Pyle

Calendar Rules ​

What This Is ​

Calendar Rules are the scheduling rules that control which pickup or delivery dates are valid.

They are a real packaged admin feature in Settings > Calendar Rules, and they are one of the main ways Pyle prevents invalid shipping dates from being selected.

When You Would Use It ​

Use Calendar Rules when you need to:

  • block invalid pickup or delivery days
  • allow only certain weekdays
  • add prerequisite rules for certain customers or shipping situations
  • explain why a selected date is invalid and suggest the next valid date

Before You Start ​

Before you create or edit a Calendar Rule, make sure:

  • you know which scheduling problem you are trying to solve
  • you know whether the rule should be active immediately
  • you understand whether the rule applies broadly or only under certain prerequisites

How To Use It In The Admin ​

  1. Go to Settings > Calendar Rules.
  2. Create a new rule with:
    • English title
    • French title
    • entity type
  3. Open the rule detail page.
  4. Edit the basic information:
    • bilingual title
    • active or inactive state
  5. Add the conditions the rule needs:
    • prerequisites
    • validations
    • operator
    • condition-specific form values
  6. Save the rule and test a real shipping or pickup date flow that should be affected.

What It Changes In The Storefront ​

Calendar Rules change the storefront indirectly but very visibly.

They affect:

  • which pickup dates are accepted
  • which delivery dates are accepted
  • the message shown when a user picks an invalid date
  • the next valid date that can be suggested

Common Tasks ​

Create a weekday-only rule ​

Use validation conditions when pickup or delivery should only happen on specific days.

Activate or deactivate a rule ​

Turn a rule on only when you are ready for it to affect live date selection.

Add a customer-specific schedule ​

Use prerequisites when only certain customers or contexts should be affected.

Rules, Limits, And Things To Watch ​

  • A rule can exist and still do nothing if it is inactive.
  • Conditions matter as much as the title. The title alone is not the logic.
  • Rules are evaluated in real date-selection flows, not only in settings.

Troubleshooting ​

The rule exists, but dates still are not blocked ​

Check that the rule is active and that the condition logic actually matches the shipment context you are testing.

Users see a validation error I did not expect ​

Review the rule conditions and test against the exact shipping service and shipment context being used.

  • Shipping Services
  • Order shipment selection
  • Fulfillment Requests

Sources ​

  • packages/framework/src/Rules/CalendarRuleValidation.php