Subscribing to your My Timetable calendar

What is iCalendar?

iCalendar, often referred to as iCal, is a standard internet calendar format that enables users to create and share electronic calendars across different computers and different programs.

As the format continues to grow in popularity, many companies have chosen to use the iCalendar standard. Apple's iCal, a personal calendar application that runs on the Mac OS X operating system, is one of many programs that currently use this format. Others include Mozilla Sunbird and Microsoft Outlook.

The My Timetable iCalendar links allow you to view your timetable in your preferred calendar application, or even share your timetable with friends. The iCalendar links are private addresses unique to you. Do not share these addresses with others unless you want them to see all the events on your timetable.

Should I use the https link or the webcal link?

The https link encrypts the web traffic between the My Timetable servers and your calendar application. Usually more steps are required to subscribe to an icalendar link offered via https. We advise you to use this link if you have concerns about the security of the network between your calendar application and the My Timetable servers. For example, from a unsecured wireless connection.

The webcal link is not encrypted though is generally easier to subscribe with your calendar application. Generally, you just click the link and your calendar application will ask to subscribe. The timetable contains no personally identifiable information such as usernames or student ids, just a list of events you're timetabled to attend. Some calendar applications do not currently support subscribing of calendars via https, such as Gooogle Calendar. In these cases the webcal link is your only option.

Subscribing versus importing

Subscribing allow you to read your timetable in your calendar application, but you cannot modify them from your calendar application. A subscription will periodically check for changes, such as new events or allocation changes. If your calendar application allows you to set this interval please set it between 8 and 24 hours.

Importing download a copy of the timetable and imports the events into your calendar application. You will not receive updates to your timetable over the course of the semester.

Is my calendar application in sync with My Timetable?

The calendar subscription is only a snapshot of you timetable taken at the time of the last refresh. You should always login to My Timetable to see your current activity allocations. Some calendar applications allow you to set the refresh interval. If your calendar application does, a setting between every 8 and 24 hours is advised.

Platform specific instructions

iOS Calendar (iPhone/iPad/iTouch)

Using https

Open the course site on your device, and copy the “https://...” URL generated by My Timetable.
Open “Settings” on your iOS device.
Open “Mail, Contacts, Calendars”.
Select “Add Account”.
Select “Other” (the last option listed).
Select “Add Subscribed Calendar”.
Paste the calendar link into the “Server” field (you needn't add your username/password to subscribe to the calendar).

Using webcal

Tap the “webcal://...” link generated by My Timetable.
Tap "Subscribe" in the confirmation dialog that is triggered by the link.

To subscribe to your timetable with iCloud refer to the Apple Support site.

Google Calendar

Using https

Subscribing to calendars via HTTPS is currently not supported in Google Calendar.

Using webcal

Copy the “webcal://...” link generated by My Timetable.
Open your Google Calendar.
In the left panel, open the dropdown menu to the right of “Other Calendars” and select “Add by URL”
Paste the copied hyperlink into the URL field.

Note: The refresh interval in Google Calendar is approximately once per day at an unspecified time.

For more on calendar subscriptions in Google Calendar, see this article.

Android

Android doesn't support calendar subscriptions without the help of Google Calendar (or from an approprate app in the play store.

Subscribe to the calendar in Google Calendar from a desktop browser.
Open the Calendar app on your Android device
From any Calendar screen, touch “Menu” then “Calendars to display”.
Touch “Calendars to sync” at the bottom of the screen, and make sure the My Timetable calendar you've added to your Google Calendar account is checked.
Click “Ok” to finish.

For more on calendar subscriptions in Android, see this article.

Outlook

Using https

Copy the "https://..." link generated by My Timetable.
In Outlook open the “Menu”
Click the “Account Setting” button then click “Account Settings...”
Click the “Internet Calendars” tab then the “New...” button.
Paste the copied hyperlink into the text field and click the “Add” button.
Give the Calendar a name and click the “Ok” button to finish.

Using webcal

Click the “webcal://...” link generated by My Timetable.
Once you click the webcal link, in Outlook you should see a dialog box asking if you'd like to “Add this Internet Calendar to Outlook and Subscribe to Updates”.
Click “Yes”.

For more on calendar subscriptions in Outlook, see this article.

Apple iCal

Using https

Copy the "https://..." link generated by My Timetable.
Open iCal
Click the “Calendar” menu in the toolbar.
Select “Subscribe”, and paste in the https link.

Using webcal

Click the “webcal://...” link generated by My Timetable.
Click "Subscribe" in the confirmation dialog that is triggered by the link.

For more on calendar subscriptions in iCal, see this article.

@uclive.ac.nz webmail

Using https or webcal

Copy the “https://...” link generated by My Timetable.
Login to your @uclive.ac.nz account at outlook.com and click the “Calendar” link (bottom left).
Click the “Share” menu then click “Add Calendar...”.
Select “Calendar from the Internet”, then paste the copied hyperlink into the URL field.
Click “Ok” to finish.

Note: Your calendar may take up to 24 hours to be loaded by outlook.com. The refresh interval is approximately once per day at an unspecified time.