WebCalendar Database Documentation

http://www.k5n.us/webcalendar.php

Craig Knudsen,Craig@k5n.us

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This file was generated using /install/sql/tables-mysql.sql.

Below are the definitions of all WebCalendar tables, along with some descriptions of how each table is used.
Column names shown in red are the primary keys for that table.

If you update the SQL for WebCalendar, run the /docs/sql2html.pl script to regenerate this file.


List of Tables


webcal_access_function

Specifies what WebCalendar functions a user can access.Each function has a corresponding numeric value (specified in the fileincludes/access.php). For example, view event is 0, so the very first characterin the cal_permissions column is either a "Y" if this user can view eventsor an "N" if they cannot.
Column Name Type Length Null Default Description
cal_login varchar 25 N   user login
cal_permissions varchar 64 N   a string of Y or N for the various functions

webcal_access_user

Specifies which users can access another user's calendar.
Column Name Type Length Null Default Description
cal_login varchar 25 N   the current user who is attempting to look at another user's calendar
cal_other_user varchar 25 N   the login of the other user whose calendar the current user wants to access
cal_can_approve int 3 N   can current user approve events on the other user's calendar?
cal_can_edit int 3 N   can current user edit events on the other user's calendar?
cal_can_view int 3 N   can current user view events on the other user's calendar?
cal_can_email char 1 Y 'Y' can current user send emails to other user?
cal_can_invite char 1 Y 'Y' can current user see other user in Participant lists?
cal_see_time_only char 1 Y 'N' can current user only see time of other user?

webcal_asst

Define assitant/boss relationship.
Column Name Type Length Null Default Description
cal_boss varchar 25 N   user login of boss
cal_assistant varchar 25 N   user login of assistant

webcal_blob

This table stores event attachments and comments.
Column Name Type Length Null Default Description
cal_blob_id int 10 N   Unique identifier for this object
cal_id int 10 Y NULL event id (if applicable)
cal_login varchar 25 Y NULL login of creator
cal_description varchar 128 Y NULL description of what the object is (subject for comment)
cal_mime_type varchar 50 Y NULL MIME type of object (as specified by browser during upload) (not used for comment)
cal_mod_date int 8 N   date added (in YYYYMMDD format)
cal_mod_time int 6 N   time added in HHMMSS format
cal_name varchar 30 Y NULL filename of object (not used for comments)
cal_size int 10 Y NULL size of object (not used for comment)
cal_type char 1 N 'C' type of object: C=Comment, A=Attachment
cal_blob longblob   Y   binary data for object

webcal_categories

Defines user categories. Categories can be specific to a user or global.When a category is global, the cat_owner field will be NULL.(Only admin users can create a global category.)
Column Name Type Length Null Default Description
cat_id int 10 N   unique category id
cat_color varchar 8 Y NULL RGB color for category
cat_name varchar 80 N   category name
cat_owner varchar 25 Y NULL user login of category owner. If this is NULL, then it is a global category

webcal_config

System settings (set by the admin interface in admin.php)
Column Name Type Length Null Default Description
cal_setting varchar 50 N   setting name
cal_value varchar 100 Y NULL setting value

webcal_entry

Defines a calendar event. Each event in the system has one entry in this tableunless the event starts before midnight and ends after midnight. In that casea secondary event will be created with cal_ext_for_id set to the cal_id of theoriginal entry. The following tables contain additional information about each event:
Column Name Type Length Null Default Description
cal_id int 10 N   unique integer id for event
cal_access char 1 Y 'P' P=Public, R=pRivate (others cannot see the event), C=Confidential (others can see time allocated but not what it is)
cal_completed int 8 Y NULL date task completed
cal_create_by varchar 25 N   user login of event creator
cal_date int 8 N   date of event (in YYYYMMDD format)
cal_due_date int 8 Y NULL Task due date
cal_due_time int 6 Y NULL Task due time
cal_duration int 10 N   duration of event in minutes
cal_ext_for_id int 10 Y NULL used when an event goes past midnight into the next day, in which case an additional entry in this table will use this field to indicate the original event cal_id
cal_group_id int 10 Y NULL the parent event id if this event is overriding an occurrence of a repeating event
cal_location varchar 100 Y NULL location of event
cal_mod_date int 8 Y NULL date the event was last modified (in YYYYMMDD format)
cal_mod_time int 6 Y NULL time the event was last modified (in HHMMSS format)
cal_name varchar 80 N   brief description of event
cal_priority char 1 Y '5' event priority: 1=Highest, 9=Lowest
cal_time int 8 Y NULL event time (in HHMMSS format)
cal_type char 1 Y 'E' E=Event, M=Repeating event, T=Task
cal_url varchar 100 Y NULL URL of event', cal_description text COMMENT 'full description of event

