Creating a Calendar Event

Steps:

1. Begin by navigating to the Event Details page in a collaborative workspace.

    

   Click the Workspaces link.

   Step 1

2. Click the Search button.

   Step 2

3. Click an entry in the Name column.

   Step 3

4. Click the Calendar link.

   Step 4

5. Click the Add Event button.

   Step 5

6. Use the Event Details page to add or modify an event for a workspace calendar. The Event Details page enables you to specify the date, duration, and location of an event as well as add additional information in the form of file attachments, managed content, free-form text or HTML, and URLs.

    

   In this example, you will create an all-day event, upload a file attachment relevant to the event, and send a notification to all calendar members.

   Step 6

7. The Title field appears as the title of the event in the calendar view.

    

   Enter the desired information into the Title field. Enter

    a valid value
    e.g.
    "Enterprise Portal Beta Class"
   .
   Step 7

8. Click in the Date field.

   Step 8

9. Enter the desired information into the Date field. Enter

    a valid value
    e.g.
    "02/25/2008"
   .
   Step 9

10. In the calendar view, an icon appears with the title of the event identifying the meeting as lasting all day.

     

    Click the All Day Event option.

    Step 10

11. Click in the Location field.

    Step 11

12. The location information appears in the weekly and daily views of the calendar and appears as hover text in the calendar view.

     

    Enter the desired information into the Location field. Enter

     a valid value
     e.g.
     "Classroom B"
    .
    Step 12

13. Click in the Type field.

    Step 13

14. Enter the desired information into the Type field. Enter

     a valid value
     e.g.
     "Training"
    .
    Step 14

15. Click in the Contact field.

    Step 15

16. Enter the desired information into the Contact field. Enter

     a valid value
     e.g.
     "PTDMO"
    .
    Step 16

17. Click in the Summary field.

    Step 17

18. Notice that the profile name for the contact you specified appears next to the Contact field as a link to the contact's profile page.

     

    Enter the desired information into the Summary field. Enter

     a valid value
     e.g.
     "Portal 9.0 Beta. Employees only."
    .
    Step 18

19. In this example, you will add relevant information as a file attachment.

     

    Click the Content Type list.

    Step 19

20. Click the File Attachment list item.

    Step 20

21. Click the Upload File button.

    Step 21

22. Click the Browse button.

    Step 22

23. Click the Enterprise Portal 9 Beta.pdf list item.

    Step 23

24. Click the Open button.

    Step 24

25. Click the Upload button.

    Step 25

26. Click the Notify link.

    Step 26

27. Use the Event Notification page to send messages to members associated with the workspace calendar or the event.

    Step 27

28. Click the All Members option.

    Step 28

29. Click the Add Selected to Email button.

    Step 29

30. Click in the Message Text field.

    Step 30

31. Enter the desired information into the Message Text field. Enter

     a valid value
     e.g.
     "Register by Feb. 21."
    .
    Step 31

32. Click the Notify button.

    Step 32

33. Click the Save button.

    Step 33

34. Click the Go to Calendar View link.

    Step 34

35. Notice that the full event title and location appear as hover text when you point to the event. 

     

    Point to the Enterprise Portal link.

    Step 35

36. Also notice that the all-day event icon appears next to the event title.

    Step 36

You have completed creating a calendar event in the Calendar module of a collaborative workspace.

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