Chekin' in

[Hollis Brown]

This is complicated, isn't it?

If I get into the mind of the admin, I think that I'm setting up the main event and then I'm setting up days within the main event, when what I'm actually doing is adding a second or third day in addition to first day.

I realize that you asked me to look at this before you did all this work, but it's sometimes hard to see until you see it.

Seems like the [Add Days] should be [How Many Days?] A three day event should not be one day with two days added to it, but rather one Main Event made up of 3 Days.

I think we can use the same process as we have with a few changes:

• Change  "Add [1 Day]" to "Total # Days [2 Days]"
• In Back end the icons on the left should show in the Main Event, not in the First Day of the Main Event
• In the Front end the green should surround all days of the Event and the Summary for each day should display

[Daniel Abrams]

Seems like the [Add Days] should be [How Many Days?] A three day event should not be one day with two days added to it, but rather one Main Event made up of 3 Days.
Change  "Add [1 Day]" to "Total # Days [2 Days]"

This is more complicated than it seems, especially with Parent Events with multiple days already. I think it will get confusing. What if I add:
Current Event has XX Days / Child Events

In Back end the icons on the left should show in the Main Event, not in the First Day of the Main Event

Not following. Create another row which serves as the Parent Event section, and put buttons there?

In the Front end the green should surround all days of the Event and the Summary for each day should display

What if Child Events or Additional Days are more than one daya apart, the there are other Child Events or Additioanl Days from another Parent Event in between? Make each Parent Event and its related Child Events and/or Additioan Days a unique color?

[Hollis Brown]

Seems like the [Add Days] should be [How Many Days?] A three day event should not be one day with two days added to it, but rather one Main Event made up of 3 Days.
Change  "Add [1 Day]" to "Total # Days [2 Days]"

This is more complicated than it seems, especially with Parent Events with multiple days already. I think it will get confusing. What if I add:
Current Event has XX Days / Child Events
Good

In Back end the icons on the left should show in the Main Event, not in the First Day of the Main Event

Not following. Create another row which serves as the Parent Event section, and put buttons there?
Yes

In the Front end the green should surround all days of the Event and the Summary for each day should display

What if Child Events or Additional Days are more than one daya apart, the there are other Child Events or Additioanl Days from another Parent Event in between? Make each Parent Event and its related Child Events and/or Additioan Days a unique color?
Okay

[Daniel Abrams]

Okay, this will take some hours ...

[Daniel Abrams]

This is more complicated than it seems, especially with Parent Events with multiple days already. I think it will get confusing. What if I add:
Current Event has XX Days / Child Events

I guess we should like this:

Master Event currently occurs on XX Days and includes XX Child Events

Yes?

[Hollis Brown]

I don't think I would have Days and Child Events in one step.

Determine the number of Days as step one. The edit each Day to include Child Events specific to that day.

[Daniel Abrams]

So, like this? When click on + in yet to be created Master Event section (to be added), only option is to add Days. Add + to each day of an Event, which when clicked on only has option to add Child Events. Yes?

[Hollis Brown]

So, like this? When click on + in yet to be created Master Event section (to be added), only option is to add Days. Add + to each day of an Event, which when clicked on only has option to add Child Events. Yes?

I think I agree, but just to be clear.

• Create Main Event
• Select number of Days
• Add Child Events to each Day (one day at a time) ...so to speak

[Daniel Abrams]

Yes. Gonna take rest of today and probably tomorrow.

[Daniel Abrams]

Not ready to test, but like this: https://development.chapteroffice.com/admin-manage-events

[Hollis Brown]

Lookin' good.
Attendees will sign up for Main and then select Child Events. System will award one certificate that includes credit for Main Event and each Child Event that an Attendee Signed in and out of. May want to inform Attendees of individual Child Events of Child Event specific information - Assignments, change of schedule of venue, cancelation.

Should probably have Attendees sign-in/out of the Main Event and/or the individual Child Events dependent on how Admin sets it up.

Should probably have Child Event specific Emailer.

I imagine Child-specific Cloner too. Should we be able to create one Child Event, then Clone into same Day or other Days.

Not sure about Scheduler in Main Event - Have to think about that one.

This is turning into a lot of work!

[Daniel Abrams]

Okay, what we are doing is rebuilding Events 1.0 so it comes close to mimic what already exists. Once done, we can get caught up with a number of things like Downloader which have been idle for much too long. Once that is done, work on and roll out Events 2.0 which features Presentations and Child Events which operate independently of Events in that they include their own registrations/ signups, fees, signins and signouts, etc. In the new and improved Events 1.0, you just signup for a Master Event, and that includes its Child Events. To do what you suggest, would leap up ahead to Events 2.0, and we could be months before we are done. Chapters are really getting impatient with waiting for the other stuff.

[Hollis Brown]

Okay. Let's stay focused.

[Daniel Abrams]

Good plan! Events is ready to test. I tested a bit late last night. Seems good.

[Hollis Brown]

I create Main Event. Then Add three Days within that Event. The Main Event should cover all three days, but it won't let me make the End Time a different Date from Start Time.