Enterprise CRM: Create an Event

What Are Events?

Events allow you to add information related to CRM records while designating a specific time period. They can be used for meetings, conference calls, visitations, job fairs, or anything else that may be occurring that needs to be associated with a specific record or blocked off on a calendar. 

Prior to creating an Event you may want to check with your internal business processes to ensure that you are using them in the way that your business unit is intending for them to be used.

What Are My Privacy Options?

This will depend what Object/record type you are on. To get more information review Understand Privacy Settings.

Creating an Event

Note: Depending on the Object/record you are creating the Task from, some of these fields may already be filled in with information. (i.e. creating from an Opportunity will fill in Related To section)

1. Navigate to the record you'd like to add the Event to.
2. Once on the desired record find the Open Activities section (available at the top of the page or in a list of available items) to get to the New
3. Event button. This brings up the New Event screen.
4. On the New Event screen fields can be manipulated as needed. How you manipulate these fields will likely be determined by internal business processes.
   • Assigned To will default to you as the User but if needed the Lookup icon can be used to assign the Event to a different User.
   • The Subject field will likely be determined by internal business processes and should be something descriptive or useful to the User the Event is being assigned to or another User that may be viewing the record.
   • The All-Day Event checkbox allows you designate the Event as all-day on any associated calendars. This will also affect the Reminder field below (which can then still be updated as needed).
   • Start and End allow you to designate the time period during which the event will take place and will automatically update the Reminder field below (which can then still be updated as needed).
   • The Related To field will automatically be filled in with the Organization record you created the Event from.
   • The Name field can be filled in as needed by using the Lookup icon to find and associate up to 50 different Contact records.
     • Note: While you can also choose Lead from the dropdown and associate a Lead record to the Event you will not want to do that if you want the Event to remain public. Leads are private records and associating a Lead here would make the Event private to your business unit.
     • Clicking on Add to Invitees will add the Event to the Contact's Salesforce Calendar and changes the Save button to Save & Send Update. This will email the associated Contact(s) an invite to the Event once this button is clicked.
       • The Subject, Description, and Location information from the Event are included in this email communication. 
       • As most Contacts will not have access to their CRM Calendar note that the email also gives the contact the option to save to their own calendar outside of CRM with appropriate Start and End or All-Day Appointment information.
   • Related Case allows you to use the Lookup icon to associate a Case with the Event as needed.
   • Type should be set according to internal business practices. 
   • The Private checkbox cannot be used in this instance as there is already a record other than your own associated with the Event.
   • Location allows you to enter a location that will show as the Where for any Users or Contacts getting emails about the Event.
   • The Show Time As dropdown allows you to designate how you would like the Event to appear on your own Salesforce calendar.
   • Phone and Email cannot be manipulated here and will pull from any associated Primary Contact record if applicable.
   • Description is where you will be putting information about the Event that you want to communicate to Contacts and/or other Users that are either invited to the Event or viewing the Organization record. 
     • Note that if you have invited any Contacts or Users this will also get pulled into any emails generated by the Event.
   • Reminder will be pre-populated based on selections in the All-Day Event, Start, and End areas but can be manipulated here as needed.
   • If there are any supporting documents or other necessary attachments the Attach File button can be clicked in the Attachments section at the bottom of the screen.
5. Fill in all desired fields for the Event and based on the selections made you may be seeing different buttons:
   • If you have clicked on Add to Invitees to invite any Contacts or Users to the Event you will want to click Save & Send Update to save the Event and send any relevant email invites.
   • If you have not invited any Contacts or Users you can click on Save to be brought back to the Organization record.