Glossary · Operations

What is “Attendee code”?

An attendee code is a unique code issued to one person that identifies them and admits only them, used where phone or email cannot be relied on to establish identity.

Also called: personal attendee code, individual invite code

Attendee code in detail

Sometimes the guest list holds names but not usable contact details, or the occasion needs a fixed one-to-one link between person and credential. An attendee code solves this by issuing each person a personal code, delivered through the invitation channel the organiser trusts: a printed card, an email, a WhatsApp message, or a ticket. Entering it links the app session to that person's pre-loaded profile, so their agenda, groups, arrangements and points belong to them. Because the code maps to one person, it is more precise than a shared occasion code, and it complements whitelists and imports. It is also closely related to unique-code login used in leadership programmes and to delegate ID and PIN used in government settings, each with a slightly different delivery and verification pattern. Operationally, plan for lost or forwarded codes: reissue must be possible, and rules should limit how many devices a code can activate.

How Sociana uses it

Personal codes are generated against the member list and distributed outside the app. They tie a login to one profile and its group memberships.

Example

A wedding or private event can issue personal codes with invitations so each guest lands on their own profile.

Questions

What does an attendee code identify?

One person. Entering it links the app to that person's pre-loaded profile, groups and arrangements. An attendee code is a unique code issued to one person that identifies them and admits only them, used where phone or email cannot be relied on to establish identity.

How are codes delivered?

Through whatever invitation channel the organiser trusts, such as a printed card, email, WhatsApp message or ticket. Personal codes are generated against the member list and distributed outside the app. A wedding or private event can issue personal codes with invitations so each guest lands on their own profile.

What if a code is lost or shared?

Reissue it and limit how many devices can activate it, so a forwarded code does not expose someone else's profile. Because the code maps to one person, it is more precise than a shared occasion code, and it complements whitelists and imports.

Want this off your desk?

Our team sets it up before the event and sits on the ops desk with you on the days.