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Creating and Editing Events
Events are specific folders with additional metadata. An event holds the sessions that you create for a specific production. Each event is identified by a dedicated event icon in the Sessions view directory.
The basic steps in creating an event are:
(Option) Create a folder and name it.
Create an event.
Note the following:
You can create an event within or outside a folder. Within an event, you can create folders and sessions.
You can delete only empty folders and events; you cannot delete an event that contains sessions or a folder that contain sub-folders or events.
The following procedures provide more details for these steps.
To create an event:
1. Click the sidebar’s Sessions button.
You are now working in Sessions view mode.
2. Right-click a folder in which you want to create an event and select Create Event.
The New Event dialog box opens.
3. Type the name of the event in the Name field.
4. (Optional) Add a description in the Description field.
5. (Optional) Select the Create a new session check box if you want to directly create a session for the event.
6. Click Save.
The event is identified by a dedicated event icon and shown as contents of the folder in the Sessions view directory. If you selected the Create a new session check box, the New Session dialog box opens. See Creating and Editing Sessions.
To rename an event:
1. Right-click an event and select Modify Event.
The Modify Event dialog box opens.
2. Change the name of the event in the Name field.
3. Click Save.
The changed name of the event is shown in the Sessions view directory.
To delete an event:
1. Right-click an event and select Delete.
A deletion confirmation prompt opens.
2. Click Delete.
The event is deleted and removed from the Sessions view directory.