Implementing Scheduler

The Syncfusion .NET MAUI Scheduler (SfScheduler) is a comprehensive scheduling component that provides nine different built-in view modes for displaying and managing appointments efficiently. It supports day, week, month, agenda, and timeline views with features like recurring appointments, drag-and-drop, resizing, resource management, and time zone support.

When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when you need to:

• Create scheduling or calendar applications in .NET MAUI
• Display appointments across different time periods (day, week, month)
• Implement recurring events with complex patterns
• Build resource-based scheduling systems (meeting rooms, employees, equipment)
• Create timeline views for project planning or horizontal scheduling
• Add drag-and-drop or resizable appointments
• Implement multi-timezone appointment management
• Create custom appointment editors or tooltips
• Build agenda views or month calendars
• Handle appointment reminders and notifications
• Support multiple calendar types (Gregorian, Hijri, etc.)
• Implement load-on-demand for large appointment datasets

Component Overview

The Scheduler control provides:

• 9 Built-in Views: Day, Week, WorkWeek, Month, Agenda, TimelineDay, TimelineWeek, TimelineWorkWeek, TimelineMonth
• Appointment Types: Normal, All-Day, Spanned, Recurring appointments with exception handling
• Interactive Features: Drag-and-drop, resizing, custom editors, tooltips, cell selection
• Resource Management: Multiple resources with grouping and customization
• Advanced Features: Time zones, localization, load-on-demand, reminders, special time regions
• Customization: Flexible styling, templates, working hours, date restrictions

Documentation and Navigation Guide

Getting Started

📄 Read: references/getting-started.md

When the user needs to:

• Install and set up the Syncfusion .NET MAUI Scheduler
• Register the scheduler handler in MauiProgram.cs
• Create their first scheduler with basic configuration
• Add simple appointments to the scheduler
• Understand view modes and basic properties
• Set up the initial project structure
• Import necessary NuGet packages

Appointments Management

📄 Read: references/appointments.md

When the user needs to:

• Create and configure appointments
• Map custom business objects to appointments
• Implement normal, all-day, or spanned appointments
• Create recurring appointments with patterns (daily, weekly, monthly, yearly)
• Use recurrence rules (RRULE syntax)
• Handle recurrence exceptions (skip or modify specific occurrences)
• Customize appointment properties (subject, notes, location, colors)
• Bind appointment sources to custom data collections
• Understand appointment rendering order

Day, Week, and WorkWeek Views

📄 Read: references/day-week-views.md

When the user needs to:

• Configure Day, Week, or WorkWeek views
• Set the number of visible days
• Customize time intervals between time slots
• Configure time rulers and time labels
• Set up working hours and non-working hours
• Create special time regions (blocking time intervals)
• Customize time slot appearance
• Configure view headers
• Handle time slot sizing and customization

Timeline Views

📄 Read: references/timeline-views.md

When the user needs to:

• Implement Timeline Day, Week, WorkWeek, or Month views
• Display appointments on a horizontal time axis
• Configure visible days in timeline views
• Set time intervals for timeline slots
• Customize viewport height
• Configure time rulers in timeline views
• Create horizontal scheduling interfaces
• Handle scrolling and navigation in timeline views

Month and Agenda Views

📄 Read: references/month-agenda-views.md

When the user needs to:

• Configure Month view with appointments
• Customize month cells appearance
• Set up Agenda view for list-based appointment display
• Customize agenda view date and time formats
• Handle appointment grouping by weeks
• Configure selected date display
• Customize month view indicators
• Combine different view modes

Appointment Interactions

📄 Read: references/appointment-interactions.md

When the user needs to:

• Enable drag-and-drop for appointments
• Allow appointment resizing
• Create custom appointment editors
• Configure appointment tooltips
• Implement cell selection
• Customize selection appearance
• Handle interaction events (tap, drag, resize)
• Disable specific interactions
• Create custom editor forms

Resources and Calendar Types

📄 Read: references/resources-calendars.md

When the user needs to:

• Implement resource-based scheduling (rooms, employees, equipment)
• Add and configure multiple resources
• Group appointments by resources
• Customize resource headers and appearance
• Implement different calendar types (Gregorian, Hijri)
• Switch between calendar systems
• Handle resource-specific appointments

Navigation and Date Restrictions

📄 Read: references/navigation-restrictions.md

When the user needs to:

• Implement programmatic date navigation
• Set minimum and maximum date restrictions
• Prevent navigation beyond specific dates
• Customize header view and date formats
• Handle view switching (between Day, Week, Month, etc.)
• Configure navigation buttons
• Implement custom navigation controls

Advanced Features

📄 Read: references/advanced-features.md

When the user needs to:

• Implement load-on-demand for large datasets
• Configure appointment reminders
• Handle multiple time zones
• Convert appointments between time zones
• Use scheduler events (Tapped, SelectionChanged, ViewChanged)
• Implement liquid glass effect for visual enhancement
• Handle appointment loading efficiently
• Create event handlers for user interactions

Localization

📄 Read: references/localization.md

When the user needs to:

• Localize scheduler UI to different languages
• Customize date and time formats
• Configure culture-specific settings
• Implement RTL (right-to-left) support
• Customize day and month names
• Handle regional date formatting