Important: A resource owner (assigned during creation of the resource) only has permissions to access the resource mailbox. See the tables below for more details, as well as for more customization options for when events can be automatically accepted or declined. This option can be set by checking the box to Automatically process meting requests and cancellations under Scheduling Options. No one is responsible for accepting or declining reservation requests on behalf of the resource. A room or piece of equipment which is configured to auto-accept reservation requests handles its own calendar automatically. See the tables below for more details.Īuto-Accept: Requests to reserve the resource are automatically accepted, based on availability. This option can be set by leaving Automatically process meeting requests and cancellations unchecked under Scheduling Options. A delegate can accept or decline requests to reserve the resource, just like a person accepts or declines meeting requests for his or her own calendar. A moderated resource must have at least one delegate who is responsible for accepting or declining reservation requests, and it can have many delegates associated with it if desired. This provides oversight to the resource and allows more control over who has access to the resource and at what times. Moderated: Requests to reserve the resource must be approved or denied by a person (delegate) manually. Resources can be set up to handle reservation requests in one of two ways: Note: As a domain administrator, you also have the ability to manage scheduling options/settings. Because of this, the instructions in this document will be relative for the Outlook on the web. For consistency and troubleshooting reasons, it is therefore recommended that you only use Outlook on the web to manage options/settings/permissions for a resource calendar.
available hours, length of events, who can schedule, etc.) must be set via Outlook on the web. Outlook clients will only allow you to set read/write permissions for a resource calendar. Any questions or concerns that can't be addressed by the Help Desk will be escalated to the UW-Madison Office 365 team.Īs an owner of a resource, one of your first responsibilities is to set the required options/settings/permissions for the resource. Please contact the DoIT Help Desk for support. If you are unhappy with the way your resource calendars are currently working, we may be able to help you adjust your settings in a way that will address your concerns. We wanted to remind you that we can help determine the best solution for setting up a resource calendar based on your departmental needs and workflows. If you are wanting to manage read/write/editor permissions to the resource calendar, go to Office 365 (Outlook on the web | Outlook for Windows/Mac) - Manage Permissions to a Resource Calendar.
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This document provides instructions on how to manage invitation permissions for a resource account. Users must be granted permissions to interact with a resource account. Resources contain special options for scheduling and permissions that are not available in user/service accounts. meeting/conference rooms, audio-visual equipment, project, or vacation calendars. A resource is an Office 365 account typically used for non-person related calendars, e.g.