ReadMe.md

Event Manager Application

This demo app is built with 4D Qodly Pro and is meant to inspire you or help you kickstart your own project.

🎯 Purpose of the Application

This application serves as a complete event management platform allowing users to plan, organize, and manage events. It includes features for handling events, sessions, speakers, sponsors, stands, technicians, equipment, and participant inscriptions with role-based access.

🏠 Main Features

• Interactive Datatable to browse events and sessions
• Dedicated event and session detail pages
• CRUD workflows for creating, editing, and managing events, sessions, speakers, sponsors, etc.

• Ability to manage companies, employees, equipment, stands, and technicians
• Participant inscription and management

• Role-based access management for different user types
• Profile management for users

• Public access for viewing events and registering
• Secure authentication and session management

🚀 How to run

Pre-requisites (4D Software):

• Download the 4D version 21 LTS or later (the minimum required version 4D 21 LTS): Product Download
• Or the latest Beta version: Beta Program
• Follow activation steps: Installation Guide

Steps to Run the Project

• Clone or download this repository to your local machine. Need help? See Using GitHub with 4D.
• Open the project in 4D: Go to File > Open Project (More details here: Open a Project)
• Open Qodly Studio: Go to Design > Qodly Studio menu
• Run the application: Click Run to start the server and preview the app in your browser

Test accounts and sample data

• The app includes a data generator Project/Sources/Methods/generateData.4dm which creates sample events, users, companies, etc. You can call it from the UI or run ds.generateData() in the server console.
• To test the login, you can use the following credentials:
  • Email: john.smith@example.com
  • Password: a1b2c3

Where to find the code for each feature

If you want to change the behavior or appearance of a specific feature, edit the files listed below.

• Authentication / Login

  • UI: Relevant WebForms (check for login forms).
  • Server: Project/Sources/Classes/DataStore.4dm (method: authentify) — handles login, session privileges and landing page routing.

• Events Management

  • UI: Project/Sources/WebForms/ (events-related forms).
  • Server: Project/Sources/Classes/Event.4dm, EventEntity.4dm, EventSelection.4dm.

• Sessions Management

  • UI: Project/Sources/WebForms/ (sessions-related forms).
  • Server: Project/Sources/Classes/Session.4dm, SessionEntity.4dm, SessionSelection.4dm.

• Companies and Employees

  • Server: Project/Sources/Classes/Company.4dm, Employee.4dm, etc.