Overview
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Depending on your permissions, you may be allowed to directly add events to your institution's calendar without submitting a request.
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In order to be able to edit an event directly, your role will need to have the “Add Event” permission set to “ALLOW”, and your role must be included in the list of Allowed Roles for the Event Type. These configurations are defined by an admin at your institution.
How to Do It
Step 1: Navigate to the Events tab and click the “+New Event” button at the top of the page.
Step 2:
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Input the name, description, type, organization, date/time, and location of the event.
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Name, Type, Time and Date Range, and Location are all required.
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One meeting cannot exceed 14 days in length. Learn more about that maximum.
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An event cannot include a meeting that begins more than 30 days in the past.
Step 3 (Optional):
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Select “More Options” to access the full Event Form.
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Select the “Event Type” and then “Continue” to ensure you are directed to the proper form.
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Input additional information.
Step 4:
Creating Multi-Day Events
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When adding a multi-day event directly, be sure to follow the steps outlined above to access “more options”. Then, on the “Meetings & Locations” card, select “repeat” and configure the desired settings.
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Learn more about configuring Meetings & Locations.
What To Do If Your Meeting is Longer Than 14 Calendar Days
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One meeting in an event cannot be longer than 14 calendar days.
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If you try to add a meeting that is longer than 14days, you will see a warning that looks like this:
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This does not mean that you can’t request one event spanning more than 14 days – you can use the “More Options” button (Step 3 above) to create an event request using recurrence patterns and multiple meetings to create events that are longer than 14 days.
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Read about requesting meetings lasting longer than 14 days.
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