To create an event you will need to:

  1. Login to Mantis and go to your dashboard.
  2. Hover over the "Managers" link at the top right and click on "Events", then click the green "Add Event" box.
  3. Enter your title, event description, an event URL if you're linking to an external event.
  4. Select the style of event this is, it can be a one time date, re-occurring, or have no date applied.
  5. If you have locations in the system, you can select the location or you can type in a new location.
  6.   If there is a contact for the event, enter their information.
  7. Click Add Event and you will now have that event displaying in the system wherever an event control is placed.