Combine Events

Scenario

A movie theatre wants to issue adult tickets and student tickets.

How It Works

Events are combined when their ‘Matrix Column Heading’ and the ‘Event’s Matrix Display Name’ are identical.

Steps to Combine the two ticket types:

1. Create a Registration Form for each type of ticket:Adult tickets Registration Form:
   1. 1. Name the new form “Movie – Adult RegForm” and select any standard questions.
   1. 1. Click on the “Custom Questions” tab. (You may need to save the form and then open it again to see the tab)
   1. Create a new custom question:

   
   

   Information to enter – Only important fields are mentioned.

   Question Fieldname	Enter ‘ADULT_COUNT_adt’ (‘ADULT_COUNT’ must be included in the fieldname for questions which carry ticket quantities)
   Question Fieldname	Enter ‘How many adult tickets would you like to purchase?’
   Question Type	Choose ‘select’ from the drop-down menu and enter ‘1~0~2~3~4~5’ in the text box

   4. Click on the “Pricing Options” tab select the following settings:

   

   5. Click on  

   Student tickets Registration Form:

   Name the new form “Movie – Student RegForm” and select any standard questions. Click on the “Custom Questions” tab. (You may need to save the form and then open it again to see the tab) Create a new custom question:Information to enter Question Fieldname Enter ‘ADULT_COUNT_stu’ (‘ADULT_COUNT’ must be included in the fieldname for questions which carry ticket quantities)   Question Fieldname Enter ‘How many student tickets would you like to purchase?’ Question Type Choose ‘select’ from the drop-down menu and enter ‘1~0~2~3~4~5’ in the text box Click on the “Pricing Options” tab select the following settings:     Click on

2. Create an “event” for each ticket type:
   Note: For information on creating events, see Creating an Event. Only applicable fields within event settings will be described here. Other fields, such as the ticket price should also be entered.
   Adult Ticket Event:

   	Event Setting Screen	Field Name	Information to Select/Enter
   	Event Information	Event Name	Movie – Adult
   	Event Information	Event’s Matrix Display Name	Movie Ticket
   	Registration/Enrollment	Registration Form	Movie – Adult RegForm
   	Display Options (Step 1)	Display Event on Step1 Event Matrix?	Yes
   	Display Options (Step 1)	Matrix Column Heading	Select Event

   Student Ticket Event:

   	Event Setting Screen	Field Name	Information to Select/Enter
   	Event Information	Event Name	Movie – Student
   	Event Information	Event’s Matrix Display Name	Movie Ticket
   	Registration/Enrollment	Registration Form	Movie – Student RegForm
   	Display Options (Step 1)	Display Event on Step1 Event Matrix?	Yes
   	Display Options (Step 1)	Matrix Column Heading	Select Event

   Note: The fields that are bolded must be idential for both the adult ticket and student ticket events.

Result