webcal_entry_categories

Contains category foreign keys to enable multiple categories for each event or task
Column Name Type Length Null Default Description
cal_id int 10 N   id of event. Not unique
cat_id int 10 N   id of category. Not unique
cat_order int 3 N   order that user requests their categories appear. Globals are always last
cat_owner varchar 25 Y NULL user that owns this record. Global categories will be NULL'

webcal_entry_ext_user

This table associates one or more external users (people who do not have aWebCalendar login) with an event by the event id. An event must still have atleast one WebCalendar user associated with it. This table is not used unlessexternal users are enabled in system settings.The event can be found in webcal_entry.
Column Name Type Length Null Default Description
cal_id int 10 N   event id
cal_fullname varchar 50 N   external user full name
cal_email varchar 75 Y NULL external user email (for sending a reminder)

webcal_entry_log

Activity log for an event.
Column Name Type Length Null Default Description
cal_log_id int 10 N   unique id of this log entry
cal_date int 8 N   date in YYYYMMDD format
cal_entry_id int 10 N   event id
cal_login varchar 25 N   user who performed this action
cal_time int 6 Y NULL time in HHMMSS format
cal_type char 1 N 'C' log types:
  • Created
  • Approved/Confirmed by user
  • Rejected by user
  • Updated by user
  • Mail Notification sent
  • rEminder sent
cal_user_cal varchar 25 Y NULL user of calendar affected
cal_text text   Y   optional text

webcal_entry_repeats

Defines repeating info about an event.The event is defined in webcal_entry.
Column Name Type Length Null Default Description
cal_id int 10 N   event id
cal_end int 8 Y NULL end date for repeating event (in YYYYMMDD format)
cal_endtime int 6 Y NULL end time for repeating event
cal_frequency int 3 Y '1' frequency of repeat: 1: every, 2: every other, 3: every 3rd, etc.
cal_type varchar 16 Y NULL repeat type:
  • daily - every day
  • monthlyByDate - repeat on same day of the month
  • monthlyBySetPos - repeat based on position within other ByXXX values
  • monthlyByDay - repeat on specified weekday
    (2nd Monday, for example)
  • weekly - same day every week
  • yearly - same date every year
cal_byday varchar 100 Y NULL this and the following columns are values as specified in RFC2445
cal_bymonth varchar 50 Y NULL
cal_bymonthday varchar 100 Y NULL
cal_bysetpos varchar 50 Y NULL
cal_byweekno varchar 50 Y NULL
cal_byyearday varchar 50 Y NULL
cal_count int 10 Y NULL
cal_wkst char 2 Y 'MO'

webcal_entry_repeats_not

This table specifies which dates in a repeating event have either been added,deleted, or overwritten with a replacement event for that day. When replaced,the webcal_entry.cal_group_id, (I know... not the best name, but it was notbeing used) field will be set to the original event. That way the user candelete the original event and (at the same time) delete any exception events.
Column Name Type Length Null Default Description
cal_id int 10 N   event id of repeating event
cal_date int 8 N   date event should not repeat (in YYYYMMDD format)
cal_exdate char 1 N '1' indicates whether this record is an exclusion (1) or inclusion (0)

webcal_entry_user

This table associates one or more users with an event by the event id.The event can be found in webcal_entry.
Column Name Type Length Null Default Description
cal_id int 10 N   event id
cal_login varchar 25 N   participant in the event
cal_category int 10 Y NULL category of the event for this user
cal_percent int 3 N   Task percentage of completion for this user's task
cal_status char 1 Y 'A' status of event for this user:
  • A=Accepted
  • C=Completed
  • D=Deleted
  • P=In-Progress
  • R=Rejected/Declined
  • W=Waiting

webcal_group

Define a group.Group members can be found in webcal_group_user.
Column Name Type Length Null Default Description
cal_group_id int 10 N   unique group id
cal_last_update int 8 N   date last updated (in YYYYMMDD format)
cal_name varchar 50 N   name of the group
cal_owner varchar 25 Y NULL user login of user that created this group

