activeCollab can also export assignment data to calendar applications such as Microsoft Windows Calendar, Apple iCal, Google Calendar etc. This is done through a standard format know as the iCalendar format.

Data is exported in following way:

  1. Milestones are exported as VEVENT elements. This means they are displayed in your calendar application as an all day event, or as an event that spans a period of days.

  2. Tickets and Tasks are exported as VEVENT elements, as an all day event for the day when they are due.

Read Only Feeds

The iCalendar feeds that activeCollab exports are Read Only. This means that your favorite calendar application will be able to read and import the data, but you will not be able to change the data and have it automatically update back into activeCollab. Instead, to update the data, log into your activeCollab and change the data from there. Your calendar software will then automatically import the changes you made the next time it updates.

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  1. Subscribing to iCalendar Feeds