each request type.

Availability and capacity

  • Availability tells Zwivio whether your team is currently able to take work.
  • Capacity settings help indicate whether you are open, full, or unsure for the day, or let you set specific availability windows.
  • If your team is not available, update your availability instead of letting offers sit unanswered.
  • Keeping availability accurate helps protect homeowners’ time and helps your team avoid offers you cannot service.

After-hours and on-call

  • After-hours and on-call availability can be configured separately for service businesses who handle emergency calls outside regular business hours.
  • If your team changes after-hours coverage, update Field Console so Zwivio has the right operating posture before evaluating future requests.

Good rule of thumb: update Field Console before your team’s coverage, schedule, or capacity changes affect real jobs.