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If you see any of these yellow bands like this then it means an item is being changed, added or fixed.
These will hopefully go once beta testing is over...

General notes for all help pages....
Setup and data entry lists have changing background colours to indicate warnings and errors.

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  GOLD Buttons  are for messages and actions requiring caution  

  ORANGE Buttons - for actions that require caution   

  RED Buttons   are for actions such as deleting which cannot be recovered      RED - DELETE !  

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WIP Notes

STARTS setup HELP..WIP 

The Starts list is one of the most important screens when setting up races as it contains the start date/time for each class/start, plus number of starters, finishers, current status, race & protest cut off times and gate information. Initial making of starts can be in bulk using the ALL RACES options. Starts cannot be overwritten once made and can only be deleted if they are unlocked and unstarted. However care should be taken when deleting any starts.

Each race must have a start for each of the classes entered, even if they all start at the same time, otherwise they cannot be scored as seperate class results. For a new event you will need to make a set of starts for each Race, so ensure you have decided on your races and classes before doing this.

You must have a class start set up for a race in order to enter a finish time for a boat in that class otherwise the finish will not be recorded, so ensure all starts are setup well in advance.

Start TIMES can be changed using the main OR mobile screens so that a RC can easily amend a delayed start or even change starting sequences. However, the mobile screen will not allow a change of date.

EXAMPLES and FIRST Setup of Races...

First Setup:
This page initially displays ALL races that have been set so that you can see what data has already been inputted for the whole event. On initial setup it is easiest to use the bulk MAKE options in the ALL Races display to make as many starts as possible in one go. For a regatta with 9 classes over 20 races this is 180 starts, so building them in one go and editing as required is easiest. The same may apply for a club series where you may have a weekly race day with 3 classes running 3 or 4 races for 30 weeks.. that's over 270 race starts. So using the multiple and bulk functions on this page should save you time.

It is possible to make bulk races in blocks, say for a weekly club series... if you have 5 classes, starting with 5 min gaps, and expecting to do 3 or 4 races every Sunday starting at 11:00:00, then set ...

• first race = 1
• last race = 4
• Interval between races to 3 HOURS, or the usual interval between the starts (can always be amended later)
• starts per race to number of class results required (5)
• start at date & time to YYYY-MM-DD 11:00:00
• classes High to Low if you start class 5 first and 1 last, or reverse
• 5 minutes between starts - usual multiclass start sequence, but you can change to greater number if required, but no less than 5.
  

MAKE button will produce 4 races 3 hours apart, each with 5 starts... 60 starts in one go! You can then go into each race and edit as required, including deleteing unused starts. Once a race is started or locked it cannot be deleted.
If you try and make another set of races 1 to 4 it will not allow your first set to be overwritten, but you can add an extra class by doing the same actions but increasing class/starts per race to 6 or 7, and additional starts will be added, without affecting the first batch.

Before entering your real races try making a few sets of starts to see what's possible.. you can always delete them all and start again.

Race reference numbers are unique "event+race+start" so will not be overwritten nor duplicated.

WIP more to come...

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ntry List is divided into Classes and ordered by Status then Hull number

The background colours are to assist with seeing   warnings   ,   errors     or   status   .

To add entries you can either:

1. Add a BLANK Entry - you will need to complete all fields and save
2. COPY an existing entry and then amend Names - useful for one design or where entry data is common to many boats
3. Add from this ARBR Event entry list - If the event registration is being handled via ARBR system then can simple add those entries direct from the registration list. - see further detals on this and autoupdating later.
4. Add from the list  of ALL ARBR Events   (that you host) so that you can import boat data from one of your other events - useful for club annual regattas and repeated events with sililar entries.

With all of these methods you can amend any of the data once an entry is visible but remember to save an entry before changing another row.

DELETING...
If you delete an entry then all entry, scoring and associated data will be lost forever, so you can only delete if... there are no scores nor ranking for that entry, the status is X-DELETE..

ENTRY ROWS explained

Entries require class, Hull number, TCR minimum.
Active entries will be scored and displayed, Hidden will be scored but not displayed and Retired will not be scored.

CLASS = This should be one of the classes listed at the top
HULL = This should be a unique number for the boat - you can use sail numbers if required - uniqueness to the event will be checked each save.
DO NOT CHANGE HULL OR CLASS AFTER RACES HAVE STARTED otherwise scoring data will be lost

ALIAS.= allows you to have the same boat in 2 or more classes - you have to have the same boat in each class it is to be scored, but any race times for the master will be copied to the aliases so that you can for example, have a class of just TP52s racing within a larger class of racing boats giving 2 class results for the same race/series

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e title that you wish to appear at the top of results pages - e.g. "Sunny Bay Annual Regatta" - max 100 char.

RACE DATES = The first and last days of actual racing - if a weekly series then first day and last day of series (Do NOT include practice days as these will affect the overall scores, set them up as a seperate event or scoring group)

STATUS = Live if it is current or future and active

TYPE = This determins the DNC score as per ISAF scoring defaults.

RACES = If a regatta where some classes compete in more races thn others show the Max number by any class. Subgroups are used to group certain races together for a subresult - see example regatta

CLASSES = The number of classes using in scoring - you can have overlapping classes for scoring by using the subrace groups - see example regatta

SCORING = The title that you wish to appear at the top of results pages - e.g. "Sunny Bay Annual Regatta" - max 100 char.

RESULT GROUPS = The title that you wish to appear at the top of results pages - e.g. "Sunny Bay Annual Regatta" - max 100 char.

RATING SYSTEM = Main rating system for bulk of classes - some classes can use PY, OMR etc whilst bulk are scored using their IRC as TCR

DISPLAYS = Line Honours is shown for each class or each race plus a Race option - this allows for Fastest Elapsed or first over line awards. Other options are for Date displays

RESULT GROUPS - determine how results are groups so that you can have multiple results for the same classes
DISPLAY OPTIONS
Line honours is calculated as both first over line or fastest elapsed & is shown for each class for each race, plus a Race option for all classes.
You can determine which is your main option for Class Line Honours 1 & 2 plus Race Line Honours 1 & 2
There are also options for choice of Date displays and ???

CLASSES & RESULT GROUPS - go to group setup to determine which boats are in which result class & result group. Result groups are usually the same as Classes but can be adjusted to allow for combined or split classes or any combination - see examples in help section.
RESult GROUPS

Number of CLASSES - go to class names setup screen to amend class names

Number of Classes
from: to Max Class :

Max Races : enter the max number of races that any class has to race - some classes may race less than this.