[support] Registrations module need help...

Thu Nov 14 13:48:40 UTC 2013

Hi Howard,
I'm re-writing this website.   http://www.nhd.uscourts.gov/  We
occasionally have  training events
where we need to manage registrations.  If you click on Important
information we are having Mediation
Training this Friday.   Entity Registrations fits the bill really well.   I
was happy to find it.  It would
take a lot to create this from scratch.    I have more than a decade
of .net/C# experience, but just 5 months
with Drupal.  The decision to go Drupal was made after I was hired.  I'm
not only new to Drupal, but I
have minimal previous content management experience as well.  However, it's
gone pretty well.
80% of it was cake.  I'm down to the last few difficult tasks and it'll be
a win.  There's a few Drupal
concepts I'm still struggling with.  Hooks, and custom themes, modifying
templates to name a few.

I had a similar task where management wants to post announcements.  (Like
the gavel icon).
I ended up writing it in PHP outside of Drupal.  As I was writing it, it
clicked and I started seeing
how I could have done it within Drupal using views, content types, etc.
It was like, Oh so that's
what all the hoopla is about,    I can see how I will leave this website
where smart people with
little programming experience will be able to carry on with its management
and control their
own destiny.

But I digress.  The Events utility is getting pretty close now with just a
few issues left.   I have 2 views.
One view is so management can list the events, go on and see how many are
registered,
change settings etc.  That is just about 100%.  The module pretty much
gives that to you
out of the box.

The other view is for people off the street.  It needs to just list the
events and have a link
to register.    I can't get the link right.  I get the registration form,
but it doesn't link it to the event
when complete.   Also, I need to mask out the management functionality
(Get rid of the
"Manage Registrations" tab, but keep the "Register" tab).

It's hard to give you enough specifics so you can understand where the
problem is.
The Drupal site is still behind the firewall, so I can't point you to what
I have so far.
In my researching, it sounds like I need to modify a template or create a
theme which is
a bit above my current ability.

The other issue is that it fills up to capacity and just keeps on going
without placing
people on waitlist or giving warning.  I see that other people have had
this issue, but haven't
had the chance to read through it.   Looks like this is what I want.
https://drupal.org/node/2018741

I don't know if I've given you enough information to help me.  I do
appreciate the effort in any case.
At the very least it's helped me quantify and dissect my issues.    I have
time.  I'm going to take
a little break from this.  I have about a months worth of work in another
project to set up
some email ListServ's.
Again, thanks in any case,
Phil

From:	Howard Barr <howardjapan at gmail.com>
To:	support at drupal.org,
Date:	11/13/2013 09:32 PM
Subject:	Re: [support] Registrations module need help...
Sent by:	support-bounces at drupal.org

Hi Phillip,

Perhaps I can help if you tell us why you want to use Event registrations.
In site forms? In a commerce site? And any reason.

Regards,
Howard

On 14 November 2013 03:42, <Philip_Wetzel at nhd.uscourts.gov> wrote:
  Hi Kathleen,
  Yes, I guess the sad truth is what I described is as straightforward as
  it
  gets.
  Also, however I'm not sure how accurate.  I'm trying to stir up some
  involvement of
  the Folks That are "in the know".

  One thing I think I have learned today is that the Entity Registration
  model is often called
  just the "Registration" module.  They are one in the same.

  The only documentation I have is the front page of the module.
  https://drupal.org/project/registration

  The readme,,,,
  http://drupalcode.org/project/registration.git/blob/refs/heads/7.x-1.x:/README.txt

  And an issues forum.  https://drupal.org/project/issues/registration
  Everybody here is currently
  over my head.    I only have 5 months Drupal experience under my belt
  which
  makes implementing
  something like this very difficult.  There's still a lot of Drupal
  concepts
  that I haven't nailed down.

  Best regards,
  Phil Wetzel
  Contract Web developer.
  US District Court, Concord, NH

  From:   "Kathleen Krause-Thompson" <kkthompson at tsl.state.tx.us>
  To:     <support at drupal.org>,
  Date:   11/13/2013 01:03 PM
  Subject:        Re: [support] Registrations module need help...
  Sent by:        support-bounces at drupal.org

  Hi Philip,

  We are also wanting to get an event registration Drupal 7 application
  going. I'd like to find out which documentation you have please. I've
  googled, but don't see anything straightforward as you describe.

  Thanks.

  -----Original Message-----
  From: support-bounces at drupal.org [mailto:support-bounces at drupal.org] On
  Behalf Of Philip_Wetzel at nhd.uscourts.gov
  Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2013 9:24 AM
  To: support at drupal.org
  Subject: [support] Registrations module need help...

  I'm still trying to get Event registrations cleaned up on my site. If I
  could only exchange a few emails or better yet have a 1/2 hour phone
  conversation with someone in the know, I think I'd be in great shape.

  I have it working more less, but not ready for prime time. I think my
  greatest source of confusion is exactly what modules are used for the
  latest and greatest version of event registrations. In my searching, I
  have learned that this particular functionality has gone through a
  rather extensive evolution over time. If I'm not mistaken, the latest
  and greatest collection of modules required are Registration,
  Registration Entity Access, Registration Views, Registration Waitlist.
  If I'm not mistaken Entity Registration, and EVA are not required. I
  think one of my problems is I still have one or both of those modules
  mixed in making things clunky.
  I realize that the documentation for modules has to assume a certain
  level of Drupal knowledge, and my level of knowledge is maybe getting
  past beginner at this point. But, still the 2 pages I've found leave do
  little to clear my confusion. Maybe I'm asking for more idiot proofing
  like these modules are NOT required (EVA, Entity Registration) for
  instance in this case...I think.
  I thank any replies in advance, and apologize in advance if there is a
  more relevant post somewhere. I'm going through the documentation once
  again.
  Phil

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