Is it somehow possible to use calendar option as a real calendar with like start and end times?

[Reili]

Hello,

Is it somehow possible to use calendar option as a real calendar with like start and end times. I know it is possibe to add start date and due date. but is it somoehow possible to use this calendar view project as a real calendar for teams?
Thank you!

[lpb]

@Reili, Have a look at this workaround I’ve used (consider the way I incorporate “start time” which doesn’t exist in Asana; ignore the resource focus of the post):

Resource Management (meeting rooms, company cars, etc.) the Free and Easy Way in Asana

Use the Asana free version (you don’t need Premium or Business plans) to easily manage shared resources like meeting rooms, company cars, tools, equipment, etc. In any task, like “Planning Meeting” below, add a tag like RoomA1 meaning you need the A1 meeting room resource. (Pick a unique name for each resource, like RoomA1, RoomA2, Car1, Car2, etc.) To see all the bookings for the RoomA1 resource (e. g., to check the room’s availability) just type RoomA1 in the search box and click on the tag,…

Larry

[Reili]

So RoomA1 is a Project?
This is more or less exatcly what I need, to share room resource

[lpb]

Great, @Reili!

RoomA1 is a Tag. In Asana, if you click twice on a Tag, or autocomplete on it in Search box you can view it as a List View or Calendar View project.

Larry

[Reili]

Thank you, I did play around with it a bit. I have a project called Team Calendar.
I would like to use it to see if the room is booked or not and I need to add “events” for teams.
So for room - I can use a tag. TO I need to assign a person or just assign a project?

[lpb]

I’m a little unclear of your goal exactly.

If you have multiple rooms to keep track of, designate a tag for each, tag each event happening in a room with the correct room tag, and view availability for each room in each room’s tag calendar view.

If you only have one room and it’s only used by your team, just use your sole team’s project in calendar view; you don’t need any tags or alternate tag views.

Does that help?

Larry

[Reili]

My goal initally was to know if there is a possibility to use start and end-date for a meeting in Asana calendar and as per your comments, I acutally need the room sharing option too.
My goal is to have a team calendar where every team member could mark their 100% unavailable time, like vacation etc. So it would be easier to book a meeting between teammates.
Also we have a conference room for meetings which everyone could book and check its availability
Thank you