Apr 16 2018 10:48 AM - edited Apr 16 2018 10:49 AM
CompanyX has 400 employees. 300 of them are in a security group named 'cal-std'. Each calendar from these 300 has added the group 'cal-std' with permission 'LimitedDetails' to its permissions list.
Command was:
Add-MailboxFolderPermission -identity “[username]:\Calendar” -user “cal-std” -AccessRights LimitedDetails
That powershell script worked without error for all 300 users.
It works with Outlook (proplus) 2016 for Windows. When a user opens a calendar of a colleague, the appointments and meetings will show up.
But when the user opens the same calendar with Outlook 2016 Mac then not a single appointment or meeting shows up. Nothing. Even after hours. Even after restarting Outlook Mac 2016 or the Mac itself. All users with a Mac (approx. 5%) have the same problem. The Mac logs show no problem.
When the user opens the same calendar with OWA the appointments and meetings show up too.
To sum it up: Outlook Win works, OWA works. Outlook Mac does not work. Different Users and different calendars.
What can I do to fix this problem?
Apr 16 2018 11:12 AM
Looks like an issue with the Mac version indeed, but since I'm not a Mac user I cannot confirm/deny, perhaps @Julia Foran can?
Other than that, if you can reliably reproduce the issue open a support case.
Apr 16 2018 05:34 PM
SolutionWe are currently working to update the Mac client so that it syncs shared calendars in the same way that Outlook on the web does, which would fix this issue for your users.
Stay tuned for some updates coming in the next few months!
Nov 08 2018 02:53 PM
Hi all,
We're excited to announce that as of this morning, 100% of Office 365 users on Insiders Fast will have the shared calendar improvements. If you want to join Insiders Fast, you can follow the instructions here.
This is a big update that represents a major milestone for shared calendars in Outlook for Mac.
Below I've highlighted the ways it's improved for Outlook users:
In addition to all the calendar sharing improvements above, there is some additional calendar goodness in this Mac update: such as the ability to add inline attachments to a calendar invite, create Teams meetings, or choose to prevent forwarding a meeting invite (already released in Windows & Web).
Feel free to direct-message me with any feedback!
--Julia
Apr 16 2018 05:34 PM
SolutionWe are currently working to update the Mac client so that it syncs shared calendars in the same way that Outlook on the web does, which would fix this issue for your users.
Stay tuned for some updates coming in the next few months!