Your first event in 15 minutes

Choose an OmniLab Events template

Open OmniLab Campaigns, start from the template catalog, and choose an OmniLab Events template.

Either a booking or a non-booking template works here. You will switch the activity to Check-In Only later, so the first publish stays simple.

Fill the campaign basics

Complete the campaign Title, Slug, Language, Timezone, and overall campaign Dates. Keep the campaign window wide enough to include the event slot you want to test.

Review any values the template already filled in. The timezone matters: it sets how dates and check-in windows appear to attendees and staff.

Add or open the Activity touchpoint

Go to Build, then Touchpoints. Create a new Activity, or open the Activity that came with your template.

Activity is the Touchpoint you set up for events. You choose between Check-In Only and Booking and Check-In inside the activity settings, not when you pick the Touchpoint.

Complete the General settings

Open General and fill the attendee-facing essentials:

1. upload a Banner;
2. add a clear Title and Subtitle;
3. write a short Description;
4. fill in Location Area;
5. add a Location Image.

For a first test, a quick example works well:

• Title: Downtown Food Festival
• Subtitle: Three days of street food, live music, and local producers
• Location Area: Level 1, central atrium

Add one specific date

Open Dates and switch to Specific Dates. Select + Add Date to create one clear slot, such as Saturday 14:00 to 18:00, then open Slots Configuration to set the start and end times. You can also bulk-import dates with Upload dates (CSV), but a single manual date is enough for this first run.

Keep it to a single slot for now.

• If the slot falls outside the campaign dates, widen the campaign window before you publish.

Choose Check-In Only

In Event Type, choose Check-In Only instead of Booking and Check-In.

This removes advance booking from the attendee flow. The first setup stays faster and you avoid configuring tickets on day one.

• To cap walk-ins, turn on Limited capacity and set the Total capacity for the slot.

Leave the check-in method on Self

Open the Check-in settings and keep Check-in Method on Self.

This is the fastest way to verify the full attendee flow. People check themselves in from their own device when the window opens. Switch to Scan later, when staff need to validate each arrival with the Scanner App.

Save and publish

Select Save, then Publish to run validation. Fix any blocking issues, then publish the campaign again once the checks are clean.

The most common blockers are missing event basics: the banner image, title, or dates.

Test the live attendee flow

Open the published activity from Share or Preview and test it on a phone. You should see the event details, the location cues, and a self check-in flow instead of a booking journey.

• If your campaign uses a landing page, open the landing page URL or QR code instead of the direct Touchpoint link.