Outlook and RWW Vacation Calendar

Hello All,

I am trying to have users be able to connect the vacation calendar in RWW to
their Office Outlook so that they can post event dates/appointments/schedules
from their Outlook to the RWW vacation calendar.

Any ideas?

Thanx.

Costas
Thu Jul 10 08:03:08 PDT 2008

I'm assuming that you are talking about the vacation calendar in companyweb.
Companyweb is based on SharePoint Services 2.0 and the synchronization
between the site and Outlook is one-way only (from the site to Outlook).
Outlook access is read-only.

You have two options. Either install WSS 3.0, publish the site to the
Internet and create the calendar there (which in my opinion is too much
work for just a calendar), or create a calendar in Public Folders in
Exchange (which your users can access from OWA)

Hope that helps

--
Costas
http://costas.cpstechgroup.com



"MF" <MF@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5BA3D033-9A73-4B21-A351-EB9DEC7657DB@microsoft.com...
> Hello All,
>
> I am trying to have users be able to connect the vacation calendar in RWW
> to
> their Office Outlook so that they can post event
> dates/appointments/schedules
> from their Outlook to the RWW vacation calendar.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanx.

MF
Thu Jul 10 13:13:15 PDT 2008

Thanx Costa for your response. The communication is indeed one way (from
companyweb calendar to outlook). What I ended up doing is to have users link
their outlook to the RWW calendar and enter appointments company-wide on
there which then gets appears on their outlook. I just may look into the
option of creating a calendar in Exchange Public Folder for access via OWA.

Thanx again.



"Costas" wrote:

> I'm assuming that you are talking about the vacation calendar in companyweb.
> Companyweb is based on SharePoint Services 2.0 and the synchronization
> between the site and Outlook is one-way only (from the site to Outlook).
> Outlook access is read-only.
>
> You have two options. Either install WSS 3.0, publish the site to the
> Internet and create the calendar there (which in my opinion is too much
> work for just a calendar), or create a calendar in Public Folders in
> Exchange (which your users can access from OWA)
>
> Hope that helps
>
> --
> Costas
> http://costas.cpstechgroup.com
>
>
>
> "MF" <MF@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:5BA3D033-9A73-4B21-A351-EB9DEC7657DB@microsoft.com...
> > Hello All,
> >
> > I am trying to have users be able to connect the vacation calendar in RWW
> > to
> > their Office Outlook so that they can post event
> > dates/appointments/schedules
> > from their Outlook to the RWW vacation calendar.
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > Thanx.
>

v-robmen
Fri Jul 11 01:58:38 PDT 2008


Hello,

Thank you for your post.

My name is Robbin Meng, and it is my pleasure to work with you on this
issue!

Please allow me to confirm that my understandings are correct. As I
understand it, the issue is:

You would like to share a public Calendar on the company web so that users
can connect the vacation calendar in companyweb to their Outlook and post
event dates/appointments/schedules
from their Outlook to the vacation calendar.

If I have misunderstood your concerns please feel free to let me know.

I agree with Costas on his work around to setup a calendar in Exchange
Public Folder for access via OWA. You may create a calendar in Public
Folder and set the permissions to share it to domain users so that other
can modify and access it via OWA.

Another link which may help:
http://www.newagedigital.com/cgi-bin/newagedigital/articles/shared-calendar.
html

Hope this helps.

Thank you for your time and cooperation.


Best regards,

Robbin Meng(MSFT)

Microsoft CSS Online Newsgroup Support

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MF
Fri Jul 11 07:14:11 PDT 2008

Thanx for the response. If a calendar is created in Exchange public folders
and shared to domain users, can users view and post events to it via Office
Outlook besides OWA?

Thanx.

""Robbin Meng [MSFT]"" wrote:

>
> Hello,
>
> Thank you for your post.
>
> My name is Robbin Meng, and it is my pleasure to work with you on this
> issue!
>
> Please allow me to confirm that my understandings are correct. As I
> understand it, the issue is:
>
> You would like to share a public Calendar on the company web so that users
> can connect the vacation calendar in companyweb to their Outlook and post
> event dates/appointments/schedules
> from their Outlook to the vacation calendar.
>
> If I have misunderstood your concerns please feel free to let me know.
>
> I agree with Costas on his work around to setup a calendar in Exchange
> Public Folder for access via OWA. You may create a calendar in Public
> Folder and set the permissions to share it to domain users so that other
> can modify and access it via OWA.
>
> Another link which may help:
> http://www.newagedigital.com/cgi-bin/newagedigital/articles/shared-calendar.
> html
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Thank you for your time and cooperation.
>
>
> Best regards,
>
> Robbin Meng(MSFT)
>
> Microsoft CSS Online Newsgroup Support
>
> Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security
>
> =====================================================
> This newsgroup only focuses on SBS technical issues. If you have issues
> regarding other Microsoft products, you'd better post in the corresponding
> newsgroups so that they can be resolved in an efficient and timely manner.
> You can locate the newsgroup here:
> http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx
>
> When opening a new thread via the web interface, we recommend you check the
> "Notify me of replies" box to receive e-mail notifications when there are
> any updates in your thread. When responding to posts via your newsreader,
> please "Reply to Group" so that others may learn and benefit from your
> issue.
>
> Microsoft engineers can only focus on one issue per thread. Although we
> provide other information for your reference, we recommend you post
> different incidents in different threads to keep the thread clean. In doing
> so, it will ensure your issues are resolved in a timely manner.
>
> For urgent issues, you may want to contact Microsoft CSS directly. Please
> check http://support.microsoft.com for regional support phone numbers.
>
> Any input or comments in this thread are highly appreciated.
> =====================================================
>
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
>
>

v-robmen
Mon Jul 14 19:08:09 PDT 2008

Hello,

Sure, after you have shared the public calendar to domain users with
proper permission, it should be viewed and modified both via OWA and
Microsoft Office Outlook client. You may have a simple test.

Thank you for your time and cooperation.


Best regards,
Robbin Meng(MSFT)

Microsoft CSS Online Newsgroup Support
Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security