Create an Event
  • 24 Jun 2024
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The Event object stores information about your Event, including what, where, and when. It’s also the place where you can find links to everything else that pertains to the Event.

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Event Status Field

The Event Status is set to “Active” by default when the Event is created. Once the Event record has been created, the Status can be updated. The initial Status will always be “Active” even when a new Event Record Type is created.

Create an Event

  1. Go to the Events tab.

  2. Click New.

  3. Fill in the fields in the sections below.

  4. Click Save.

Information

  • Event Name (required)

  • Campaign

  • Time Zone (required)

  • Organizer (Contact) - This field, or the Organizer (Account) field, will show who organized the Event under the title on the Event webpage.

  • Organizer (Account) - This field will be overwritten by the Organizer (Contact) field if both fields are populated.

  • Event Settings – Click here for more information about Event Settings.

  • Event Group - Click here for more information about Event Groups.

  • Category

  • UI Experience - Click here for more information about the different user interfaces.

  • Publish

  • Custom CSS Url

  • Show Event Information

  • Use Gradient

  • Form (Post-Registration) - Click here for more information about Forms.

  • Post Event Questions

  • Visibility Control- Click here for more information about visibility control.

  • Cancel Before Date

  • Cancel Before Time

  • Status

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Why can’t I see the Organizer(Contact) field on the Event Webpage?

The Organizer (Contact) or Organizer (Account) field will only be visible on the Event webpage when the UI Experience is set to Simple or Tabbed.

Free or Paid?

  • Free

  • Payment Gateway - Click here for more information about gateways.

  • Currency

  • Sales Start Date

  • Sales Start Time

  • Sales End Date

  • Sales End Time

  • Payment Processing Fee

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Dates

  • Event Start Date

  • Event End Date

  • Event Start Time

  • Event End Time

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URLs & Info

  • Event Page URL

  • Redirect URL

  • Image URL

  • Alternative Text for Visual Impairment - This field is required if Image URL has a value.

  • Post Registration

  • Webinar/Meeting URL – Click here for more information about webinar integrations.

  • Webinar/Meeting Password

  • Webinar/Meeting Account

  • Webinar/Meeting ID

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Description & Messages

  • Short Description

  • Description

  • Registration Success Message

  • AttendeeLink Invite Message

  • Calendar Location

  • Calendar Description

  • Precheckout Details

  • Checkout Details

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Event Settings

  • Hide Register Button

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Display or Hide Features

  • Code Settings

  • Contact Us Email

  • Form (Pre-Registration)

  • WiFi Message

  • WiFi Network

  • WiFi Password

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Venue

  • Venue

  • Venue Name

  • Venue Street

  • Venue City

  • Venue State/Province

  • Venue Country

  • Venue Postal Code

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Capacity

  • Total Capacity

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Waitlisting

  • Waitlist Enabled - Click here for more information about waitlisting.

  • Waitlist Capacity

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Attendance Summaries

  • Invited

  • Attended

  • Registered

  • Canceled

  • Waitlisted

  • No Show

  • Attendee Visibility

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Financial Summaries

  • Gross

  • Tax

  • Discount

  • Total

  • Net

  • Balance Due

  • Balance Paid

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Budget & Expense Summaries

Click here for information about the Budget & Expense object.

  • Audiovisual (AV) Budget

  • Audiovisual (AV) Expenses

  • Catering (F&B) Budget

  • Catering (F&B) Expenses

  • Contingency Budget

  • Contingency Expenses

  • Decor Budget

  • Decor Expenses

  • Entertainment Budget

  • Entertainment Expenses

  • Marketing Budget

  • Marketing Expenses

  • Marketing (Social) Budget

  • Marketing (Social) Expenses

  • Other Budget

  • Other Expenses

  • Planning & Organization Budget

  • Production & Staff Expenses

  • Site Rental Budget

  • Site Rental Expenses

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Deprecated Fields

  • AttendeeLink Questions (AttendeeLink_Questions__c)

  • Automated Email From Address (conference360__Automated_Email_From_Address__c)

  • Email Notifications (conference360__Communication_Preferences__c)

  • Key (conference360__Key__c)

  • Marketing Cloud MID (conference360__Marketing_Cloud_MID__c)

  • Post Event Questions (conference360__Post_Event_Questions__c)

  • Registration End Date (conference360__Registration_End_Date__c)

  • Registration End Time (conference360__Registration_End_Time__c)

  • Registration Start Date (conference360__Registration_Start_Date__c)

  • Registration Start Time (conference360__Registration_Start_Time__c)

  • Registration Questions (Registration_Questions__c)

  • Shipping and Handling (conference360__Shipping_and_Handling__c)

  • Social Message (conference360__Social_Message__c)

  • Social Sharing URL (conference360__Social_Sharing_URL__c)

  • Sponsor Balance Due (conference360__Sponsor_Balance_Due__c)

  • Sponsor Balance Paid (conference360__Sponsor_Balance_Paid__c)

  • Sponsor Discount (conference360__Sponsor_Discount__c)

  • Sponsor Net (conference360__Sponsor_Net__c)

  • Sponsor Shipping and Handling (conference360__Sponsor_Shipping_and_Handling__c)

  • Sponsor Subtotal (conference360__Sponsor_Subtotal__c)

  • Sponsor Tax (conference360__Sponsor_Tax__c)

  • Sponsor Total (conference360__Sponsor_Total__c)

  • Streaming Service URL (conference360__Streaming_Service_URL__c)

  • Waitlist Message (conference360__Waitlist_Message__c)

  • Waitlisting Method (conference360__Waitlisting_Method__c)