Finish line - Revision history

Richard at 10:51, 6 July 2024

2024-07-06T10:51:50Z

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	You can move to the finish line page for the next scheduled race by clicking on the link near the top right of the page, which starts '''Next race:'''.		You can move to the finish line page for the next scheduled race by clicking on the link near the top right of the page, which starts '''Next race:'''.

			===Reset===

			If you need to reset the finish line data, click on the red '''Reset''' button and confirm your choice. Perform this action twice to ensure that it reset everything.

Richard: /* Committing the race information */

2024-07-05T16:34:30Z

Committing the race information

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	===Committing the race information===		===Committing the race information===

	Wait for the white flag, then click on the button labelled '''~~Save / Refresh~~'''. Check your data carefully. ~~If you are sure you have everything correct~~, ~~click~~ the ~~button~~ labelled '''~~Commit race~~'''.		Wait for the white flag, then click on the button labelled '''Calculate'''. Check your data carefully. The page should reload, with a green box at the top right labelled '''Success'''. The right column of the table containing the crew information should now have been updated with race times and finishing positions. Check through this and see that it looks correct.

	~~The page should reload~~, ~~with a green box~~ at the ~~top right~~ labelled '''~~Success~~'''. ~~The right column of the table containing~~ the ~~crew information should now have been updated with race~~ times and ~~finishing~~ positions~~. Check through this~~ and ~~see that it looks correct~~.		If you are sure you have everything correct, and the judge at the finish agrees, click the button labelled '''Commit race'''.

			If there is an error, look through the finish times and positions information, alter as necessary, and press '''Calculate''' again.

	If the information is correct, and a button labelled '''Print / Tweet result''' is visible, you can press that to send the result sheet to the ePrinter and to tweet the result. (Note that these functions are only available if the correct email addresses have been entered into the '''Regatta setup''' information.		If the information is correct, and a button labelled '''Print / Tweet result''' is visible, you can press that to send the result sheet to the ePrinter and to tweet the result. (Note that these functions are only available if the correct email addresses have been entered into the '''Regatta setup''' information.

	~~If there is an error, look through the finish times and positions information, alter as necessary, and press '''Commit''' again.~~

	===Race under protest===		===Race under protest===

Richard: /* Referee race time */

2024-07-05T16:32:38Z

Referee race time

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	If the race is being timed by the umpires following the race, write this time on the finish line sheet along with the order of finishing, then enter it into the textboxes for Referee Race Time. The first box is for hours, the second for minutes and the third for seconds (and fractions thereof). Leave the '''(use)''' checkbox checked.		If the race is being timed by the umpires following the race, write this time on the finish line sheet along with the order of finishing, then enter it into the textboxes for Referee Race Time. The first box is for hours, the second for minutes and the third for seconds (and fractions thereof). Leave the '''(use)''' checkbox checked.

	If the race was started on the RDS at the start line, then the RDS will have all the information it needs to calculate the race time for each crew. In this case, ~~uncheck~~ the ~~box at the bottom labelled~~ '''(use)''' ~~next to the textboxes for inputting the Referee Race Time~~.		If the race was started on the RDS at the start line, then the RDS will have all the information it needs to calculate the race time for each crew. In this case, ensure that the Referee Race Time '''(use)''' checkbox is not checked.

	===Chaos at the finish line?===		===Chaos at the finish line?===

Richardcurry at 04:13, 2 November 2017

2017-11-02T04:13:39Z

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	===Committing the race information===		===Committing the race information===

	Wait for the white flag, then click on the button labelled '''Commit race'''.		Wait for the white flag, then click on the button labelled '''Save / Refresh'''. Check your data carefully. If you are sure you have everything correct, click the button labelled '''Commit race'''.

	The page should reload, with a green box at the top right labelled '''Success'''. The right column of the table containing the crew information should now have been updated with race times and finishing positions. Check through this and see that it looks correct.		The page should reload, with a green box at the top right labelled '''Success'''. The right column of the table containing the crew information should now have been updated with race times and finishing positions. Check through this and see that it looks correct.
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	===Race under protest===		===Race under protest===

	If after the race there is a protest by one of the crews, and the race official raises a red flag, the race is under protest. Click on the checkbox labelled '''Race is under protest''', then click on the button labelled '''~~Commit race~~'''. The race calculations will not be carried out, and the Commit button functions purely as a save button to record the information you input. Later, when the protest is resolved, return to the finish line page for this race, uncheck the protest button and click on the button labelled '''Commit race''' to complete the race time, position and progression calculations.		If after the race there is a protest by one of the crews, and the race official raises a red flag, the race is under protest. Click on the checkbox labelled '''Race is under protest''', then click on the button labelled '''Save / Refresh'''. The race calculations will not be carried out, and the Commit button functions purely as a save button to record the information you input. Later, when the protest is resolved, return to the finish line page for this race, uncheck the protest button and click on the button labelled '''Commit race''' to complete the race time, position and progression calculations.

	===Yellow and red cards===		===Yellow and red cards===

Richardcurry at 18:18, 27 September 2014

2014-09-27T18:18:43Z

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	If there is an error, look through the finish times and positions information, alter as necessary, and press '''Commit''' again.		If there is an error, look through the finish times and positions information, alter as necessary, and press '''Commit''' again.

	~~===Moving to the next race===~~

	~~You can move to the finish line page for the next scheduled race by clicking on the link near the top right of the page, which starts '''Next race:'''.~~

	===Race under protest===		===Race under protest===
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	If crew has received a warning, this can be recorded by selecting the offence from the drop down in the '''Status''' column. The violation is added automatically. Any number of violations can be recorded for a crew. The result of the violations will be applied when the race is '''Commit'''ed. If a violation is added in error, it can be removed using the '''Delete''' button.		If crew has received a warning, this can be recorded by selecting the offence from the drop down in the '''Status''' column. The violation is added automatically. Any number of violations can be recorded for a crew. The result of the violations will be applied when the race is '''Commit'''ed. If a violation is added in error, it can be removed using the '''Delete''' button.

