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Create a program

Create a reusable program and open its operational workspace. The inactive program is created at a stable program route with clear setup actions.

Status
Verified 2026-07-29 on build 40f78fa
Who can do this
Organization owners, Managers, Staff
Required access
members.change
Where in PositiveForm
/programs
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Who this is for

This guide is for desk staff, managers, and owners setting up a class, course, or camp.

The page states the order it expects: create the offering first, then configure its people and schedule when ready. You are not asked for everything at once, and a program with no schedule and no roster is a normal state to leave it in.

You need the members.change permission.

Before you begin

  • Select the location the program runs at, using the picker at the top of the console. A program belongs to a location, and creating one without a location selected is refused.
  • Have a name families will recognise. Everything else can wait.

Steps

  1. Click Programs in the left navigation. The list shows each program with its Location, Status, Members, Schedule, Progression, and an Actions menu.
  2. Click Create program. Create a program opens.
  3. Fill in Program name.
  4. Use Description (optional) if it helps staff tell similar programs apart.
  5. Save it.

Expected outcome

The program is created at the selected location and opens at its own stable route, which is what you can bookmark or send to a colleague.

It starts with nothing configured, and the workspace says so rather than hiding it: Next meetings is empty until a schedule exists, Action items offers Assign staff and Enroll member, and Pricing reads No plans yet.

In the programs list it shows Not scheduled with No program dates until you add class times. That is accurate rather than a warning.

Continue in Manage program schedules to give it class times, or Manage program lifecycle to set its status, dates, and progression.

Screenshots

The Programs list, with Create program and the Location, Status, Members, Schedule, and Progression columns
The Programs list, with Create program and the Location, Status, Members, Schedule, and Progression columns

Recovery

If saving is refused with A program name and location are required., either the name is blank or no location is selected. The location comes from the picker at the top of the console rather than from the dialog, which is the part people miss.

If the program was created with the wrong name, rename it on its Settings tab; see Manage program lifecycle. Do not create a second one.

If you meant to copy an existing program rather than start fresh, duplicating is faster and carries the schedule, staff, and tags across; see Duplicate a program.