To use the standard exhibitor import from A2Z, do the following:
1. Ask your representative at A2Z for the following items:
- The EventKey (a long alpha numeric string that may look something like this: 5KPdkBi4q2kZbCaaSAJE2yQKeKL1Kr5DZhiMIFX+w1jSzP02mBHTM7BLNsP0qldrKllYE38C9jGfElcd7W0uKCe5TGHcwl5im36xCBwoWCs=)
- The Event ID
- Username
- Password
- Event InstallName
2. Once you receive these items, log into the CMS
3. In the CMS, select the Exhibitors tab
4. In the Exhibitors tab, choose to add a data source:
5. From the dropdown menu, choose A2Z:
6. Fill in the correct information:
7. Choose Next (or Save if you are editing information that has already been entered).
8. Map the import sources with the correct corresponding EventPilot field:
9. Select Import.
10. Once your items are imported, then review the Results tab of the import pop-up. If you see any errors, please contact your CRM.
Field mapping between EventPilot and the default A2Z import:
- Org ID: id
- Title: title
- Description: choose either address, phone, tollfree, fax, description, concatenated_description (description with address, phone # and category list for searching added)
- Type: usertext1 (will default to the term “Exhibitor” if blank) or Exhibitor (all entries are defaulted to type Exhibitor)
- URL: url
- Email: email
- Icon: img
- Location: choose either location or location_padded
- Media: media items (press releases)
- Filter 1 through 4: choose your filters categories, subcategories, upgradelevel, press release (Simply contains the text “press release” when the exhibitor has a press release. For use as a filter.)
- Additional fields we import that you could use instead of the suggested items above: usertext2, usertext3, usertext4, Customfield, HallCode,OnlineProfile
