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How to Set up a "Read-Only" Calendar

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Overview

This tutorial overviews how to set up non-editable ("Read-only") calendars

Table of Contents

How to Set up a "Read-Only" Version of the Entire Calendar for an Employee

Note: This feature requires an EmployeeBoost Subscription

  1. Go to the Cloud Services component
  2. Select the EmployeeBoost tab
  3. Click the Manage Employee Accounts button 
  4. Edit the desired EmployeeBoost User
  5. Click the Enable ICS Feed checkbox
  6. Click the Get ICS URL button 
    • export_employee_to_ics.png
  7. Copy and paste the ICS URL into your third-party application

How to set up Customized "Read-Only" Calendars for EmployeeBoost Users 

Note: This feature requires an EmployeeBoost Subscription

  1. Click the Calendar component
  2. Click the Settings tab
  3. Click the Manage Calendar Filters button
    • If you have not already set up a calendar filter for this employee, click the New Filter button in the bottom right of the window. Select as many resources for the filter as you would like.
  4. Select the desired Filter Name and click the Export to ICS button next to that filter 
    • Export_to_ICS_2.png
  5. Copy and paste the URL into your third-party application or send the link to the intended employee

How to Set up a "Read-Only" Version of the Entire Calendar for a PartnerBoost User

Note: This feature is part of a PartnerBoost Subscription

  1. Go to the Cloud Services component
  2. Select the PartnerBoost tab
  3. Click the Manage PartnerBoost User Accounts button
  4. Edit the desired PartnerBoost User
  5. Click the Enable ICS Feed checkbox 
    • export_employee_to_ics.png
  6. Click the Get ICS URL button  
  7. Copy and paste the ICS URL into your third-party application

How to set up a "Read-Only" Version of the Entire Calendar

Note: This feature requires a StudioCloud Subscription. Any subscription will do.

Security note: This option should not be used with employees as you cannot disable it without disabling it for everyone. Refer to the Employee sections above for setting up a "read-only" calendar for employees.

  1. Click on the Calendar Component
  2. Click on the Settings tab
  3. Click the Export Calendar button
  4. Click the checkbox labeled Export calendar to Outlook, iCal, iPhone, etc 
    • URL_calendar.png
  5. Copy the URL from the box below the checkbox or click the Email ICS Link to get the URL you need to paste into other programs
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