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*The event summary is imported as the guest name. | *The event summary is imported as the guest name. | ||
*The event description is imported as the guest comment. | *The event description is imported as the guest comment. | ||
*The full event information from the iCal is stored in the | *The full event information from the iCal is stored in the Channel Info field of the booking. | ||
The iCal export channel can be set up to ignore bookings imported using an iCal import channel, this allows two way connections to be made to google or similar calendars without creating duplicate bookings. | The iCal export channel can be set up to ignore bookings imported using an iCal import channel, this allows two way connections to be made to google or similar calendars without creating duplicate bookings. | ||
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'''Step 3: Select whether the calendar specifies the end of the booking by last night or check-out date ''' | '''Step 3: Select whether the calendar specifies the end of the booking by last night or check-out date ''' | ||
*" | *"Ignore duplicates" will ignore bookings if there is another booking from any channel with the same dates which is not cancelled. | ||
*"Ignore if all dates unavailable" will not import a booking if the room is not available for any reason (no inventory, blackout). | *"Ignore if all dates unavailable" will not import a booking if the room is not available for any reason (no inventory, blackout). | ||
*"Dont reuse cancelled if different" will import a new booking if there is already a cancelled booking with a different UUID, the default is to uncancel the existing booking. | |||
<span style="color: #f3e504; font-size: 150%;" >{{#fas:lightbulb}} </span> If you accidentally imported from a wrong iCal or imported with the wrong settings click on the "delete booking tool link" to delete all imported bookings. | <span style="color: #f3e504; font-size: 150%;" >{{#fas:lightbulb}} </span> If you accidentally imported from a wrong iCal or imported with the wrong settings click on the "delete booking tool link" to delete all imported bookings. | ||
== Disconnect == | == Disconnect == | ||
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== Custom Fields == | == Custom Fields == | ||
The following custom fields | The following custom fields from an iCal feed are supported. If present in the iCal feed the data is imported into the relevant booking field. For further information contact the supplier of the iCal feed. | ||
<code>X-EMAIL: [email protected]</code> | <code>X-EMAIL: [email protected]</code> | ||