{"id":92147,"date":"2024-07-19T16:30:13","date_gmt":"2024-07-19T14:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/help\/non-knowledgebase\/uncategorized\/how-do-i-create-facts\/"},"modified":"2026-09-22T14:54:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T12:54:47","password":"","slug":"how-to-create-facts","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/churchtools-modules\/administration-events\/how-to-create-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"How to create facts?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the Events module, you can create facts to record a wide variety of information about your events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example, you can enter the number of visitors, the total amount collected, or other information that&#8217;s important to you, and specify who is allowed to view this information.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group ct-box ct-box-blue has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1ccdadb1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:8px;border-left-color:#22c55e;border-left-width:0.5rem;background-color:#dcfce7;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0.5rem;margin-right:0.5rem;margin-bottom:0rem;margin-left:0.5rem\"><strong>Tip<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0rem;margin-right:0.5rem;margin-bottom:0.5rem;margin-left:0.5rem\">You can do this in the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/help\/churchtools\/rechteverwaltung\/28-wie-vergebe-ich-ein-globales-recht\/\">Permissions Management<\/a><\/em> to specify for each individual fact who is allowed to view and\/or edit it.<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On this page, we&#8217;ll show you how to create new facts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. View facts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To create new facts, navigate to <em>Master Data<\/em> (2) in <em>the Events module<\/em> (1), select <em>Facts<\/em> (3), and click the <em>plus sign<\/em> (4) to open the dialog box for creating a new fact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Events_Master-data_Facts-overview.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"421\" src=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Events_Master-data_Facts-overview-1024x421.png\" alt=\"Screenshot Events Master data Facts overview\" class=\"wp-image-94240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Events_Master-data_Facts-overview-1024x421.png 1024w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Events_Master-data_Facts-overview-300x123.png 300w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Events_Master-data_Facts-overview-768x316.png 768w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Events_Master-data_Facts-overview-1536x631.png 1536w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Events_Master-data_Facts-overview-360x148.png 360w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Events_Master-data_Facts-overview.png 1810w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Enter information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Next, enter all the information (1\u20134) for your new fact and save (5) it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Events_Master-data_Add-new-fact.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"840\" height=\"594\" src=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Events_Master-data_Add-new-fact.png\" alt=\"Screenshot Events Master data Add new fact\" class=\"wp-image-94242\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.4141354420500303;width:509px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Events_Master-data_Add-new-fact.png 840w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Events_Master-data_Add-new-fact-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Events_Master-data_Add-new-fact-768x543.png 768w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Events_Master-data_Add-new-fact-360x255.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>(1) What&#8217;s the name of your fact?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(2) Where should your fact be sorted?<br>The sort order determines where your new fact will appear in the <em>Facts<\/em> tab.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(3) Should the fact be a number field or a drop-down menu?\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You can enter any alphanumeric characters you like in a <em>number field<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For a <em>drop-down menu<\/em>, you specify options that must then be used when filling out the fact.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enter the options for a drop-down list, separated by commas, in field (4) below.<span style=\"color: initial;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont,\"> <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Evemts_Facts_Facts-sort-order.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2236\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Evemts_Facts_Facts-sort-order.png\" alt=\"Screenshot Events Facts Facts sort order\" class=\"wp-image-94245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Evemts_Facts_Facts-sort-order.png 2236w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Evemts_Facts_Facts-sort-order-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Evemts_Facts_Facts-sort-order-1024x202.png 1024w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Evemts_Facts_Facts-sort-order-768x151.png 768w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Evemts_Facts_Facts-sort-order-1536x302.png 1536w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Evemts_Facts_Facts-sort-order-2048x403.png 2048w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Evemts_Facts_Facts-sort-order-360x71.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2236px) 100vw, 2236px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group ct-box ct-box-blue has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1ccdadb1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:8px;border-left-color:#22c55e;border-left-width:0.5rem;background-color:#dcfce7;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0.5rem;margin-right:0.5rem;margin-bottom:0rem;margin-left:0.5rem\"><strong>Tip<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0rem;margin-right:0.5rem;margin-bottom:0.5rem;margin-left:0.5rem\">You can also edit <em>existing facts<\/em> in the <em>master data<\/em> of <em>the Events module<\/em> by selecting them with a click, making your changes, and then saving them. Click the <em>trash can icon<\/em> to delete the fact. <\/p>\n<\/aside>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group ct-artikel-zum-weiterlesen has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-79a8db7e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:8px;background-color:#f9fafb;margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:24px;padding-top:32px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:32px;padding-left:24px\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Read more<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/churchtools-modules\/administration-events\/how-to-create-an-event-template\/\" data-type=\"docs\" data-id=\"7138\">How to create an event template?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the Events module, you can create facts to record a wide variety of information about your events. For example, you can enter the number of visitors, the total amount collected, or other information that&#8217;s important to you, and specify who is allowed to view this information. 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