In order to start synchronising Booker25 Dimension records with Google calendars, a link needs to be created for each Dimension record you want to sync. This article explains how to do this.
Before you set up Dimension records for Google, you should have set up Authentication for GSuite: Setup GSuite Authentication
Set up Dimensions for Google sync
First we have to tell Booker25 what dimensions we would like to sync to Google. If you want to sync Resource or Staff records, you can skip step 1-4
Go to Object Manager
Go to the SyncConnection object
Go to the Fields & Relationships section
Create a lookupfield to the Dimensionobject you want to sync. You can give it any name.
Navigate to the Dimensionstab
Click on the Dimension you want to sync
Fill in the name of the field you just created (or that already existed for Resource (B25__Resource__c) and Staff (B25__Staff__c)) in the SyncField (you may need to add this field to the page layout)
If you have multiple DimensionFields for this Dimension, go to each Dimension Field record, and set a Sync Priority (you may need to add this field to the page layout). The lower the number, the higher the priority. Number 1 will be the Google calendar to which a Reservation is synced, while lower numbers will be invited as attendees
Create Sync Connections
Now we need to create a SyncConnection record for each Dimension record you want to sync.
Navigate to the Sync Connections tab
Click New
Fill the Dimensionlookup with the record you want to sync to Outlook. This could be the lookup you created in the previous steps, or a Resource or Staff record
In the UserId field, fill in the Outlook email address of the OutlookUser / OutlookResource to which you want to sync Booker25 Reservations.
Change the UserType field to 'Resource' if the Outlook ID in the previous step is the ID of an Outlook Resource user, instead of regular Outlook user
(Optional) Specify the name of the Calendar Name to which you want to sync the Booker25 Reservations. If empty, the Booker25 Reservations are synced to the Outlook user's primary calendar
(Optional) Check ActivateAfterValidation. On insert of this record, Booker25 will attempt to make a connection with this Outlook calendar and get required information no matter the value of this field. If this succeeds, the connection is marked as 'Valid'. If you check Activate After Validation it will also be activated, setting the Active checkbox.
Click Save
Wait for Booker25 to validate the connection, this may take a few seconds and you may need to refresh the newly created record page. When the connection is validated, the valid checkbox will be checked. If an error occurs during validation, an OutlookSyncError record will be created as a child record of the newly created record. Failed connection validation:
Successful connection validation:
Any Reservations created on the specified Dimension record wil now be synced to the specified Outlook calendar.