Create a session calendar to display ‘dates’ of an event series

Create a session calendar to display ‘dates’ of an event series

Session calendars are a special type of content block that is available to you when creating dynamic content, in addition to text blocks.

Creating a session calendar to display “appointments” for an event series

  1. First, create your appointments as “sessions” in the > Sessions menu or create a separate event for each “appointment” in your account. Assign session or event categories as needed.
  2. To create a session calendar as dynamic content, open > Dynamic Content and click on the "Add Content" icon .
  3. Now, select the "Session Calendar" option in the selection field below the standard text field and delete the standard text block if necessary with the remove icon .
Configure Session Calendar

  1. Depending on your setup strategy, select one of the options in the “Entries” selection field:
    1. All sessions of the event: Shows all sessions created in the > Sessions menu. You can restrict the display to specific session categories.
    2. All events in your account: Shows all events in your account. You can restrict the display to specific event categories.
    3. All sessions and events in your account: Shows all sessions and events in your account. You can restrict the display to specific session or event categories.
  2. Select a segment in the “Segments” field if you want the calendar to be displayed only to a specific guest segment. For example, if not all appointments should be accessible to every guest.
  3. Enter one or more session or event categories in the “Category” field if you want to restrict the display to sessions/events of this category(s).
  4. Choose between “Table” or “Tiles” display options. Only the “Table” display is supported when embedding in mailings.
  5. Select the value for the “Label” of the appointment in the calendar. For roadshows, “Location” or “Date | Location” is recommended. If all appointments have the same location, “Date” might be the right choice.
  6. To group appointments, select the desired grouping in the “Grouping” field, e.g., “Grouped by Location” if the event series spans multiple locations but offers several appointments per location.
  7. Select the desired data to be displayed in the calendar under “Displayed Data”. Only data actually created in the respective session/event will be displayed. If you want to display more than four data points in the calendar, the “Tiles” display is recommended.
  8. Define under “Options” whether to display a header image, Google Map, or the number of remaining registration spots for each displayed appointment. Check the “Link to Home or Registration (Session)” checkbox to display a registration button for each appointment.
  9. Specify under “Included Entries” whether the calendar should also display past, fully booked, inactive appointments, or appointments with an expired registration deadline.
  10. Provide filters for a large number of appointments so that guests only see appointments at a specific location.
  11. Repeat the process if you want to create different session calendars depending on the segment.
When creating sessions, the system automatically creates a dynamic content "Session Calendar". You can use this to configure your calendar.
The "Session Calendar" content type is also available in > Website to configure session calendars directly in the content area of a > Website. The advantage of using dynamic content is the flexible and multiple embedding in different places.