> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.fieldpulse.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Setting a Customer Arrival Window

> Enable arrival windows on jobs and share a customer-facing time range in communications separate from the exact internal schedule.

Let your customers know when to expect you! You can set a Customer Arrival Window date/time on jobs. This can be used in customer communication templates to send a different time window to the customer than what you store on the job for internal use.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/fieldpulse/psdMNh7id29SyYp0/static/images/_api/9357830-setting-a-customer-arrival-window/01.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=psdMNh7id29SyYp0&q=85&s=673c136089cfc02c6c28b8583b93a774" alt="Setting a Customer Arrival Window date and time on a job" width="1818" height="576" data-path="static/images/_api/9357830-setting-a-customer-arrival-window/01.png" />

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# Enabling Customer Arrival Window

Begin by navigating to *Company Settings*, then select *Jobs*. Scroll down and toggle on *Default Customer Arrival Window*.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/fieldpulse/psdMNh7id29SyYp0/static/images/_api/9357830-setting-a-customer-arrival-window/02.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=psdMNh7id29SyYp0&q=85&s=b2e7b70670e4aef4428e2c185de28453" alt="Click on Jobs" width="1200" height="774" data-path="static/images/_api/9357830-setting-a-customer-arrival-window/02.png" />

To adjust which user roles can view the customer arrival window, use the *Customer Arrival Window Visibility* dropdown.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/fieldpulse/psdMNh7id29SyYp0/static/images/_api/9357830-setting-a-customer-arrival-window/03.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=psdMNh7id29SyYp0&q=85&s=29b32012e0cb3763fdd8143e47ecf64c" alt="Click on Admin…" width="1200" height="774" data-path="static/images/_api/9357830-setting-a-customer-arrival-window/03.png" />

You can also create a standard customer arrival window by creating a buffer period before and after the job start time. This can always be changed on individual job records.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/fieldpulse/psdMNh7id29SyYp0/static/images/_api/9357830-setting-a-customer-arrival-window/04.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=psdMNh7id29SyYp0&q=85&s=a31f09e15606ce6a4181a97a600e7a70" alt="Click on Buffer Before Job Start Time" width="1200" height="774" data-path="static/images/_api/9357830-setting-a-customer-arrival-window/04.png" />

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# Customer Arrival Window & Customer Communications

When creating a customer communication email or SMS template, you can input a variety of field values. The customer arrival window start date, start time, end date, and end time are all field values that can be included in your customer communication templates. Simply select *Insert Field Value* and select the customer arrival window component you'd like to include. To learn more about Customer Communications, [the customer communications guide](/using-fieldpulse/communications-notifications/customer-communications).

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/fieldpulse/psdMNh7id29SyYp0/static/images/_api/9357830-setting-a-customer-arrival-window/05.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=psdMNh7id29SyYp0&q=85&s=9402be2099cdb09edf6bf40cd8c5f9ed" alt="Insert Field Value menu with customer arrival window fields in a template" width="1200" height="658" data-path="static/images/_api/9357830-setting-a-customer-arrival-window/05.png" />

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