# Troop admin, but can't delete calendar events

**URL:** <https://discussions.scouting.org/t/troop-admin-but-cant-delete-calendar-events/233405>\
**Category:** Using Scoutbook & Scoutbook Plus\
**Created:** [April 9, 2021, 12:13am UTC](https://discussions.scouting.org/t/troop-admin-but-cant-delete-calendar-events/233405 "2021-04-09T00:13:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 13\
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**Author:** ![AlbertPassy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9e5f3/32.png) [@AlbertPassy](https://discussions.scouting.org/u/AlbertPassy)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2021, 12:13am UTC](https://discussions.scouting.org/t/troop-admin-but-cant-delete-calendar-events/233405/1 "2021-04-09T00:13:29Z")

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I’m a troop admin, but I can’t edit or delete existing events. I can create events (that I can edit and delete) but I can’t edit others’.

YIS,  
AMP

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**Author:** ![DonovanMcNeil](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/scouting/user_avatar/discussions.scouting.org/donovanmcneil/32/24_2.png) [@DonovanMcNeil](https://discussions.scouting.org/u/DonovanMcNeil)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2021, 12:24am UTC](https://discussions.scouting.org/t/troop-admin-but-cant-delete-calendar-events/233405/2 "2021-04-09T00:24:53Z")

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Are they events on more than one unit’s calendar? You have to be admin of both to edit/delete

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**Author:** ![AlbertPassy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9e5f3/32.png) [@AlbertPassy](https://discussions.scouting.org/u/AlbertPassy)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2021, 12:48pm UTC](https://discussions.scouting.org/t/troop-admin-but-cant-delete-calendar-events/233405/3 "2021-04-13T12:48:35Z")

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I am an admin for both troops. No joy.

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**Author:** ![DonovanMcNeil](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/scouting/user_avatar/discussions.scouting.org/donovanmcneil/32/24_2.png) [@DonovanMcNeil](https://discussions.scouting.org/u/DonovanMcNeil)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2021, 12:51pm UTC](https://discussions.scouting.org/t/troop-admin-but-cant-delete-calendar-events/233405/4 "2021-04-13T12:51:50Z")

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next I would try going to each unit roster \> click your name \> click admin position \> click update

You have to follow this path for it to work

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**Author:** ![AlbertPassy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9e5f3/32.png) [@AlbertPassy](https://discussions.scouting.org/u/AlbertPassy)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2021, 1:27pm UTC](https://discussions.scouting.org/t/troop-admin-but-cant-delete-calendar-events/233405/5 "2021-04-13T13:27:26Z")

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Performed for both, No joy.

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**Author:** ![DonovanMcNeil](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/scouting/user_avatar/discussions.scouting.org/donovanmcneil/32/24_2.png) [@DonovanMcNeil](https://discussions.scouting.org/u/DonovanMcNeil)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2021, 1:31pm UTC](https://discussions.scouting.org/t/troop-admin-but-cant-delete-calendar-events/233405/6 "2021-04-13T13:31:50Z")

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are you sure the event is ONLY on those 2 unit calendars?

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**Author:** ![Matt.Johnson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/scouting/user_avatar/discussions.scouting.org/matt.johnson/32/23672_2.png) [@Matt.Johnson](https://discussions.scouting.org/u/Matt.Johnson)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2021, 2:50pm UTC](https://discussions.scouting.org/t/troop-admin-but-cant-delete-calendar-events/233405/7 "2021-04-13T14:50:39Z")

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For example, we have events oldie 2 troops and a pack.

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**Author:** ![AlbertPassy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9e5f3/32.png) [@AlbertPassy](https://discussions.scouting.org/u/AlbertPassy)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2021, 8:50pm UTC](https://discussions.scouting.org/t/troop-admin-but-cant-delete-calendar-events/233405/8 "2021-04-13T20:50:10Z")

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How would I know if it’s on other calendars?

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**Author:** ![Matt.Johnson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/scouting/user_avatar/discussions.scouting.org/matt.johnson/32/23672_2.png) [@Matt.Johnson](https://discussions.scouting.org/u/Matt.Johnson)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2021, 10:49pm UTC](https://discussions.scouting.org/t/troop-admin-but-cant-delete-calendar-events/233405/9 "2021-04-13T22:49:28Z")

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I had my daughter login. It doesn’t appear as though there is any indication that it is on other calendars.

It seems to be a needed, but missing, interface feature.

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**Author:** ![jacobfetzer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b782af/32.png) [@jacobfetzer](https://discussions.scouting.org/u/jacobfetzer)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2021, 1:04am UTC](https://discussions.scouting.org/t/troop-admin-but-cant-delete-calendar-events/233405/10 "2021-04-14T01:04:18Z")

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Could you tell based on who is invited?

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**Author:** ![DonovanMcNeil](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/scouting/user_avatar/discussions.scouting.org/donovanmcneil/32/24_2.png) [@DonovanMcNeil](https://discussions.scouting.org/u/DonovanMcNeil)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2021, 1:22am UTC](https://discussions.scouting.org/t/troop-admin-but-cant-delete-calendar-events/233405/11 "2021-04-14T01:22:06Z")

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or look at URL of Event and give us the EventID=XXXXXXXX - and we can check

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**Author:** ![Matt.Johnson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/scouting/user_avatar/discussions.scouting.org/matt.johnson/32/23672_2.png) [@Matt.Johnson](https://discussions.scouting.org/u/Matt.Johnson)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2021, 2:09pm UTC](https://discussions.scouting.org/t/troop-admin-but-cant-delete-calendar-events/233405/12 "2021-04-14T14:09:11Z")

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Can we request a visual indicator? We had an issue with our Scribe not realizing this for a Scouting foe food that also included the boy troop and pack.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/scouting/original/1X/66e9612584db5dbf76de17f00ad877998c0ba3d6.png) [@system](https://discussions.scouting.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2021, 2:09pm UTC](https://discussions.scouting.org/t/troop-admin-but-cant-delete-calendar-events/233405/13 "2021-04-21T14:09:52Z")

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