Create a Resource Calendar

1. Navigate to Calendars > Resource Calendars. Then, click Add Calendar in the top right corner.

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2. This will bring up the creation popup, this is where you will setup the resource. Any required field is marked via an asterisk. Each field is defined below:  

  • Auto-generated resource name: This is not actionable. It is a system created name based off of the fields set.

  • Category: Category in which the resource belongs, there are 3 available categories. 

    • Category Unknown: Used for Legacy resources, those in which you do not wish to have an Building, Floor, or features set. Equates to Google's "No category set."

    • Conference Room: Resources used for meetings or conferences that can be as small as a phone room.

    • Other: Resources that aren't used for meetings. For example, a company car.

  • Resource Type: This is an optional field that you can set to provide more details about what the resource is. For example, if the resource is a movable station, you could enter "Mobile cart."

  • Building: What Building you would like to associate the resource with.

  • Floor: What floor of the building does the resource reside on.

  • Floor Section: Where the resource is on the floor. For example, if the resource is in the media lab on floor 4, you could enter "Media Lab."

  • Resource Name: Name of the resource.

  • Capacity: This is an optional field in which you can list the capacity of an resource. Typically used for meeting rooms.

  • Features: Choose to list pre-defined features for the resource. These are not created here, they are instead created within the "Features" module.

  • User visible description: Description of the resource that users outside your domain can see if they are invited to an event. Think of this as an "Public" description.

  • Internal Description: Define an description that only internal users can see. 

Once you've entered all details, click Create. 

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