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JRaceman Users Guide

Jim McBeath

JRaceman Version 1.2.2, October 4, 2014

Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 2 of June 1991 and no other version, the same license as is used for the JRaceman software. A copy of the license is included in the appendix titled "Software License". The GPL is also available on-line.

Abstract

A Free Meet/Race/Regatta Management Program

Table of Contents

How To Use This Guide

I. Overview

1. Introduction

1.1. Features
1.2. Goals

2. Key Concepts

2.1. Definitions

2.2. The Database

2.2.1. Relational Database
2.2.2. Schema
2.2.3. ID Fields

2.3. Progressions

2.4. Scoring

3. Managing JRaceman

3.1. System Requirements

3.2. Installing Java

3.3. Installing JRaceman

3.4. Unpacking the JRaceman Source

3.5. Running JRaceman

3.5.1. On Windows
3.5.2. On Unix

3.6. Upgrading JRaceman

3.7. Client/Server

3.8. Username and Password

II. Using JRaceman

4. Preparing for a Meet

4.1. Creating a New Database
4.2. Entering Meet Data
4.3. Creating a Schedule
4.4. Entering Teams and People
4.5. Entering Registrations
4.6. Entering Entries
4.7. Assigning Lanes
4.8. Scratch Meeting
4.9. Printing Lane Sheets

5. Running a Meet

5.1. Handling Scratches
5.2. Entering Race Results
5.3. Managing Progressions
5.4. Generating Scores and Awards
5.5. Generating Web Reports

6. Producing Reports

6.1. Report Format
6.2. Web Reports Directory

7. Managing the Database

7.1. Creating Backups
7.2. Checking Your Data
7.3. Sharing Data by Import and Export

8. Web Registration

8.1. Overview

8.2. Set Up

8.2.1. Webapp Configuration
8.2.2. Web Registration Options

8.3. Using the Web Interface

8.4. Managing the Web data

III. User Interface

9. Main Window

9.1. Input Tabs
9.2. Separator Bar
9.3. Output Tabs
9.4. Status Line

10. User Interface Elements

10.1. Terms

10.2. Tool Tips and Tool Prompts

10.3. Using Menus

10.4. Using Tabs

10.5. Choice Lists

10.6. Scroll Bars

10.7. Split Panes and Separator Bars

10.8. Tables

10.9. Sheets

10.9.1. Function Keys

11. Menus

11.1. The File Menu
11.2. The Database Menu
11.3. The Tabs Menu
11.4. The Query Results Menu
11.5. The Report Menu
11.6. The Help Menu

