Roles installed with Field Service Management
Roles are added with Field Service Management.
|
Role title [name] |
Description |
Contains Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Field Service Management Administrator[wm_admin] |
Manages data related to field service management. Field service management administrators also can:- Control and override all information in the Field Service Management application.
|
|
|
Field Service Management Agent[wm_agent] |
Manages actual task time and performs work on site. Agents also can:- Accept or reject tasks assigned to them.
Agents can’t update schedule or task window times or toggle the window control. |
|
|
Field Service Management location agent[wm_location_agent] |
Note: Work Management and Service Organization plugins are to be installed. |
wm_location_security |
|
Field Service Management location manager[wm_location_assignment_manager] |
Note: Work Management and Service Organization plugins are to be installed. |
|
|
Field Service Management Approver User[wm_approver_user] |
Responsible for approving work orders before they’re qualified or assigned. |
|
|
Field Service Management Basic[wm_basic] |
Create work orders and follow up on work orders they had created. Common data access shared by all field service roles. |
|
|
Field Service Management Dispatcher[wm_dispatcher] |
Schedules tasks, adds parts, and assigns tasks to work agents. Dispatchers also can:- Create tasks.
|
|
|
Field Service Management Initiator[wm_initiator] |
Creates work orders and assigns qualification group. Initiators also can:- Edit work orders that they create that are in the Draft state.
|
wm_basic |
|
Field Service Management Initiator Qualifier[wm_initiator_qualifier] |
Initiator-qualifiers can:- Create work orders.
|
|
|
Field Service Management Initiator Qualifier Dispatcher[wm_initiator_qualifier_dispatcher] |
Initiator-qualifier-dispatchers can:- Create work orders.
|
|
|
Field Service Management Manager[wm_manager] |
Field Service Managers can:- Manage agent skills
|
|
|
Field Service Management Qualifier[wm_qualifier] |
Qualifies work orders and creates work order tasks. Qualifiers also can:- Edit work orders in the Qualified state.
|
|
|
Field Service Management Read[wm_read] |
Capable of reading work orders and work order tasks. |
|
|
Field Service Desk Agent [sn_fsm_servicedesk_agent] |
Allows a user to create a work order, apply a template, and progress the work order. |
|
|
Field Service Management Task Initiator[wm_task_initiator] |
Create, delete, and modify work order tasks and part requirements when both the work order and work order task are in the draft state. |
wm_initiator |
|
Field Service Management Proxy Admin [sn_fsm_proxy_actn.proxy_admin] |
Required to create or edit a proxy policy. |
|
|
Field Service Proxy Agent [sn_fsm_proxy_actn.proxy_agent] |
Required to perform a proxy action. Every user who performs a proxy action needs |
|
When you enable the Case Management Core plugin (com.sn_customerservice) along with the Field Service Management plugin (com.snc.work_management) and add specific Customer Service roles to Field Service agents, they can view or create a case and also view additional customer service data. For more information on customer service agent roles, see Roles installed with Customer Service Management.
