Syncing Calendar Items between IBM Notes and Salesforce with Manual Sync

LinkPoint Connect offers users the flexibility to control when and how their calendar items are synchronized between IBM Notes and Salesforce with a Manual Sync feature. In this section, you will learn how to use Manual Sync to synchronize calendar items both to and from IBM Notes and Salesforce.

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Syncing Calendar Items between IBM Notes and Salesforce with Manual Sync

Tip_Web Tip: LinkPoint Connect will only sync one-to-one between an IBM Notes Calendar and Salesforce. This means that while you may have access to more than one IBM Notes Calendar (i.e. your calendar, a team or group calendar), you can only choose one calendar to sync with Salesforce. Note that if you choose to sync with a shared IBM Notes calendar, all items not marked as private will sync to your specific Salesforce calendar.


Step_1 Click the LinkPoint Assist icon in the system tray with the right mouse button and then select Open Synchronization in manual mode.

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Step_2 Select the Calendar checkbox. Deselect any other items you do not want to sync at this time.

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Example_Web Example: In this example, we will demonstrate how to sync Calendar items.

 


Step_3 Click the Start Sync button to proceed.

 

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Tip_Web Tip: You will have a chance to review and confirm the items to be synchronized before the tool actually runs the synchronization process.


Additional_Resources_Web Additional Resources: Several default Calendar Sync Rules are applied as part of the sync process. These settings can be configured using LinkPoint Assist. This includes choosing whether or not to sync items marked as Private.


Step_4 Click Yes in the Start Sync dialogue box.

 

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Step_5 Review the Synchronization Summary window to see a list of all new or updated calendar items that match the established sync criteria. Items that exist in Salesforce appear on the left. Items that exist in IBM Notes appear on the right.

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Tip: Note that the Calendar item will sync over to your Salesforce Calendar during the sync, but will not sync the meeting invite to each invitees/attendee record in Salesforce due to Salesforce restrictions. If you would like to view the list of invitees for Calendar items, the LinkPoint360 Professional Services team can configure LinkPoint Connect to include the invitee list within the meeting description when it is synced to Salesforce. When the item syncs back to Outlook, the invitee list is removed from the meeting description. Please contact your LinkPoint360 Account Executive for more information and assistance configuring this feature.


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Tip: Attachments included with Calendar items do not sync to Salesforce as part of the sync process. You will be able to see the file names of the attachments that were included, but these attachments remain in IBM Notes.


Step_6 Review the icons in the Action column to determine how LinkPoint Connect will be syncing the displayed items. These actions relate to new, updated, or deleted items either in Salesforce or IBM Notes.

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Step_7 Right click an Action icon to launch a list of additional options for the item. Users can choose to Ignore differences until the next time one changes or Ignore difference forever.

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Tip_Web Tip: This is useful for excluding specific items from the sync for a single time or to exclude an item from the sync moving forward. Some users may have appointments that, while not marked as Private, do not need to be or should not be added to Salesforce or IBM Notes.


Tip_Web Tip: You can select multiple calendar items to apply changes by clicking the items with your mouse while holding the Shift key on your keyboard. Once the items are selected, right click to review the Action options.

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Step_8 Click the Ok button to confirm the items to sync and to run the actual sync process.

 

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Tip_Web Tip: LinkPoint Connect will confirm the sync completion by updating the Last Run date and time in the Synchronization window.

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