12. Batch Mode

13. Top Level Input Tabs

13.1. By Event

13.1.1. Selecting an Event
13.1.2. By Race SQL
13.1.3. Tasks

13.2. Database

13.3. Debug

13.4. Meet Setup

13.5. Plan Setup

13.6. Reports

13.7. Site Setup

13.8. Sport Setup

13.9. Team Setup

14. Input Tabs

14.1. Areas

14.1.1. Query and Edit Tabs
14.1.2. Table

14.2. Awards

14.3. Backup

14.3.1. Creating Backups
14.3.2. The Quick Backup Button
14.3.3. Recovering A Backup

14.4. Challenges

14.4.1. Query and Edit Tabs
14.4.2. Table

14.5. Checks

14.6. Competitions

14.6.1. Query and Edit Tabs
14.6.2. Export
14.6.3. Table

14.7. ComplanRules

14.7.1. Query and Edit Tabs
14.7.2. Table

14.8. Complans

14.8.1. Query and Edit Tabs
14.8.2. Export
14.8.3. Table

14.9. ComplanStages

14.9.1. Query and Edit Tabs
14.9.2. Table

14.10. ContextOptions

14.10.1. Query and Edit Tabs
14.10.2. Available Options
14.10.3. Table

14.11. Debug Change ID

14.12. Debug EditField

14.13. Debug ForeignKeys

14.14. Debug Generate

14.15. Debug Properties

14.16. Debug SQL

14.16.1. Buttons
14.16.2. Commands

14.17. Entries

14.17.1. Query and Edit Tabs
14.17.2. Sheet
14.17.3. Person Entries
14.17.4. Table

14.18. Events

14.18.1. Query and Edit Tabs
14.18.2. Sheet
14.18.3. Table

14.19. Exceptions

14.19.1. Query and Edit Tabs
14.19.2. Table

14.20. Finish

14.20.1. Editing Results
14.20.2. Data Entry Options
14.20.3. Enter Places By Lane
14.20.4. Reports
14.20.5. Table

14.21. Genders

14.21.1. Query and Edit Tabs
14.21.2. Table

14.22. LaneOrder

14.22.1. Query and Edit Tabs
14.22.2. Sheet
14.22.3. Table

14.23. Lanes

14.23.1. Query and Edit Tabs
14.23.2. Sheet
14.23.3. Table

14.24. Levels

14.24.1. Query and Edit Tabs
14.24.2. Table

14.25. Meets

14.25.1. Query and Edit Tabs
14.25.2. Export
14.25.3. Table

14.26. Options

14.26.1. Editing Options
14.26.2. Options
14.26.3. Table

14.27. People

14.27.1. Query and Edit Tabs
14.27.2. Sheet
14.27.3. Table

14.28. Progressions

14.28.1. Query and Edit Tabs
14.28.2. Available Progressions
14.28.3. Table

14.29. Progress

14.29.1. Automatic or Manual Progression
14.29.2. Automatic Progressions
14.29.3. The Auto Progress Action Buttons
14.29.4. Manual Progressions
14.29.5. Table

14.30. Races

14.30.1. Query and Edit Tabs
14.30.2. Sheet
14.30.3. Table

14.31. Registration Fees

14.31.1. Query and Edit Tabs
14.31.2. Sheet
14.31.3. Table

14.32. Registrations

14.32.1. Query and Edit Tabs
14.32.2. Sheet
14.32.3. Table

14.33. Reports.General

14.33.1. Format Choices
14.33.2. Selection Choices
14.33.3. Report Styles

14.34. Schedule

14.34.1. Creating Races
14.34.2. Adding Special Items
14.34.3. Sheet
14.34.4. Using Auto-Increment
14.34.5. Creating a Report
14.34.6. Table

14.35. Score

14.35.1. Reports
14.35.2. Table

14.36. Scoring

14.36.1. Systems Sheet
14.36.2. Query and Edit Tabs
14.36.3. Sheet
14.36.4. Table

14.37. Seeding Lists

14.37.1. Query and Edit Tabs
14.37.2. Sheet
14.37.3. Table

14.38. Seeding Plans

14.38.1. Query and Edit Tabs
14.38.2. Sheet
14.38.3. Table

14.39. SimplanRules

14.39.1. Query and Edit Tabs
14.39.2. Table

14.40. Simplans

14.40.1. Query and Edit Tabs
14.40.2. Export
14.40.3. Table

14.41. SimplanStages

14.41.1. Query and Edit Tabs
14.41.2. Table

14.42. Sites

14.42.1. Query and Edit Tabs
14.42.2. Table

14.43. Stages

14.43.1. Query and Edit Tabs
14.43.2. Table

14.44. Teams

14.44.1. Query and Edit Tabs
14.44.2. Sheet
14.44.3. Export
14.44.4. Table

14.45. Transfer

14.45.1. Sending Data
14.45.2. Receiving Data
14.45.3. Customizing the File Format

15. Output Tabs

15.1. Help

15.1.1. The Help Tab
15.1.2. The Help Menu
15.1.3. Help File Navigation

15.2. Messages

15.3. Query Results

15.4. Report

IV. Appendices

A. Software License

A.1. GNU General Public License

B. Debugging and SQL

B.1. SQL Primer

C. Mckoi Database

D. Index