Importing and managing events from third-party calendars
As an alternative to creating events directly in the AWS Systems Manager console, you can
import an iCalendar (.ics) file from a supported third-party
calendar application. Your calendar can include both imported events and events that
you create in Change Calendar, which is a capability of AWS Systems Manager.
Before you begin
Before you attempt to import a calendar file, review the following requirements and constraints:
- Calendar file format
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Only valid iCalendar files (
.ics) are supported. - Supported calendar providers
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Only
.icsfiles exported from the following third-party calendar providers are supported:-
Google Calendar (Export instructions
) -
Microsoft Outlook (Export instructions
) -
iCloud Calendar (Export instructions
)
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- File size
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You can import any number of valid
.icsfiles. However, the total size of all imported files for each calendar can't exceed 64KB.Tip
To minimize the size of the
.icsfile, ensure that you are exporting only basic details about your calendar entries. If necessary, reduce the length of the time period that you are exporting. - Time zone
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In addition to a calendar name, a calendar provider, and at least one event, your exported
.icsfile should also indicate the time zone for the calendar. If it does not, or there is a problem identifying the time zone, you will be prompted to specify one after you import the file. - Recurring event limitation
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Your exported
.icsfile can include recurring events. However, if one or more occurrences of a recurring event had been deleted in the source calendar, the import fails.
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