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Provider Success Score Launch

We are excited to announce the launch of the Provider Success Score. The Provider Success Score (PSS) offers a powerful, comprehensive view of your business’s service quality, making it easier than ever to stand out to buyers, identify your strengths and opportunities, and win more work.

All updates & releases

December 2025

    • New Release
    • Buyer
    • Provider
    Shipment Visibility Improvements

    We have made several improvements to the Shipments section of the work order, including enhancing visibility by separating shipments into two tabs: Ship and Return for buyers and Incoming and Outgoing for providers.

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    • New Release
    • Buyer
    • Provider
    Platform Knowledge Check Badge For Providers

    We have added the Platform Knowledge Badge, which providers can receive after completing a set of learning modules and passing a voluntary knowledge check. The badge will be displayed within a provider’s profile and will be visible to buyers when making assignment decisions.

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October 2025

    • Buyer
    • Provider
    Help & Support Migration

    The resources that used to live under Help & Support in the profile drop-down have been migrated and are now available from any page in the platform by clicking the ? icon.

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    • Buyer
    • Provider
    Support Chat in Web

    We’ve launched an upgraded Support Chat to make it faster and easier to get help on Field Nation. Chat is accessible from any page in the platform by clicking the ? icon and clicking Chat with Support.

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September 2025

    • Provider
    Provider Success Score Visibility For Buyers

    Buyers can now see the Provider Success Score and its components (Timeliness Score, Backout Score, and Buyer Satisfaction) when assigning work orders.

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July 2025

    • Provider
    Add Reason for Time Log Edits

    Providers now give a reason for every edit made to the Time Log section of a work order. Reasons are visible to both buyers and providers from within the work order History tab.

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    • Provider
    Provider Community Launch

    We’ve launched the Field Nation Community — the go-to hub for providers to connect, exchange best practices, find answers, build relationships, and share feedback.

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    • Provider
    Provider Success Score Now On Profile

    Providers can now see their Provider Success Score and key service delivery metrics directly from their Field Nation profile.

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June 2025

    • Buyer
    • Provider
    Timeliness on All Work Orders

    Providers can now show the full scope of their commitment and professionalism with work orders from all schedule types impacting their Timeliness Score. Previously, only work orders with Hard Start schedules affected Timeliness Scores. 

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    • Buyer
    • Provider
    Simplifying Arrival Window Start Times

    Providers no longer set a start time on standard arrival window schedules, and are expected to arrive any time within the window. If a buyer indicates that the arrival window schedule requires a Hard Start time, providers will continue to set their Hard Start time. 

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    • Provider
    Provider Success Score Launch

    The Success Score helps providers identify their strengths and opportunities, stand out to buyers, and win more work.

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    • Buyer
    • Provider
    Timeliness and Backout Score Updates

    Updated provider metrics: Backout and Timeliness Scores now weigh timing—late actions impact more, early ones less—to better reflect reliability.

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May 2025

    • Buyer
    • Provider
    “Ship to other location” now “Pre-site Pickup”

    To add clarity to the location name, we’ve changed “Ship to other location” to “Pre-site Pickup.” Buyers can add this location from within the Shipments section of a work order, and providers will see this title anywhere there is a required pre-site pickup prior to arriving on the job site.

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    • Buyer
    • Provider
    Pre-site Pickup Location Visibility

    We’ve increased the visibility of a work order pre-site pickup location. Providers now see a separate line item for a required pre-site pickup location directly in the mobile work order card view, and can easily distinguish between pre-site and job site locations in the work order map view.

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    • Buyer
    • Provider
    Pre-Approved Additional Charges

    We added additional information to the counter-offer workflow in the mobile app to show pre-approved additional charges.

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