Configuring the Calendar

Setting Up the Calendar

To define how the calendar view should be displayed, click i_sidebar_collapsed.gif at the right of the Appointments tab to display the sidebar, and then click the Settings tab.

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The Time Slot Duration (Min) only affects the display — you can schedule an activity for any period of time.

To view these appointments in the Appointments module, turn on the appropriate External Appointments connection toggle on the Settings tab (if both Outlook and Gmail system settings have been configured, there is a toggle for each; only one can be turned on at a time). The first time you connect you will be prompted to enter your credentials. Once connected, the Appointments view will display your external appointments with a grey background marked as “Google Appt” or “Outlook Appt” as applicable. Your own external appointments will include the title, date, and time, but for privacy reasons external appointments belonging to other Scheduling users will display an unavailable timeslot but no details.

If you are not connected to Outlook/Gmail but the “Synchronize Appointments” system setting is selected, you will still receive responses to an emailed appointment in the Tracking Status Log (see Monitoring Email Notifications).

When connecting with an external calendar, the Appointments module could end up with a large number of entries. To avoid any resulting time lag or functionality issues due to entry overload, we recommend you display only a few Scheduling Users at a time.

Choosing Which Appointments to View

At the right of the Appointments tab, click i_sidebar_collapsed00004.gif to display the sidebar and then click the Filters tab. .

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View inactive users to check for any appointments that should be reassigned to an active user.
If no active Scheduling users are linked to any health centers, remove the health center filter to view all active Scheduling users in the list.
If multiple users are selected, each calendar view displays appointments for all selected users, but not their availability. To view appointments as well as availability, use the Master view.
If only one scheduling user is selected, all views except List view display both appointments as well as availability.

All filters that you apply are retained each time you open the Appointments module, until you change them again.

Defining Schedule Availability for a User