How To Connect iCloud with FG Funnels

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Connecting your iCloud Calendar with FG Funnels 

Step 1: Obtain your unique app-specific password from Apple

Before integrating your iCloud calendar with FG Funnels Calendar, you'll need to obtain your app-specific password from Apple. This unique password is distinct from your regular Apple account password. Apple mandates the use of an app-specific password, in addition to enabling two-factor authentication, when connecting to third-party applications like FG Funnels Calendar.
To obtain your app-specific password, follow these steps:
  1. Sign in to https://appleid.apple.com/.

  2. Enable two-factor authentication under the Security section if you haven't already done so.

    Apple 2FA Turned On

  3. In the App-Specific Passwords section, choose 'Generate Password.'

    App Specific Passwords Selector

  4. Enter a label for the password (for instance, "FG Funnels Calendar") and click 'Create.'

    Label Your App Specific Password

  5. Copy the generated app-specific password for use in connecting your iCloud calendar with FG Funnels Calendar.


Step 2: Integrate iCloud with FG Funnels Calendar

  1. Click on the Settings button from the left navigation panel
  2. Select My Profile and go to Calendar Settings and Calendars.

  3. Click the blue + New button. Then find the iCloud option and click Connect.

    Connect iCloud Button in FG Funnels

  4. You will be asked to enter your iCloud Email Address and your app-specific password which you created in Step 1

    iCloud Calendar Integrations Settings

  5. Your iCloud is Connected

Integrations Box when iCloud is connected

Step 3: Configure Primary Calendar and Check for Conflicts

What is Primary Calendar and how is it different from Check for conflicts?

A Primary Calendar is where your appointments booked in the FG Funnels application are displayed. Additionally, it also syncs all the events from your iCloud calendar into the FG Funnels calendar.
If you have other calendars that you want to compare against to avoid double bookings, you can add multiple calendars in the Check for conflicts feature. The events from these calendars will also appear in the FG Funnels calendar. When checking for availability, the FG Funnels calendar will also take into account events from these calendars.

To setup Primary Calendar where you want the FG Funnels appointments to be pushed:
  1. Go to My Profile
  2. Click on Calendar Configuration
  3. Click on Edit under Primary Calendar
  4. Select the account from the list of accounts. Please remember the list would only show those accounts which are integrated with FG Funnels application

  5. Save and you are all set with your Primary Calendar


For adding for calendars to Check for Conflicts:
  1. Go to My Profile
  2. Click on Calendar Configuration
  3. Click on Edit under Check for Conflicts
  4. Select the account from the list of accounts. Please remember the list would only show those accounts which are integrated with FG Funnels application
  5. Save to enable check for conflicts for the selected accounts

Thus, in calendar configuration you have 2 segments:
  1. Primary Calendar : It reads all the calendar events from iCloud and it writes all the appointments to iCloud. 
  2. Check for conflicts : It only reads calendar events from iCloud.

iCloud Connected in Calendar Configuration

Important Information Specifically for iCloud Integration

Contact creation from iCloud events to FGF is not supported. Which also means that all the events coming in from iCloud would be treated as Blocked Slots and not appointments.


If a Blocked Slot is created in the FGF calendar for a user, it will not sync to the iCloud calendar.