Data Format

Background

In each event, a planner can select an option for text entered into a form by a registrant to be saved as entered.

The planner can also select an option to convert registrant-entered text.

The conversion options are UPPERCASE, lower case, or Title Case.

The same reformatting is applied to text that a planner enters for a registrant on their page.

The planner sets the reformatting option for an event on . See “Reformat data provided by registrant” under Global Settings on that page.

This Page

On this Data Format page, an Administrator can limit the fields affected by that formatting choice.

The fields in the list of Fields to Format are the ones that will be affected by the reformatting rules set for each event.

> Note: The list of fields is set here for the account, but the reformatting option is set per event in that account.

Fields Available to Format

Fields Available to Format is the list of fields that will not be reformatted when entered.

Fields Available to Format is also the list of fields that are available to move to the list of those that will.

(By default in a new event, this list is normally empty. You can move fields into it from the other list.)

1. Select any fields you want to add to those to be reformatted.

2. Click » to move them into the list of Fields to Format on the right.

Fields to Format

Fields to Format is the list of fields that will be reformatted when entered.

(By default in a new event, this includes many Profile fields, custom profile questions, and custom registration questions, for example.)

1. Select any fields you do not want to be reformatted.

2. Click « to move them left into the Fields Available.