Creating your event in Auction Tracker

Once you have installed Auction Tracker, your first step will be to create an event.  If it is your organization’s first time ever using Auction Tracker, there will be no events defined and at least one auction event must be created before data entry or any type of configuration can begin.

1. Open Auction Tracker and once inside the application, select Normal User on the introduction screen.

2. From the Select an Auction Event box , you will want to select the file with the "+" to add a new event. This will open an Event Preferences box and this is where you will enter the details for your event. 

3. Event I.D. numbers are automatically populated based on the number of events you have entered into the system, and these can not be changed.

4. Event reference numbers are used by some organizations for accounting purposes, but this field is optional and can be left blank. If your organization has assigned an internal number for your event you would enter that here. 

5. Event Date is where you will enter the date for your event, which can be changed as needed.

6. Auction Event Name is where you will enter the name for your event. If you do not yet have a unique name for the event, it is okay to use something as simple as the Organization’s name with a yearly designation or a theme name that corresponds to the event.

7. Once you have entered all of that information select Apply (to save and continue) or OK (to save and exit).  A warning box will confirm that you would like to create a new event.  Select Continue.

Now that you have created the event, Auction Tracker is ready for configuration.