#Dates to ical duplicates full

See the instructions for ical export -> 'Data Options' to prevent re-exporting bookings which have been imported by the iCal import channel.īooking modifications and cancellations can be imported or ignored.Ī booking will be considered cancelled if it is no longer in the iCal.Īdditionally an email notification to the host can be sent when iCal cancellations occur. Note that only the dates are used to determine a duplicate, this means a booking will not import from ical if a booking for the exact same dates already exists in the room, even if it is in reality a different booking. If using a ignore duplicates option, iCal import will not re-import that booking. For example a booking might be made on your booking page and exported via iCal to a third party system. The ignore duplicates options will not import a booking from the iCal if a non cancelled booking already exists in the same room for the same dates regardless of the source of the booking. If you import bookings from a calendar that is also using ical export, (2 way connection) you will probably create duplicate bookings as they are passed back and forth between the systems. For further information contact the supplier of the iCal feed. If present in the iCal feed the data is imported into the relevant booking field. The following custom fields from an iCal feed are supported. If you accidentally imported from a wrong iCal or imported with the wrong settings click on the 'delete booking tool link' to delete all imported bookings. 'Ignore if all dates unavailable' will not import a booking if the room is not available for any reason (no inventory, blackout).'ignore duplicates' will ignore bookings if there is another booking from any channel with the same dates which is not cancelled.Step 3: Select whether the calendar specifies the end of the booking by last night or check-out date To specify multiple phrases, enter one phrase per line. Step 2: Define if certain bookings should be ignored so they do not import (optional)Įvents in the iCal will be ignored if they contain this phrase in either their Summary or Description. Step 1: Enter the calendar URL you want to import The URL of the iCal calendar to import from. Only the information specified in the Capabilities section above can be imported from the iCal.

#Dates to ical duplicates full

Some calendars like google allow public access (sharing) to be set on an event basis and only public events can be imported.īookings must be defined as full day events on the days you want to block. The iCal calendar must be available on the internet for BookingAutomation to poll and must be set for public access. For details please click here Limitations The calendar will normally be checked multiple times per hour. The iCal export channel can be set up to ignore bookings imported using an iCal import channel, this allows two way connections to be made to google or similar calendars without creating duplicate bookings.

The full event information from the iCal is stored in the api message field of the booking.

The event description is imported as the guest comment.

The event summary is imported as the guest name.

Importing changes or cancellations can be disabled for individual bookings or the entire calendar.

If a booking that was previously imported is missing from a future import, the booking status will be changed to Cancelled.Each full day or multi day event in your iCal calendar will be imported as a booking.You can select if the end date of an event is the last night of the booking or the checkout day.Many holiday rental sites support Ical more Information can import bookings from up to 3 iCal calendars per room.