View only calendar access...

[DOUGHTY10]

We have a third-party scheduling events for us.

They need be able to see our schedules WITHOUT DETAIL (Just time blocked as
busy or not busy).

The 3rd party only needs to view, not make any updates.

We use Exchange Server whereas the 3rd does not have access to the Exchange
Server.

Is there a way or tool that we can use to give them this limited view
capability?

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

What version of Exchange? The best you can do is free/busy time.

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[DOUGHTY10]

It's for a large corporate client.... and we are the 3rd party mentioned in
my issue description. Probably they have the latest version. They will not
give us Exchange Server access... but they would allow (if possible) for us
to view the staff's calendars on a "view only" basis and the view would only
show us BUSY or NOT BUSY. Is there a way we can get this level of view
WITHOUT having access to the Exchange Server? (like Google calendar offers
where you can see Busy/Not busy on anyone's calendar that gives you
permission to see that.

Thanks.

What version of Exchange? The best you can do is free/busy time.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]

Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com/

Outlook Tips by email:
mailto:[email protected]

EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
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Do you sync your mailbox with a smartphone or pda?
http://forums.slipstick.com/showthread.php?t=39473

We have a third-party scheduling events for us.

They need be able to see our schedules WITHOUT DETAIL (Just time blocked
as
busy or not busy).

The 3rd party only needs to view, not make any updates.

We use Exchange Server whereas the 3rd does not have access to the
Exchange
Server.

Is there a way or tool that we can use to give them this limited view
capability?

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

No, they would need to publish the free/busy in a public location for you to
access it without accessing exchange.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]

Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com/

Outlook Tips by email:
mailto:[email protected]

EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
mailto:[email protected]

Do you sync your mailbox with a smartphone or pda?
http://forums.slipstick.com/showthread.php?t=39473

It's for a large corporate client.... and we are the 3rd party mentioned
in
my issue description. Probably they have the latest version. They will
not
give us Exchange Server access... but they would allow (if possible) for
us
to view the staff's calendars on a "view only" basis and the view would
only
show us BUSY or NOT BUSY. Is there a way we can get this level of view
WITHOUT having access to the Exchange Server? (like Google calendar
offers
where you can see Busy/Not busy on anyone's calendar that gives you
permission to see that.

Thanks.

What version of Exchange? The best you can do is free/busy time.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]

Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com/

Outlook Tips by email:
mailto:[email protected]

EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
mailto:[email protected]

Do you sync your mailbox with a smartphone or pda?
http://forums.slipstick.com/showthread.php?t=39473

We have a third-party scheduling events for us.

They need be able to see our schedules WITHOUT DETAIL (Just time
blocked
as
busy or not busy).

The 3rd party only needs to view, not make any updates.

We use Exchange Server whereas the 3rd does not have access to the
Exchange
Server.

Is there a way or tool that we can use to give them this limited view
capability?

 

[Leonid S. Knyshov // SBS Expert]

It's for a large corporate client.... and we are the 3rd party mentioned in
my issue description. Probably they have the latest version. They will not
give us Exchange Server access... but they would allow (if possible) for us
to view the staff's calendars on a "view only" basis and the view would only
show us BUSY or NOT BUSY. Is there a way we can get this level of view
WITHOUT having access to the Exchange Server? (like Google calendar offers
where you can see Busy/Not busy on anyone's calendar that gives you
permission to see that.

I wrote a scheduling application on top of Exchange 2007. It books
appointments, checks for duplication, employee availability etc.

You may need to resort to something similar.

This may put you on the right track:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/291621 and it discusses how to set
Outlook to publish free/busy data to the Internet
This may also be helpful http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917687

P.S. I am a masochist, so I wrote it in PHP accessing EWS. Why
masochist? There are bugs in Microsoft WSDL! It's probably much faster
to write an ASP.NET app.
--
Leonid S. Knyshov
Crashproof Solutions
510-282-1008
Twitter: @wiseleo
http://crashproofsolutions.com
Microsoft Small Business Specialist
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