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Calander setup question- Events with multiple resources? Join Table?

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    Calander setup question- Events with multiple resources? Join Table?

    I just started messing around with the built-in web2cal component, have it working with the auto-generated tables (mssql) but I am a little confused about how to best set up my table structures and all and have a few questions...

    I am trying to build a reservation system for a company that manages vacation rental homes, so each property will need a calendar to manage its reservations. Properties can be blocked out for periods of time for use by the owners, it seems web2cal has an extension to help with this but my question is can I then generate a report showing occupied nights vs available nights (periods blocked by owner should not count as available)? Or would I need to do it as 2 different types of events, one for available nights and one for occupied nights (reservations)?

    Next, each reservation has an associated move-in clean, move-out clean, and weekly maid service if the stay is longer than a week. Each of those cleans can be assigned to one or mutliple housekeepers.

    From the property calendar I need to be able to see the reservations and cleans for that property, but I also want to be able to view and edit the cleaning appointments grouped by employee so their daily schedules can be managed.

    Sounds like I need a join table or maybe a way to turn the group field into a dynamic calculated result or even a combination of the two but I am not sure how to wire up a join table to work with the calendar and event tables. I am thinking the event ID would then be the group field and the join records would join the event id with employee IDs and property ID. All my IDs are UUIDs so I don't think it is a problem mixing two of my tables and the events table into a single join table but I am thinking the calendar probably needs the real group field.

    Anyone tackle this or am I going about this all wrong?
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    Re: Calander setup question- Events with multiple resources? Join Table?

    Ahhh... it clicked for me. Each rental property will have its own calendar grouped on propertyID and events will mainly be availability and reservations. Here's the part I wasn't getting- nested events. The reservations can then have their own calendar and events which are the cleaning appointments. The cleaning appointments use reservationID as the group field and also get tagged with propertyID in another field so it can be shown as a related calendar. The cleaning appointments in turn have their own events which are the employees assigned to the clean, with empID as the group field. This is now using the calendar's events table as the join table where I thought I needed an additional table in there. I was just coming at it backwards. Then each employee can have a calendar that also uses empID as the group field and see all the cleans that have been assigned to them. Rental property calendars can now be setup in a scheduling view and reservations can be drag and dropped between properties and dates, employee calendars can be set up in a scheduling view where cleaning appointments can be drag and dropped between employees and time slots, and the world is a happy place.

    Now to see if I can actually get this to work as planned...

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      Re: Calander setup question- Events with multiple resources? Join Table?

      Did this ever work out for you? I am planning a similar project.

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