Common questions

How would you troubleshoot free busy issues in a hybrid deployment?

How would you troubleshoot free busy issues in a hybrid deployment?

To do this, follow these steps:

  1. Open the Exchange Management Shell from the on-premises Exchange 2010 or 2013 server.
  2. Run the command Test-FederationTrust -UserIdentity [email protected] -verbose where User is the on-premises user who has issues viewing the cloud user’s free/busy information.

Why is my Outlook App calendar not syncing?

Force-quit and Re-open App Force-quitting and reopening the Outlook app is a quick way to fix the odd issue with the Outlook app not syncing. Just bring up the App Switcher on your Android or iOS device and swipe away the Outlook app card. Then, relaunch Outlook. In most cases, that should help get things moving again.

How do I fix Outlook Scheduling Assistant?

What to do if Microsoft Outlook Scheduling Assistant is not working?

  1. Open Outlook in Safe mode.
  2. Close out of Outlook and hold the CTRL key down when you click on the Outlook icon.
  3. Check and see if Scheduling Assistant is working.
  4. If the issue doesn’t persist, it might be due to add-ins.

Why is my Outlook calendar showing no information?

This is due to security reasons as there are clients which do not respect the interval settngs and may cause performance issues on the server by requesting whole calendar all the time free/busy information is required.

How do I know if Office 365 is busy free?

How to set the global free/busy search path for all contacts

  1. Select the File tab, and then select Options.
  2. On the left pane, select Calendar.
  3. Select the Free/Busy Options button, select the Permissions tab, and then select Other Free/busy.
  4. Select OK to exit.

How do I check my Exchange hybrid status?

To check the hybrid configuration of your Exchange, simply open the Exchange admin center and navigate to the hybrid node (Fig. 2.). If the button on the setup page says enable or configure, it means that your local Exchange is not working in a hybrid deployment.

Why is my Scheduling Assistant not working?

Outlook’s Scheduling Assistant fails in the retrieval of free/busy data mainly because of wrongly configured user permissions. Also, corrupted autocomplete cache or wrong server configuration can cause the error as well.

What happened to scheduling assistant in Outlook?

Microsoft removed the button from the default ribbon. In addition to the options mentioned above, you can also add the scheduling assistant to whatever you call that collection of small icons at the very upper left of the Outlook window.

How do I make calendar information visible in Outlook?

In Calendar settings, you can publish your calendar so anyone can view your calendar or subscribe to it.

  1. In Calendar view, select Settings.
  2. Select Calendar > Shared calendars.
  3. Under Publish a calendar, choose which calendar you want to publish and how much detail people can see.
  4. Select Publish.

How do I see calendar properties in Outlook?

Navigate to your calendar by clicking on the Calendar tab in the lower left hand corner of your Outlook client. Select the “Permissions” tab at the top of the dialog box that opens. The ‘Calendar Properties’ screen will be displayed: The Default permissions level will be “Free/Busy time”.

How does Office 365 work in hybrid environment?

The solution will work for the hybrid environment because of the free/busy and calendar sharing feature working differently as compared to the situation where both the users are in the same platform (either Exchange or Office 365). The default permissions of the calendar make sure that how the users can see the free/busy information.

Can you share a calendar in a hybrid environment?

Calendar sharing or calendar permissions don’t work cross premises in a hybrid environment. Only full access permissions work cross premises. thanks but that’s an old article. That’s correct – but does it state what exact permissions can be set on a granular basis?

Why is my Office 365 calendar not opening?

Sometimes in a hybrid environment, when Exchange Online (Office 365) users try to open their on-premises calendar, they may face issues. Here are some errors which users face in such cases: “ A connection couldn’t be made with the shared calendar. Remove the calendar and try to add it again or ask the owner to share it again.

How did I get my O365 calendar sharing to work?

So, the way we were able to get the calendar sharing working with the correct permissions (View full details versus just seeing Availability) was to send the calendar sharing invitation from OWA and accept the invitation in OWA as well. This worked in both directions, sharing from O365 account to on prem and sharing from on prem to O365.

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