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# Scheduling event entry open and/or close dates and times

We offer the ability to schedule the automatic opening and/or close of your event registrations. This is particularly useful when you have a large number of events or you have a specific date and time that your event registrations will open and/or close.

Scheduling event entries to automatically open and close are independent of each other; meaning you can set both or just one of them.

In this article, we will run through how to set, update and delete them.

|| Please note: The scheduling technology we use ensures that event entries will automatically update to open and/or close within 60 seconds of the date and time set. Therefore we cannot guarantee entries will open and/or close on the exact second.
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# How to set event entry open or closed automatically

1. Firstly navigate to The **Event settings** page, then the **Registration** tab.
![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/4/8/7/1/48714ddcbf925400/screenshot-2024-11-14-at-11111_1dldo0f.png)
|| Please note: Event location is required to schedule entries. This is because we use the event location to set the timezone of the event. Read more about how to do that in our article: Setting the event location.

2. Check the event status. This should be **Scheduled** if you are setting **Entry opens** only or **Entry opens** & **Entry closes.** If setting **Entry closes** only this should be set to  **Entry open**. Unless you plan to open entries manually at another time, in this case setting **Scheduled** would be recommended. The Event status can be changed at any time by clicking the event status menu.
![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/4/8/7/1/48714ddcbf925400/screenshot-2024-11-19-at-13234_1asqjuz.png)
3. Click on Add date in the **Entry opens** box. (For **Entry closes** click Add date under the entry closes card).
![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/4/8/7/1/48714ddcbf925400/screenshot-2024-11-14-at-11154_1i2hhz6.png)
4. Once clicked a pop-up will open for you to select the date a time you want the event entries to be scheduled to open. Once you've selected the date and time, click the **Add** button.
![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/4/8/7/1/48714ddcbf925400/screenshot-2024-11-14-at-11205_13w6hc4.png)
*Please note: You may see 24-hour or 12-hour (AM/PM) time format here, as this will default to use your browser settings. The example in the screenshot is 24-hour.*

5. After clicking add the scheduled time and date will appear in the **Entry opens** box.
![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/4/8/7/1/48714ddcbf925400/screenshot-2024-11-14-at-11271_1nf9qg7.png)
6. Once the Update button has been clicked the last step is to click the **Update event** button at the bottom of the **Registration** tab.
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# How to update a scheduled event entry open or closed date and time

1. Firstly navigate to The Event settings page, then the **Registration** tab. Then under entry dates click either the **Entry opens** or **Entry closes** box. For this example, we will update the entry closes time.
![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/4/8/7/1/48714ddcbf925400/screenshot-2024-11-14-at-11324_nj5te7.png)
2. Once clicked a pop-up with open for you to choose the update date and or time. Once selected click the **Update** button
![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/4/8/7/1/48714ddcbf925400/screenshot-2024-11-14-at-11330_1505ota.png)
3. Once the Update button has been clicked the last step is to click the **Update event** button at the bottom of the **Registrations** tab.
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# How to delete a scheduled event entry open or closed date and time

1. Firstly navigate to The **Event settings** page, then the **Registration** tab. Then under entry dates click either the **Entry opens** or **Entry closes** box.
For this example, we will delete the entry closes time.
![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/4/8/7/1/48714ddcbf925400/screenshot-2024-11-14-at-11324_e0xhyf.png)
2. Clicking the **Entry closes** box will open the "Edit date for entry close" pop-up. Here click the delete button.
![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/4/8/7/1/48714ddcbf925400/screenshot-2024-11-14-at-11330_uka6st.png)
3. Once the Delete button has been clicked the last step is to click the **Update event** button at the bottom of the **Registration** tab.

# What is shown to the public

Once you have scheduled your event registration, the opening/closing date and time will be visible on you public event page. Viewers will have the option to view times in either the event's or their own time zone.

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/4/8/7/1/48714ddcbf925400/image_1lxbsee.png)