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   <Header>
      <Title>Calendar integration with external scheduling packages</Title>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e1450146">
         <Level1>External packages</Level1>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e1450149">
         <Level1>Open Plan</Level1>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e1450152">
         <Level1>Microsoft Project</Level1>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e1450155">
         <Level1>Integration of calendars</Level1>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e1450158">
         <Level1>Calendar integration</Level1>
      </Keyword>
   </Header>
   <GeneralSection>
      <Paragraph>The <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/ccp" role="module">Calendars and Periods</GUIRef> module contains the functionality to make calendars available to external
		scheduling packages.</Paragraph>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>Project</SectionTitle>
      <Paragraph>
         <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tp" role="package">Project</GUIRef> uses
		external scheduling packages for employee planning and equipment planning. The
		external scheduling package retrieves the calendar data from <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/ccp" role="module">Calendars and Periods</GUIRef> in ERP Enterprise.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>To list calendars that
		you want to make available to external packages, use the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/ccp/tcccp0181m000" role="session">Calendar Selection for External Scheduling Packages (tcccp0181m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>External scheduling packages do not support multiple <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#ResoActiType_tc" role="glossary">availability types</Link>. For the external
		  scheduling package, ERP Enterprise creates a calendar ID that consists of the following parts:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>The <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#000369" role="glossary">parent calendars</Link> (multilevel).</ListItem>
         <ListItem>The <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#CalendCode_tc" role="glossary">calendar code</Link>.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>The applicable availability type.</ListItem>
      </List>
      <Paragraph>In the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/ccp/tcccp0100m000" role="session">CCP Parameters (tcccp0100m000)</GUIRef> session, the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/ccp/tcccp0100m000#tcccp000.clcc" role="manual">Calendar Length in ESP</GUIRef> field specifies the maximum
		length of the calendar ID for the external scheduling package.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>In the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/ccp/tcccp0100m000" role="session">CCP Parameters (tcccp0100m000)</GUIRef> session, in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/ccp/tcccp0100m000#tcccp000.ract" role="manual">Default Availability Type for ESP</GUIRef> field, enter the
		default value for the <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#ResoActiType_tc" role="glossary">availability type</Link> for external scheduling
		packages.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>To make more availability types available to external scheduling
		packages, use the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/ccp/tcccp0181m000" role="session">Calendar Selection for External Scheduling Packages (tcccp0181m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
   </GeneralSection>
   <RelatedTopics>
      <SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/tc/onlinemanual/000121" role="manual">Calendars in Microsoft Project</Link>
      </RelTopic>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/tp/onlinemanual/000035" role="manual">To use an external scheduling package</Link>
      </RelTopic>
   </RelatedTopics>
</ManualTopic>