Typical Live Theater / Performing Arts

For a typical Live Theater or Performing Arts Venue, the following conditions are usually in effect:

n There is a specific limit on the number of tickets to be sold
n There a need to assign customers to specific seating locations (reserved seating)

This is not too difficult to set up. From the TICKETING MENU, select VENUE MANAGEMENT, then CREATE / MODIFY / DELETE.

The VENUE SEARCH SCREEN will appear. Click NEW VENUE.

The NEW VENUE WIZARD will appear.

Click NEXT.

Enter the name and address of the movie theater. In this example “AUDITORIUM” is an available venue type. If you do not see a suitable Venue Type, add it now by clicking on the + button. Select the option that this will be a RESERVED SEATING ONLY venue. Click NEXT.

Reserved seating Venues REQUIRE a GRAPHIC OVERVIEW image, and AT LEAST ONE DISPLAY QUADRANT. Graphic overviews for use in-house with the POS Module are expected to be 680 x 680 pixels in size. A smaller image is used for web internet ticketing, and it is expected to be 340 x 340 pixels in size. If you have not already created a Graphic Overview for your venue, the program will insert a default image until you get a chance to fill it in properly. In the example above, the user has selected to generate 3 display quadrants for displaying seats, and has selected a JPG file that contains a graphic overview. Click NEXT when these options are set:

Each Display Quadrant REQUIRES AT LEAST ONE SECTION. Here the operator is naming the three display quadrants, and instructing the wizard to create a section called CENTER. No doubt the operator will later create sections such as RIGHT and LEFT when completing the venue. Click FINISH to build your venue's initial structure. When completed, you will be prompted as follows:

After clicking OK, you will be taken to the Venue Builder to finish adding in seats, shapes, labels and 3D objects into your new venue.

THAT’S IT! You have set up a typical Live Theater / Performing Arts Venue with Reserved Seating Only. You are now ready to create ATTRACTIONS that take place at this Venue.