The Check-In application allows you to set up a computer where people enter your church and check themselves in for worship. This program includes the ability to
- Assign any number of events to a kiosk and automate when various events appear on a given kiosk;
- Print name badges at the time the person records attendance.
- Allow visitors to register from within the kiosk, which adds them to the database and records their attendance; and
- Tailor the display of the kiosk, including setting background and foreground colors, the font, and the initial splash screen graphic.
If you plan on using the Shepherd’s Staff Kiosk, you will need to set up your events to work with the kiosk.
- Go to the Attendance Tab in the Attendance module, then select events. Click on the event you want to set up for use in the Kiosk, and then click the "Edit" button
- Click on the Kiosk Settings tab. You will see a list of available kiosk computers in the Available Kiosks field. These will be listed as the computer names of the computers that are serving as Kiosks. Click on the kiosk you want to adjust on the list. If you need to add a Kiosk, click the Pencil buttonand the Kiosk Maintenance window will appear:
- The Kiosks field will show you all available Kiosks. If you want to remove a kiosk from the list, click on it, and then click the "X" button to the right of this field.
- If you want to add a new Kiosk to the list, type the computer name (if you aren't sure how to find this, click the ? button in this window, and it will provide a short explanation on how to find your computer's name) into the "Name for a new kiosk" field and click the + button.
- Click "Continue" when finished.
- First, you can select what time you want the chosen event to appear on the kiosk you selected in the "At this time of day:" section. You can choose Any time, Morning, Evening or Custom time, which will let you select what time the event starts at, and how much time before the start time of the event should this event appear on the kiosk, and how long it should stay on the kiosk after the event starts.
- The Time period selection section lets you select if the event show show up on a repeating pattern or just on a single date. Selecting the Single Date option lets you pick one particular date in a field that will appear, but picking a patter provides specific options on a pattren of what days this event should appear on:
- During these months: A checkbox will appear for each month. Check each month this event should appear in.
- On these weekdays: A checkbox will appear for each day of the week. Check each day of the week this event should appear on.
- The "For these attendees:" section controls which people will be able to check in using the kiosk. There are 4 options you can select:
- Anyone (recommended) - Anyone will be able to check in using the kiosk
- Enrollees - Only those who are enrolled in the event you selected will be able to check in using the kiosk.
- Current church members - Only those who are current members of your church will be able to check in using the kiosk
- Custom list - This option will let you select a list of people who are listed in a particular Activity, Skill/Spiritual Gift or Training
- Checking the "Enable Secure Check-in for Enrollees" option will turn on the Secure Check-in Function for this event on the kiosk.