Editing GSTN - Zimbra Collaboration suit (section)

== {{anchor|RefHeading2092241649886}} Resource (e.g. Meeting Room) Bookings ==

A resource is a location or equipment that can be scheduled for a meeting. Each meeting room location and other non-location specific resources such as AV equipment is set up as a resource account. The Resources section in the administration console shows all resources that are configured for ZCS.

User accounts with the Calendar feature can select these resources for their meetings. The resource accounts automatically accept or reject invitations based on availability. Administrators do not need to monitor these mailboxes on a regular basis. The contents of the resource mailboxes are purged according to the mail purge policies.

A Resource Wizard on the administration console guides you through the resource configuration. You can configure the account with the following details about the resource:* Type of resource, either location or equipment
* Scheduling policy
* Forwarding address to receive a copy of the invite
* Description of the resource
* Contact information. This can be a person to contact if there are issues.





Location information, including room name, specific building location including building and address, and room capacity. When you create a resource account, a directory account is created in the LDAP server.

To schedule a resource, users invite the equipment resource and/or location to a meeting. When they select the resource, they can view the description of the resource, contact information and free/busy status for the resource, if these are set up.

When the meeting invite is sent, an email is sent to the resource account, and, based on the scheduling policy, if the resource is free the meeting is automatically entered in the resource’s calendar and the resource is shown as Busy.






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