12.4.1. Subscribing to data

You have the following options:

How to subscribe data from a social network:

Prerequisite: You have set up an account with the credentials that you use for the data source.

  1. Select a private contacts folder in the Address Book application.

  2. Click the Folder-specific actions icon next to the folder name. Click on New subscription.

  3. The Subscribe window opens. Specify the data to be subscribed:

    • Select the data source from the Source dropdown field.

    • Select the account for the data source from the Account dropdown field.

  4. If the data are to be subscribed to a new folder, enable Add new folder for this subscription.

  5. Click on Subscribe. The data are imported. This can take a while.

Tip: A folder with subscribed data is marked with the Cloud icon . If clicking the icon, the Publications and Subscriptions settings are opened.

How to subscribe appointments from your Google calendar:

  1. Select a private calendar folder in the Calendar application.

  2. Click the Folder-specific actions icon next to the folder name. Click on Subscribe.

  3. In the Subscribe window, select the data to be subscribed:

    • Select the data source from the Source dropdown field.

    • Enter the username and password for your Google account.

  4. If the data are to be subscribed into a new folder, enable Add new folder for this subscription.

  5. Click on Subscribe. The data will be imported. This might take a while.

How to subscribe data using an E-Mail invitation:

Prerequisite: A user has published a folder and sent you an E-Mail invitation. This E-Mail invitation contains a note and the Subscribe button.

  1. Select an E-Mail with a subscription invitation in the E-Mail application.

  2. Click on Subscribe this publication below Someone shared a folder with you in the display area.

How to refresh subscribed data:

Together with the objects, subscribed data are refreshed in regular intervals. You can also manually refresh subscribed folder data.

  1. Click the System menu icon on the right side of the menu bar. Click on Settings in the menu.

  2. Click on Publications and Subscriptions in the sidebar.

  3. Click on refresh next to a subscription in the display area.