Create a Function

Functions are specific parts of your event that happen in a specific place at a specific time, such as breakout sessions, meals, performances, etc. You may also create no-room functions for schedule items that aren't specific to a certain place in the venue, such as when to open the building doors.

There are three ways to add a function:

• Function Fill
• Individually
• Mass Editor

Function Fill

If you would like to add one function per booked space (if the spaces booked reflect the event schedule):

1. Click the more_vert more info menu.
2. Click Create functions for all placeholders.

This creates one function for each booked space. The time of the function will match the booked space's time. If the room setup or attendance was added to the booked space, it will be assigned to the function as well. If the booked space's usage matches a function type, that function type (and its defaults) will be applied.

Please note that it will only fill booked spaces with no functions - if you've already created a function for a booked space, another one will not be created.

Mass Editor

Another way to add many functions at once is via the mass editor - there's a mass editor on the event details page as well as on the calendar. The mass editor has a spreadsheet-like interface that allows you to quickly tab through each field. If you're adding a schedule via no-room functions, we recommend the mass editor. Step-by-step instructions can be found in Add and Edit Functions with the Mass Editor.

Add an Individual Function

1. Click Create Function on the placeholder for the space on the day when you would like to create a function, or click the + in the date card header.
   If the function's booked space has room setup or attendance added, we recommend using the placeholder to create the function. When you do this, the room setup and agreed attendance will be filled from the information on the booked space. If the booked space's usage matches a function type, that function type (and its defaults) will be applied.
2. Add a name.
   • If the booked space has a description on the booked spaces tab, it will auto-populate the name field.
   • If you would like the function name to match its type, you can leave this field blank. When you select the function type, it will auto-populate the name field.
3. Check Event-Wide if the details you need to add are for the event as a whole and not specific to a room, information such as wi-fi, parking, or security. Since event-wide functions are not specific to a room, the room and room setup fields will disappear if you select Event-Wide. For more information about event-wide functions, please see Functions: Event-Wide vs. Regular.
4. Confirm this is the correct room, or select a room if you opened the slider via the plus. All rooms booked on the event will be listed, and if a combo room is booked on the event, its member spaces will also be listed. You can leave the Room field blank to create a no-room function. No-room functions are often used to help build out a schedule. A common no-room function is Doors Open.
5. Confirm the date and time of the function. The start and end dates and times default to the time the space is booked for, but you can update it as needed.
6. If you know them at this time, add:
   • Start typing the room setup. If it has been used on other functions, it will appear and you can select it, or you can finish typing a new setup. Click or tab away from the field to save the setup.
   • Function Status: For more information, see Function Status.
   • Function Type (if enabled): If the function type has default information (Room Setup, Show on Calendar, or Performance), that information will be added. If a function name has not been added yet, the function type will be filled in the name field. For more information, see Manage Function Types.
   • Attendance. For more information about agreed, expected, and guaranteed attendance and how they are used, please see Track Attendance.
7. If you would like this function to display on the calendar, check Show on Calendar.
   Multi-day functions cannot be displayed on the calendar.
8. If this function is a performance, check Performance.
   • Marking a function as a performance allows you to track ticket counts, revenue, attendance, and post-show notes. If a performance is displayed on the calendar it will be bold.
   • If you have certain function types which should always be marked as a performance, you can set that as a default for that function type. For more information, see Manage Function Types. For more information about performances, see Performances.
   • If you do not see the performance check box, the event's event type may not be marked as Live Entertainment. See Manage Event Types for more information.
9. Click Save.
10. Your function has been added.