GoMeddo offers a number of calendars. This page aims to explains the differences in features and applications.
Lightning Calendars
Lightning calendars are the newest calendars in GoMeddo. They are also the most performant, even for large calendars. As they are Lightning components, they can be easily included almost anywhere in any Lightning experience context. Furthermore, these calendars contain extensive hooks on the reservation form that you can leverage to execute your own business logic.
About Lightning calendars
Where can I use Lightning Calendars?
Lightning calendars can be included on Lightning record pages or Lightning App pages that you create. We are working on exposing more ways to include Lightning calendars, such as on home pages. For more information:
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Lightning calendars can be made available in Classic through Lightning Out, but we do not officially support this yet. Some features might not work properly. |
Lightning Calendars
Great performance for small to medium sized calendars Good performance for large calendars Powerful extension options for custom business logic Many applications with low to no implementation costs
VisualForce Calendars
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VisualForce calendars are no longer supported. We leave this section for reference only. |
Using older Salesforce VisualForce technology, these calendars can have some performance issues for large calendars. But what these calendars lack in performance, they make up for in their feature richness. We are working on getting most (if not all) of these features ported to the new Lightning calendars.
About VisualForce calendars
Where can I use VisualForce Calendars?
VisualForce calendars can be embedded on VisualForce pages, which can then be added to either:
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VisualForce calendars can be displayed in Lightning experience without problem. |
When should I use VisualForce Calendars?
Generally, our advice is to only use VisualForce calendars for small to medium sized calendars, and when you can’t use Lightning calendars because you require certain features not implemented yet in Lightning calendars.
VisualForce Calendars pros & cons
Many configurable features out of the box Good performance for small to medium sized calendars
Possible performance issues for large calendars Some, but limited options for custom business logic Limited applications, sometimes with an implementation cost
Lightning Calendars
Lightning calendars are the newest calendars in GoMeddo. They are also the most performant, even for large calendars. As they are Lightning components, they can be easily included almost anywhere in any Lightning experience context. Furthermore, these calendars contain extensive hooks on the reservation form that you can leverage to execute your own business logic.
About Lightning calendars
Where can I use Lightning Calendars?
Lightning calendars can be included on Lightning record pages or Lightning App pages that you create. We are working on exposing more ways to include Lightning calendars, such as on home pages. For more information:
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Lightning calendars can be made available in Classic through Lightning Out, but we do not officially support this yet. Some features might not work properly. |
When should I use Lightning Calendars?
We recommend using Lightning calendars wherever you can. They are under active development so we are constantly adding new features. If your business case requires certain features, feel free to reach out to us and we will attempt to prioritize those features.
Lightning Calendars pros & cons
Still lacking some features compared to VisualForce calendars Great performance for small to medium sized calendars Good performance for large calendars Powerful extension options for custom business logic Many applications with low to no implementation costs
Feature Comparison
This table shows which features are supported on which calendars. Green means fully supported, red means not supported, and yellow means partially supported.
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As we are actively developing Lightning calendars, check back regularly for the latest features. |
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Feature
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VisualForce
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Lightning
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Notes
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Multi Calendar
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Single Calendar
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Available in Classic
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Lightning calendars in Classic are not officially supported at the moment
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Available in Lightning Experience
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Custom Dimensions
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Dimension Junctions
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Custom Views
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Intelligent Lookups
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VF supports a more limited feature: Apply custom price calculations
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Reservation Types
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Reservation Hover Info
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Reservation Titles
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Reservation Colors
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Custom Dimension Context Menus
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(Dynamic) Dimension Titles
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Resize, Drag & Drop Reservations
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(Subcell) Availability Rendering
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Availability Aware Selection
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Conditional Column Hiding
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Grouping of Overlapping Reservations
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Weekend Highlighting
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(Hierarchical) Dimension Grouping
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Live Updates via PushTopics
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Dimension Filters
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Dimension filters are implemented differently in both calendar versions
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Reservation Filters
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Reservation filters are implemented differently in both calendar versions
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Predefined Filters
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The VF calendar lets you predefine Dimension filters only
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Show Unshared Reservations
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Due to technical differences in fetching data, showing unshared reservations is currently not supported on the Lightning calendar.
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Recurring Reservation Section on Form
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Service Section on Form
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Custom Buttons
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Lightning calendars have a lot more options
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Controlling and Dependent Picklists
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Predefined Timeframes
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Remember Last View
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Hide Availabilities
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This is an optional performance boost, which so far has been unnecessary on the Lightning calendar due to its great performance
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View and Edit Modes on Reservation Form
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Prevent Vertical/Horizontal Dragging
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Display in User Timezone
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This is a rarely used feature, which so far has not been requested for the Lightning calendar
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Buffer Time
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Run a Flow before form opens
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Run a Flow when creating a new Reservation
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Related Lists on Reservation Form
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Related Lists on the Reservation Form
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Multiple Sections on Reservation Form
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Search in calendar
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