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Handle calendar invitations and proposed meeting times

Review invitations and proposed times in the context of the connected calendar.

Written by Carl Martin

Calendar work depends on the connected account, the event’s organizer and participants, and whether you are responding to an invitation or changing an event you organize.

Before you start

You need a connected calendar with the required access. Google and Outlook behavior, organizer rights and released device support can differ.

Scout Agent Permissions page showing global controls and the tool permissions introduction.

Permissions controls apply alongside channel and connection access.

Review and verify a calendar action

  1. Open the invitation or related conversation and identify the event, organizer and calendar account.

  2. Read the proposed date, time, time zone and participants. Check whether the change applies to one occurrence or a recurring series.

  3. Use the available response or proposed-time controls for your role. If Scout Agent proposes an action, review its calendar and scope before approving.

  4. Open the event in the connected provider after the action. Confirm its time, guest list and response state.

  5. For a recurring meeting or proposed time, check the exact occurrence and organizer’s result rather than relying only on the email thread.

Check the result

The calendar provider shows the intended event or response for the correct account and occurrence. A sent email or approved tool proposal alone does not establish the provider’s final event state.

Organizer and guest actions

Organizers control the event they own; guests respond to invitations and may propose changes where the provider supports them. Confirm which role you have before requesting a time change.

When several calendars are connected, name the account in your request so a similarly titled event on another calendar is not mistaken for the intended one.

Check time zones and recurrence

Read the time zone explicitly, especially when a supplier is in another region. For a recurring event, specify “this occurrence” or the intended series scope in your request. Device-specific response controls require the corresponding released app version.

If something does not look right

What you see

What to check

The time did not change

Check organizer authority, the correct event account and whether a proposal still needs acceptance.

Web and iPhone differ

Use the verified provider view for the result and report the app version and missing control to support.

Can I assume an invitation email is the current event?

Open the event in its connected calendar. Old email copies can describe a previous time or response state.

Continue your work

Open the relevant area in Cartograph to continue with your workspace data.

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