Evanced Mapping to Polaris
Important:
When the contact information, (contact’s name, phone number, and/or email address) is specified in Evanced or Plymouth Rocket - Events Keeper, that contact information takes precedence over the organization contact information specified in Polaris.
| Field in Evanced Client | Evanced XML Tag | Data element in Polaris Staff Client  | 
                            Data element in Polaris PAC | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                 Event Title  | 
                            
                                 <title>  | 
                            
                                 Event name  | 
                            
                                 Title  | 
                        
| 
                                 Event Date  | 
                            
                                 <date>  | 
                            
                                 Event date as it appears in catalog  | 
                            
                                 Event Date / time  | 
                        
| 
                                 Event Time - Start Time  | 
                            
                                 <time>  | 
                            
                                 Event start date (time only)  | 
                            
                                 Determines sort order when sorting by Event Date  | 
                        
| 
                                 Event Date Range End (Ongoing Events Only)  | 
                            
                                 <enddate>  | 
                            
                                 NA  | 
                            
                                 NA  | 
                        
| 
                                 Event Description  | 
                            
                                 <description>  | 
                            
                                 Event description  | 
                            
                                 Description  | 
                        
| 
                                 Location (Room or Space)  | 
                            
                                 <location>  | 
                            
                                 Event location (room or meeting area)  | 
                            
                                 Event Date/Time (appears at end of string)  | 
                        
| 
                                 Branch (or Library as displayed on Patron/Public Calendar View) – Multi Branch Systems Only  | 
                            
                                 <library>  | 
                            
                                 NA  | 
                            
                                 NA  | 
                        
| 
                                 Does not Display in Web Interface – URL of Event Details/Registration Page (http://...Path of Evanced Events System..../eventsignup.asp?ID=X), where X is the event’s ID  | 
                            
                                 <link>  | 
                            
                                 Event website address  | 
                            
                                 In brief display: link text next to Web Site icon In full display: Connect with us drawer  | 
                        
| 
                                 Does not Display in Web Interface – Event’s ID (In database and URL only)  | 
                            
                                 <id>  | 
                            
                                 Internal (use for deduping)  | 
                            
                                 Does not display  | 
                        
| 
                                 Recurring Options - Recurrence: ONE TIME Event  | 
                            
                                 <recordtype>  | 
                            
                                 Event Type = Event  | 
                            
                                 Tickets icon, Event type of Event in facets dashboard and limit-by selections  | 
                        
| 
                                 Ongoing Event (for a range of dates)  | 
                            
                                 <recordtype>  | 
                            
                                 Event Type = Program/Service  | 
                            
                                 Briefcase icon, Event type of Program or Service in facets / limit-by 
  | 
                        
| 
                                 Recurring Options - Recurrence: (Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Additional Dates)  | 
                            
                                 <recordtype>  | 
                            
                                 Event Type = Program/Service  | 
                            
                                 Briefcase icon, Event type of Program or Service in facets / limit-by  | 
                        
| 
                                 Does not Display in Web Interface – Recurring Event ID (In database and URL Only)  | 
                            
                                 <RCID/>  | 
                            
                                 NA  | 
                            
                                 NA  | 
                        
| 
                                 Alternate Event Date format  | 
                            
                                 <date1/>  | 
                            
                                 Event start date  | 
                            
                                 Determines sort order when sorting by Event Date  | 
                        
| 
                                 Another Alternate Event Date format  | 
                            
                                 <date2/>  | 
                            
                                 NA  | 
                            
                                 NA  | 
                        
| 
                                 Alternate Event Date Range End (Ongoing Events Only)  | 
                            
                                 <enddate1/>  | 
                            
                                 NA  | 
                            
                                 NA  | 
                        
| 
                                 Event Length (in minutes)  | 
                            
                                 <length/>  | 
                            
                                 Event end date (time only)  | 
                            
                                 Determines sort order when sorting by Event Date  | 
                        
| 
                                 Not Used  | 
                            
                                 <status/>  | 
                            
                                 NA  | 
                            
                                 NA  | 
                        
| 
                                 End Time (Displays on Patron/Public Calendar View)  | 
                            
