How to add a venue location to your event or course

Modified on Thu, 26 Feb at 1:51 PM

bookitlive caters for courses and events that occur at different locations.

bookitlive uses resource type to set the location details for an event or course. When the resource is set it will display the location details at time of booking and the details can be added to email and SMS templates using the resource type merge tags.

Setting a resource to a location or event type

From the Settings > Resources page open the resource that needs a location set

Set the resource type to location or event

If Resource Type is set to Event add the following details:

Organiser's Name:
Location Name:
Street Address:
Suburb:
State:
Postcode:
Map:

If Resource Type is set to Location, add the following details:

Location Name:
Street Address:
Suburb:
State:
Postcode:
Map:
Select Save

Displaying Resource Type location details on booking pages

Once the Resource Type fields have been saved these location details are displayed on the booking pages.

Adding Resource Type location details to templates

The following merge tags can be used in email and SMS templates:

Resource type location	Merge tag	Meaning
Location Name	[RESOURCE.LOCATION_ADDRESS]	The street address of the location
Street Address	[RESOURCE.LOCATION_SUBURB]	The suburb of the location
Suburb	[RESOURCE.LOCATION_STATE]	The state of the location
State	[RESOURCE.LOCATION_POSTCODE]	The postcode of the location
Postcode	[RESOURCE.LOCATION_COUNTRY]	The country of the location
Map	[RESOURCE.LOCATION_MAP]	A URL to the location map reference

Resource type event	Merge tag	Meaning
Organiser's Name	[RESOURCE.EVENT_ORGANISERS_NAME]	The name of the location
Location Name	[RESOURCE.EVENT_NAME]	The street address of the location
Street Address	[RESOURCE.EVENT_ADDRESS]	The suburb of the location
Suburb	[RESOURCE.EVENT.SUBURB]	The state of the location
State	[RESOURCE.EVENT_STATE]	The postcode of the location
Postcode	[RESOURCE.POSTCODE]	The country of the location
Map	[RESOURCE.EVENT_MAP]	A URL to the location map reference