Create the topics in Eventure online backoffice

Go to the abstract module and choose 'Module content' in the blue menu.

Before you start adding your topics, please first select how you want your authors to add the topics.

You can have the authors choose 1 topic from a pulldown.
Have the authors choose several topics by checking multiple checkboxes.
Or use topics and subtopics (please note that reviewing will be done on main topic).
To choose the setting you want, please click on the gear icon -> general settings

After selecting the option 'Multiple topics (checkboxes)', you can also set the minimum and maximum number of selectable topics.

If you choose 'Single topic (dropdown), you also get the option 'Allow second choice'. 
With this checkbox you can have authors select a first and second choice topic. Reviewing can be done on the first and second topic.
A second tab will be enabled where you can add more settings. Such as the titles to display above each field, whether this second topic choice is required, and where the second choice should be displayed.
Please note that you can only choose the second topic choice if your congress is not yet live.

Once this setting is enabled, the second topic choice will automatically be shown in the backoffice, the abstract PDF and all of your reports. Additionally you will be able to use separate email and abstract book placeholders for the first and second choice, whilst the default topic placeholder will include both choices.

On the top section of the screen you can select if all topics should be visible in both topic choices.

In the next section of the screen, you can set whether a second choice is required and you can 'Limit second choice by ranking'. This means that after selecting a first choice from the list of topics, only the topics below that choice in the list, will become available for the second choice.

In the sections for 'First choice title' and 'Second choice title' you can add the titles for each choice.

In the last section of the screen you can select in which module(s) the second choice should be visible.
And you can set your first and second choice indicator. In the example you can see how your indicator looks like.

• Choose 1 topic from a pulldown
  
  The list of topics looks like the above screen. To add a topic, simply use the 'Add topic' button and fill in the title of your topic.
  
  
  If you want to hide a topic, select the topic and click the 'Eye' icon. 
  
  If you want to make a hidden topic visible again, first choose the 'Show hidden' radiobutton, check the box of the hidden topic and click the 'Eye' icon.

  The author sees the pulldown like this:

   

• Choose multiple topics via checkboxes
  The list looks and works the same as with the topics via the pull down menu.
  
  
  The author can select multiple topics:
   
   
• Use Topics and Subtopics
  With the button 'Add topic' you can add your main topics.
  
  
  With the 'Add subtopic set' button, you can add different sets of subtopics.
  
  After you saved the above screen, you will automatically go to the screen to add the subtopics in this subtopic set.
  
  You can add new subtopics by clicking the green 'Add subtopic' button.
  Use the blue 'Edit suptopic set' to rename the subtopic set.
  
  Via the pulldown you can toggle between the main topics and the subtopic sets.
  
  
  Per main topic, you have to choose a subtopic set.
  
  
  How the authors sees it:
  
   
• Use first and second topic choice
  After the author selected the first topic, that topic is automatically hidden in the second topic list.
  
  To 'Import' new topics or subtopics, click the button at the top of the presentation list. 
  Here you can download and complete an excel template, which you can then upload to the system.
  
  
  Use the 'Download template' button to download the excel template to enter your (sub)topics.
  Use 'Select file' to import the excel.
  Use the 'Export' button at the top of the topics list to export all presentation types.
   

You can delete a topic or topic set if it is not yet used by any abstracts. To do this, open the topic or topic set and click the red 'Delete' button.