Private Appointments Handling

By default, the Riva synchronization engine supports appointments marked as private in two different methods, depending on the CRM.

If a user flags an appointment as private, Riva will synchronize the appointment.  This will cause the free/busy schedule to be maintained in the CRM.

In Outlook 2007, to set the appointment as private, toggle the lock icon as seen below:

Note: Riva handles private appointments the same way regardless of whether the "Sync All New" or the "Sync With Category" options are defined.

CRMs with "Private" Flag Equivalent

If the CRM appointment already supports the concept of a private flag, then the flag will be set, and the CRM controls who can see the appointment content and how privacy is secured.

Riva 2.4.22+ has an option to override the default support for private flags.

The advanced option is  Crm.Calendar.PrivatizeAppointmentsOverride  set to  true

For instructions on how to set the option, see Setting Custom Options for CRM or Exchange / Notes Connection or Sync Policy.

CRMs without "Private" Flag Equivalent

For a CRM that does not support the concept of a private appointment, the appointment undergoes a process of being “privatized” prior to being created in the CRM.

The "privatize" process

1. The subject is replaced with "Private Appointment".

2. The recipients, attachments, location and body contents are cleared.

3. The CRM appointment is considered read-only.  Any changes made in the CRM are reverted, including deletes.  If the appointment is deleted in the CRM, Riva recreates the private appointment in the CRM.

Note: Although Oracle CRM On Demand supports a private flag on its appointments, setting this flag makes the appointment invisible to all other users, including the Riva user. As such, Riva cannot support setting the private flag in Oracle and behaves as though the private flag is not supported.