User access decisions

Before installing and using ResSched Web,  you should consider who should be able to access ResSched and what they should be able to do.

Existing ResSched Users

Exisiting ResSched Corporate Edition users will have the same rights to view or make bookings in ResSched Web.   Resource administrators and System administrators must still use the Corporate Edition to carry out  their administrative functions.   Current users will log on to ResSched Web and enter their user name and password as they do now

Public and Semi-Public Users

View Only Users

ResSched Web makes it possible to provide view and limited booking access to public or semi-public (e.g. students at a university) users.   For simple view access, a system administrator creates a view only ID using the ResSched Corporate Edition and specifies which resources and resource groups the view only ID can access.   Anyone connecting to ResSched Web can simply log on if they know the ID and password.   But you can also include the view only ID and password as part of URL and connect directly from an external web page.  The URL can be set to simply log  into ResSched Web with that ID, or take the user directly to a specified schedule.   See ResSched Web URL for how to create the URL

Reserve Users

For organizations that have licensed the Extended version,  ResSched Web also allows public or semi-public users to make reserve status bookings of selected resources.   These users create their own user ID from their e-mail address as their username which you can filter for acceptability (see server settings).   Reserve status bookings are usually shown in a different color from normal bookings.  The color is set by a system administrator in System Settings of the ResSched Corporate Edition.   ResSched Web can be set to e-mail a notification to an administrator whenever a reserve booking is made.