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How to access the Onboarding menu in Cadence
The Onboarding menu in Cadence allows you to configure what information attendees will be prompted to provide when they first access your event. From this central location, you can enable event-level custom fields and determine which specific fields attendees will see during their onboarding experience.
When to use
When setting up a new event and configuring the attendee onboarding experience
When you want to collect specific information from attendees as they join your event
When you need to customize which profile fields are required during onboarding
When enabling event-specific custom fields for attendee profiles
You must have System Administrator or Event Manager permissions to modify onboarding settings.
How to do it
Log in to your Cadence Admin account.
Navigate to your event dashboard.
Click on "Event Setup" in the left sidebar menu.
Select "Menu" from the submenu that appears.
Click the blue "+" button to add a new menu item.
If Onboarding is already enabled, you can skip steps 5-7 and simply find "Onboarding" in the left sidebar.
Choose "Onboarding" from the dropdown list of available menu items.
Click "Save" to enable the Onboarding menu for your event.
Return to the main event dashboard.
Locate "Onboarding" in the left sidebar navigation.
Click on "Onboarding" to access the main onboarding interface.
Select the "Fields" tab at the top of the page.
Other tabs in the Onboarding section include Settings, Welcome, Terms & Conditions, and Video.
Check the "Enable Event-Level Custom Fields" box to allow attendees to fill in event-specific profile information.
You can click the "here" link to set up or edit your event-level custom fields if needed.
Choose whether to include all custom fields or only selected fields in the onboarding process.
Select specific fields if you chose the "Selected fields" option.