DAMDetails Quick Guide

Control Panel

Once you have logged in to the site, you will have the ability to manage your trips. If you haven't yet, use "Create New Account" to create an account on our site.

On your control panel, you can:

  • Add a new trip
  • Manage an existing trip ("Calendar" button)
  • Hide or publish your trip
  • Edit an existing trip (change the name, start date of a trip)

Add a New Trip

  • Click "new trip" at the top of the control panel.
  • Enter the name of your trip and the start date, and any optional notes that you want to include.
  • Save.

Your trip has been set up, but you need to add some dates for anything to show on the calendar.

Add Dates

  • Click "Calendar" for your new trip. The calendar page opens for the month that the trip starts, but there are no days on the trip yet.
  • For each date in your trip, click the "+" button on the calendar, enter the title and any optional notes and save. The title will now appear on that date on the calendar. You can modify the title using the ">" button, or delete the day entirely from your trip using the "x" button.

Add Details

  • Click on the title of the day to which you want to add a detail.
  • Click the "+" button at the top of the page to start a new detail.
  • Select the category for the detail, then enter the remaining information for that detail, appropriate to the selected category.
  • Accommodation:
    • Often, you will want your accommodation record to span multiple dates. Click the "+" button at the top of the page and select "Accommodation" as the category, as usual.
    • You will see "Select from Existing record" at the top. Ignore that to enter the accommodation details the first time. Enter your accommodation details at the bottom and save, as usual.
    • For subsequent dates, navigate to the correct day on the calendar. Click the "+" button and select "Accommodation" category. Select your existing record and "Submit".
    • Edits can be made to the accommodation record from any date. Changes are applied to every date applicable to the accommodation.
  • Details are displayed automatically on the "Trip List" page (link at the top-right of the calendar).

Publish your Trip

  • If/when you're ready to let other people view the details of your trip, use the "Publish" button on the control panel.
  • If you want to hide a previously published trip, use the "Hide" button on the control panel.

Trip Log and Photos

  • During your trip, you can add "Trip Log" (blog) items and photos. In addition to showing on the calendar day page, trip logs and photos are displayed on the "Trip Log" page (link at the top-right of the calendar) automatically.

Get an Account

  • At this time only the site owner is using DAMDetails. Want use DAMDetails to manage YOUR trips? Contact us at info@andwa.com to request an account.