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Event Attendance - How to Take Attendance for a New Event

This tutorial will show you how to take attendance for a new event.
To watch a video tutorial on taking attendance for a new event, check out:
1.) Navigate to the Take Attendance tab. Here you will have the option to create an event for a Unit Group. If you would like to do so, click 'Yes.' If not, click 'No' and skip to step 5. You will only see this option if you have Unit Group access - otherwise, ignore this step. 
Note: A Unit Group can be a variety of things from an RSO to a class. 
The "Take Attendance" page of Event Attendance. The "Take Attendance" option in the left-side navigation menu is highlighted. Also highlighted is the field "Is this event for a unit group?" whose "Yes" option has been selected.
2.) Select the Unit you want the event to be for from the drop down menu. You will only see this option if you have Unit Group access - otherwise, ignore this step. 
The "Take Attendance" page of Event Attendance. An arrow is pointing to the "Select Unit" field, and its dropdown menu is highlighted, with the cursor hovering over a unit in the menu.
3.) Then select the Group you want the event to be for from the second drop down menu. You will only see this option if you have Unit Group access - otherwise, ignore this step. 
The "Take Attendance" page of Event Attendance. An arrow is pointing to the "Select Group" field, whose dropdown menu is highlighted, with the cursor hovering over one of the groups in the menu.
4.) Once you've selected the Unit and Group, click the green 'Next' button. 
The "Take Attendance" page of Event Attendance. All fields have been filled out, and the "Next" button in the center of the page is highlighted.
5.) You will be brought to the Event Setup page. Here, type in the name of your event and click the green 'Go' button. 
The "Event Setup" page of Event Attendance. The page's single field, which asks for the name of the new event, is highlighted.
6.) Now you can start taking attendance. Type in the UIN or netID of the attendee and hit enter. 
An individual event page in Event Attendance. The field used for entering the UINs or NetIDs of attendees is highlighted.
7.) The UIN or netID you typed in should appear in the Event Attendees box with a green checkmark on the right hand side. If you see a red "X" instead of the green checkmark, your attendees are not being saved. Type in more UINs and netIDs to continue taking attendance.
An individual event page in Event Attendance. The list of event attendees is highlighted, and a new attendee has been added to the list.
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KeywordsEvent Attendance, attendance, events, ATLAS   Doc ID91252
OwnerBeckett A.GroupUniversity of Illinois LAS
Created2019-04-23 10:48:43Updated2024-09-18 09:23:18
SitesUniversity of Illinois Liberal Arts and Sciences
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