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GETTING STARTED WITH OUTLOOK AND EXCHANGE INTEGRATION: THE BASICS
Robert Bardwell
EMS Software | Project Consultant
October 28, 2015
Connecting EMS bookings into Outlook
Different flavors of integration
ICS file
• One-time
• One-way (EMS to Outlook)
One way ICS file – Virtual EMS
One time appointment – EMS desktop client
One way ICS file – EMS desktop client
Plan-A-Meeting (PAM) Exchange Integration
Initiated through Virtual EMS
1-Way (EMS updates Outlook)
• New meetings
• Changes
• Cancellations
Plan-A-Meeting (PAM) Exchange Integration
Plan-A-Meeting (PAM) Exchange Integration
Plan-A-Meeting (PAM) Exchange Integration
Plan-A-Meeting (PAM) Exchange Integration
Plan-A-Meeting (PAM) Exchange Integration
PAM: Changes from EMS are pushed to Outlook
VIR
TUA
L EM
S
Booking created
EMS
Booking updated
OU
TLO
OK
Calendar updated
PAM: Changes from Outlook are not pushed to
EMS
OU
TLO
OK
Meeting changed
in OutlookEM
S
No change
lok
Plan-A-Meeting Supported Features
Book a Room
Recurring Meetings*
Random Date Meeting
Service Only Request
Attendee & Room Availability
Add Services/Catering
Enforce Business Rules
Capture Billing Information
Capture Cancel Reasons
Heavily Managed Space
Add-in installed to extend Microsoft Outlook
Allows 2-way communication
EMS for Outlook
EMS for Outlook
Product Demo Reservation created in Outlook or Virtual
EMS
Changes
in Microsoft Outlook
pushed back to
EMS
EMS for Outlook Recommended Implementation
Book a Room
Recurring Meetings*
Random Date Meeting
Service Only Request
Attendee & Room Availability
Add Services/Catering
Enforce Business Rules*
Capture Billing Information
Capture Cancel Reasons
Heavily Managed Space
Cautions
Following Exchange rules introduces limitations
Heavily managed spaces are not a great candidate
Long recurrences can be especially tricky
GETTING STARTED WITH OUTLOOK AND EXCHANGE INTEGRATION: THE BASICS
Robert Bardwell
EMS Software | Project Consultant
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