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      A network interest is a feature in Eventbuizz, which is used as a matchmaking tool for event attendees. It is used to find the similar interest attendees.

      Here’s how it works:

      Imagine you’re attending a big conference or expo where there are lots of people with diverse interests. You might be interested in connecting with others who share your passions or professional interests, but it can be challenging to find them in a crowd.

      That’s where the Network Interest feature comes in. It allows users to search for and connect with others who have similar interests. For example, if you’re passionate about artificial intelligence, you can use this feature to find and connect with other attendees who are also interested in AI.

      This feature makes networking easier and more targeted. Instead of randomly approaching people and hoping to find common ground, you can use Network Interest to identify potential connections based on shared interests. This can lead to more meaningful conversations and collaborations during the event.

      Overall, the Network Interest feature enhances the networking experience on EventBuizz by helping users find and connect with like-minded individuals, fostering valuable connections that can extend beyond the event itself.

      We can navigate to Network interest in Eventcenter from two places;

      1. Registration Form -> Forms ->Form type in which type of form you want to create Network interest ->Network interest-> listing
      2. App -> Network interest -> Add network interest against which registration form you want to create

       

      For better understanding you can see below attached screenshots:

      Listing

      On network interest listing have three menus “Add”, “View” and “Disable”. Here is the explanation of each menus separately:

      Add network interest for registration form

      • The “Add” button allow users to add new network interest entries or connections to their network listing.
      • when user will click on “+Add” button a drop down will open where user can select form type against which form type he want to create network interest
      • User can create one Active network interest against each from type.

       

      Check attached screenshot for better understanding:

      Click on the three dots icon , to disable and view.

      Disable/ Enable

      • The “Disable” or “Enable” menu offers users the ability to temporarily disable or Enable that certain disable network interest/connections.
      • Users may choose to disable connections for various reasons, such as if they no longer wish to communicate with a particular contact, need a break from networking, or want to limit access to their profile or information.
      • Disabling typically hides or removes the network interest from the user’s active network listings, but it does not permanently delete the connection.
      • Users can usually re-enable or reactivate disabled connections at a later time if it desired, from the same menu.

      View

      When users click on the “view” function, they’re taken to a screen where they can add network interest keywords against selected registration form.

      Add Keywords

      In the network interest module, users can add keywords that represent their areas of interest, expertise, or topics they want to connect over. For example, if someone is interested in “Artificial Intelligence,” they can add this as a keyword.

      After adding keywords, user can see menu on the listing of keywords, when click on that three dot icon, user have different options like add sub keywords, edit, delete etc. Details are given below:

       

      Add sub-keyword

      • After adding a keyword, users can further specify their interests by adding sub keywords. Sub keywords provide more granularity and detail to the main keyword.
      • For instance, if “Artificial Intelligence” is the main keyword, users might want to specify sub keywords like “Machine Learning,” “Natural Language Processing,” or “Computer Vision.”

      Edit keyword/sub-keyword

      Clicking on the edit from menu or options associated with a particular keyword/sub-keyword allows users to manage or edit that keyword or sub-keyword.

      Delete keyword/sub-keyword

      Clicking on the delete From menu or options associated with a particular keyword/sub-keyword allows users to delete that keyword/sub-keyword

      View attendees

      Clicking on the view attendees menu or options associated with a particular keyword/sub-keywords allows users to view attach attendees of that keyword/sub-keyword, it will show the list of all the attendees which are associated with this keyword, it shows name of attendee, email, phone number company and network interest etc.

      Assign attendees

      Clicking on the assign attendees from menu or options associated with a particular keyword/sub-keywords allows users to assign attendees to that keyword/sub-keywords. For assigning attendees, these steps are mandatory:

      • Attendees who only participating in the event can associate themselves with specific keywords to indicate their areas of interest.
      • To facilitate this process, there is an import screen available where users can upload a CSV (Comma-Separated Values) file containing attendee information. Each entry in the CSV file must include at least the email address of the respective attendee.

