diff --git a/eds-comp-percent.diff b/eds-comp-percent.diff
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7fe5f43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eds-comp-percent.diff
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+diff --git a/calendar/libecal/e-cal-component.c b/calendar/libecal/e-cal-component.c
+index d62760b..7d00adf 100644
+--- a/calendar/libecal/e-cal-component.c
++++ b/calendar/libecal/e-cal-component.c
+@@ -3485,6 +3485,56 @@ e_cal_component_get_percent (ECalComponent *comp, int **percent)
+ 		*percent = NULL;
+ }
+ 
++void
++e_cal_component_set_percent_as_int (ECalComponent *comp, int percent)
++{
++	ECalComponentPrivate *priv;
++
++	g_return_if_fail (comp != NULL);
++	g_return_if_fail (E_IS_CAL_COMPONENT (comp));
++
++	priv = comp->priv;
++	g_return_if_fail (priv->icalcomp != NULL);
++
++	if (percent == -1) {
++		if (priv->percent) {
++			icalcomponent_remove_property (priv->icalcomp, priv->percent);
++			icalproperty_free (priv->percent);
++			priv->percent = NULL;
++		}
++
++		return;
++	}
++
++	g_return_if_fail (percent >= 0 && percent <= 100);
++
++	if (priv->percent)
++		icalproperty_set_percentcomplete (priv->percent, percent);
++	else {
++		priv->percent = icalproperty_new_percentcomplete (percent);
++		icalcomponent_add_property (priv->icalcomp, priv->percent);
++	}
++
++	
++}
++
++int
++e_cal_component_get_percent_as_int (ECalComponent *comp)
++{
++	ECalComponentPrivate *priv;
++	int percent;
++
++	priv = comp->priv;
++	g_return_val_if_fail (priv->icalcomp != NULL, -1);
++
++	if (priv->percent) {
++		percent = icalproperty_get_percentcomplete (priv->percent);
++	} else
++		percent = -1;
++
++	return percent;
++}
++
+ /**
+  * e_cal_component_set_percent:
+  * @comp: A calendar component object.
+diff --git a/calendar/libecal/e-cal-component.h b/calendar/libecal/e-cal-component.h
+index b8dc492..94c6f3a 100644
+--- a/calendar/libecal/e-cal-component.h
++++ b/calendar/libecal/e-cal-component.h
+@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ void e_cal_component_get_organizer (ECalComponent *comp, ECalComponentOrganizer
+ void e_cal_component_set_organizer (ECalComponent *comp, ECalComponentOrganizer *organizer);
+ gboolean e_cal_component_has_organizer (ECalComponent *comp);
+ 
++int  e_cal_component_get_percent_as_int (ECalComponent *comp);
++void e_cal_component_set_percent_as_int (ECalComponent *comp, int percent);
++
+ void e_cal_component_get_percent (ECalComponent *comp, int **percent);
+ void e_cal_component_set_percent (ECalComponent *comp, int *percent);
+ 
diff --git a/evolution-data-server.changes b/evolution-data-server.changes
index 2b15f5f..a12d844 100644
--- a/evolution-data-server.changes
+++ b/evolution-data-server.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Nov 21 05:45:40 CET 2008 - pchenthill@suse.de
+
+- eds-comp-percent.diff : Adds wrapper function to get percentage
+  complete for tasks. Required for sharepoint connector.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Nov 20 10:40:30 CET 2008 - abharath@suse.de
 
diff --git a/evolution-data-server.spec b/evolution-data-server.spec
index 845add3..8e6b992 100644
--- a/evolution-data-server.spec
+++ b/evolution-data-server.spec
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ Obsoletes:      evolution-data-server-32bit
 %endif
 Summary:        Evolution Data Server
 Version:        2.24.1.1
-Release:        2
+Release:        3
 Source0:        ftp://ftp.gnome.org/pub/gnome/sources/evolution-data-server/2.24/%{name}-%{version}.tar.bz2
 # PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM evolution-data-server-1.11.5-cert-auth-complete.patch bgo253574 -- Fix has been submitted to bgo.
 Patch3:         evolution-data-server-1.11.5-cert-auth-complete.patch
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ Patch16:        bnc-210959-eds-accept_ics.patch
 Patch17:        bnc-438730-loosing-more-state.patch
 # PATCH-FEATURE-OPENSUSE evolution-data-server-shared-nss-db.patch hpj@novell.com -- Migrate to shared NSS database.
 Patch18:        evolution-data-server-shared-nss-db.patch
+# PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM eds-comp-percent.diff pchenthill@suse.de -- Wrapper function to get percent as int. Needed for sharepoint connector. Will be pushed upstream.
+Patch19:        eds-comp-percent.diff
 # PATCH-FIX-OPENSUSE eds-core-mapi-changes.diff msuman@suse.de -- This patch contains changes in the core code base for the MAPI provider.
 Patch100:       eds-core-mapi-changes.diff
 Url:            http://www.gnome.org
@@ -176,6 +178,7 @@ documentation.
 %patch16
 %patch17
 %patch18 -p1
+%patch19 -p1
 %patch100 -p1
 
 %build
@@ -248,6 +251,9 @@ echo -e "#!/bin/sh\n\nLD_LIBRARY_PATH=%{_libdir}/evoldap/lib MONO_PATH=%{_libdir
 %{_datadir}/gtk-doc/html/*
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Nov 21 2008 pchenthill@suse.de
+- eds-comp-percent.diff : Adds wrapper function to get percentage
+  complete for tasks. Required for sharepoint connector.
 * Thu Nov 20 2008 abharath@suse.de
 - Patches added
   + bnc#431133 - bnc-431133-unread-mail-empty.patch - Mail opened