Seminar notification placeholders

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Seminar activity placeholders

Below is a table showing the specific notification placeholders for seminar activities. These placeholders are available for all seminar notifications.

Placeholder titlePlaceholder syntaxPlaceholder meaning

Course Full name

[course:full_name]

The full name of the course in which the seminar activity is contained.

Activity Name

[activity:name]

The name of the seminar activity.

Event [custom field shortname]

[event:cf_custom field shortname]

Select a seminar event custom field. In the syntax, replace custom field shortname with the shortname of the custom field you want to use.

Event Cost

[event:cost]

The cost (if applicable) of attending the seminar event.

Event Reminder period

[event:reminder_period]

The amount of time before the event that the reminder message is sent.

Event Event date

[event:session_date]

Date of the event on which the user is booked.

Event Start date

[event:start_date]

Date of the start of the event. If there are multiple sessions it will use the first one.

Event Start time

[event:start_time]

Start time of the event. If there are multiple sessions it will use the first one.

Event Finish date

[event:finish_date]

Date at the end of the event. If there are multiple sessions it will use the first one.

Event Finish time

[event:finish_time]

Finish time of the event. If there are multiple sessions it will use the first one.

Event Duration

[event:duration]

Length of the event.

Event Details

[event:details]

Details about the event. 

Event Attendees (with link)

[event:attendees_link]

Link to the attendees page for the event.

Event Latest start date

[event:latest_start_date]

Date at the start of the event. If there are multiple sessions it will use the last one.

Event Latest start time

[event:latest_start_time]

Start time of the event. If there are multiple sessions it will use the last one. 

Event Latest finish date

[event:latest_finish_date]

Date at the end of the event. If there are multiple sessions it will use the last one.

Event Latest finish time

[event:latest_finish_time]

Finish time of the event. If there are multiple sessions it will use the last one.

Event Registration cutoff

[event:registration_cutoff]

The deadline for registrations. If not set, this will default to the event start time.

Event Booked

[event:booked]

The number of attendees booked on the event.

Event Capacity

[event:capacity]

The total number of available bookings for the event.

Event Minimum Capacity

[event:minimum_capacity]

The minimum number of required attendees for the event to go ahead.

Course Full name (with link)

[course:full_name_link]

The name of the course in which the seminar activity is contained, which also links to the course page.

Event Event (with link)

[event:event_page_link]

A URL linking to the seminar event page.

Activity Name (with link)

[activity:name_link]

The name of the seminar activity, which also links to the activity.

Event All sessions

[event:all_sessions]

See the Session placeholders section below for more information on editing this placeholder.

Session placeholders

Session information can be added using the All sessions placeholder, with the syntax [event:all_sessions]. This placeholder content can be modified by editing the following language pack string: notification_placeholder_event_all_sessions_layout

By editing this string you can configure how the All sessions placeholder is displayed using the following placeholders.

Placeholder titlePlaceholder syntaxPlaceholder meaning

Start session loop

[#sessions]

To start the loop. The notification_placeholder_event_all_sessions_layout string must always start with this placeholder.

End session loop

[/sessions]

To end the loop. The notification_placeholder_event_all_sessions_layout string must always end with this placeholder.

Session timezone

[session:timezone]

Time zone of the session.

Session asset name

[session:asset:name]

Name of the asset assigned to this session.    

Session asset link

[session:asset:link]       

Link to the details page for this asset.

Session facilitator name

[session:facilitator:name]    

Name of the facilitator assigned to this session.    

Session facilitator link

[session:facilitator:link]    

Link to the details page for this facilitator.    

Session room name

[session:room:name]    

Name of the room assigned to this session.

Session room link

[session:room:link]    

Link to the details page for this room.

 

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