How to Link Your iCloud Calendar to Concours Pro

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Overview

Connecting your iCloud Calendar to Concours Pro allows for seamless syncing of events between your iCloud Calendar and the system, ensuring your availability is accurate and preventing double bookings.

Prerequisites

  • Access to your Apple account linked to the iCloud Calendar.
  • An app-specific password from Apple.
  • Read or writer’s access, depending on whether you wish to add or just fetch events from your iCloud Calendar.

Linking Your iCloud Calendar

Step 1: Get Your App-Specific Password

To connect your iCloud Calendar, you need an app-specific password from Apple. Follow these steps:

  1. Sign in to Apple ID.
  2. Enable two-factor authentication under the Security section.
  3. In the App-Specific Passwords section, click on Generate Password.
  4. Label the password (e.g., ‘Concours Pro iCloud Integration’) and click Create.
  5. Copy and securely store the password for use in the next step.

Step 2: Connect Your iCloud Calendar

After obtaining the password, follow these steps to connect your iCloud Calendar:

  1. Go to Calendars > Calendar Settings > Connections.
  2. Click Add New.
  3. Select iCloud Calendar and click Connect.
  4. Enter your Apple ID and the app-specific password.
  5. Click Connect.

Step 3: Configure Your Calendar

Once connected, configure your calendar by selecting a linked calendar and conflict calendar.

Read more: Configuring Linked & Conflict Calendars in Concours Pro.

Limitations with iCloud Integration

  • iCloud integration only supports one-way sync, and all events are treated as blocked slots.
  • Blocked slots created in Concours Pro won’t sync back to iCloud.
  • Only one iCloud integration per account is allowed.
  • Concours Pro cannot connect to subscription calendars in iCloud.
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