Schedule and Reschedule Interactions in Workforce Scheduling
Schedule, reschedule, and cancel on-site and virtual interactions such as hearings, orientation sessions, and case reviews.
Required Editions
| Available in: Lightning Experience |
| Available in: Enterprise and Unlimited Editions |
| User Permissions Needed | |
|---|---|
| To schedule, reschedule, or cancel interactions: | Workforce Scheduling Service Resource |
Schedule an Interaction
Assign or reassign an attendee and time slot for an interaction. The scheduling flow shows available resources at the associated location and walks you through selecting a resource and confirming the interaction. Scheduling an interaction creates or updates the linked service appointment.
- Open the Interactions list view.
- Click New.
- In the Add Interaction Details page, specify the details of the interaction such as name, account, status, a start time, interaction work type, locations, and so on. Then, click Next.
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Review the available attendees and slots and select a resource and a slot in which
they're available.
The list shows attendees available at the location assigned to the interaction based on your scheduling policies and skill matching.
- Click Next.
- In the Review Details Stage step, verify the interaction details, including the assigned resource and scheduled time.
- Click Next and Done.
Reschedule an Interaction
Reassign a scheduled interaction to a different attendee or time slot. The rescheduling flow shows available resources at the associated location and walks you through selecting a new resource and confirming the updated appointment.
- Open the interaction that you want to reschedule.
- Click Show more actions, and then select Reschedule.
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In the Select Service Resource and Time Slot Stage step, review the suggested
resources.
The list shows attendees available at the location assigned to the interaction.
- Select a resource and slot.
- Click Next.
- In the Review Details Stage step, verify the updated appointment details, including the assigned resource and scheduled time.
- Click Next.
- In the Confirm Appointment Stage step, confirm the rescheduled appointment.
- Click Finish. After rescheduling, the updated details are visible on the interaction for the relevant persona.
Cancel an Interaction
Cancel a scheduled interaction that is no longer needed. The cancellation flow shows a read-only summary of the interaction details and lets you set a cancellation status and reason before confirming.
- Open the interaction that you want to cancel.
- Click Show more actions, and then select Cancel.
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In the Cancel Interaction dialog, review the interaction details.
The summary includes the associated account, parent record, work type, location, and scheduled start and end times.
- Select a cancellation status from Cancellation Status.
- Enter a reason in Reason for Cancellation to document why the interaction is being canceled.
- To cancel the interaction, click Confirm Cancellation.
Canceling an interaction updates the status of its linked service appointment.

