Outlook Calendar

With the Outlook Calendar integration, you can synchronize your Brightspot calendar with your Microsoft Outlook Calendar. When the integration is active, the following appear in your Outlook Calendar:

• Drafts scheduled for publication, either individually or as part of a bulk schedule.
• Assignments with due dates.

This section describes how to configure the integration in Brightspot, and how to make the corresponding settings in your Azure console.

The integration requires an account with Microsoft Outlook.

Overview of the configuration process

To configure the Outlook Calendar integration, you take the following steps:

1. Configure the integration at the Global level. For details, see Configuring the Outlook Calendar integration.
2. In your profile, authenticate with Microsoft Outlook. For details, see Authenticating with Outlook Calendar.
3. Import an Outlook Calendar. For details, see Importing an Outlook Calendar.
4. Ensure that Microsoft Outlook and Brightspot are synchronized. For details, see Configuring the Microsoft Outlook synchronization.
5. If needed, manage the Outlook Calendar or make changes to its settings. For details, see Managing an Outlook Calendar.
6. View the Outlook Calendar on your dashboard. For details, see Viewing events synchronized with Microsoft Outlook.
7. If desired, change the background color of your Outlook Calendar. For details, see Customizing a calendar's background.

Including Outlook Calendar in a Brightspot build

The following table lists the dependencies to include in your build configuration.

Runtime prerequisites

• Ops configuration—In the Azure console, configure a project and associated OAuth consent, credentials, and the Outlook Calendar API. For details, see Authenticate by using API keys.
• CMS configuration—Configure the site interfacing with Outlook Calendar. For details, see Configuring the Microsoft Outlook synchronization.

See also:

• Scheduled publishing
• Creating an assignment