Check-In Kiosk Field Descriptions
Field descriptions for configuring group and registration check-in kiosks.
Settings on Both Kiosk Types
- Touchscreen Keyboard
- Select if you want the kiosk system to display an on-screen keyboard. Typically useful for larger touchscreens. Not recommended for tablets that have their own keyboard display. Available only for self-service kiosks, not volunteer-operated kiosks.
- Emergency Contacts
- Select Prompt each family during check-in to ask each family to add or confirm their emergency contact information, whether or not a contact is already on file. Enter how often the reminder should occur. The reminder is based on the last time a volunteer or attendee updated the emergency contact, so it will not display on the same day for everyone. If the badge template includes emergency contact information, what attendees enter here prints on their badge.
- Volunteer Check-In
- Turn on to let volunteers check in to their serving times at this kiosk, alongside any other events they are attending. Each serving opportunity is listed separately and labeled Volunteer, and a volunteer must check in for each one for attendance to be counted. A team leader can also check volunteers in. See Volunteer Check-in.
- Print badges for volunteers
- Available once Volunteer Check-In is on. Select it, then choose the template volunteers receive when they check in. Volunteer badge templates are set up on the Badges tab before you can select one here.
- Badge Template
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To print badges at check-in, select a template. On a group kiosk, you select one for each group row in the Who Can Check In section. On a registration kiosk, you select one for each registration event.
The template you choose determines what information prints on each badge and the size of the typeface. The list of templates is divided into Security—those that will print with a security ID that lets you match parent with child, and Name—those that don't. If no template is selected, you won't be able to print badges from the kiosk, but you can still use it to take attendance. To create new badge templates, see Check-in Badges.
Group Kiosks Only
- Add New Barcodes
- Select if you want to link new barcodes with attendees. This option does not
have to be selected in order to use existing barcodes. Note: Most barcode scanners of type Code 39 that are hard-coded for carriage return will work.
- Extra Badges
- If selected, you will have the option to print additional badges for any of the attendees. These can be used to identify back-packs, toys, diaper bags, etc. This field will not be active unless you select a badge template.
- Security Receipts
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One Per Family. If selected, only one parent badge will be printed
regardless of how many children from that family check into a class.
One Per Child. This option will print identical parent badges for each child the family checks into a class. It's offered for churches that require monitors to pair and save every child badge with a matching parent badge at the time of pick-up.
- Information to Collect at Signup
- If selected, visitors who are not part of your system, or the volunteers signing them in, will be asked for this information the first time they log in through a kiosk. At present, you cannot add fields to this list, and custom fields added by your church in General Settings are not available here.
Registration Kiosks Only
- Registration Event Name
- The registration events this kiosk can check people in to. Click + Add Registration Event to add another. An event must allow named guests to be available here.