How to Set the Avonni Calendar Colors Dynamically

The Avonni Calendar, part of the Avonni Components App for Salesforce Flows, enables Salesforce Administrators to implement color-coding for calendar entries. This enhances visual organization and streamlines the user experience when managing daily tasks, meetings, and events within Salesforce.

This article provides an in-depth tutorial on integrating color-coding into your Avonni Calendar entries through Screen Flows, based on specific field values. This significantly enhances the functionality of the calendar and the user experience.

Introduction to Calendar Color-Coding

This tutorial will teach you how to color-code calendar entries in Salesforce based on field values (e.g., event type, status). You'll visually categorize entries using a formula text field for faster schedule management and streamlined workflows.

Step 1: Create a Formula Field for Calendar Color-Coding

The first step in this process involves creating a formula text field to serve as the basis for our color-coding system. This field will examine the 'type' of each calendar entry and assign a predetermined color to it, using standard web color codes for easy recognition.

Example Formula:

IF(ISPICKVAL(Type__c,'Product Launch'), '#ba0517', IF(ISPICKVAL(Type__c,'Brand Awareness'), '#d78ff5', IF(ISPICKVAL(Type__c,'Customer Engagement'), '#fcc003', '#fff000') ))        

Explanation:

This formula is designed to dynamically assign colors to events on your calendar based on a custom field (likely named "Type__c"). Here's how it works:

• ISPICKVAL: The ISPICKVAL function checks if the value in the "Type__c" field matches a specified option.
• Color Codes: Each color code (e.g., '#ba0517', '#fcc003') represents a color that will be visually displayed on your calendar.
• Customer Engagement and #fcc003: If the "Type__c" field value is 'Customer Engagement', the event will be assigned the color code '#fcc003'. This color code represents a bright, attention-grabbing yellow.

Important Note: To use this formula successfully, ensure you replace 'Type__c' with the actual API name of your custom field.

Step 2: Avonni Calendar Configuration

Once the formula field has been created, the next step is configuring the Avonni Calendar Component inside your Screen Flow to recognize and apply these colors to the calendar entries.

1. Open the Avonni Calendar's Component Builder.
2. Locate the "Color" attribute within the Properties Panel.
3. Change the attribute setting to "Mapped".
4. Select the formula field you created in Step 1 from the dropdown menu.

By following these steps, your calendar entries will automatically display colors based on the formula you've set up, allowing an at-a-glance understanding of your schedule's dynamics.

Conclusion

The ability to visually differentiate calendar entries in Salesforce using color-coding enhances the calendar's aesthetic appeal and significantly improves usability. Implementing color-coding into your Avonni Calendar is a simple, effective way to upgrade your scheduling system with no-code.