WebCalendar Glossary¶
This glossary defines terms and concepts used within WebCalendar.
Activity Log¶
A summary of recent updates to calendar data, including event creation, updates, and approval status changes.
Assistant¶
A calendar user that has been designated by another calendar user (the Boss) to help manage their calendar. Assistants can typically view and edit the Boss's calendar.
Boss¶
A calendar user that has designated another calendar user (the Assistant) to help manage their calendar.
External User¶
A calendar participant that does not have a calendar user account. External users can be invited to events and can receive email notifications and reminders if an email address is provided.
Group¶
A mechanism for organizing users into teams. Groups can be used for shared calendar access and simplified permission management.
Layer¶
A feature that allows a user to overlay another user's calendar (or a NonUser Calendar) on top of their own. This allows viewing multiple calendars simultaneously in the standard day, week, and month views.
Multi-User Mode¶
A configuration where WebCalendar supports multiple individual user accounts. Users must typically log in to access their own calendar and view others (subject to permissions).
NonUser Calendar¶
A calendar entity that is not associated with a specific user login. Typically used for shared resources (e.g., conference rooms, equipment) or for common event sets (e.g., company holidays) that users can add as Layers.
Notification¶
An email message sent immediately when an event is added, removed, or updated on a user's calendar by another person.
Preferred View¶
The default calendar view (Day, Week, Month, or Year) presented to a user immediately after logging in. This is configurable in User Preferences.
Public Access¶
A system-wide setting that allows anonymous (unauthenticated) users to view a designated public calendar.
Reminder¶
An email message sent a specified amount of time before an event to remind participants. Reminders require the send_reminders.php script to be configured as a cron job or scheduled task.
Single-User Mode¶
A configuration where WebCalendar manages only one calendar and does not require a login. Anyone accessing the installation has full privileges.
User Access Control (UAC)¶
An optional, granular permission system that allows administrators to control exactly which functions and which other users' calendars each user can access.
View¶
A customized page that presents the combined events of multiple selected users in a single display (different from Layers, which are personal overlays).