Configuring Zoom Scheduler with the Salesforce Lightning app
The Zoom Scheduler Salesforce Integration streamlines workflows by automatically creating event records in Salesforce under a contact when an appointment is scheduled with the Zoom Scheduler, including real-time meeting details such as attendees, time, and meeting summary.
Prerequisites for setting up Zoom Scheduler Salesforce Integration
How to configure meeting settings for the Zoom for Lightning app
- In the top-left corner, click the 9-dots App Launcher icon to search for and select Zoom Admin for Lightning.
The supported Zoom products will be listed. - Under Zoom Meeting, click Activate.
This will add the Zoom Meeting Settings option to the left-side panel. - Click Zoom Meeting Settings, then select the following:
- Populate Details Into Event Description: This will include the meeting invitation details in the calendar event’s description field.
- Create Events for Non Salesforce Zoom Meetings for Matching Contacts / Leads: This will synchronize meetings created outside of Salesforce to Salesforce and associate the matching contact or lead with the created event.
- Click Save to confirm changes.
How to assign the Zoom for Lightning app Permissions Set
- Sign in to your Salesforce account with admin permissions.
- In the top-right corner, click the gear icon .
- In the drop-down menu, click Setup.
- In the Quick find search bar, search for and select Permission Sets.
A list of available permissions sets are displayed. - Depending on if you are configuring admins or ordinary users, choose the following permissions sets from the list:
- Admin users: Click Zoom Admin.
- Ordinary users: Click Zoom Meeting User.
- Click Manage Assignments.
- In the top right corner, click Add Assignment.
- Select the user(s) to add these permission sets to, and then click Next to save the changes.
- (Optional) Configure the expiration date for the user(s) to retain this permission set. Otherwise, click Assign to set the permission set indefinitely.
- Click Assign to save the changes.
How to authorize Salesforce to access your Zoom Scheduler appointments
- In the top navigation bar, click Zoom User Config.
- In the left panel, click Zoom Meeting Settings.
- Under the User Authorization section, click Authorize from Zoom App Marketplace.
- Sign in to the appropriate Zoom account (if not already).
- Review the permissions and click Allow.
- In the new window, click Allow.
Note: Authorization is required per user in order to use the Zoom Scheduler Salesforce Integration. A Zoom account can only be connected to one Salesforce account at a time.
How to add Zoom Scheduler details to Salesforce Event page
- In the top-right corner, click the gear icon .
- In the drop-down menu, click Setup.
- On the top navigation bar, click the Object Manager tab.
- Search for and select Event.
- In the left panel, click Page Layouts and then select Event Layout.
- Under Mobile & Lightning Actions, drag Make it a Zoom Meeting and Sync Meeting Details to the bottom of the layout in the Salesforce Mobile and Lightning Experience Actions section.
Note: You may need to click the wrench icon before dragging fields. - In the top right corner, click Save.
- Select an event in Salesforce.
- Click the gear icon and select Edit Page.
- From the left panel, scroll down to Custom - Managed.
- Click and drag the zoomMeetingDetail component to the right Events area.
- In the top right corner, click Save.
- In the new window, click Activate.
- Select Assign as Org Default.
- In the top right corner, click Save.