Let's talk about vocabulary. Feel free to revisit this section as you go through the manual to clarify the meanings of these terms. TermDefinition Check-in ConfigurationsA check-in configuration is what you start with when configuring check-in. All the settings are associated with a particular configuration. When you start a check-in kiosk, one of the first things you'll be asked is which check-in configuration to use. Examples of check-in configurations include Volunteer Check-In and Weekly Service Check-In (for kids).These are also sometimes referred to as Check-in Types or Check-in Configuration Templates. AreasThis is a high-level collection of related check-in groups. Typically, these will match your organizational structure. Within an area, you'll probably have several groups that individuals can check into. Areas allow you to organize your groups into collections of similar groups. Example areas in the default configuration include: Nursery/Preschool, Elementary, Jr High and High School. For those who like to know how things work under the hood, areas are simply Rock group types. For everyone else, it’s ok... just keep the hood closed. Sub-AreasIf needed you can create sub-areas, which act as a hierarchy of areas. Even though Rock allows it, we strongly encourage you to keep your structure simple. (Some of the largest organizations using Rock do so without the need for sub-areas.) GroupThis is the classification unit that a person checks into. A newborn would be checked into theInfantsgroup while a second-grader would be checked into theGrades 2-3group. Note that these are just examples. You can easily customize your groups.Deeper Knowledge: while classification units are called groups, and they are actual Rock groups under the hood, individuals are not added as group members when they check in, since their relationship with the group is not permanent. LocationsIf a group is what someone checks into, the location is where. In most cases this will be a room. Specifying locations makes sense for larger organizations that might have multiple rooms for each group. Service ScheduleGroups tell us what, locations tell us where, and the schedule tells us when. Starting to understand the structure? Again, this makes sense if you consider that most churches have multiple services. LabelsIn most check-in scenarios, you'll want to print out some form of label or tag. These might be used for a nametag or a check-in/check-out token. Rock allows you to print as many (or few) labels as you want. It's also easy to customize these labels to your liking. KioskA kiosk is the device that is used to process the check-in. PrinterThe printer is what prints the labels. Rock allows you to configure where and how these labels get printed. More on that later...