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Created: 08/09/2016 | By: Magenest | Support Portal:  http://servicedesk.izysync.com/servicedesk/customer/portal/357 

Introduction

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Introduction

Features

Version 2.1 (updated 08/09/2016)

WHAT'S NEW 

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Features

For admin

System Requirements

Configuration

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Set up

The extension's General Settings screen is located at Store > Magenest ( your store's name) > Event Ticket backend page.

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• Pattern to generate code: Fill the code format.
• Google API Keys: Fill your Google API key

Creating an event

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Then add switch to Event Booking Tab.

Information

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• Location: Specify the location details
• Date & Time of Event: specify the event date.

Next up, specify some ticket types for the event, in the following demo, such as VIP, General ticket type

Settings

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• Title - specify the title text for the ticket type selection section in the frontend product view
• Input Type: You can choose drop down/radio button/check box/multiple select.
• Required: check this box if you want your customer at least choose one ticket type before check out.
• Ticket Types - you can create a number of different ticket types for the same event. The available tickets may differ in price. 

A given ticket type has the below options:

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Configurations

On the Admin sidebar, go to Stores > Configuration > Magenest > Event Ticket.

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 General:

• Pattern to generate code: The ticket code format. [A2] is to generate 2 random characters, [N4] is to generate 4 random numbers while "Magenest" is the hard code
• Change quantity:  You can choose to deduct the ticket stock after the order is placed or is invoiced
• Date format: You can choose from 16 available date formats for the event
• Auto-hide expired dates: Select Yes to hide the expired date from the calendar
• Display Google Maps for events: Choose Yes to display Google map for each event location
• Google Map API Keys: Fill in your Google API Keys to integrate Google map. Learn more

 Ticket

• When ordered quantity X > 1: When the customer purchase more than 1 ticket, you can choose to whether 1 ticket or more than 1 ticket will be generated. All of the tickets will be sent to the customer's email address.
  Note that if multiple tickets are generated, there will be multiple emails sent to the purchaser.

 Email: 

• Send reminder email before event starts: Choose Yes to send reminder email of the events to customers
• Days to remind before event starts: Enter the number days before the event in order to send reminder emails
• Reminder Email Templates: Assign the email template to send a reminder email. You can create an email template in Marketing > Email Templates
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Below is the default email template: 
Email Template

 Event Top Menu

• Display event top menu in frontend: Select Yes to enable the event page in the menu bar on the front end
• Menu name: Enter the event name to display in the Menu bar

 After saving the configurations, please clear the cache to apply the changes.

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Event ticket setting

Create a new event 

 In order to create a new event ticket, go to Catalog > Events > New Event 

• Apply Locations/Schedules to all Tickets Options: Disable this feature allows creating events where each location will be an option.

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Edit Event Tickets 

 Tickets Setup

The ticket is a product on your site, so to set it up as an event ticket, please scroll down to see Event Ticket.

You can enable the Apply the locations/schedules to all the ticket options.

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 Ticket options: 
You can add unlimited ticket options with its own price, quantity and description.

• Price: The price modifier is added to the product base price. There are two price type (fixed and percent).
  For example: Product base price is $100
  Fixed price: The option for VIP seat costs $50, then the total price for the ticket will be $150.
  Percent: The option for VIP seat costs 10% more from the product price. The total price for the ticket will be $110.
• Input front type: You can choose to display the ticket options from 3 types (Drop-down, radio buttons, checkbox).
  
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Template Settings:

PDF Template

You can create any manage PDF Template in Catalog > PDF Template

Note: To use this type of template you need to install the MPDF library for your store by running the command "composer require mpdf/mpdf" in the root directory.

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Default Template: 

You can select between 2 default ticket template designs.

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Template Type 1:

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Template Type 2:

One thing with our new PDF template (Type 2) is that you can click on PDF Content > HTML Content > Show Editor, you'll be able to use Drag and Drop action to design the template,

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Email Template: 

You can use the Default Email Template or you can customize your own email template in Marketing > Email Template. Any template created in there will be listed in the email template drop-down for you to select.

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Below is the default email template: 

{{template config_path="design/email/header_template"}}
<p>{{trans "Welcome to %store_name." store_name=$store.getFrontendName()}}</p>
<ul>
 <li><strong>{{trans "Event Name: "}}</strong> <em> {{var title}}</em></li>
 <li><strong>{{trans "Customer Name: "}}</strong> {{var customer_name}}</li>
 <li><strong>{{trans "My Code: "}}</strong> {{var ticket_code}}</li>
 <li><strong>{{trans "Location Title: "}}</strong> {{var location_title}}</li>
 <li><strong>{{trans "Location Detail: "}}</strong> {{var location_detail}}</li>
 <li><strong>{{trans "Date: "}}</strong> {{var date}}</li>
 <li><strong>{{trans "Time: "}}</strong> {{var time}}</li>
 <li><strong>{{trans "Quantity: "}}</strong> {{var qty}}</li>
 <li><strong>{{trans "Option: "}}</strong> {{var option_type}}</li>
</ul>
{{template config_path="design/email/footer_template"}}

