Shared Calendar (Public Folder)

[krackers01]

Hello everyone,

Does anyone have any tutorials or help on what im looking for...

I would like to set up a centralized resource for bookings (possibly a public folder with a shared calendar..). This resource will be available to everyone and if they would like to request a booking on a free slot, they must request the booking and the booking requests must be sent to a certain individual.

Any ideas?

Thanks

 

[lebisol]

You can use the public folders for this...

http://www.msexchange.org/tutorials/Public-Folder-Basics-Part1.html

mybe Everyone should have read and add only while the main person has full rights to edit and move arround.

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[krackers01]

Thanks,

I currently set it up that way.

I wish there was a permission to allow everyone to create meeting requests and not create appointments in the calendar. If I give everyone create permissions they can just book whatever they want without going through administration.

Thanks

 

[lebisol]

Well, one way to do it maybe use prebuild form and have users email to 'mail enabled' public folder...then have admin do the entry into calendar. This way everyone can read/see their requests in form of email they sent....use the 1st-come-1st served based of this email.
On the negative side you admin has to do the entry....just a thought, not sure how feasible is for your process.
All the best!

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[krackers01]

Thanks a lot

One odd thing that I noticed

When I try to open a shared calendar and select "Public Folders" nothing displays.

How can I get this calendar visible?

 

[lebisol]

right click->properties -->Permissions tab [x] 'Folder Visible'

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[krackers01]

Hi,

Those permissions are alreay set. I can view the calendar via "Public Folders" but when I try to view the calendar through shared calendars, I cannot view it.

Thanks

 

[lebisol]

and the same is applied on the actual Calendar item in that folder?

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[krackers01]

Yes,

I'm the owner of the Public folder and the Calendar and I can't even view the Calendar under "Shared Calendars"

 

[lebisol]

not sure I follow.
Is this your stucture:
=All Public Folders
==Shared Calendars
---Calendar

ownership should trickle down.

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[krackers01]

Yes, that's correct.

 

[krackers01]

anyone?