|
Adding this role |
Allows agents |
|---|---|
|
sn_customerservice.case_viewer |
|
|
sn_customerservice.customer_data_viewer |
To have read-only access to customer data entities such as:- Install base items
|
|
sn_csm_proxy_cont |
To create a case using a record producer. |
|
wm_location_security |
View data based on the provider service organization. |
--- title: Roles installed with Field Service Management description: Roles are added with Field Service Management. locale: en-US canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/field-service-management/r\_UserRoleInstallWFieldSrvMgmnt.html release: brazil topic_type: reference last_updated: "2026-09-10" reading_time_minutes: 4 breadcrumb: [Components installed, Reference, Field Service Management] --- # Roles installed with Field Service Management Roles are added with Field Service Management. <table id="table_roles"><thead><tr><th> Role title \[name\] </th><th> Description </th><th> Contains Roles </th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td> Field Service Management Administrator\[wm\_admin\] </td><td> Manages data related to field service management. Field service management administrators also can:- Control and override all information in the Field Service Management application. - Delete work orders and tasks. - Create tasks using the Clone Task feature. - Create, edit, and delete work order models and work task models. - Create, edit, and delete incidentals. - View expense lines. - View certain fields in non-subscription-based contracts. - Create questionnaires. - Book an appointment. - Create, read, upload, and delete ACLs for Custom Map Screen and Custom Map Provider. - Review quality management configuration, auto close configuration, and monitor the quality dashboard. - Manage the Acceptance due date, and work management order fields. - Migrate UI actions to questionnaires. </td><td> - wm\_approver\_user - fsm\_skill\_admin - dynamic\_scheduling\_admin - wm\_agent - skill\_model\_admin - skill\_admin - territory\_admin - sn\_apptmnt\_booking.appointment\_booking\_admin - plan\_maint\_admin - wm\_dispatcher - questionnaire\_admin - catalog\_admin - wm\_qualifier - knowledge\_manager - template\_admin </td></tr><tr><td> Field Service Management Agent\[wm\_agent\] </td><td> Manages actual task time and performs work on site. Agents also can:- Accept or reject tasks assigned to them. - Add parts requirements. - Source parts. - Create tasks using the Clone Task feature. - Add work notes to work orders and work order tasks. - Submit questionnaires. - Create, edit, and delete incidentals. - View expense lines. - View certain fields in non-subscription-based contracts. - Book an appointment. Agents can’t update schedule or task window times or toggle the window control. </td><td> - wm\_basic - skill\_user - inventory\_user - territory\_user - document\_management\_user - agent\_schedule\_user - questionnaire\_user - sn\_apptmnt\_booking.appointment\_booking\_manager - timecard\_user - fsm\_skill\_user </td></tr><tr><td> Field Service Management location agent\[wm\_location\_agent\] </td><td> - Accept or reject tasks assigned to them. - Create tasks using the clone task feature. - Add work notes to work orders and work order tasks. **Note:** Work Management and Service Organization plugins are to be installed. </td><td> wm\_location\_security </td></tr><tr><td> Field Service Management location manager\[wm\_location\_assignment\_manager\] </td><td> - Create, read, and write work orders. - Create, read, and write work order tasks. - Assign work order tasks to fulfillers within their own service organizations. **Note:** Work Management and Service Organization plugins are to be installed. </td><td> - wm\_location\_security - fsm\_skill\_user </td></tr><tr><td> Field Service Management Approver User\[wm\_approver\_user\] </td><td> Responsible for approving work orders before they’re qualified or assigned. </td><td> - approver\_user - cmdb\_read </td></tr><tr><td> Field Service Management Basic\[wm\_basic\] </td><td> Create work orders and follow up on work orders they had created. Common data access shared by all field service roles. </td><td> - task\_activity\_writer - skill\_user - inventory\_user - territory\_user - wm\_read - service\_fullfiller - document\_management\_user - fsm\_skill\_user </td></tr><tr><td> Field Service Management Dispatcher\[wm\_dispatcher\] </td><td> Schedules tasks, adds parts, and assigns tasks to work agents. Dispatchers also can:- Create tasks. - Add part requirements. - Source parts. - Edit all work order task fields and manage tasks from **Draft** to **Assigned** status. - Edit the **Assigned to** field until work starts. - Create tasks using the Clone Task feature. - Set actual travel time and work start and end times if needed. - Add work notes to any field service record. - Create, edit, and delete incidentals. - View expense lines. - View certain fields in non-subscription-based contracts. </td><td> - wm\_basic - inventory\_user - territory\_user - dynamic\_scheduling\_user - document\_management\_user - sn\_customerservice.customer\_data\_viewer - skill\_model\_user - sn\_apptmnt\_booking.appointment\_booking\_manager - timecard\_user </td></tr><tr><td> Field Service Management Initiator\[wm\_initiator\] </td><td> Creates work orders and assigns qualification group. Initiators also can:- Edit work orders that they create that are in the **Draft** state. - Add work notes to any field service record. - View work order tasks and part requirements. </td><td> wm\_basic </td></tr><tr><td> Field Service Management Initiator Qualifier\[wm\_initiator\_qualifier\] </td><td> Initiator-qualifiers can:- Create work orders. - Create tasks. - Add part requirements. - Source parts. - Assign skills to agents. - View incidentals. </td><td> - wm\_initiator - wm\_qualifier </td></tr><tr><td> Field Service Management Initiator Qualifier Dispatcher\[wm\_initiator\_qualifier\_dispatcher\] </td><td> Initiator-qualifier-dispatchers can:- Create work orders. - Create tasks. - Add parts requirements. - Source parts. - Assign skills to agents. - Assign work to agents. - Manage agent tasks. - View incidentals. </td><td> - wm\_initiator - wm\_dispatcher - wm\_qualifier </td></tr><tr><td> Field Service Management Manager\[wm\_manager\] </td><td> Field Service Managers can:- Manage agent skills - Manage time cards - View and maintain work schedules - View and maintain personal events </td><td> - fsm\_skill\_admin - wm\_agent - timecard\_manager - agent\_schedule\_manager </td></tr><tr><td> Field Service Management Qualifier\[wm\_qualifier\] </td><td> Qualifies work orders and creates work order tasks. Qualifiers also can:- Edit work orders in the **Qualified** state. - Edit work orders in the **Awaiting Qualification** state. - Edit tasks that are in the **Draft** state to provide technical details, such as information about CIs involved or parts needed. - Create tasks using the Clone Task feature. - Change the qualification group. - Set the dispatch group. - Add part requirements. - Source parts - Add work notes to any field service record. - View incidentals. </td><td> - wm\_basic - inventory\_user - territory\_user - document\_management\_user - skill\_model\_user </td></tr><tr><td> Field Service Management Read\[wm\_read\] </td><td> Capable of reading work orders and work order tasks. </td><td> - sn\_apptmnt\_booking.appointment\_booking\_user - cmdb\_read </td></tr><tr><td> Field Service Desk Agent \[sn\_fsm\_servicedesk\_agent\] </td><td> Allows a user to create a work order, apply a template, and progress the work order. </td><td> - wm\_read - sn\_apptmnt\_booking.appointment\_booking\_user </td></tr><tr><td> Field Service Management Task Initiator\[wm\_task\_initiator\] </td><td> Create, delete, and modify work order tasks and part requirements when both the work order and work order task are in the draft state. </td><td> wm\_initiator </td></tr><tr><td> Field Service Management Proxy Admin \[sn\_fsm\_proxy\_actn.proxy\_admin\] </td><td> Required to create or edit a proxy policy. </td><td> - sn\_fsm\_proxy\_actn.proxy\_agent - delegation\_admin </td></tr><tr><td> Field Service Proxy Agent \[sn\_fsm\_proxy\_actn.proxy\_agent\] </td><td> Required to perform a proxy action. Every user who performs a proxy action needs </td><td> </td></tr></tbody> </table>## Role integration with Customer Service Management When you enable the Case Management Core plugin \(com.sn\_customerservice\) along with the Field Service Management plugin \(com.snc.work\_management\) and add specific Customer Service roles to Field Service agents, they can view or create a case and also view additional customer service data. For more information on customer service agent roles, see [Roles installed with Customer Service Management](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/customer-service-management/r_RolesInstalledWithCustomerService.md). <table id="table_abt_gsr_4jb"><thead><tr><th> Adding this role </th><th> Allows agents </th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td> sn\_customerservice.case\_viewer </td><td> - To have read access to cases. - To view all fields in a case that a customer service agent \[sn\_customerservice\_agent\] can access. </td></tr><tr><td> sn\_customerservice.customer\_data\_viewer </td><td> To have read-only access to customer data entities such as:- Install base items - Contracts - Entitlements - Accounts, contacts, and account team members - Assets - Consumers - Sold product </td></tr><tr><td> sn\_csm\_proxy\_cont </td><td> To create a case using a record producer. </td></tr><tr><td> wm\_location\_security </td><td> View data based on the provider service organization. </td></tr></tbody> </table>**Parent Topic:**[Components installed with Field Service Management](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/field-service-management/r_InstalledWithFSM.md)
| title | Roles installed with Field Service Management |
| description | Roles are added with Field Service Management. |
| locale | en-US |
| canonical_url | https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/field-service-management/r\_UserRoleInstallWFieldSrvMgmnt.html |
| release | brazil |
| topic_type | reference |
| last_updated | 2026-09-10 |
| reading_time_minutes | 4 |
| breadcrumb | Components installedReferenceField Service Management |