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Creating a Registration Session

A registration session is one in which attendees are required to complete a registration form before joining a session. There are three unlisted documents for each registration session:

NOTE:  Unlisted document means that the file is not listed in the list. To access the file, in the Search field, enter the exact file name and click Go.

To view the list of registered users

  1. Navigate to the Attachments page.
  2. In the Attachments list, search for the seminar.csv file.
  3. Click the Download icon.

    4. The Attachment Details form appears.

  4. Click Download.

    5. The seminar.csv document contains a list of registered users.

To set up a registration session and send an automated email response to registered users

  1. If you send email confirmation each time a new registrant registers for the session you will need to edit the seminar.info document to configure the settings.
    1. Navigate to the Attachments list.
    2. In the Attachments list, search for seminar.info.
    3. Click the Download icon.

      4. The Attachment Details form appears.

    4. Click Download.
    5. Copy the text to a text editing application, such as Notepad.
    6. Enter the confirmation address in the following fields:
      • smtp_server
      • smtp_port
      • mail file
      • mail from
      • mail subject

        • NOTE:  The content of the confirmation email will be specified in the file that you set for the mail file field.

    7. Upload the seminar.info file to the server. Make sure you click the Hide in listings option so that other people will not be able to manipulate the files.
  2. If you are sending email confirmations to each registered user you will need to edit the thankyou.txt file to specify the context of the message you want sent out to your attendees.
    1. Navigate to the Attachments list.
    2. In the Attachments list, search for thankyou.txt.
    3. Click the Download icon.

      4. The Attachment Details form appears.

    4. Click Download.
    5. Copy the text to a text editing application, such as Notepad.
    6. Edit the thankyou.txt document.
    7. Save the files and upload them to the server. Make sure you click the Hide in listings option so that other people will not be able to manipulate the files.

      8. For more information on how to upload, see Attaching a Document to a Session.


 Siebel Distance Learning Guide 
 Published: 18 April 2003