FAQ
FAQ
Ragic supports the following three types of Calendar tools:
1. Calendar Sync: Sync sheet data to external calendar tools (e.g., Google Calendar). Ideal for integrating meetings, appointments, and other events into your preferred calendar.
2. Calendar Report: Use Ragic’s reporting tool to create a calendar within your database. Best for sharing schedules internally based on user access rights and using the calendar as a data report.
3. Home Page Event Calendar: System-generated calendar that displays upcoming records on the database home page. It offers a basic setup and simpler functionality compared to the other two options.
For more detailed explanations and comparisons, please refer to the sections below.
The key difference between these two features is that one syncs data to an external calendar, while the other creates a calendar directly within Ragic. Below is a comparison of their main characteristics:
Purpose: Sync schedule data from a Ragic sheet to an external calendar (e.g., Google Calendar).
Setup: When setting up calendar sync, Ragic generates an iCal subscription URL based on your configuration. You can subscribe to this URL in your external calendar to display schedule data from a specific sheet.
Advantages: View your schedule using your preferred external calendar without opening Ragic.
Limitations: Syncing is controlled by the external tool, so updates in Ragic may not appear immediately. A delay may occur. For more details, see this section.
Access Rights: The data shown depends on the access rights of "the user who generated the iCal URL". To avoid data exposure, each user should create their own link.
Purpose: Display sheet data in a calendar within Ragic, allowing team members to view and manage records based on their access rights.
Setup: Use the report tool to create a calendar report for a specific sheet.
Advantages:
1. Native Ragic feature with real-time updates and no sync delay.
2. Preview data directly on the calendar and click to view or edit records.
3. Supports Shared View from the source sheet for easier organization.
Limitations: Limited to a single sheet; cross-sheet data is not supported.
Access Rights: Based on the Access Rights set in the source sheet.
Ragic offers two calendar features: Calendar Reports and Event Calendar. Both are accessible through a web browser, while the Event Calendar is currently not supported in the mobile app.
This is one of Ragic’s reporting tools and is configured manually by the user. For details on its features and advantages, see the previous section.
Setup: A system-generated feature that automatically pulls data from all sheets with a Date field occurring "within the next 7 days".
Features: On the Home Page, click "Show calendar" in the Event Calendar section to open a monthly calendar similar to the Calendar Report. It consolidates upcoming events from multiple sheets and functions as a system-generated calendar spanning multiple sheets or the entire database.
Access Rights: Same as Calendar Reports. Users can only view records they have Access Rights.
