Descriptors

Descriptors Page

The "Descriptors" page provides a redundant location to select the event type (category), site (location), and sponsor(s) of your event that you selected on the "Event Info" page.

Just as on the "Event Info" page, you can select multiple options for each descriptor. Selecting this information will allow calendar viewers to search for events according to these criteria. Also, calendars can be developed that display only events flagged with specific descriptors.

To add criteria to a descriptor, click the add button on the function bar of the appropriate table. A pop-up window will then appear in which you can select criteria from a menu. To remove criteria for a given descriptor, check the box to the left of the item(s) you would like to remove and click the "remove" button. The list of criteria will automatically refresh.

If you are unable to remove criteria on a given descriptor, it may be because a co-author of the event from another group added them. In this case they will be visible but appear to be grayed out on the table (not all groups have the same options available to them). If you would like to remove criteria under these circumstances, you must talk to the other event author directly. It may be helpful to read the edit log to determine who to contact.

When adding an event site, you will be prompted first to select a site collection (an overarching site that contains more specific sites within it, for instance Morningside Campus). After selecting a site collection, you will be prompted to select a more specific site (such as a building name, for instance Low Memorial Library) within that collection. You can select multiple site collections and multiple sites for your event.