A mobile technician uses parts present in their van to complete an on-site customer installation. The technician has marked theservice appointment…

The Products Consumed object is the standard mechanism in Salesforce Field Service for a technician to record the specific parts and quantities used from their mobile inventory (van stock) to complete a work order. Creating a Product Consumed record automatically deducts the item from the technician's Product Item records, ensuring inventory levels are accurately reflected. This action is performed after the work is done and is distinct from planning which parts are needed (Products Required).

A. Products Required: This related list is used for planning which parts are needed for a job before the work is performed, not for recording actual consumption.

B. Product Transfer: This object tracks the movement of inventory between two locations (e.g., warehouse to van), not the consumption of a part on a job.

D. Price Book: A Price Book contains the prices of products and services. It is used for billing and quoting, not for tracking inventory consumption.

1. Salesforce Help, "Track Products Consumed on Work Orders." This document states, "Create products consumed to track the parts that were used to complete a work order... When a product is consumed from a location, the quantity of the corresponding product item is updated."

2. Salesforce Field Service Developer Guide, "Object: ProductConsumed." The documentation describes this object as representing "a product that was used in a work order or work order line item."