[SOGo] Multiple Calendars with ActiveSync

[Ian McMichael]

I have just upgraded to SOGo v2.2.13 and set the
SOGoMaximumSyncResponseSize = 512 parameter to my sogo.conf. I am using
the native Android v5.0.1 ActiveSync client on a Nexus 5 phone. For the
first time I have managed to succeed in getting all my contacts,
calendar events and messages to sync successfully.

When I log into my account in the SOGo web interface I can see and
access six calendars. One is my personal calendar. Two belong to other
users on the system and the remaining three are public, web-based ICS
files. If I run a "sogo-tool manage-eas listfolders <username>
<device>" command I can see that only two +vevent folders are listed.
As a result only two calendars appear on my Android device.

I have tried viewing the properties of the calendars in webmail and
ticking the Synchronize box and adding a tag. However, this has not
made any difference. What else can I try? Is there some way of
debugging the process that checks my access to the calendars to see what
might be causing them to fail to add ActiveSync folders?

Should calendar colours sync via ActiveSync? Both the calendars are
appearing in a teal colour on my Android device at the moment. Luckily
I've found an app called "Set Calendar Colors" in the Play Store, which
allows me to force them to change. It would be nice if there was a way
to set them automatically and keep them in sync if I change them in the
web interface...

Otherwise thanks for the 2.2.13 release, which makes ActiveSync much
more usable. Oh, and a Happy New Year to all at Inverse...

[Thomas Fuehrer]

Post by Ian McMichael
I have just upgraded to SOGo v2.2.13 and set the
SOGoMaximumSyncResponseSize = 512 parameter to my sogo.conf. I am using
the native Android v5.0.1 ActiveSync client on a Nexus 5 phone. For the
first time I have managed to succeed in getting all my contacts,
calendar events and messages to sync successfully.
When I log into my account in the SOGo web interface I can see and
access six calendars. One is my personal calendar. Two belong to other
users on the system and the remaining three are public, web-based ICS
files. If I run a "sogo-tool manage-eas listfolders <username>
<device>" command I can see that only two +vevent folders are listed.
As a result only two calendars appear on my Android device.

While syncing other users calendar folders the permissions are verified: you need to have permission to add/delete calendar objects.
Web-based calendars are currently not supported.

Post by Ian McMichael
I have tried viewing the properties of the calendars in webmail and
ticking the Synchronize box and adding a tag. However, this has not
made any difference. What else can I try? Is there some way of
debugging the process that checks my access to the calendars to see what
might be causing them to fail to add ActiveSync folders?
Should calendar colours sync via ActiveSync?

ActiveSync doesn't offer an interface to sync calendar colors of a calendar folder.

Both the calendars are

Post by Ian McMichael
appearing in a teal colour on my Android device at the moment. Luckily
I've found an app called "Set Calendar Colors" in the Play Store, which
allows me to force them to change. It would be nice if there was a way
to set them automatically and keep them in sync if I change them in the
web interface...
Otherwise thanks for the 2.2.13 release, which makes ActiveSync much
more usable. Oh, and a Happy New Year to all at Inverse...
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[Charles Marcus]

Post by Thomas Fuehrer

Post by Ian McMichael
Should calendar colours sync via ActiveSync?

ActiveSync doesn't offer an interface to sync calendar colors of a calendar folder.

Well... that isn't good. You mean all Calendars will be the same color?

We have people who have 5, 6, or more calendars. Having them all be the
same color, making it impossible to tell which events are on which
calendar, will make it very difficult to sell this then as an option to
just migrating to Office365 when I get back...

:(

[Ludovic Marcotte]

Post by Charles Marcus
Well... that isn't good. You mean all Calendars will be the same color?

Users can change colors as they want on their EAS client (Outlook, iOS,
Android, etc.). It's just that this properly won't be synchronized.

[Tanstaafl]

Post by Ludovic Marcotte

Post by Charles Marcus
Well... that isn't good. You mean all Calendars will be the same color?

Users can change colors as they want on their EAS client (Outlook, iOS,
Android, etc.). It's just that this properly won't be synchronized.

Ah, ok, well, not a deal breaker then, but it would be nice if they
sync'd...

Is there already an enhancement/bug to add it I can follow?

Thanks Ludo!

[Ludovic Marcotte]

Post by Tanstaafl
Is there already an enhancement/bug to add it I can follow?

Not really, it's a missing feature in the EAS protocol, not SOGo.

[Charles Marcus]

Post by Ludovic Marcotte

Post by Tanstaafl
Is there already an enhancement/bug to add it I can follow?

Not really, it's a missing feature in the EAS protocol, not SOGo.

Ah, ok, then we'd have the same problem even if we were on O365...
excellent.

Wonder if there is any way you could 'fix' this for SOGo users somehow?
It would be nice to be able to point to something we'd have if we stayed
with SOGo that we would lose moving to O365... ;)

Thanks again

[Alain Abbas]

Hello
Active sync protocol handle the multi calendar see for example on the
Iphone you can have your shared calendars on it.
Now i dont know if outlook 2013 implemented it.

Regards

Post by Ludovic Marcotte

Post by Tanstaafl
Is there already an enhancement/bug to add it I can follow?

Not really, it's a missing feature in the EAS protocol, not SOGo.

[Ludovic Marcotte]

Post by Alain Abbas
Active sync protocol handle the multi calendar see for example on the
Iphone you can have your shared calendars on it.

That is not what I meant. I meant the EAS protocol has no support to
sync the color one can set on a calendar.

[Ian McMichael]

Post by Thomas Fuehrer
While syncing other users calendar folders the permissions are verified: you need to have permission to add/delete calendar objects.
Web-based calendars are currently not supported.

That might explain what I am seeing. I only have access to view the
calendar of one of the other users on the system and this is the one not
being created on my mobile by ActiveSync. Why do I need write access to
see entries via ActiveSync? I'm sure I have viewed a calendar via
Exchange that I do not have write access to...

I guess the web-based calendars can be added via a Google account on an
Android device. Are there any plans to incorporate these into
ActiveSync at a later date?

[Thomas Fuehrer]

Post by Ian McMichael

Post by Thomas Fuehrer
While syncing other users calendar folders the permissions are verified: you need to have permission to add/delete calendar objects.
Web-based calendars are currently not supported.

That might explain what I am seeing. I only have access to view the
calendar of one of the other users on the system and this is the one not
being created on my mobile by ActiveSync. Why do I need write access to
see entries via ActiveSync? I'm sure I have viewed a calendar via
Exchange that I do not have write access to...

There is no way to prevent a user from creating an event on such folders on eas-clients. The sync to server would fail because the folder is readonly and this might create inconsistenies between client and server.
For that reason the folder's permissiion is checked.

Post by Ian McMichael
I guess the web-based calendars can be added via a Google account on an
Android device. Are there any plans to incorporate these into
ActiveSync at a later date?
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