What "Awaiting Service Completion" means and how it clears
A recurring service shows "Awaiting Service Completion" when its automation is paused: no new automated outreach or custom tasks will be triggered for that schedule until the service is completed. Scheduling or rescheduling a visit whose visit type covers the service pauses it immediately, without waiting for a background update.
It also lands here after outreach or a Custom Task starts the service cycle, while the system waits to confirm the work was done before scheduling the next cycle. It is NOT a task on the Tasks page, so you don't clear it there.
It clears when a service completion is recorded. That can happen when the inspection report for the asset group and service is completed, when the Job Summary is submitted for a matching visit with that service's Create service name completions on Job Summary submission switch enabled, or when you edit the recurring service's Last Service Date (you can also edit the Last Date on the asset). When the Job Summary automation matches a group with no assets, Essential clears the status by advancing the recurring schedule from the visit date instead, because there is no asset on which to record a completion. Clocking out alone does not trigger the automation.
After a completion is recorded—or the schedule advances directly for an empty group—the schedule resumes, and its next due date and next automation action are recalculated. You can see which recurring services are awaiting completion on the asset group's page.
Clearing the status by hand
If the status is stuck—say the work happened outside Essential and you don't want to record a completion—you can clear it directly. On the asset group's page, find the recurring service in the Recurring Services card and click Clear next to "Awaiting Service Completion". The confirmation dialog identifies the recurring service by its service name and states when outreach will send or a Custom Task will be created. If the automation cannot run yet, it briefly says why instead.
Clearing the status does not record a service completion and does not change any service dates.
Where to find it: A recurring-service lifecycle status, not tied to one page: shown on the asset group page (the Recurring Services card and Next Automation status), in the Next Automation Action column on the Asset Groups page, and wherever a property's recurring services surface
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