			===Moving to the next race===

			You can move to the finish line page for the next scheduled race by clicking on the link near the top right of the page, which starts '''Next race:'''.

Richardcurry: /* Race under protest */

2014-09-27T18:18:21Z

Race under protest

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	If there is an error, look through the finish times and positions information, alter as necessary, and press '''Commit''' again.		If there is an error, look through the finish times and positions information, alter as necessary, and press '''Commit''' again.

			===Moving to the next race===

			You can move to the finish line page for the next scheduled race by clicking on the link near the top right of the page, which starts '''Next race:'''.

	===Race under protest===		===Race under protest===

Richardcurry: /* Committing the race information */

2014-09-27T18:17:01Z

Committing the race information

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	If the race was started on the RDS at the start line, then the RDS will have all the information it needs to calculate the race time for each crew. In this case, uncheck the box at the bottom labelled '''(use)''' next to the textboxes for inputting the Referee Race Time.		If the race was started on the RDS at the start line, then the RDS will have all the information it needs to calculate the race time for each crew. In this case, uncheck the box at the bottom labelled '''(use)''' next to the textboxes for inputting the Referee Race Time.

			===Chaos at the finish line?===

			If you are not able to complete the collection of data before the next race comes along, click on one of the '''Save / Refresh''' buttons. This saves the data, allowing you to move on to another race, and then come back later to complete the previous race.

	===Committing the race information===		===Committing the race information===

Richardcurry: /* Yellow and red cards */

2014-09-27T18:14:53Z

Yellow and red cards

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	===Yellow and red cards===		===Yellow and red cards===

	If crew has received a warning, this can be recorded by ~~pressing~~ the '''~~Yellow card~~''' ~~button~~. ~~Pressing~~ the ~~button again~~ will ~~record a~~ '''~~Red card~~''', ~~while pressing~~ the button ~~a third time will clear the warning~~.		If crew has received a warning, this can be recorded by selecting the offence from the drop down in the '''Status''' column. The violation is added automatically. Any number of violations can be recorded for a crew. The result of the violations will be applied when the race is '''Commit'''ed. If a violation is added in error, it can be removed using the '''Delete''' button.

Richardcurry at 18:09, 27 September 2014

2014-09-27T18:09:16Z

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	There is a large button near the bottom of the page labelled '''Finish!!'''. If you have not clicked on anything, it is highlighted yellow, so if you press a key on the keyboard (like the spacebar), the button will be pressed. If the '''Finish''' button is green, then you should press the small button above it labelled '''Ready for finish'''. This prepares the main '''Finish!!''' button for action.		There is a large button near the bottom of the page labelled '''Finish!!'''. If you have not clicked on anything, it is highlighted yellow, so if you press a key on the keyboard (like the spacebar), the button will be pressed. If the '''Finish''' button is green, then you should press the small button above it labelled '''Ready for finish'''. This prepares the main '''Finish!!''' button for action.

	Watch the finish line closely, and press the spacebar as each bowball crosses the line. At the same time, the spotter should be recording the order of finishes. As the '''Finish!!''' button is pressed, the table below the finish button grows with an extra row for each time the '''Finish''' button is pressed. It is important that the button be pressed punctually, as the software uses the timings of the button presses to determine the splits between crews.		Watch the finish line closely, and press the spacebar as each bowball crosses the line. At the same time, the spotter should be recording the order of finishes. As the '''Finish!!''' button is pressed, the table below the finish button grows with an extra row for each time the '''Finish!!''' button is pressed. It is important that the button be pressed punctually, as the software uses the timings of the button presses to determine the splits between crews.

	A stopwatch can be used as a backup for timing the splits between crews. Split times can be edited manually using the link '''Edit splits'''.		A stopwatch can be used as a backup for timing the splits between crews. Split times can be edited manually using the link '''Edit splits'''.

Richardcurry at 18:08, 27 September 2014

2014-09-27T18:08:54Z

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	===Timing the finishes===		===Timing the finishes===

	There is a large button near the bottom of the page labelled '''Finish!!'''. If you have not clicked on anything, it is highlighted yellow, so if you press a key on the keyboard (like the spacebar), the button will be pressed. If the '''Finish''' button is green, then you should press the small button above it labelled '''Ready for finish'''. This prepares the main '''Finish''' button for action.		There is a large button near the bottom of the page labelled '''Finish!!'''. If you have not clicked on anything, it is highlighted yellow, so if you press a key on the keyboard (like the spacebar), the button will be pressed. If the '''Finish''' button is green, then you should press the small button above it labelled '''Ready for finish'''. This prepares the main '''Finish!!''' button for action.

	Watch the finish line closely, and press the spacebar as each bowball crosses the line. At the same time, the spotter should be recording the order of finishes. As the '''Finish!!''' button is pressed, the table below the finish button grows with an extra row for each time the '''Finish''' button is pressed. It is important that the button be pressed punctually, as the software uses the timings of the button presses to determine the splits between crews.		Watch the finish line closely, and press the spacebar as each bowball crosses the line. At the same time, the spotter should be recording the order of finishes. As the '''Finish!!''' button is pressed, the table below the finish button grows with an extra row for each time the '''Finish''' button is pressed. It is important that the button be pressed punctually, as the software uses the timings of the button presses to determine the splits between crews.