You have been granted permission by the administrator to submit (and edit) new events.
To identify yourself as an authorized user, you must first log in.
Creating a new event:
In all JEM menus, there is (usually) an icon in the upper right corner that leads to the "Submit Event" menu.
There is also a "Submit Event" menu item if it has been created by the administrator in the backend.
You will be taken to an "Add Event" page.
At the top, you will find the two buttons "Save" and "Cancel," which allow you to either save or cancel the event you are creating below.
Next, there is a tabbed interface with five sections: Event, Advanced, Publish, Attachments, and More.
Event tab:
(Basic Information: What, When, Where, Event Description, Image)
Basic Information: At a minimum, you must choose an event title and assign the event (or events) to one of the categories allowed for you.
When you save the new event, it will always appear at the top of the Simple List (Agenda) as a scheduled event.
You can, of course, fill in more details directly or continue by clicking "Edit an event."
You can add the start date, optional end date, start time, optional end time, and location later.
If you already know these details, you can enter them immediately. It's recommended to check beforehand whether the location has already been created. If necessary, you can select "no location" (and add it later).
Now simply save everything using the button at the top. Everything else is optional!
After saving, the event will appear in the list view of the Simple List (and in other locations).
Clicking the event title will take you to the event details view.
Editing an Existing Event
Open the Simple List and select the event you want to edit by clicking on it. The first scheduled events without a date are at the top.
You will then be taken to the details view of the selected event.
If you have editing rights, you will see two icons next to the event (Edit and Copy).
If you want to create a new event based on the information already entered, select Copy: All the information will already be there. You then only need to make changes and save: You will then have a new event. (If you don't change anything, you will have duplicated the event!)
Clicking either of these buttons will take you to the page "N.(Title Name) is being edited".
This page contains all the information already entered. If you want to modify the existing event and keep the changes, select Edit.
It is important to save your changes in the upper left corner after making them.
However, it is important to save after making changes.
Basics:
You can now add the optional elements:
Usually, at least an event description and an image (as an eye-catcher) are added.
Event Description:
Important: You can split the description into an introductory text and the main text by inserting "Read More".
Whether the entire text is displayed later in the event details depends on two settings in the backend.
It's also possible that only the first part is displayed in the modules and lists, and only the continuation is shown in the description.
Image: If you select an image, it appears as an eye-catcher in the lists and, depending on the backend settings, larger in the event details.
Advanced
In addition to the 'Event' tab, there are other tabs that offer advanced options. (If in doubt, stay on the first tab!)
The second tab on the "Advanced" tab opens with a click and provides: Recurrence, Contact Person, Event Registration/Cancellation.
Recurrence: There are various rules for recurring events. (From my own experience, I recommend completing the event description before triggering the repetitions!)
Contact Person: If the Joomla contact component is enabled, a contact person for the event can be displayed here, with the option of a contact form or an email address/phone number.
Event Registration/Cancellation: If permitted by the administrator, event registration/cancellation can be created.
- Enable event registration/cancellation: Yes, No, Limited (from/to when is registration/cancellation possible)
- Allow cancellation: Yes, No, Limited (until when can a registration be cancelled)
- Maximum number of places: 0 means unlimited; if the set number is exceeded, registration is no longer possible.
- Minimum number of places/users: If, for example, couples are expected, the number can be greater than 1.
- Maximum number of places/users: If a user registers multiple people who are not themselves registered. However, the person registering is liable for the total number of places.
- Reserved places: Places can be reserved (for various purposes).
- Activate waiting list: A waiting list can be created. When registrations are canceled, those on the waiting list move up!
- Request attendance confirmation: Some groups also require cancellations (e.g., to assemble a team).
- Booking/cancellation of entire event series: For an event series (course), the booking applies to the entire series.
- Individual booking/cancellation possible: If booking the entire series is activated, individual booking/cancellation can also be enabled.
Publish
Another tab is "Publish."
As a main entry, an event is specially highlighted in the calendar and agenda.
In the status, an event can be published, hidden, archived, or deleted.
Under Access, you determine which user groups are allowed to see the entry.
Regarding the metadata (for search engines), it is recommended to only make changes if you know exactly what you are doing. Normally, the default settings are sufficient.
Attachments
If enabled by the administrator in the backend, posters and flyers, for example, can be made available for users to download here.
More
There are a maximum of 10 user-defined fields, which can also be specifically named by the administrator. For events, the first field is "with" by default, which appears directly after the title, allowing you to list, for example, the performers (e.g., Entertainment Evening with "Alfred Muster").
Renaming fields must be coordinated with the administrator!