This screen appears when the user clicks:
Entrance Management → Venues → + Add new venue
The Venues overview is shown in the Settings section
Venues – Overview (Settings Sec…
, and from there the blue + Add new venue button opens the venue creation modal.
A venue defines the physical or logical location where events take place and where entrance plans can be linked.
Without a venue, entrance plans cannot be properly tied to a scanning location.
EM – New Venue Modal Overview
The New Venue modal allows users to define:
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The venue identity
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External system reference (optional)
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Venue sections (sub-locations within the venue)
This is the structural layer that connects:
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Events
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Entrance plans
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Scan validation rules
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Venue-specific access control
EM – Venue Name
Field: Name (Required)
Purpose:
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Defines the venue’s display name.
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Appears in:
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Event configuration
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Entrance plans
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Reporting
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Scanning logic
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Examples:
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“Ziggo Dome”
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“Festival Grounds Eerp”
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“Main Hall”
This field is mandatory.
EM – External ID
Field: External Id (Optional)
Purpose:
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Used for API integrations.
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Links the venue to an external system.
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Supports synchronisation with third-party tools.
If not using integrations, this field can remain empty.
EM – Sections
The Sections block allows you to subdivide the venue into logical entry zones.
Each section contains:
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Name (Required)
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External ID (Optional)
Sections are used for:
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Creating multiple entrance gates
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Defining scanning areas
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Applying rule-based validation per zone
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Restricting access to specific parts of the venue
Example sections:
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“Main Entrance”
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“VIP Entrance”
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“Backstage”
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“North Gate”
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“Section A”
EM – Add Section
Button: + Add section
Function:
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Adds additional section rows.
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Allows multiple venue subdivisions.
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Enables advanced entrance plan configuration.
Sections become especially important when:
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Multiple scanning points exist
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Different ticket types allow access to different areas
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Validation rules must differ per zone
EM – Action Buttons
Cancel
Closes the modal without creating the venue.
Create
Button: Create
Function:
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Saves the venue.
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Adds it to the Venues overview list
Venues – Overview (Settings Sec…
.
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Makes it available for:
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Linking to events
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Assigning to entrance plans
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Applying scan rules
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EM – Why Venues Matter in Entrance Management
In Entrance Management, venues act as the physical layer of access control.
Venues allow you to:
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Assign entrance plans to specific locations
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Apply scan rules per section
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Control where tickets are valid
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Structure multi-gate or multi-stage events
Without a venue:
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Entrance plans cannot be properly scoped
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Section-based validation cannot exist
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Physical access logic remains undefined
EM – Functional Summary
Within Entrance Management → + Add new venue, the user can:
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Define a new location
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Structure it into sections
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Link it to events
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Enable section-based validation
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Prepare entrance scanning logic
This section forms the physical access layer of the entrance control system.