Global parameters

Global Parameters:

The Global Parameters are used to assign basic settings to the views. These parameters can be changed for each view when creating a new menu item.

Show Filter:
Choose if you want to show the Filter options on top of the list views.

Show Limitbox:
Choose if you want to show the Select dropdown on top of the list views.

Show Icons:
Choose if you want to show the Print / Email / Archive icons in events list and event layout. en top of the list views.

Show Print-Icon:
Choose if you want to show a Print icon in events list and event layout.

Show Archive-Icon:
Choose if you want to show an Archive icon in events list and event layout.

Show Email-Icon:
Choose if you want to show an Email icon in events list and event layout.

Show iCal-Icon:
Choose if you want to show an ICS export button in events list and event layout.

Show Time:
Choose if you want to show time with events.

Display User Name:
Choose if the name or the username should be displayed for the event creator and the attendees.

Enable Highlighter:
When enabled the search results will be highlighted (backend only) with the original search phrase.

Default Menu Itemid:
Specify the ID of the menu item (mostly to a Simplelist view) JEM should use for links to e.g. events in case no menu item can be found automatically.

Write Logfile
This allows our developers to look a bit deeper into JEM.

Google API-Key:
When you want to display a Google Maps based on the Google API3 key, enter your API key here. Please note that for just displaying an event map, an API key is not mandatory, but if you want to use the geotagging function in the venue edit screen, a Google APUI key is required

Google ClientID:
If you have a Google Client ID you can fill it in here. (Optional, only for businesses)

Cleanup DB on Uninstall:
Here you can choose if or not all JEM tables but also JEM related menu items should be removed from database if you uninstall JEM. Be warned: If set to Yes and you uninstall JEM all data like events, venues, or atteendances get lost!

Editevent:

Owned Venues:
Choose if Frontend editors can only choose from the venues they own in the select list.

Max. # Custom Fields:
Choose the maximum number of Custom Fields that are allowed when entering / editing an Event. Please note this only takes effect in the Frontend.

Advanced Parameters:

Max ICS Events:
Enter the maximum number of events you want to export when making an ICS export.

Default List Limit:
Choose the number of events to display on the Frontend views.

Show Category Images:
Choose if you want to show the Category images in the Frontend.

Generate Events up to (days):
Enter the maximum amount of days that JEM should auto-create recurring events in the future. This is called the 'anticipation window'. This setting has effect when you create recurring events. If the enddate you choose for a specific recurring event (the 'By the end of' date) will exceed the anticipation set here, the number of recurring events that JEM creates will be limited by this setting. You set the 'By the end of' date in the Repeating Events section of the Event edit screen, or when submitting an event from the Frontend.

Timezone Handling:
You can select how the dates will be exported. If you chose 'float', when imported, all dates will appear as being in the same timezone as the user (e.g: if the event is at 2pm in the US, and the user is in France, it will appear as being held at 2pm in France too).
If you use 'Joomla' timezone, the dates will be associated to the timezone set in Joomla configuration.

First Day of Week:
Choose if Sunday or Monday is the first day of the week. This setting has an impact on the Calendar display.

Attachment Folder Path:
You can specify the path of the attachments here. Default is media/com_jem/attachments

Allowed Files:
You can specify the attachment file extensions that are allowed to be uploaded.

Max Filesize:
Specify the maximum size of Attachments and Event Images in kb. (1 mb is 1000 kb)

Default Country:
You can set a default country for venues in this field. When entering a new venue the country is then set to the default chosen here, to save handling.

CSV Separator:
Choose if comma or semicolon should be used as separator between fields on CSV Imports/Exports (e.g. attendee lists).

CSV Delimiter:
Choose if quote or double-quote should be used to embrace fields on CSV Imports/Exports (e.g. attendee lists).

Insert BOM for UTF-8 handling:
Adds a 4-bytes string to the beginning of the export File to help Spreadsheet Software (i.e. Excel) to properly import data as UTF-8 encoded

Venues:

Attention

The Venues settings in this area affect the Venue detail view. Other Venues settings under "Event Page" tab affect the Event detail view.

Display Venue Description:
Choose if you want to display the description of the venue.

Display Venue Address:
Choose if you want to display the address of the venue.

Show Weblink to Venue:
Choose between No Link, a link to the url of the venue (if entered) and a link to the venue view.

Choose Map Service:
Choose between the following options:

  • No map service - displays no map
  • Display link to Google Maps - will display a Google Map as a popup (after click)
  • Display Google map - will show a map directly when viewing the event.
  • Display Google map (API key) - will show a map directly when viewing the event. Additionally, when entering new venues, JEM is able to find the geo-location based on the given address (Geo-tagging). You need a Google API key for this to work. A key can be obtained for free at Google.

Depending on choosen option additional settings may be shown.

Editvenue:

Max. # Custom Fields:
Choose the maximum number of Custom Fields that are allowed when entering / editing a Venue. Please note this only takes effect in the Frontend.