Reminder Email Templates

Assign the email template to send a reminder email. You can create an email template in Marketing > Email Templates

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Below is the default email template: 

{{template config_path="design/email/header_template"}}

<p>{{trans "This is your reminder from %store_name." store_name=$store.getFrontendName()}}</p>
<p>{{trans "Your event starts in the next"}} {{var remind_day}} {{trans "days"}} </p>
<ul>
	<li><strong>{{trans "Event: "}}</strong> <em> {{var title}}</em></li>
	<li><strong>{{trans "Customer Name: "}}</strong> {{var customer_name}}</li>
	<li><strong>{{trans "Your Code: "}}</strong> {{var ticket_code}}</li>
	<li><strong>{{trans "Location: "}}</strong> {{var location_title}}, {{var location_detail}}</li>
	<li><strong>{{trans "Date: "}}</strong> {{var event_date}}</li>
	<li><strong>{{trans "Time: "}}</strong> from {{var start_time}} to {{var end_time}}</li>
	<li><strong>{{trans "Quantity: "}}</strong> {{var qty}}</li>
	<li><strong>{{trans "Option: "}}</strong> {{var option_type}}</li>
</ul>

{{template config_path="design/email/footer_template"}}

Manage events

You can manage the events on your store in Catalog > Events 

You can export this table to the CSV/XML file.

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 Personal Information

Catalog > Events > Edit > Event Tickets > Personal Information

In this setting, you can enable the attendee information form and set it as required. If it is required, the customer will have to fill in the form before adding the tickets to the cart.

If you do not need this feature, you can turn it down by switching the 2 options to No.

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 Report

Catalog > Events > Edit  > Event Reports

This grid table will show the sales statistics for each ticket option. You can see the available number of tickets, the purchased quantity, and the revenue from each option.

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 Terms and conditions

Catalog > Events > Edit > Event Tickets > Terms and conditions

You can add the terms and conditions for each event in this setting. 

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Manage Tickets

You can manage the events on your store in Catalog > Tickets.

In this table, you can track the customer and the ticket information (Quantity, Location, Date, Time), especially the ticket status (Redeemed or Redeemable).

You can also export this table to the CSV/XML file.

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View order and invoice

You can view the ticket info in each order

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And Invoice: 

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Rebuild Ticket

After the order is invoiced, tickets have been generated.

To rebuild this ticket, on the order page you can click on the Rebuild Ticket button to recreate a new ticket that replaces the old ticket.

  Note:  The Rebuild Ticket functionality only working for the order invoiced.

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Store Front Functions

Event Page

 Customer could easily find the Event that you've added to the top Menu bar

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• And on the Event Page, there'll be a calendar with the scheduled event sessions highlighted.

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• By selecting a date in the calendar, you will see a popup with brief event's information. Click on View More to be redirected to the Event detail page

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Select ticket options

• Customers can choose the event location, date, and time. They can also choose the ticket option and view the event location with the pinpoint on Google Map right on the product page.

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• If this event's ticket has been "Out of stock", customers will receive a message as in the image below

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• After buying the event ticket successfully and the order is invoiced, in the My Account tab, click on My Ticket,

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• Background PDF: Upload your image background
• Page width:
• Page height:

Preview: click the Preview button to preview your ticket. 

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*please note that you must to upload your image background first, then click Save button. After that, you can customize your page width, height, x, y coordinates and preview your PDF ticket without click Save again.  Image Removed Example:  Step 1: Upload your image background. Then click Save button first. Step 2: Make some changes in setting: edit coordinates, page width, page weight, etc... Step 3: Click preview button to view your pdf with your settings Step 4: Turn off the preview pop up and edit something again Step 5: Preview your pdf again and edit it until you feel happy. If you change your image background, you must save this setting by click Save button again before make any changes in PDF setting.

3. Coordinates

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You can use MB-Ruler software to measure distances and angles on yout ticket. This application is free download.

We have a video tutorial helping you in this section:

Summary

This is basically the Summary for ticket types, with Purchased quantity, Available quantity and revenue for each type, as shown.

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Attendees

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Management

The Product > Event Tickets > Manage Ticket or Manage Event grid displays the actual event & ticket sales.

• In the Manage Event tab:

This grid lists ALL the items which had ever had Event Ticket functionality enabled, include: product ID, event name, start time, end time, reminder day, status and location. You can and export to the CSV/XML file.

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• In the Manage Ticket tab:

You can see this grid displays the actual ticket sales and export to the CSV/XML file.

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My Tickets

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• customers can view ticket price, status, duration, and location as well as print PDF Ticket.

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Update

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• We will offer lifetime free update and 6 months of free support for all of our paid products. Support includes answering questions related to our products, bug/error fixing to make sure our products fit well in your site exactly like our demo.
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