1. Training course Part 2: Administration tasks
TScore
Training course
Part 2: Administration tasks

2. Agenda – Part 2 System overview Install, connect and edit competition
Edit gymnast details
Edit teams
Change bounce order
Editing classes
Panels and printers

3. TScore components Master / Server PC Scoring PC Viewing PC TScore
Database service
TScore
Viewing PC
Comp 1
VScore
Comp 2
Comp 3
Database
Connector
Comp 4
Comp 5

4. Installation Download 3 packages from https://tscore.co.uk
PostgreSQL database server
PostgreSQL database connector
TScore installer
Install the server first, then the connector, then TScore
Always install the database server in a ‘real’ folder
e.g. C:\\Postgres
not in Program Files, My Documents or the desktop
Set the PostgreSQL account name and password to ‘postgres’
Full instructions are online and in the user guide

5. Installation - 2 Check that the PostgreSQL service is running
Run the Windows ‘Services’ app
Check the PostgreSQL service is ‘running’. Start it if not.
Run TScore, enter licence string if prompted
Connect to the local database server
Enter if it fails to find the server by name

6. Installation - 3
On first run, TScore will offer to install demo competitions
These are useful!
You can now explore those demo competitions to try out scoring and configuration options
Each demo database contains lists of classes and entrants plus competition configuration information
You can edit the classes and gymnast details interactively
The next few slides will show you some of the options
We will show you how to create a completely new competition later

7. Main screen Current db server Current comp db
Comp title, date and venue
Connect to a competition
Edit the current comp
Score this competition
A few hints!
Create a competition
Import and export options
Version, date and time now
Show competition status
Shut down TScore

8. Connect to a competition
The server contains multiple competition databases
TScore works with one database at a time
Click the Change Database button to choose the database
Pick the competition then click Connect

9. Main screen and connection dialog
Demonstration
Main screen and connection dialog

10. Connection dialog Choose the server PC (by name or IP address)
Search network for servers
Re-list comps on the server
Connect to this comp
DB username & password (if not installed as advised!)
Rename this competition
List archived comps too
Details of this competition
Delete this competition
Tick to archive this competition
List of comps on the server

11. Edit competition Top section same as Main Load entries
Make / edit comp
Edit gymnasts
Folder for entry forms and documents
Messages
List of entry forms in folder
Timetabling
Password encrypt all entry forms
Edit clubs and classes
Global settings
Back to Main screen
Create /show programme
Create /show checklists
Show changes

12. Edit database Show and amend the current gymnast’s details
Special actions – set random or sequenced start order, password protect the database, recalculate
Search and filter and order the gymnast list
This screen is just a variant of the Scoring screen The top is replaced with search and edit options
Choose the event, panel and class to list
List of gymnasts – same as Scoring screen
These buttons provide additional editing features

13. Edit gymnast details Each gymnast has:
Name
Club or school (long and short names) and Region/State
Team (appended to short club name)
Date / year of birth (optional)
BG / USAG number (optional)
‘Guest’ status
address(es)
Start number
Competing class
If a gymnast is in more than one discipline, they will have multiple records

14. Edit gymnast details
Select the gymnast, change the fields, then click Save
Check the details are confirm the changes

15. Demonstration
Edit gymnast details

16. Edit teams Schools competitions always need last minute changes
Entry forms indicate team membership (A, B, C etc.)
The team letter is appended to the short school name
You can just edit that, but there is a much better way
Click the Teams button

17. Demonstration
Edit teams

18. Edit the start order Start numbers
These set the bounce order for each class
You can just edit them to change the order
Better to use the ‘Change Flights’ tab – pick a class first

19. Edit flight / bounce order
Demonstration
Edit flight / bounce order

20. Edit classes Each class has numerous attributes that can be configured
Number of passes, tariff, bonus, discipline, qualification
Finals, warmup / compete times, special rules, panel

21. Editing classes - 1
Pick a class from the list to edit Age, Gender, Grade and Discipline must be a unique combination Name and Full Name must both be unique You should ensure that class names include an indication of discipline for mixed competitions

22. Editing classes - 2
Pick a class from the list to edit Age, Gender, Grade and Discipline must be a unique combination Name and Full Name must both be unique You should ensure that class names include an indication of discipline for mixed competitions

23. Editing classes - 3
Simple changes to Name, Full Name – alter and ‘Save Changes’ If you change Age, Gender, Grade or Discipline they must match the entry form or athlete import file fields Event rules depend on the discipline:

24. Editing classes - 4
Where there is a high entry for a class, you can split into flights
You can set the total time and the warmup time per entrant
The Green value shows this is the default warmup time
(See Preferences later)
TScore will adjust this if there are 2 beds

25. Editing classes - 5
TScore gives lots of options for Qualifying Scores Lower and upper thresholds (e.g. Qualification vs Mobility) One or two conditions (with AND / OR ) Total score, 1 or 2 round score (value > 10.0), difficulty (dN) Absolute (1 to 10) or percentage (N%) positions Include or exclude bonus, horizontal displacement, difficulty

26. Demonstration
Edit classes

27. Editing classes – More?
The class definitions you have used so far already exist in the competition database. In the ‘advanced’ configuration section later in this course you will learn how to: Create and modify ‘class definition files’ Save your modified classes for re-use Combine one or more classes Create template classes for auto-creation on import

28. Panels and printers
TScore lets you configure each panel directly from the recording station.
Go to Edit Competition->Preferences
You can set the number of execution judges (ignore ‘Art’ for trampoline!)
You can set the number of Range & Conditioning judges
TScore can configure 3 different printers (hover over them for info)
Printer 1 – Results and checklists
Printer 2 - Certificates
Printer 3 – Result tickets (for AG)

29. TScore
End of part 2