Set Up a Funeral Event

Create the main funeral, burial, wake, memorial or remembrance event. Enter information currently available. Details that have not yet been confirmed can be added or updated later.

Funeral Event
Step 1

The Gathering You Are Arranging

Step 1

Event Information

Identify the funeral event and provide the basic information people will use to recognise it.

Select the type of event, such as Funeral/Burial, Wake/Visitation, Memorial, Tombstone Unveiling, Ash Scattering or Anniversary Remembrance.
Use a clear and respectful title that family members and invited participants will easily recognise.
A unique event reference should normally be generated automatically after the event is saved.
New events should normally begin as Draft or Planning.
Keep this suitable for the audience that may eventually be allowed to view the event.
Step 2

About Your Loved One

Step 2

Deceased Person

Record the basic identity of the person whose funeral, memorial or remembrance event is being coordinated.

Use the name approved by the family for notices, obituary pages and memorial information.
Upload a respectful photograph with appropriate family permission.
Step 3

When Family and Community Will Gather

Step 3

Date & Time

Enter the confirmed or currently planned timing. You can update it later if arrangements change.

Select the time zone where the event will take place.
Step 4

Where the Gathering Will Take Place

Step 4

Main Event Location

Enter the primary location for this event. Additional locations such as the family home, mortuary, church, cemetery or reception venue can be added after the event is created.

Select the country where the event will be
The available options depend on the selected country.
Select the nearest recognised city, town or district.
Select the ward, zone or smaller service division if one applies.
Select the closest suburb, village, neighbourhood or local area.
Step 5

Burial / Final Arrangements

Step 5 · Where Known

Burial / Final Arrangements

Record the basic final arrangement where it is already known. Detailed cemetery, crematorium, grave, route and location information can be added through Event Locations after saving.

Examples: Burial, Cremation, Repatriation, Ash Scattering or another approved arrangement.
Date of Burial, Cremation, Repatriation, Ash Scattering or another approved arrangement.
Time of Burial, Cremation, Repatriation, Ash Scattering or another approved arrangement.
Additional locations
After creating the event, add the family home, mortuary, church, cemetery, crematorium, reception venue and other locations separately. This allows each location to have its own directions, map link and programme time.
Step 6

Family & Event Coordination

Step 6

Family & Event Coordination

Identify the person currently responsible for the event. Additional family members, coordinators and decision-makers can be added after creation.

Usually the logged-in creator, authorised family representative or designated coordinator.
These notes should be restricted to authorised family members and coordinators.
Step 7

Farewell, Faith and Cultural Wishes

Step 7 · Where Applicable

Cultural & Religious Considerations

Record requirements that authorised coordinators and service providers need to respect when arranging the funeral.

Use this only to indicate the need. Detailed provider selection should be handled through requests or coordination.
Only record information necessary for respectful coordination of the funeral.
Step 8

Family, Privacy and Support

Step 8

Privacy & Access

Control who may find, view or participate in the event. Private access is recommended while arrangements are still being made.

Use the consolidated Kijiji Visibility collection. Private should normally be the default.
Public Information

Select only information the family has approved for the applicable audience.

Step 9

Event Features

Step 9

Event Features

Select the tools the family expects to use. These selections enable the relevant coordination areas; they should not automatically create empty records.

Prepare an obituary for family approval before publication.
Track money, goods, food, livestock, transport, labour and other forms of support.
Enable the family to establish a formal support campaign if required.
Coordinate approved event participants through event-linked communication.
Use requests, offers, providers, bookings and related Kijiji coordination tools.
Allow authorised photographs and videos to be collected and shared.
Step 10

Immediate Needs & Priorities

Step 10 · Optional

Immediate Needs & Priorities

Record urgent needs already known. Detailed tasks, service requests and bookings can be created after the event is saved.

This provides an initial overview only. Create proper tasks or service requests from the coordination dashboard.
Treat these as private coordination information unless explicitly intended for a wider audience.
Final Step

Review & Create Event

Final Step

Review & Create Event

Review the information currently available. Missing arrangements can be completed later from the Funeral Coordination Dashboard.

Creating the event does not automatically publish it.
Public visibility remains subject to the selected privacy settings, family permissions and any applicable moderation.
System/ Administration

Workflow Fields

System / Administration

Workflow Fields

These fields are shown here only for DrapCode configuration and testing. Hide them from the family-facing production form.