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Registration: Overview

Learn how to set up event registration, create custom registration forms, view & manage registrant approvals, issue refunds, and much more.

The Registration section is the place where you manage all things related to event registration and forms. 

Common activities that you can complete in the Registration section include:

  1. Monitoring registration progress.

  2. Creating and publishing custom registration forms to accept event registrations & gather registrant details. 

  3. Reviewing/approving received registrations.

  4. Editing registrant details.

  5. Issuing registration refunds.

There are five main tabs in the Registrants section:

Get Started tab

If you're new to registration, the Get Started tab offers useful articles to help you to get your event registration up and running in no time!

Image showing the ClearEvent Registration Management Software on the Get Started tab.

Overview tab

The Overview tab provides a summary of registration data and registration trends. Visit this page regularly to keep up to date with registrant activity for your event.

Registrant Status

Registrant Status Dashboard Widget

Displays a summary of the registration progress for each registrant type tracked against registrant target and capacity goals. The progress bar displays a breakdown of pending and approved registrants.

For each registrant type, the following progress bar details are displayed:

  • The total count of registrants (🟩Approved, and 🟨Pending)

  • The total count of all checked in registrants

  • If available, the Target registrant count for the registrant type

  • If available, the Capacity set for the registrant type

Filtering the list of registrant types

You may filter the Registrant Status widget contents using the Show dropdown filter.

Filter

Description

All

(Default) Shows metrics for all registration forms.

Pinned Forms

Shows the top 25 "pinned" registration forms. Use this filter to create a focused view of metrics for specific registration forms.

💡To pin a registration form, go to the Event Manager App > Registration section > Forms tab and click on the 📌Push Pin button for the desired registration form.

Published Forms

Shows only forms that are currently published.

Unpublished Forms

Shows only forms that are not currently published.

Published Forms (Open only)

Shows only forms that are currently published and open to accepting registrations.

Published Forms (Closed only)

Shows only forms that are currently published but are closed and not accepting registrations.

Private Forms

Shows only private registration forms.

Public Forms

Shows only public registration forms.

Recently Active Forms (Past X days)

Shows only registration forms associated with registrants that have recently been received or have had their registration

NOTE: Only data for a maximum of 25 registration forms will be displayed in the Registrant Status widget. Should you need to display specific registrant type metrics, consider changing the filter to display only pinned forms.

Approved Registrants widget

Displays status details over the selected Date Range of Approved registrations for each registrant type. Easily spot trends over time by seeing when registrations are received and approved. Only approved registrations are displayed in this chart.

Filtering the list of registrant types

Filter Name

Description

All

(Default) Shows metrics for all registration forms.

Pinned Forms

Shows the top 25 "pinned" registration forms. Use this filter to create a focused view of metrics for specific registration forms.

💡To pin a registration form, go to the Event Manager App > Registration section > Forms tab and click on the 📌Push Pin button for the desired registration form.

Published Forms

Shows only forms that are currently published.

Unpublished Forms

Shows only forms that are not currently published.

Published Forms (Open only)

Shows only forms that are currently published and open to accepting registrations.

Published Forms (Closed only)

Shows only forms that are currently published but are closed and not accepting registrations.

Private Forms

Shows only private registration forms.

Public Forms

Shows only public registration forms.

Recently Active Forms (Past X days)

Shows only registration forms associated with registrants that have recently been received or have had their registration

💡When filtering the Approved Registrants widget, you may choose a different filter criteria than the Registrant Status widget. If you do, please be aware that data contained in each widget may not align if different filters are selected.

Selecting a Date Range

Use the Date Range filter to change the lookback period for the chart timeline. For example, you can choose "Last 60 days" to see registrations trends over the past 60 days.

Metric Summary widgets

These widgets display a quick summary of the following key registration metrics:

Approved widget

Shows the current number of registrations that have been approved. Click this widget to see a filtered list of approved registrants.

Pending widget

Shows the current number of registrations requiring manual approval. Click this widget to see a filtered list of pending registrants that require approval.

Cancelled / Declined widget

Shows the number of canceled registration. Click this widget to see a filtered list of canceled registrants.

Checked-In widget

Shows the number of registrants that have been checked in to the event. Click this widget to see a filtered list of checked-in registrants.

Quick Actions

The Quick Actions widget provides shortcuts to common registration tasks, such as managing registrants, exporting data, managing forms, and configuring registration settings.

Insights

The Insights widget highlights important registration trends and activity, helping you quickly identify items that may need attention.

Registration Revenue

The Registration Revenue widget provides an at-a-glance summary of registration revenue, including collected, refunded, and outstanding amounts.

The Registration Revenue widget

Forms tab

The Forms tab is where you create and manage registration forms for your event. Create separate forms for different registrant types, such as attendees, speakers, volunteers, competitors, VIPs, media, vendors, and sponsors.

Using separate forms for each registrant type also makes it easier to customize the registration experience and send targeted communications.

Common Activities

  1. Create, edit, copy, and organize registration forms.

  2. Add custom fields to collect the information you need.

  3. Set registration fees and sell add-ons such as event merchandise or parking passes.

  4. Configure automatic or manual registration approvals.

  5. Control which forms are published and accepting registrations.

  6. Arrange how forms appear in the Event Portal and pin important forms to dashboard widgets.

  7. Collect registrant availability to help with job assignments.

  8. Configure notifications for new registrations.

Registrants tab

The Registrants tab lists all registered participants in your event

The Registrants tab lists all registrations submitted for your event. Each time someone submits a registration form, a new registration is added to the list.

Common Activities

  1. Browse and filter registrations to see who has registered for your event.

  2. Approve, Decline, or Cancel registrations.

  3. Check-In registrants to track attendance.

  4. Find registrations using Show, Sort By, and Search options.

  5. View payment and refund details for a registration.

  6. Edit existing registration data.

  7. Export registration data.

Worksheet tab

The Worksheet tabe shows a details grid of registration data for the selected Registrant Type

The Worksheet tab provides a spreadsheet-like read-only grid that displays all registrant data (including registration answers) for a selected registrant type. Advanced sorting, filtering and column re-ordering allows you to build optimized views of your registration data. 

Common Activities

  • You can build customized views (by registrant type) to filter or sort registration data using answers provided by the registrant.

  • Quickly see registration answers across multiple registrants.

Click here to learn more about the Worksheets tab.

Settings Tab

ClearEvent Registration Management Software showing Settings tab.

This is where the settings are found to enable and configure Mobile Registration Check-in.

Common activities:

  1. Enable/Disable the mobile check-in app feature.

  2. Set your early check-in window for your event.

  3. Test your mobile check-in devices ahead of your event.

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