      Download import file template

      The “download import file template” feature serves as a tool to guide users on the required format for importing attendee information. Here’s an elaboration:

      Template for Import:

        • The “download import file template” function provides users with a standardised template in a downloadable format, typically in CSV (Comma-Separated Values) or Excel format.
        • This template acts as a predefined structure that outlines the necessary fields and their formatting conventions for importing attendee data into the system.

      Upload CSV

      • Upon accessing the import screen, users are prompted to upload a CSV file containing attendee details. This CSV file acts as a structured data source, with each row representing an individual attendee and their associated information.
      • The import process typically requires users to adhere to a predefined format, with email addresses being a mandatory field for attendee identification.

      Validate your data

      After uploading CSV file, user need to click on next button, and on next screen you can validate your data with all fields either fields are mapping or not, if not mapping then map fields as per data order.

      Assignment to Keywords

      • Once the CSV file is uploaded, the system parses the data and associates each attendee with the specified keywords/sub-keywords based on the information provided.

      Tools

      On each registration form network interest detail screen user have a “tools” box, in tools box user have three options:

      Import

      The import tools allows users to upload a CSV file, in which user can import network interest keywords and sub keywords.

      By clicking on “import” user will redirect on import screen, where user can upload CSV file which contain keywords and sub-keywords detail. Each CSV file have two columns “Parent” and “Value”.

      Parent Column:

      • In the “Parent” column of the CSV file, each row contains the identifier “X”. This serves as a marker or placeholder to indicate the main category or parent keyword under which subsequent keywords and sub keywords will be organized.
      • The “X” in this column acts as a reference point to delineate the hierarchy between main keywords and their associated sub keywords.

      Value Column:

      • The “Value” column in the CSV file contains both main keywords and their corresponding sub keywords.
      • Each row under the “Keywords” column represents a keyword or sub keyword associated with the main category identified by “X” in the same row of the “Parent” column.

      Export

      Upon selecting the export tool, a CSV file is downloaded containing comprehensive information about both main keywords and their associated sub keywords. This file comprises two columns: “Parent” and “Value”. And all related data of the keywords and sub-keywords will shown in this file.

      Export all results

      When utilising the “Export All Results” feature, a CSV file is generated for download. This file contains comprehensive information about the assigned attendees to keywords or sub keywords within the network interest module.

      Here’s how the exported CSV file is structured:

        • Each row in the CSV file represents an attendee who has been assigned to  keywords or sub keywords.
        • The attendee information may include details such as name, email address.

      Network Interest Settings

      We can navigate to Network interest settings in Eventcenter from two places;

      1. Registration Form -> Forms ->Form type in which type of form you want to set setting->Network interest-> settings
      2. App -> Network interest -> settings

      The only Difference in between both setting is that, in registration form we specifically applied setting on specific registration form, but in app module we applied setting for all type of network interest forms.

      Here first describing, registration form base network interest settings:

      User will navigate to specific registration form, against which registration form he want to apply network interest setting, when he land there, and open the setting of network interest in that form, following setting will display:

       

      Show network interest in registration flow

      This setting have the following characteristics:

      • This setting is configurable individually for each registration form.
      • If disabled for a specific registration form, the network interest module will not be shown during order registration for that particular form.
      • Administrators can tailor the visibility of network interests based on the requirements of each registration form.

      General setting of network interest

      Generally we have three network interest setting, if registration form network setting is not applied, then general setting will apply on that form type. Here are the following general network interest settings we have:

       

      Let’s break down each of these requirements:

      Make network interest mandatory in Registration Flow

      • Users must select at least one network interest during the registration process to proceed.
      • Implement validation to ensure that users cannot complete registration without selecting at least one interest.

      Display Network Interests in Registration Flow

      • If disabled this setting then network interest section will not shown during registration of order process.

      Show network interests after login

      • After a user has logged into their account, a network interest section will display in-front of him within the platform. 
      • Where user can select the sub-keywords of his area of interest, and submit it.
      • If this setting is off then after login network interest section screen will not display, or if this setting is on then it will show right after login.