Core Docs - Church Management - Group Placement

Rock Version: v20.0
Last Modified: 2026-04-24 11:51 AM

Sometimes registration isn't over once all the information is collected. In fact, sometimes that's just the beginning. That's certainly the case with events like sports teams and camps. After everyone’s registered, you still need to form teams and camp groups. This can be a daunting and laborious task, but that's where Rock's group placement features come to the rescue. They allow you to easily sort registrants into one or more groups with minimal effort.

For these tools to kick in, you need to first enable them on your registration template. Let’s take a look at how that’s done.

Registration templates have a panel called Placement Configuration where you can define areas into which registrants should be sorted. Ultimately this will mean placing registrants into groups, but those groups can be created and added later in the process. For now, let’s look at the Placement Configuration options available in the registration template.

From the Placement Configuration panel pictured above, you can see the list of the template’s placements and a summary of their setup. After your template is configured, each of the items can be accessed in the registration template while placing members into groups, making retrieval easier.

Click the ti ti-plus button to add new placements to the list.

To start an Event Registration placement, go to the Registrants tab for your chosen instance. Then select any icon under Placements to view a specific person within a specific placement.

Clicking the ti ti-house icon for Alex Decker opens the placement view for her.

If you’d rather place everyone at once, head to your instance and click a Group Placement link to assign the whole group in one go.

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You can configure placement views per instance and per template, which keeps large events manageable as you scale.

Placing From The Template

You can also place multiple instances at once by selecting your Group Placement link from the template.

Event Registration Group Placement

Multi-Select Functionality
Want to move quicker and place multiple people at once? It's easy!
- Windows: Ctrl + Click
- Mac: Command + Click

Real-Time Updates
You don’t need to refresh the page. Group placement updates appear instantly as changes happen across multiple devices.

Keeping Group Placement Organized
To stay organized, create a Parent Group specifically for placement groups. Place new groups under this parent for simpler configuration and easier management.

Next, let’s look at the placement configuration options available within the instance. These build on the registration template’s placement setup. Click ti ti-settings to access them.

Placement Configuration Settings

Wait, where are the attributes?
To see the attributes for people that are configured to display, click View Info. This will display the person's information.

For large groups, filtering helps you focus. Use Filter ti ti-chevron-down to refine registrants based on attributes.

Group Placement Filters

Query String Parameters

Group Placement just got faster. With query strings, you can pre-fill data and streamline placements. This puts another powerful tool in your belt—use this tool in your belt when you need to jump straight into focused placement flows. This is for users with an advanced knowledge of Rock, as it requires knowledge of our URL parameters and the Rock data model.

Choose a mode: Group, Entity Set, or Registration. Each has unique query formats and required parameters.

URL Formats by Mode

Group Mode

/GroupPlacement?SourceGroup={GroupId}&DestinationGroupType={GroupTypeId}

Entity Set Mode

/GroupPlacement?EntitySet={EntitySetId}&DestinationGroupType={GroupTypeId}

Registration Mode

/GroupPlacement?RegistrationInstance={InstanceId}&RegistrationTemplatePlacement={PlacementId}