The new version of Outlook Calendars for Confluence comes with a new UI and new features. For Confluence Cloud this version is available since April 2021, for Confluence Server and Data Center it’s available since March 2022.
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While working on on the new release, we also decided to adapt our naming for our calendar layouts. It is clearer now to decide on the right layout when sharing calendar dates with your team. Have a look on what changed:
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List view | List view |
Calendar view | Agenda view |
available in calendar view | Resource view |
Timeline view | Scheduler view |
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Insert current user’s calendars: Outlook & Jira calendar
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Choose a “Current user’s calendar” template and enable team members to also see their own personal (Outlook) dates along with project-related data already shared when accessing the Confluence page.
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The same works with current user’s Jira dates, for example Jira issues. Pick the calendar template “JQL issues”, set the respective filter “assignee = currentuser()” and any team member accessing the Confluence page will see their personal Jira issues. Either way, set calendar permissions, if required.
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Even decide if, for example, the Jira tickets/issues for a specific user should be displayed based on their due date. This will make it easier for your team members to get a good overview of the most relevant and urgent Jira tickets to be worked on.
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Permission management: Outlook & Jira dates
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This is new! Whenever you insert a new Outlook calendar or Jira dates to your Confluence page or space, you can conveniently set respective calendar permissions.
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With the new release, we now allow admins to share calendar dates to anonymous user. Meaning that even non-Confluence users can access shared data on the Confluence page.
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Sharing of Jira information is only available for Confluence Cloud. |
💡 Learn more about the configuration options for admins.
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Manage and adapt the calendar view in “General settings”. We recommend to limit your view scope to today (if you want to book your meeting room at some point today) and turn on the “Split resource” view (side-by-side view).
Here you go!
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📢 Please note: Upgrading on Confluence Cloud
Already embedded macro calendars won’t be effected by the change
The old macro is renamed into “Outlook Calendar (legacy)” (only available during transition process)
We strongly recommend to start using the new calendar macro (first choice in drop down)
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📢 Upgrading on Confluence Server and Data Center
You’ll get a complete migration of your calendars to the new version without any legacy calendars. Downgrading to the old versio is possible without any lack of data.