How to implement a foreach cycle through Office 365 Calendar appointments?

Hi everyone,
I am looking for a way to implement a foreach cycle that is better than what I could create already, so I would like to have your feedback.
Basically, I have an Office365 Calendar and I want to count the number of appointments per day, so that I can show that in a line graphic. I was able to get the information but in a "not-so-elegant" way that I hope can be greatly optimized. The
behavior I have now is the following: when I click a button, on the On Select statement I have:
Collect(MeetingsCollection, Office365!Calendar(Text(Gallery1!Selected!Value+Today(),"UTC"), Text(Gallery1!Selected!Value+1+Today(),"UTC"))!count); Collect(MeetingsCollection, Office365!Calendar(Text(Gallery1!Selected!Value+1+Today(),"UTC"),
Text(Gallery1!Selected!Value+2+Today(),"UTC"))!count); Collect(MeetingsCollection, Office365!Calendar(Text(Gallery1!Selected!Value+2+Today(),"UTC"), Text(Gallery1!Selected!Value+3+Today(),"UTC"))!count);
Collect(MeetingsCollection, Office365!Calendar(Text(Gallery1!Selected!Value+3+Today(),"UTC"), Text(Gallery1!Selected!Value+4+Today(),"UTC"))!count); Collect(MeetingsCollection, Office365!Calendar(Text(Gallery1!Selected!Value+4+Today(),"UTC"),
Text(Gallery1!Selected!Value+5+Today(),"UTC"))!count); Collect(MeetingsCollection, Office365!Calendar(Text(Gallery1!Selected!Value+5+Today(),"UTC"), Text(Gallery1!Selected!Value+6+Today(),"UTC"))!count);
Collect(MeetingsCollection, Office365!Calendar(Text(Gallery1!Selected!Value+6+Today(),"UTC"), Text(Gallery1!Selected!Value+7+Today(),"UTC"))!count)
I am collecting all the appointments 7 days from now, create a collection with 7 entries (each with the total number of appointments on a given day) and the use that collection as the source for the graph.
Do you know how to implement something similar to a foreach cycle in this situation? I would like to be able to give a start date and an end date and for each day collect the result. How would you do this?
Thanks a lot for your help and let me know if you need any clarification.
Sérgio

Hey Sergio,
Thanks for posting! You don't necessarily have to collect this data, you can compute it directly in your chart's Items function. In order to maintain your button press functionality and date selection I did two things:
1) Create an input box for the start date
I set the Default property of this to be the current day in a short date time format: Text(Today(), DateTimeFormat!ShortDate)
2) Create a button that updates a context variable, in this case the start date.
The 'OnSelect' for this button is: UpdateContext({StartDate : DateValue(Text1!Text)})
Then I built the chart by manually populating its Items with the following:
[Office365!Calendar(Text(StartDate, "UTC"), Text(StartDate + 1, "UTC"))!count,
Office365!Calendar(Text(StartDate + 1, "UTC"), Text(StartDate + 2, "UTC"))!count,
Office365!Calendar(Text(StartDate + 2, "UTC"), Text(StartDate + 3, "UTC"))!count,
Office365!Calendar(Text(StartDate + 3, "UTC"), Text(StartDate + 4, "UTC"))!count,
Office365!Calendar(Text(StartDate + 4, "UTC"), Text(StartDate + 5, "UTC"))!count,
Office365!Calendar(Text(StartDate + 5, "UTC"), Text(StartDate + 6, "UTC"))!count,
Office365!Calendar(Text(StartDate + 6, "UTC"), Text(StartDate + 7, "UTC"))!count]
As for computing a range of dates, that becomes a bit trickier (and much more complex). You can use the DateDiff function to get the offset between two dates, and the FirstN function on a Collection similar to the one that you built above containing
366 Calendar queries to display only that number of days. Given a start date, this would allow you to limit the dates displayed by the DateDiff.
There may be a simpler solution to this, but it's not coming to me. I'll give this some thought over night and see if I can come up with a solution that is a little more elegant.
Thanks,
Evan

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Last edited by cfr (2015-06-09 15:31:28)

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Hi I have a Z10 connected to Office 365. When I made the connection I could sync email calendar, notes etc. I have lost the ability to see appointments in the calendar function in the phone. I can see appointments in the hub for that day. I can also see appointments in a subsidiary calendar tied to my MS email account giving birthdays but nothing in my primary business calendar in the calendar app, only in the hub.. I can enter appointments in the calendar app in the phone and they appear in Office 365 but the calendar app in the phone shows no appointments including the one I just entered. The Calendar worked with my primary business calendar and the birthday calendar to begin with and then the business calendar disappeared with me making no changes that I am aware of, while the birthday calendar continues to show. How do I get my business calendar to show in the calendar app as well as the Hub while continuing to sync with Office 365

Hi DT655,
Thanks for your reply. Since my original post I have upgraded and subscribed to Office 365 Midsize Business. All has gone well, everything has been migrated over and all has been synced correctly.
Except my BlackBerry Z10 where Calendar syncs everything going forward, but only three months back. My BB PlayBook is the same (only three months back). However, my desktop and iPads sync all events going back many years.
I have followed your instructions by deleting my old e-mail accounts on both my Z10 and my PlayBook and reinstalled them using the Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync, but it is still the same - only three months back on both BB devices.
As my other devices sync all events going back many years, and as there used to be an option within the old BB Desktop Manager to sync All Events, I am sure the restriction I now have must be a BB issue and not an Office 365 issue. Do you agree, and do you know where I can get to some settings that allow me to change the three month default?
Thanks.

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As mentioned by TSN above, Acrobat base version 11.0 is not compatible with Office 365.
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We are using Microsoft's Office 365 and have users with a variety of devices and applications (Mac/iCal/Mail, Windows/Outlook, iPhone, Android, etc.).
I am the administrator of the Exchange accounts. I have created four calendars that are viewable by everyone within our organization (just general "company-wide calendars").
Users with Outlook are able to view those shared calendars just fine. However, I'm not able to add the shared calendars with users using iCal.
If I add them as a delegate, they can see all my calendars, but if I just share the calendar, they get a "no access" error.
Here's where I'm setting the shared calendar permissions. I've tried setting them as Reviewer, setting the Default as Reviewer, and setting them as Owner.
Because it works fine in Outlook, I'm wondering if it's an iCal problem. For cross-referencing purposes, here's my issue at Office 365's community: Shared calendars not showing up in Apple iCal

Hi All, after much trial and tribulation, this works for me on BusyCal. It is an app you can get on the apple store.
Calendar should be created then shared with the busycal user. The link does not work, but add exchange account as you would on Mac Calendar under preference>accounts. The go to the sharing tab and click plus and type in email of person who shared calendar. It will auto populate. For some reason it does not work under delegation in Mac Calendar
The key and where I spent 4 days on the phone with apple and office 365, is that the owner of the calendar has to share their calendar, named :"calendar" They can just click the permission "show availability only." Once they do that, any other calendars they have created and added you as full permissions or details, you can see. I see nothing on their calendar called "calendar" Not the perfect solution, but it works. BusyCal is $30
If this does not make sense feel free to message me or I will respond here.

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When I create event in calendar using REST API, can we add online meeting while creating event using API.
Are there REST API's for Lync server meeting creation.
Please help me.
thank you

Hi Socialwebi,
As Anthony suggested, to ensure you get better support, I suggest you turn to our Lync Development forum for dedicated support. With the assistance provided there, it is more likely the issue
can be resolved. Sorry for any inconvenience this caused. Thanks for your understanding.
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