Overview

Learndot allows users to schedule classes at specific locations. Locations are the place where the class will take place, it helps to manage information such as site (online, onsite), time zone, capacity, food provided, and various other common attributes.

Fields

Fields	Descriptions
ID	The autogenerated unique identifier of the location.
Name	Name of location.
Type	Indicates whether this location is Private, Public or Shared. A Shared location can be selected by multiple Providers when scheduling courses through the provider interface.
Online	Indicates if this location has a physical presence. When set to Yes removes the Address and Location Defaults fields.
Provider	The provider of the location.
Time Zone	The region time zone of the location. Make sure you use the name of the continent + the name of the city time zone (e.g. "America/New York" instead of "US/Eastern". To learn more, click here.
Capacity	Indicates the number of participants this location can hold. Note: Each class has a capacity. Upon creation of a class, it's capacity generally defaults to the capacity of the location, i.e. if default is 1, the capacity is set to 1. Updating a location's capacity does not automatically set all classes that are using that location. The capacity of existing classes will need to be amended manually.
Description	A description of the location
Contact	The point of contact of the location.
Notes	Any other notes regarding this location.
Address	The particulars of where the place is located at.
Directions	Directions for attendees to reach the location.
Accommodation	Details of accommodation for the location.
Equipment Provided	Whether equipment is provided in this location.
Refreshments Provided	Whether refreshments are provided in this location.
Snacks Provided	Whether snacks are provided in this location.
Food Provided	Whether food is provided in this location.
URL Path	A few words that describe this entity. Leave blank to auto-generate.
Visible To	Who can see this Location.
Order Number	The purchase order number associated with this location.

Creating Locations

To create a new Locations:

Navigate to Events > Training > Locations
Click New to create a new location

Fill up the provided form and hit Save.

Time Zones

Some time zones are deprecated and should not be picked up when choosing the time zone for the Location. Please refer to this page to check further information.

Assigning Location to Classes

Location can be added to a class by either selecting an existing location or creating a new one.

When a class has been assigned with a location, it will inherit the following attributes from location, although they can still be edited manually on the individual class itself:

Public
Equipment Provided
Refreshments Provided
Snack Provided
Food Provided
Capacity

Online

Setting online attribute on the location to yes will hide the following sections from the location edit form:

Address
Location Defaults

Location Features

Learndot allows Locations to be associated with a set of features configured from multi-select checkboxes. These locations feature are defined in Training - Location Features under the admin side menu, each feature can be public or private.