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We create events in your Google Calendar for every single class and meeting time that shows up in your printed schedule | We create events in your Google Calendar for every single class and meeting time that shows up in your printed schedule. Events are also created for all MS and US athletic practices and games. | ||
=Short Version= | =Short Version= | ||
*Events are synced directly from Veracross each night. If details are changed in Veracross, all future events will also be updated; past events are not updated. | |||
*Events are NOT repeating. This means that you cannot (easily) color-code them, but you CAN copy them! | *Events are NOT repeating. This means that you cannot (easily) color-code them, but you CAN copy them! | ||
=Longer Version= | =Longer Version= | ||
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*'''Reminders''': Notifications will not be set and whatever you have as your default Reminders will be used. We strongly suggest you [https://support.google.com/calendar/answer/37242?hl=en&ref_topic=1672527 set your default reminders RIGHT NOW] unless you want to be notified 10 minutes before every class begins. | *'''Reminders''': Notifications will not be set and whatever you have as your default Reminders will be used. We strongly suggest you [https://support.google.com/calendar/answer/37242?hl=en&ref_topic=1672527 set your default reminders RIGHT NOW] unless you want to be notified 10 minutes before every class begins. | ||
*'''Colors''': Events will not have any colors associated with them, nor will the calendars. We cannot assign colors by department for instance. | *'''Colors''': Events will not have any colors associated with them, nor will the calendars. We cannot assign colors by department for instance. | ||
*'''Reply''': Your reply will be set to Yes, so you aren’t going to be nagged to accept an invitation. | *'''Reply''': Your reply will be set to Yes, so you aren’t going to be nagged to accept an invitation. Google Calendar will allow you to update your reply to No, but the overnight sync will automatically set your reply back to Yes, so you cannot (permanently) remove any events created through this sync from your calendar. | ||
*'''Editing''': You won’t be able to modify the original event details because they are on a special calendar you cannot modify. If you edit an event on your calendar, it will be modified ONLY for you, *not anyone else who is invited to that event*. '''We strongly discourage you from editing the events''' (this is for your own protection). | *'''Editing''': You won’t be able to modify the original event details because they are on a special calendar you cannot modify. If you edit an event on your calendar, it will be modified ONLY for you, *not anyone else who is invited to that event*. '''We strongly discourage you from editing the events''' (this is for your own protection). | ||
*'''Location''': If a location has been entered for the meeting (e.g. room 101), that will be visible in the event | *'''Location''': If a location has been entered for the meeting (e.g. room 101), that will be visible in the event | ||
*'''Virtual Meeting''': If a URL was provided in the Employee Portal, it will appear on the calendar event as well. | *'''Virtual Meeting''': If a URL was provided in the Employee Portal, it will appear on the calendar event as well. | ||
'''Some details about the system''': | '''Some details about the system''': | ||
*LS, MS and US Students will also have this setup for them, and will be invited to the same events you are for a particular course | *LS, MS and US Students will also have this setup for them, and will be invited to the same events you are for a particular course | ||
*We will run the synchronization nightly, which means that if a student is moved between sections, or the schedule is tweaked, calendars will be updated | *We will run the synchronization nightly, which means that if a student is moved between sections, or the schedule is tweaked, calendars will be updated the next day. | ||
*If the course meeting times are modified in Veracross, | *If the course meeting times are modified in Veracross, all future events will be deleted and recreated in your calendar with the new information. Conclusion: don’t modify the events! | ||
=FAQs= | =FAQs= | ||
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;What happens if my schedule changes? | ;What happens if my schedule changes? | ||
:If a meeting time is modified (i.e. start or end date changed, day in cycle changed, etc.), | :If a meeting time is modified (i.e. start or end date changed, day in cycle changed, etc.), all future related events will be deleted and you will lose anything you stored in it. If a class moves from A to B period for instance, the entire future set of events will be deleted and new ones created. | ||
;I store information about my classes IN the calendar event, what is going to happen to that info? | ;I store information about my classes IN the calendar event, what is going to happen to that info? | ||
:If your schedule changes, events will be automatically deleted and recreated as appropriate (see question above). For this reason, we don't suggest you store data in the events, as even seemingly innocent scheduling changes may cause you to lose important information | :If your schedule changes, events will be automatically deleted and recreated as appropriate (see question above). For this reason, we don't suggest you store data in the events, as even seemingly innocent scheduling changes may cause you to lose important information. | ||
;Can I make my own events in my calendar, or are you going to take control of the whole shebang? | ;Can I make my own events in my calendar, or are you going to take control of the whole shebang? | ||
:We only invite you to events that are created in hidden calendars. We do not ever directly modify your calendar entries. If we need to make major changes to a course calendar (say your class moves from F period to A period), we delete all the events on the hidden calendar, delete the calendar, create a new calendar, create the events and invite you to them. This is to protect your calendar events from any possible modification. | :We only invite you to events that are created in hidden calendars. We do not ever directly modify your calendar entries. If we need to make major changes to a course calendar (say your class moves from F period to A period), we delete all the events on the hidden calendar, delete the calendar, create a new calendar, create the events and invite you to them. This is to protect your calendar events from any possible modification. | ||