webcal_group_user

Specify users in a group.The group is defined in webcal_group.
Column Name Type Length Null Default Description
cal_group_id int 10 N   group id
cal_login varchar 25 N   user login

webcal_import

Used to track import data (one row per import)
Column Name Type Length Null Default Description
cal_import_id int 10 N   unique id for import
cal_date int 8 N   date of import (YYYYMMDD format)
cal_login varchar 25 Y NULL user who performed the import
cal_name varchar 50 Y NULL name of import (optional)
cal_type varchar 10 N   type of import (ical, vcal, palm, outlookcsv)

webcal_import_data

Used to track import data (one row per event)
Column Name Type Length Null Default Description
cal_id int 10 N   event id in WebCalendar
cal_login varchar 25 N   user login
cal_external_id varchar 200 Y NULL external id used in external calendar system (for example, UID in iCal)
cal_import_id int 10 N   import id (from webcal_import table)
cal_import_type varchar 10 N   type of import: 'palm', 'vcal', 'ical' or 'outlookcsv'

webcal_nonuser_cals

Defines non-user calendars.
Column Name Type Length Null Default Description
cal_login varchar 25 N   unique id for the calendar
cal_admin varchar 25 N   who is the calendar administrator
cal_firstname varchar 25 Y NULL calendar's first name
cal_lastname varchar 25 Y NULL calendar's last name
cal_is_public char 1 N 'N' can this nonuser calendar be a public calendar (no login required)
cal_url varchar 255 Y NULL url of the remote calendar

webcal_reminders

Stores information about reminders
Column Name Type Length Null Default Description
cal_id int 10 N  
cal_action varchar 12 N 'EMAIL' action as imported, may be used in the future
cal_before char 1 N 'Y' specifies whether reminder is sent before or after selected edge
cal_date int 14 N   timestamp that specifies send datetime. Use this or cal_offset, but not both
cal_duration int 11 N   time in ISO 8601 format that specifies time between repeated reminders
cal_last_sent int 14 N   timestamp of last sent reminder
cal_offset int 11 N   offset in minutes from the selected edge
cal_related char 1 N 'S' S=Start, E=End. Specifies which edge of entry this reminder applies to
cal_repeats int 3 N   number of times to repeat in addition to original occurance
cal_times_sent int 3 N   number of times this reminder has been sent

webcal_report

Defines a custom report created by a user.
Column Name Type Length Null Default Description
cal_report_id int 10 N   unique id of this report
cal_allow_nav char 1 Y 'Y' allow user to navigate to different dates with next/previous (Y or N)
cal_cat_id int 10 Y NULL category to filter on (optional)
cal_include_empty char 1 Y 'N' include empty dates in report (Y or N)
cal_include_header char 1 N 'Y' if cal_report_type is 'html', should the DEFAULT HTML header and trailer be included? (Y or N)
cal_is_global char 1 N 'N' is this a global report (can it be accessed by other users) (Y or N)
cal_login varchar 25 N   creator of report
cal_report_name varchar 50 N   name of the report
cal_report_type varchar 20 N   format of report (html, plain or csv)
cal_show_in_trailer char 1 Y 'N' include a link for this report in the 'Go to' section of the navigation in the page trailer (Y or N)
cal_time_range int 2 N   report time range:
  • 0: tomorrow
  • 1: today
  • 2: yesterday
  • 3: day before yesterday
  • 10: next week
  • 11: current week
  • 12: last week
  • 13: week before last
  • 20: next week and week after
  • 21: current week and next week
  • 22: last week and this week
  • 23: last two weeks
  • 30: next month
  • 31: current month
  • 32: last month
  • 33: month before last
  • 40: next year
  • 41: current year
  • 42: last year
  • 43: year before last
cal_update_date int 8 N   date created or last updated (in YYYYMMDD format)
cal_user varchar 25 Y NULL user calendar to display (NULL indicates current user)

