To track the price of parts used in repairs, Universal Containers should use Products and Price Books. Products represent the items being sold or used, and Price Books contain the pricing information for those products. This setup allows detailed tracking and updating of part prices. Using this structure ensures efficient and accurate billing for the parts consumed during repair activities.
To capture an Asset Number using a barcode scanner, the field type should be 'Text'. This type of field can store the alphanumeric data that barcodes represent. 'Date', 'Formula', and 'Barcode' are not suitable for this purpose, as 'Date' is specifically for dates, 'Formula' calculates values based on other fields and cannot capture input, and 'Barcode' is not a field type offered by most systems.
The Salesforce mobile app is designed to allow users, including partners, to update various Salesforce records while on the go, including Work Order records. The mobile app includes the necessary functionalities for updating records without needing access to Service Appointments or Service Resources. Thus, a Partner user can update the Work Order record from a mobile device using the Salesforce mobile app.