Reserving Rooms & Equipment Through Wisccal

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Reserving Rooms & Equipment Through Wisccal


  1. Go to the WiscCal Web Client (https://wisccal.wisc.edu). You will be prompted to enter your netID and password.

  2. You will be taken to your Agenda window. Click on the calendar icon to select a date. (See Step 1 in the figure below). Next, click on the (+) icon next to the time at which you would like to schedule your room/equipment reservation. (Note: you must be in Planner Mode in order to see the time slots with (+) icons as shown in the figure below.)

    Use the calendar icon to select a date in your agenda window.  Select a time

  3. In the New Meeting window that appears, click on the "People & Resources" tab. In the drop down menu next to "Search for", highlight "Resources".

    Select the People and Resources tab.  Choose Resources from the drop down menu under Search for.

  4. Type "sop" in the blank field below, and click "Find." A list of resources will appear in the window at the lower right area of the screen. Select the name of the classroom or device you wish to reserve, and then click the "Add selected" button. The item will appear in the lower left window under your name. (You can add more items to your list by highlighting their names--one at a time--and clicking the "Add selected" button.)

    Click the Resource name radio button and type in SOP.  Select the name of the classroom/device you wish to reserve, and click the Add Selected button. The items you choose will appear in the lower left window under your name

  5. Some rooms, such as 2002 and 2006, are not available for reservation or are restricted to certain individuals. If this is the case, you will see a warning message on the right side of the screen.

    A warning message will notify you that you are not permitted to use a particular room or piece of equipment.

    (Note: If you wish to reserve a resource with restricted access, you can find out whom to contact to reserve that resource by first highlighting the resource name in the window and then clicking the "Information" button. A pop-up window will appear that lists a contact name for the resource.)

    Resource - finding a contact person for a restricted resource

  6. You can click on the "Check conflicts" button to ensure that the equipment/room you are reserving is available when you need it. A warning message will appear if a scheduling conflict exists. (If an item you need is already reserved, simply repeat step 4. Alternatively, you may find it easier to make your reservation from within the AV/Equipment schedule.

    Click the Check Conflicts button to ensure that the room/device is available at the time you have chosen.  A warning message will appear if a scheduling conflict exists.

  7. Click on the General tab, and give your event a name in the "Title" field, enter the location, and adjust the start and end dates and times as needed.

    Click on the General tab and fill in details such as event title, location, date, duration, etc.

  8. If you want the reservation to be a repeating one, click on the "Repeating" tab and enter start and end dates, etc.

    If you want the reservation to be a repeating one, you can enter start and end dates on the Repeating tab.

  9. Once you have made all your selections for your reservation, click the "Create" button in the lower right hand corner of the screen.

    Click the Create button in the lower right hand corner of your screen to finalize the reservation.

  10. Your appointment will now appear on the calendar in yellow.

    Your appointment will now appear on the calendar in yellow.

  11. If you need to update/revise your reservation, you can do so by finding the event in your calendar and clicking on the event name (you must click on the text). This will enable you to go back in and make edits or cancel/delete the reservation.

    If you need to update/revise your reservation, you can do so by finding the event in your calendar and clicking on the event name (you must click on the text.) This will enable you to go back in and make edits or cancel/delete the reservation.