Introduction

TDM5 offers the ability to add external data sources. With these data sources TDM5 offers the ability to display real-time information within your presentation. This manual will explain how an Microsoft365 data source can be setup. 
 

Requirements

If you want to setup an Microsoft365 external data source you need to meet the following requirements:

• Have administrator access to your TDM5 environment
• Have all required information available regarding the external data sources you want to add

How To setup an Microsoft365 data source 

1. Login to your TDM5 environment.
    
2. Select “Interactions”.
   
    
3. Select the menu option called “Data sources”.
   
    
4. Choose  ‘Microsoft365 Calendar’, fill out a name and press the “Create” button to the right to create a new data source.
   
    
5. Select ‘Connection’, now a button will be shown named ‘Add a new Microsoft 365 connection’. Press this button.
   
    
6. You will be redirected to Microsoft365, in case you are logged in already the connection will automatically be made. If not, you will be asked to login to your Microsoft365 account.
    
7. Once finished a connection will be shown, press the connection and then ‘Save’ to continue the process.
   
    
8. A new option will appear called ‘Content’. In this dropdown you can select if you want to use a calendar or a room resource for the data source. Additionally, you can specify the number of days for which TDM5 should retrieve meetings. 
   
   Select a calendar in case you would link this:
   
   
   Select ‘Room’ in case you would like to link a room resource and fill out the email address of the room:
   
    
9. On the right side of the page you will see a preview of your data source, with the arrows you have the ability to see all the meetings of the day.
   
   
   
   You have successfully created a Microsoft365 data source which can now be used in your design.