Create, delete, set a heat's status and order heats.
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Heat# and status columns are read only. Heat# is auto assigned. Status can be toggled using keyboard, button or pop-up menu. To move about the grid, ensure the heat grid has focus, then use the arrow keys, UP, DOWN, LEFT and RIGHT to move through each ROW. Or alternatively. use the mouse to selected a ROW. Note the column and record selector (the right bracket symbol) on the extreme left of the grid.. Clicking in this column will also select a ROW. The display of the lane grid will change as you browse the heats. |
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If the session has been locked, heat grid, lane grid and buttons will be disabled (grayed). With the exception of the heats report button. With the session locked you can still print heat reports.
The number of lanes shown is determined by the Number Of Swimming Lanes preference, found in the options menu.
For clarity, once a nominee is given a lane, then that nominee is officially an entrant.
The heat status column can display either Open, Raced or Closed.
By default a new heat is assigned Open.
👉You can toggle the heat status by first selecting the heat and then use the short-cut key CNTRL+T.
👉Or RMouse click to access the pop-up menu and then select Toggle Heat Status.
👉Or click the Toggle Heat button to cycle through the states.
When the heat status is raced, the Move Up, Move Down and Delete Heat buttons are disabled. All of the lane buttons will also be disabled. You can still enter and make changes to race time. You can print reports and create new heats.
When the heat status is closed, the Move Up, Move Down and Delete Heat buttons and lane buttons remain disabled. The entrant's table is dimmed. You can't make any changes in the lane grid. You can print reports and create new heats.
When running a paperless setup and after closing a heat, neither SCM_Marshal or SCM_Timekeeper applications can make changes to the heat.
When ALL of the heats for an event are closed then the event (in the event's grid) will display a check-mark.
Very Special Note: closed and raced heats are excluded from auto-build events.
Tip: For a short discussion on running your events in paperless mode, follow this link.
👉 To move heats, first select the heat, then use the short cut keys CTRL+UP and CTRL+DOWN.
👉 Or RMouse click and use the pop-up menu, then select Move Up or Move Down from the menu.
👉 Or click either of the Move Heat buttons to change the stack order. Note: You can hover over these buttons for a helpful hint.
This function may be disabled, it depends on the status of the heat or session.
Note: ROWS are automatically renumbered as you move heats in the stack.
👉 To create a new heat click the New Heat button.
👉 Or RMouse click to use the context sensitive popup menu and select New Heat.
As new heats are automatically assigned an heat number.
This function may be disabled, it depends on the status of the session.
Another way to create new heats is to use the Auto-build heats button.
To learn more on how to manually add swimmers to your new heat, follow this link.
👉 To delete, first select the heat, then press CTRL+DELETE.
👉 Or RMouse click to use the context sensitive popup menu and select New Heat.
👉 Or click the Delete Heat button.
In all these methods, a dialogue will be shown to confirm the deletion. WARNING: There is no undo.
Heats that are closed or raced cannot be deleted. If the session is locked, then you can't delete heats.
Note: When a heat is deleted, the member's nomination data still remain. Entrant's that belonged to the deleted heat are sent back to the nominations cache where they await a lane. You don't lose nominations when you delete a heat.
👉 The only way to run Auto-build heats is to click the button.
The Auto-Build dialogue will display. Select your options and press Yes to start.
Note: Only the current event is operated on. To do ALL events, you need to select EACH event and click the button.
On running, all open heats are cleared.
Heats that are closed or
raced remain in place. New heats created by
Auto-build heats are appended to the end of
the table and the table is renumbered. (wit: Your heats are
re-ordered.)
The number of heats created is dependant on the number of nominees.
Nominees that are included in closed or
raced are excluded from the auto-build.
The fastest heat will be run last. If you seperate by gender, women's events will race first.
To learn more about Auto-build heats and it's features follow this link.
Selection for the heat grid is ROW based. If any ROW is
highlighted, then the grid has focus.
Hover over the grid then