Now that GMS 2014 R2 SP1, AKA 14.2.1 supports shared folders and calendars etc, we require the option to choose which calendars a user syncs to their device. With current setup, any calendars shared to user are immediately synced to activesync clients. In many cases not all shared calendars are desired to sync to devices and this can put unnecessary load on server and clients and even confuse users. Unfortunately only option currently is for users to, if available in their client, uncheck the offending calendars so the items from them are hidden from view, even though they are still synced.
Ultimately would like to be able to choose the calendars from GMS web console the same way users can choose address books to sync. Maybe with some form of italics or colour to differentiate shared options from user owned.

by: Rodney W. | over a year ago | Mobility Services

Comments

• We also require the option to choose which calendars a user syncs to their device.

  by: Christian K. | over a year ago

• We have also confused users - please implement this options asap.

  by: Harald L. | over a year ago

• I agree

  by: William B. | over a year ago

• We have users with more than 2o subscribed shared folders...
  Really needed.

  by: admin m. | over a year ago

• need a way to control this, soon

  by: Gene H. | over a year ago

• Enabling share switch: The default on users should be all shared folders and address book as unchecked for syncing.
  
  Additional the shared items should be highlighted/marked in management interface, so that user can see the difference between own and shared items.
  
  For me this "solution" looks as a "hasty reaction" and without any concept.

  by: Markus E. | over a year ago

• Please, do it. Fast!

  by: Siegfried S. | over a year ago

• We use this in a 800+ staff institution = many people with a big problem here. Need a solution really fast, in particular for calendars! Also it can't be that difficult given that previous releases did not have this problem!

  by: Matthias H. | over a year ago

• The way to unshare all calender, and reshare all calenders witch the user to want to sync on the mobile device is a way. But user have to access all other calenders in proxy access mode. With this way user lose calender information the have before.

  by: Andreas K. | over a year ago

• Yeah, planned. On which version?

  by: Markus E. | over a year ago

• This is available now with the release of GMS 2014 R2 SP1 HP1 and GroupWise 2014 R2 SP1 HP 2

  by: Mike Bills | over a year ago

  official response