Create Appointment with Aero Workflow API on New Record (of Selectable Type) from Salesforce API

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Getting Started#

This integration creates a workflow with a Salesforce trigger and Aero Workflow action. When you configure and deploy the workflow, it will run on Pipedream's servers 24x7 for free.

Select this integration
Configure the New Record (of Selectable Type) trigger
1. Connect your Salesforce account
2. Configure timer
3. Select a Object Type
Configure the Create Appointment action
1. Connect your Aero Workflow account
2. Select a Assigned To
3. Select a Aero Type
4. Optional- Select a Contact
5. Optional- Select a Company
6. Optional- Select a Project
7. Optional- Select a Hat
8. Configure Scheduled Start Date
9. Configure Scheduled Total Hours
10. Configure Scheduled Hours
11. Configure Scheduled Minutes
12. Configure Subject
13. Select a Priority
14. Configure Due Date
15. Select a Status
16. Optional- Configure Description
17. Optional- Configure Billable
18. Optional- Configure Fixed Fee
Deploy the workflow
Send a test event to validate your setup
Turn on the trigger

Details#

This integration uses pre-built, source-available components from Pipedream's GitHub repo. These components are developed by Pipedream and the community, and verified and maintained by Pipedream.

To contribute an update to an existing component or create a new component, create a PR on GitHub. If you're new to Pipedream component development, you can start with quickstarts for trigger span and action development, and then review the component API reference.

Trigger#

New Record (of Selectable Type) on Salesforce

Description:Emit new event (at regular intervals) when a record of arbitrary object type (selected as an input parameter by the user) is created. See [the docs](https://sforce.co/3yPSJZy) for more information.

Version:0.0.6

Key:salesforce_rest_api-new-record

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Salesforce Overview#

The Salesforce (REST API) provides a powerful platform for creating and managing customer relationships with a wide array of features like data manipulation, querying, and complex automation. With Pipedream's serverless execution, you can create workflows that automate your sales processes, sync data with other platforms, enhance customer engagement, and trigger actions based on specific events. Dive into Salesforce data, streamline lead management, track customer interactions, and push or pull data to or from Salesforce seamlessly.

Trigger Code#

import startCase from "lodash/startCase.js";

import common from "../common.mjs";

export default {
  ...common,
  type: "source",
  name: "New Record (of Selectable Type)",
  key: "salesforce_rest_api-new-record",
  description: "Emit new event (at regular intervals) when a record of arbitrary object type (selected as an input parameter by the user) is created. See [the docs](https://sforce.co/3yPSJZy) for more information.",
  version: "0.0.6",
  hooks: {
    ...common.hooks,
    async activate() {
      const {
        objectType,
        getObjectTypeDescription,
        setObjectTypeColumns,
      } = this;

      await common.hooks.activate.call(this);

      const { fields } = await getObjectTypeDescription(objectType);
      const columns = fields.map(({ name }) => name);

      setObjectTypeColumns(columns);
    },
  },
  methods: {
    ...common.methods,
    generateMeta(item, fieldName) {
      const { objectType } = this;
      const {
        CreatedDate: createdDate,
        [fieldName]: name,
        Id: id,
      } = item;
      const entityType = startCase(objectType);
      const summary = `New ${entityType} created: ${name}`;
      const ts = Date.parse(createdDate);
      return {
        id,
        summary,
        ts,
      };
    },
    async processEvent(eventData) {
      const {
        paginate,
        objectType,
        setLatestDateCovered,
        getObjectTypeColumns,
        getNameField,
        generateMeta,
        $emit: emit,
      } = this;

      const {
        startTimestamp,
        endTimestamp,
      } = eventData;

      const fieldName = getNameField();
      const columns = getObjectTypeColumns();

      const events = await paginate({
        objectType,
        startTimestamp,
        endTimestamp,
        columns,
      });

      const [
        latestEvent,
      ] = events;

      if (latestEvent?.CreatedDate) {
        const latestDateCovered = new Date(latestEvent.CreatedDate);
        latestDateCovered.setSeconds(0);
        setLatestDateCovered(latestDateCovered.toISOString());
      }

      Array.from(events)
        .reverse()
        .forEach((item) => {
          const meta = generateMeta(item, fieldName);
          emit(item, meta);
        });
    },
  },
};

Trigger Configuration#

This component may be configured based on the props defined in the component code. Pipedream automatically prompts for input values in the UI and CLI.

