Condeco Outlook Com+ plug-in
Condeco supports daily, weekly and monthly recurrences and you can set a specific recurrence to repeat a booking on particular dates in an irregular pattern. Click here to learn more about creating repeat bookings in Condeco.
For the most part, Condeco and MS Outlook support the same set of repeat booking options, however, there are some differences. Condeco manages these differences by either converting the booking to a specific (irregular) recurrence pattern or advising the user to amend the recurrence pattern before continuing.
Recurrence comparison table
Repeat booking options for MS Outlook and Condeco are compared in the table below.
| Pattern | Repeat options | MS Outlook | Condeco |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | Repeat every # days (i.e. every 2 days) | Yes | Yes |
| Set weekdays only (exclude weekends) | Yes | Yes | |
| Weekly | Repeat every # weeks (i.e. every 2 weeks) | Yes | Yes |
| Select the days of the week (i.e. every Monday and Friday) | Yes | Yes | |
| Monthly | Set the date of the month (i.e. on the 15th of the month) | Yes | Yes |
| Repeat every # months (i.e. every 3 months) | Yes | No | |
| Set the week of the month (i.e. every first week of the month) | First/Second/Third/Fourth/Last week | First/Last week | |
| Set the day of the month (i.e. every Monday on the first week of the month) | Yes | Yes | |
| Yearly | Yes | No | |
| Specific | Select specific days in an irregular pattern | No | Yes |
How Condeco manages unsupported recurrence patterns
The way Condeco responds to unsupported recurrence patterns created in MS Outlook depends whether Exchange Sync is configured or not.
Exchange Sync is not configured: Condeco converts unsupported recurrence patterns to specific recurrence patterns. However, if the total number of occurrences in a booking exceeds 52, Condeco will advise amending the recurrence pattern.
Exchange Sync is configured: Condeco advises amending the recurrence pattern. With Exchange Sync configured, Condeco does not convert unsupported recurrence patterns for either Condeco rooms or Exchange rooms.
Condeco manages unsupported recurrence patterns as follows:
| Pattern | MS Outlook repeat options not supported by Condeco | NO Exchange Sync | Exchange Sync configured |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily/Weekly/Monthly/Yearly |
|
Advised to amend recurrence pattern. | Advised to amend recurrence pattern. |
| Monthly |
|
Converts to specific recurrence pattern. | Advised to amend recurrence pattern. |
| Yearly | All (excluding ranges exceeding 52 occurrences) | Converts to specific recurrence pattern. | Advised to amend recurrence pattern. |
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