Calendar Operations Test
Google Calendar is a cloud-based calendar and scheduling tool developed by Google.Users can create, manage, and share events, meetings, and reminders using Google Calendar. This is why it is extensively used for personal and business scheduling, with integration into Google Workspace. However, if the event creation, deletion, or updation process takes too long or fails abruptly, it can cause lag in scheduling, sync delays, API failures which inturn leads to bitter user experience. This way users may lose trust in the service thus leading loss of revenue and business. This is exactly why prompt monitoring and identification of delays plays a major role in bussiness-critical services. The Calendar Operations Test helps administrators in this regard.
This test monitors the event creation/deletion/updation process and reveals the status and time taken for the processes. This way administrators are promptly alerted on any failures or lag in the event scheduling. This helps them to take informed decisions before it adversely affect the user experience.
Target of the test : Google Workspace
Agent deploying the test : An external agent
Outputs of the test : One set of results for the Google Workspace monitored.
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Test Period |
How often should the test be executed. |
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Host |
The host for which the test is to be configured. |
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Proxy Host, Proxy Port |
In some environments, all communication with the Google Workspace be routed through a proxy server. In such environments, you should make sure that the eG agent connects to the cloud via the proxy server and collects metrics. To enable metrics collection via a proxy, specify the IP address of the proxy server and the port at which the server listens against the Proxy Host and Proxy Port parameters. By default, these parameters are set to none, indicating that the eG agent is not configured to communicate via a proxy, by default. |
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Proxy Username, Proxy Password and Confirm Password |
If the proxy server requires authentication, then, specify a valid proxy user name and password in the Proxy Username and Proxy Password parameters, respectively. Then, confirm the password by retyping it in the Confirm Password text box. |
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User Email |
Specify the email ID of the simulation user that the eG agent uses to collect metrics from Google Workspace services. To know how to create such a user, refer Creating a Simulation User on Google Workspace. |
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Enable Debug |
If this flag is set to Yes, the eG agent will run in debug mode, enabling error logging. By default, this flag is set to No. |
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DD Frequency |
Refers to the frequency with which detailed diagnosis measures are to be generated for this test. The default is 1:1. This indicates that, by default, detailed measures will be generated every time this test runs, and also every time the test detects a problem. You can modify this frequency, if you so desire. Also, if you intend to disable the detailed diagnosis capability for this test, you can do so by specifying none against DD frequency. |
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Measurement |
Description |
Measurement Unit |
Interpretation |
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Event creation status |
Indicates whether an event in Google calendar was successfully created or not. |
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If this measure reports the value Success, it means that the event was successfully created. On the other hand, if this measure reports the value Failed, it implies that the event creation failed. The numeric values that correspond to these measure values are as follows:
Note: By default, this measure reports the Measure Values listed in the table above to indicate the event creation status. In the graph of this measure however, the same is indicated using the numeric equivalents only. This measure helps users track if their scheduled meetings, reminders, or appointments were correctly set up. |
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Event creation time |
Indicates the time taken to create the event. |
Seconds |
If the value of this measure is high, then it leads delays n scheduling meetings, performance issues , and collaboration disruptions. The event creation could be slow due to network issues, Google calendar service delays, browser cacahe issues, API throttling, and too many events or heavy integration. |
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Event updation status |
Indicates whether an event in Google calendar was successfully updated or not. |
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If this measure reports the value Success, it means that the event was successfully updated. On the other hand, if this measure reports the value Failed, it implies that the event updation failed. The numeric values that correspond to these measure values are as follows:
Note: By default, this measure reports the Measure Values listed in the table above to indicate the event updation status. In the graph of this measure however, the same is indicated using the numeric equivalents only. |
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Event updation time |
Indicates the time taken to update the event. |
Seconds |
If event updation time in Google Calendar is slow, it can cause delays in syncing, notifications, and collaboration. This can affect both individual users and automated systems using the Google Calendar API. |
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Event deletion status |
Indicates whether an event in Google calendar was successfully deleted or not. |
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If this measure reports the value Success, it means that the event was successfully deletion. On the other hand, if this measure reports the value Failed, it implies that the event deletion failed. The numeric values that correspond to these measure values are as follows:
Note: By default, this measure reports the Measure Values listed in the table above to indicate the event deletion status. In the graph of this measure however, the same is indicated using the numeric equivalents only. |
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Event deletion time |
Indicates the time taken to delete the event. |
Seconds |
If event deletion in Google Calendar takes too long, it can cause sync delays, API failures, and bitter user experience. The events remains visible and participants may still receive notifications if the deletion takes more time. |