                                 <endtime>  | 
                            
                                 NA  | 
                            
                                 NA  | 
                        
| 
                                 Event Type - Primary  | 
                            
                                 <prieventtype>  | 
                            
                                 NA  | 
                            
                                 NA  | 
                        
| 
                                 All Three Event Types comma separated  | 
                            
                                 <eventtypes>  | 
                            
                                 NA  | 
                            
                                 NA  | 
                        
| 
                                 Event Type - Primary  | 
                            
                                 <eventtype1/>  | 
                            
                                 Subjects (653$a MARC field)  | 
                            
                                 Subjects (653$a MARC field)  | 
                        
| 
                                 Event Type Option 2  | 
                            
                                 <eventtype2>  | 
                            
                                 Subjects (653$a MARC field)  | 
                            
                                 Subjects (653$a MARC field)  | 
                        
| 
                                 Event Type Option 3  | 
                            
                                 <eventtype3>  | 
                            
                                 Subjects (653$a MARC field)  | 
                            
                                 Subjects (653$a MARC field)  | 
                        
| 
                                 All Three Age Groups comma separated  | 
                            
                                 <agegroups>  | 
                            
                                 NA  | 
                            
                                 NA  | 
                        
| 
                                 Age Group - Primary  | 
                            
                                 <agegroup1>  | 
                            
                                 Subjects (653$a MARC field)  | 
                            
                                 Target Group  | 
                        
| 
                                 Age Group - Option 2  | 
                            
                                 <agegroup2>  | 
                            
                                 Subjects (653$a MARC field)  | 
                            
                                 Does not display  | 
                        
| 
                                 Age Group - Option 3  | 
                            
                                 <agegroup3>  | 
                            
                                 Subjects (653$a MARC field)  | 
                            
                                 Does not display  | 
                        
| 
                                 Other Info (or Other Information on public/patron View)  | 
                            
                                 <otherinfo>  | 
                            
                                 General Notes  | 
                            
                                 General Notes  | 
                        
| 
                                 Feature Event  | 
                            
                                 <featuredevent>  | 
                            
                                 NA  | 
                            
                                 NA  | 
                        
| 
                                 Presenter  | 
                            
                                 <presenter>  | 
                            
                                 Facilitator or presenter note (More info tab)  | 
                            
                                 Facilitator or presenter note  | 
                        
| 
                                 Registration (Values: 0= No Registration,1= Patron & Staff Registration, 2= Staff Only Registration)  | 
                            
                                 <signup>  | 
                            
                                 NA  | 
                            
                                 NA  | 
                        
| 
                                 Starting Registration Date and Time  | 
                            
                                 <signupstarts>  | 
                            
                                 NA  | 
                            
                                 NA  | 
                        
| 
                                 Ending Registration Date and Time  | 
                            
                                 <signupends>  | 
                            
                                 NA  | 
                            
                                 NA  | 
                        
| 
                                 Contact Name - Name  | 
                            
                                 <contactname>  | 
                            
                                 Contact person  | 
                            
                                 Contact  | 
                        
| 
                                 Contact Name - Email  | 
                            
                                 <contactphone>  | 
                            
                                 Phone number  | 
                            
                                 Telephone Number  | 
                        
| 
                                 Contact Name - Phone  | 
                            
                                 <contactemail>  | 
                            
                                 E-mail address  | 
                            
                                 E-mail Address  | 
                        
| 
                                 Link Text  | 
                            
                                 <linktext>  | 
                            
                                 NA  | 
                            
                                 NA  | 
                        
| 
                                 Link Address (Used to provide event supporting URL)  | 
                            
                                 <linkaddress>  | 
                            
                                 NA  | 
                            
                                 NA  | 
                        
| 
                                 Optional Image Display Path (Image displays on event’s page)  | 
                            
                                 <imagepath>  | 
                            
                                 NA  | 
                            
                                 NA  | 
                        
| 
                                 Optional Image Display Path - Alternate Text  | 
                            
                                 <imagetext>  | 
                            
                                 NA  | 
                            
                                 NA  | 
                        
| 
                                 Optional Image Display Path – Height  | 
                            
                                 <imageheight>  | 
                            
                                 NA  | 
                            
                                 NA  | 
                        
| 
                                 Optional Image Display Path -Width  | 
                            
                                 <imagewidth>  | 
                            
                                 NA  | 
                            
                                 NA  | 
                        
| 
                                 Last Modified (Staff Side Only)  | 
                            
                                 <lastupdated>  | 
                            
                                 Internal use  | 
                            
                                 Does not display  | 
                        
| 
                                 Not Used  | 
                            
                                 <extratag>  | 
                            
                                 NA  | 
                            
                                 NA  |