Label	Prop	Type	Description
Salesforce	`salesforce`	`app`	This component uses the Salesforce app.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`
Object Type	`objectType`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.

Trigger Authentication#

Salesforce uses OAuth authentication. When you connect your Salesforce account, Pipedream will open a popup window where you can sign into Salesforce and grant Pipedream permission to connect to your account. Pipedream securely stores and automatically refreshes the OAuth tokens so you can easily authenticate any Salesforce API.

Pipedream requests the following authorization scopes when you connect your account:

About Salesforce#

Web services API for interacting with Salesforce

Action#

Create Appointment on Aero Workflow

Description:Creates an appointment [See the docs here](https://api.aeroworkflow.com/swagger/index.html)

Version:0.0.1

Key:aero_workflow-create-appointment

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Aero Workflow Overview#

The Aero Workflow API enables the automation of task management and workflow optimization for professional service firms. Using Pipedream, you can harness this API to create powerful automations that streamline the tasks and procedures within your business. This can significantly reduce manual input, error rates, and increase overall efficiency.

Action Code#

import app from "../../aero_workflow.app.mjs";
import utils from "../../common/utils.mjs";

export default {
  key: "aero_workflow-create-appointment",
  version: "0.0.1",
  type: "action",
  name: "Create Appointment",
  description: "Creates an appointment [See the docs here](https://api.aeroworkflow.com/swagger/index.html)",
  props: {
    app,
    assignedTo: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "assignedTo",
      ],
    },
    aeroType: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "aeroType",
      ],
    },
    contact: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "contact",
      ],
      optional: true,
    },
    company: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "company",
      ],
      optional: true,
    },
    fullProjectName: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "project",
      ],
      optional: true,
    },
    hat: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "hat",
      ],
      optional: true,
    },
    scheduledStartDate: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "scheduledStartDate",
      ],
    },
    scheduledTotalHours: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "scheduledTotalHours",
      ],
    },
    scheduledHours: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "scheduledHours",
      ],
    },
    scheduledMinutes: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "scheduledMinutes",
      ],
    },
    subject: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "subject",
      ],
    },
    priority: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "priority",
      ],
    },
    dueDate: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "dueDate",
      ],
    },
    status: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "status",
      ],
    },
    description: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Description",
      description: "Description",
      optional: true,
    },
    billable: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "billable",
      ],
    },
    fixedFee: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "fixedFee",
      ],
    },
  },
  async run ({ $ }) {
    const data = utils.extractProps(this);
    const resp = await this.app.createAppointment({
      $,
      data,
    });
    $.export("$summary", `The appointment(ID: ${resp.id}) has been created successfully.`);
    return resp;
  },
};

Action Configuration#

This component may be configured based on the props defined in the component code. Pipedream automatically prompts for input values in the UI.

Label	Prop	Type	Description
Aero Workflow	`app`	`app`	This component uses the Aero Workflow app.
Assigned To	`assignedTo`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Aero Type	`aeroType`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Contact	`contact`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Company	`company`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Project	`fullProjectName`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Hat	`hat`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Scheduled Start Date	`scheduledStartDate`	`string`	Scheduled start date. Must be in ISO format, e.g. `2023-03-30T11:35:07.983Z`
Scheduled Total Hours	`scheduledTotalHours`	`integer`	Scheduled total hours, max `24`
Scheduled Hours	`scheduledHours`	`integer`	Scheduled hours, max `23`
Scheduled Minutes	`scheduledMinutes`	`integer`	Scheduled minutes, max `59`
Subject	`subject`	`string`	Subject
Priority	`priority`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`elevatedcriticalnormal`
Due Date	`dueDate`	`string`	Due date. Must be in ISO format, e.g. `2023-03-30T11:35:07.983Z`
Status	`status`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`inprogressnotstartedcanceledcompleted`
Description	`description`	`string`	Description
Billable	`billable`	`boolean`	Is billable
Fixed Fee	`fixedFee`	`boolean`	Is fixed fee

Action Authentication#

Aero Workflow uses API keys for authentication. When you connect your Aero Workflow account, Pipedream securely stores the keys so you can easily authenticate to Aero Workflow APIs in both code and no-code steps.

To get your API Key and Account Number, navigate to Account Settings > Account Profile.

If you've already created an API Key it will be listed on this screen.
If there is no API Key listed, click the Generate new API Key button.
The Account Number (also sometimes called "Account ID") is listed below the API Key

About Aero Workflow#

Aero is workflow & practice management built specifically with the modern cloud-based accounting firm in mind.

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