webcal_report_template

Defines one of the templates used for a report.Each report has three templates:
  1. Page template - Defines the entire page (except for header and footer).The following variables can be defined:
    • ${days}* - the HTML of all dates (generated from the Date template)
  2. Date template - Defines events for one day. If the report is for a week or month, then the results of each day will be concatenated and used as the ${days} variable in the Page template. The following variables can be defined:
    • ${events}* - the HTML of all events for the data (generated from the Event template)
    • ${date} - the date
    • ${fulldate} - date (includes weekday)
  3. Event template - Defines a single event. The following variables can be defined:
    • ${name}* - Brief Description of event
    • ${description} - Full Description of event
    • ${date} - Date of event
    • ${fulldate} - Date of event (includes weekday)
    • ${time} - Time of event (4:00pm - 4:30pm)
    • ${starttime} - Start time of event
    • ${endtime} - End time of event
    • ${duration} - Duration of event (in minutes)
    • ${priority} - Priority of event
    • ${href} - URL to view event details
* denotes a required template variable
Column Name Type Length Null Default Description
cal_report_id int 10 N   report id (in webcal_report table)
cal_template_type char 1 N   type of template:
  • P: page template represents entire document
  • D: date template represents a single day of events
  • E: event template represents a single event
cal_template_text text   Y   text of template

webcal_site_extras

This table holds data for site extra fields (customized in site_extra.php).
Column Name Type Length Null Default Description
cal_id int 10 N   event id
cal_date int 8 Y NULL only used for EXTRA_DATE type fields (in YYYYMMDD format)
cal_name varchar 25 N   the brief name of this type (first field in $site_extra array)
cal_remind int 10 Y NULL how many minutes before event should a reminder be sent
cal_type int 11 N   EXTRA_URL, EXTRA_DATE, etc.
cal_data text   Y   used to store text data'

webcal_timezones

This table stores timezones of the world.
Column Name Type Length Null Default Description
tzid varchar 100 N   Unique name of timezone, try to use Olsen naming conventions
dtstart varchar 16 Y NULL earliest date this timezone represents YYYYMMDDTHHMMSSZ format
dtend varchar 16 Y NULL last date this timezone represents YYYYMMDDTHHMMSSZ format
vtimezone text   Y   Complete VTIMEZONE text gleaned from imported ics files

webcal_user

Defines a WebCalendar user.
Column Name Type Length Null Default Description
cal_login varchar 25 N   the unique user login
cal_passwd varchar 32 Y NULL the user's password. (not used for http)
cal_enabled char 1 Y 'Y' allow admin to disable account (Y or N)
cal_is_admin char 1 Y 'N' is the user a WebCalendar administrator (Y or N)
cal_last_login int 8 Y NULL user's last log in date
cal_firstname varchar 25 Y NULL this and following fields are user's personal info
cal_lastname varchar 25 Y NULL
cal_address varchar 75 Y NULL
cal_birthday int 8 Y NULL
cal_email varchar 75 Y NULL
cal_telephone varchar 50 Y NULL
cal_title varchar 75 Y NULL

webcal_user_layers

Define layers for a user.
Column Name Type Length Null Default Description
cal_login varchar 25 N   login of owner of this layer
cal_layeruser varchar 25 N   login name of user that this layer represents
cal_layerid int 10 Y   unique layer id
cal_color varchar 25 Y NULL color to display this layer in
cal_dups char 1 Y 'N' show duplicates (N or Y)

webcal_user_pref

Specify preferences for a user. Most preferences are set via pref.php.Values in this table are loaded after system settings found inwebcal_config.
Column Name Type Length Null Default Description
cal_login varchar 25 N   user login
cal_setting varchar 25 N   setting name
cal_value varchar 100 Y NULL setting value

webcal_user_template

This table stores the custom header/stylesheet/trailer. If configured properly,each user (or nonuser cal) can have their own custom header/trailer.
Column Name Type Length Null Default Description
cal_login varchar 25 N   user login (or nonuser cal name), the DEFAULT for all users is stored with the username '__system__'
cal_type char 1 N   type (H=header, S=stylesheet/script, T=trailer)
cal_template_text text   Y   text of template

webcal_view

A "view" allows a user to put the calendars of multiple users all on one page.A "view" is valid only for the owner (cal_owner) of the view.Users for the view are in webcal_view_user.
Column Name Type Length Null Default Description
cal_view_id int 10 N   unique view id
cal_is_global char 1 N 'N' is this a global view (can it be accessed by other users) (Y or N)
cal_name varchar 50 N   name of view
cal_owner varchar 25 N   login name of this view owner
cal_view_type char 1 Y NULL W=for week view, D=for day view, M=for month view

webcal_view_user

Specify users in a view. See webcal_view.
Column Name Type Length Null Default Description
cal_view_id int 10 N   view id
cal_login varchar 25 N   a user in the view