Settings: Event Status List

As an event organizer, you can easily create statuses that can be associated with the the events within your company. This article will guide you on how to create statuses to associate with your events.

Creating status types

You can create status types in which you can use in grouping your created statuses. To do this:

The Generic status type is created by default.
  1. Navigate to Event > Settings > Status list at the company level.
  2. Click on the +Add type button and enter the type of Status you wish to create.
  3. Press Create.
Creating status types

Creating a status

To create a status, follow these steps:

  1. Click on Add status.
  2. Enter the status name.
  3. Select the status type from the Type drop-down.
  4. Select whether or not it is an Ending status by choosing Yes or No.
  • Ending statuses: This type indicates that all tasks and objectives have been successfully completed. Use ending status to mark events that have reached their conclusion.
  • Progressive statuses: This type indicates that tasks are still ongoing and have not yet been completed. Use progressive status for events that are currently in progress and not yet finished.
If No is selected, it will be displayed under the Progressive status field. Click here to learn ore about the status types.
  1. Click on Create.

Reordering a status

You can reorder a status under the Progressive statuses field. To do this, simply click on Edit, and then use the drag and drop icon beside the statuses to reposition them as you wish.

Reordering statuses

Removing a status

To remove a status, click on Edit in the top right corner and click on the red trash icon beside the status you wish to remove.

Once a status is removed, it will also be removed from all the events linked to it.
Re-ordering statuses

Associating an event with a status

To associate an event with a status, follow the steps provided below.

  1. Navigate to the Event > Details within the Event level.
  2. Navigate to the Configuration section.
  3. Select the target Event type from the drop-down menu.
  4. Select the target Event status from the drop-down menu.
  5. Press End to save your changes.
If you wish to change or remove the event type or status linked to your event, you can simply click on the specific drop-down and select a different event type or status or you can select No event type or No status.

To use statuses created under the Generic status type, select the desired status from the Event status field, ensuring no status type is chosen in the Event type field. Once a generic status is associated with an event, it will appear in the first Status column on the Events page at the company level.

Associating field sections with an event status

After creating Fields and linking them to sections, you can ensure that the fields are only visible if an event is at certain status when viewed from the Event > Details page.

To do this, link statuses to sections. Click on Edit, select the section you want to add a status to, and choose the desired status from the Minimum status progression drop-down menu. This way, only users with the linked status can view the fields associated with that section.

To view the sections withholding a certain status, ensure that the event is set to the respective status by following the steps in the previous section. After doing so, refresh the Event details page.

For more information about creating sections, refer to our Settings: Event sections article.

Filtering events based on status

Events can be filtered based on the associated status within the Company level. To do so, follow the steps provided below.

  1. Click on the Filter button.
  2. Select Status from the drop-down menu.
  3. Click on Add filter.
  4. Select the desired status using the Filter: Status drop-down menu.
  5. Click on Add.
Screenshot showing how to filter events using statuses

After completing the steps above, only events that are associated with the selected status will be displayed.

To revert back to the default view, remove the selected filters.


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