M316: Enable the Exporting Function to External Online Calendar

Sometimes You will want to perform duplicate registration of information about date or date and time in the Workflow System, for example, the Deadline of each step, etc., to an external calendar (schedule) system. In Questetra, it is possible to display a button for data duplication to external online calendar (Google Calendar only : As of January, 2016)

1. Overviews about Proxy Access

a. Data Communication using OAuth

The computer performs a communication that is approved (authorized) by the User himself, as proxy

b. Data Communication using Basic Authentication

Computer performs a communication using a password which is entrusted by a User as proxy

• OAuth is a secure proxy access method that is used widely. e.g. in Auto-posting from Facebook to Twitter, etc.
• The external access using OAuth is authorized by the external resource side (Revocations, as well)
• "OAuth 2.0 specification" is the only proxy access method that Questetra can be the client-side (transmission side of HTTP request)

2. Set up Authorization of Data Collaboration at Online Calendar in advance

1. Enable API

Enable API that is required for OAuth Communications

• The external calendar that can collaborate with Questetra is "Google Calendar" only (As of Jan., 2016)

3. Register Information of the Data Collaboration Host

1. Set up Domain

Enter your domain at [G Suite connectivity] menu (e.g. example.com)

R3090: Various Collaboration with G Suite
R3081: Collection From Other Sources
R3082: Sharing with user's consent

• At the same time, you can use various collaboration functions of G Suite

4. (A User Perform an Operation to Export Data)

1a. Enable functions

Enable G Suite Collaboration at [Account Settings] of each User

1b. Authorize Communications

When exporting data for the first time, the authorization of the external resource side will be required

2. Revoke Authorization of Communications

Revoke the authorization of access at the security setting of the external resource side