Problem connecting to a group reading plan, plus a grammar error in the error message
I've joined the Faithlife Group "Read Calvin's Institutes in 2015". I tried to Connect to the reading plans that Doc B created, but I get an error message when I try:
Also note that there's a grammatical error in the error message. It reads: "There was an error connected to your group reading plan. Please try again later." I think it meant to say "There was an error connecting to your group reading plan. Please try again later." Yes "connected to" makes grammatical sense (meaning "related to") but I think in the context, when I'm trying to "Connect" via the "Connect" button, it was trying to say there was an error with that connect process, thus "connecting to..." was meant.
EDIT: Now that I've clicked "OK" on those two error messages (and the third one after I tried to connect and got the same error message), I see that Doc B was probably at work on the reading plans and deleted those other three, because there's a new one now that I was able to connect to:
So maybe that's the explanation for the error message. Still, it could have been more informative: "The reading plan you are trying to connect to has been deleted." Try again later won't work in that case. Thanks!
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I also got the error but the reading plan is showing up fine in Desktop Application.If you keep clicking it you may download multiple copies.
There is a subtle difference in how reading plans can be shared.
Collaborated plans - You can never download more than one copy of a reading plan collaborated with a group. There is only one reading plan on the server, but every user in the group is given permission to connect to and download that plan. Since there is only one reading plan, every user connected to the reading plan shares the same schedule. Almost all reading plans are shared with a group this way.
Published plans - Right now, only Logos staff can create published reading plans. DIY Bible Study is an example of a published reading plan. When you get a copy of this plan, you get an individual copy with a schedule that begins on the day you get the copy. In this case, clicking "Get Copy" will result in a new copy each time the button is clicked. This is a similar mechanism to starting a reading plan with a template, for example "10 Days on Patience".
I hope that clears up some confusion.
I should also note - when someone clicks End Collaboration on a shared document, everyone who was connected gets a private copy of the document. This means if a user ends collaboration on a plan and shares a new one with the same title, everyone who was connected to the old plan will have a copy of that plan, and will need to connect to the newly collaborated plan.
You can check the status of your documents easily by using documents.logos.com.
I should also note - when someone clicks End Collaboration on a shared document, everyone who was connected gets a private copy of the document. This means if a user ends collaboration on a plan and shares a new one with the same title, everyone who was connected to the old plan will have a copy of that plan, and will need to connect to the newly collaborated plan.
You can check the status of your documents easily by using documents.logos.com.
OK, I see. So the fact that I still have a copy of this spurious "Read Institutes of the Christian Religion, Volumes 1 & 2 in one year" one means that Collaboration was ended on it and I'm left with a private copy and should just delete it?
OK, I see. So the fact that I still have a copy of this spurious "Read Institutes of the Christian Religion, Volumes 1 & 2 in one year" one means that Collaboration was ended on it and I'm left with a private copy and should just delete it?
Yes.
Collaborated plans - You can never download more than one copy of a reading plan collaborated with a group. There is only one reading plan on the server, but every user in the group is given permission to connect to and download that plan. Since there is only one reading plan, every user connected to the reading plan shares the same schedule. Almost all reading plans are shared with a group this way.
Dustin,
thanks for explaining so far. In light of this and the current thread https://community.logos.com/forums/t/98639.aspx some things are still not settled for me.
I always thought collaboration meant that several people could edit a document. It seems that (at least for custom plans) no one can edit those - is this correct? If so: A bug? The current design? the current partial implementation of a larger design?
And why can't we normal users publish reading plans like we pulish all other sharable Logos documents? Again: A bug? The current design? the current partial implementation of a larger design?
Have joy in the Lord! 
I'm investigating this issue. In the meantime, you can verify your connection status to group plans by checking the Documents tab on the group page. If the reading plan says "Connected" next to it, then you have joined the plan successfully.
Dustin, in spite of the errors, I do seem to have connected to the three "Book n" reading plans, as well as the other one called "Institutes of the Christian Religion I, i, 1-3" which is the only one I can see in the sidebar now.
But more weirdness. That latter one is the only one which shows up in my text, even though the other three are enabled in my Visual Filters menu:
The ones Doc B created (Book 1, Book 2, Book 3) do seem to be populated correctly, but there's no "Start Reading" flag for any of them in my text.
Actually, this appears to be a moving target. I can no longer see the "Institutes of the Christian Religion I, i, 1-3" reading plan anywhere in the Faithlife group, so the person who created it must have deleted it. But I still have it in my Documents menu:
It seems to be inconsistently titled: it shows up as "Read Institutes of the Christian Religion, Volumes 1 & 2 in one year" in my Documents menu and Visual Filters menu, but on the Faithlife sidebar it was called "Institutes of the Christian Religion I, i, 1-3" and in the text it shows up as "Institutes I, i, 1-3"
I can no longer see the "Institutes of the Christian Religion I, i, 1-3" reading plan anywhere in the Faithlife group, so the person who created it must have deleted it.
Yes, I just checked and it is gone from the page.
The only three now showing up are the correct three (the 'End Collaboration' tip from another thread worked to delete the document with errors).
Eating a steady diet of government cheese, and living in a van down by the river.
I can no longer see the "Institutes of the Christian Religion I, i, 1-3" reading plan anywhere in the Faithlife group, so the person who created it must have deleted it.
This was created in error and Doc B was trying to remove it and seems to have now been successful with Dustin's help
Rosie, the groups in the box are mine. The bottom plan won't go away (see the other thread about that.) The other plan was put there by another group member. Are you able to see and/or connect to my three?
Eating a steady diet of government cheese, and living in a van down by the river.