Update the Event Name, Description, and Other General Information

Permissions needed:
  • Edit Event General Information for access to the slider to edit most fields.
  • Venue-Specific Access Highest Booking Capability that includes the event's status in order to edit Internal, Blackout, or Series information.
  1. Open the Edit General Information slider for the event by either:
    • Clicking the event on the calendar to open its summary slider, clicking the slider's more_vert more options icon, then selecting Edit Info.
    • Going to the event's details page and clicking the edit pencil icon in the General Information section.
  2. In the slider, you can:
    • Update the event's name.
    • Mark the event as an internal event or blackout. If one is checked, the other will be disabled.
    • Update the event's account.

      1. Clear the Account field by clicking the clear icon or selecting the contents and deleting them.
      2. Begin typing the name of the account. As you do, accounts that match what you're typing will display.
      3. Click the account you want to be attached to this event.

      1. Clear the Account field by clicking the clear icon or selecting the contents and deleting them.
      2. Type the name of the account.
      3. Click Create '[Account Name]'.
      4. Select a lead source.
      5. Select a market segment.
      6. Add an address. (Optional)
      Although you will not be required to create a contact when adding an account on this slider, we strongly recommend adding at least one contact to your new account as soon as possible. For step-by-step directions, please see Create a Contact.
    • Update the event tags.
    • Update the event type.
    • Update the business classification.
      Business classification is not required for blackouts.
    • Update the genre.
    • Add the event to a series or move it to a different one.

      1. If the event is already in a series, clear the field by clicking the clear icon or selecting the contents and deleting them.
      2. Begin typing the name of the series. As you do, series that match what you're typing will display.
      3. Click the series you want this event to be in.

      1. If the event is already in a series, clear the field by clicking the clear icon or selecting the contents and deleting them.
      2. Type the name of the series.
      3. Click Create '[Series Name]'.
    • Update the event's unique event ID.
    • Add or update the event's web address.
      In Elite, all web addresses must begin with either http:// or https://.
    • Add or update the event's description.
  3. When all the desired changes have been made, click Save.
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