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Configure Installed Products in Field Service

Field Service ships Installed Product as a standard object once Field Service is enabled. The configuration work is page layouts and data import.

By Dipojjal Chakrabarti · Founder & Editor, Salesforce DictionaryLast updated May 21, 2026

Field Service ships Installed Product as a standard object once Field Service is enabled. The configuration work is page layouts and data import.

  1. Enable Field Service

    Setup, Field Service Settings, enable. Confirm Installed Product is available in Object Manager after enablement.

  2. Configure page layout and FLS

    Setup, Object Manager, Installed Product, set up the page layout, list views, and field-level security for the relevant profiles.

  3. Import existing equipment data

    Use Data Loader to bulk-load Installed Products from the customer''s ERP or installation database. Match on serial number for upserts.

  4. Link to Service Territories and Accounts

    Each Installed Product needs the Service Territory (where it physically lives) and the Account (which customer owns it). Populate these during import.

  5. Set up Maintenance Plans

    Setup, Maintenance Plans, create plans linked to Installed Products. The plan defines the cadence; Salesforce generates Work Orders automatically.

  6. Build customer 360 reports

    Build report types joining InstalledProduct to Account, Product, and WorkOrder. Surface them on customer-account dashboards for service and customer-success teams.

Gotchas
  • Asset and Installed Product overlap in scope but are different objects. Picking one as the source of truth at project start avoids data duplication and confusion later.
  • Parent-child hierarchies on Installed Product are not deeply nested by default. Multi-level hierarchies require custom configuration.
  • Maintenance Plans only generate Work Orders for active Installed Products. Deactivating an Installed Product stops the maintenance schedule but leaves historical Work Orders intact.
  • Installed Product is a Field Service-licensed object. Orgs without Field Service licenses cannot use it natively.

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