12.4.1. Subscribing to data

You have the following options:

How to subscribe to 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 Add folder menu icon below the folder tree. Click on Subscribe.

  3. The Subscribe window opens. Specify the data to subscribe to:

    • Select the data source from the Source drop down field.

    • Select the account for the data source from the Account drop down field.

  4. If the subscribed data should go into a new folder, enable Add new folder for this subscription.

  5. Click on Subscribe. The data is 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 to appointments from your Google calendar:

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

  2. Click the Add folder menu icon below the folder tree. Click on Subscribe.

  3. In the Subscribe window, select the data to subscribe to:

    • Select the data source from the Source drop down field.

    • Enter the username and password for your Google account.

  4. If the subscribed data should go 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 to data using an email invitation:

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

  1. Select an email with a subscription invitation in the Email application.

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

How to refresh subscribed data:

Together with the objects, subscribed data is 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 side bar.

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