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How not to book LRC equipment: Avoid scheduling conflicts by not using “Show times as free”

2011/10/18 1 comment
      1. Appointments and Meeting requests default to “Show time as busy”. owa-calendar-appointment-show-time-as-busy-avoids-scheduling-conflicts
      2. Before you change this, like so: owa-calendar-appointment-show-time-as-free-leads-to-scheduling-conflicts-use-busy-instead. Note this “Gotcha”: “If you have already specified that this is an all day event, Save As is set automatically to Free “.
      3. consider this: a scheduling conflict can easily result, if people coming after you cannot see the resource as “busy”, they might inadvertently book over your booking: owa-calendar-appointment-show-time-as-free-leads-to-scheduling-conflicts
      4. Remember this is a platform for collaboration, not for spreading confusion: If you leave your appointment as “busy”, per the default, voilà, others can see that the resource is busy, and work around it: owa-calendar-appointment-show-time-as-free-leads-to-scheduling-conflicts-use-busy-instead-prevents-conflicts