Fencing Time Version 4.5 User’s Guide October 2020 © Copyright 2020 by Fencing Time, LLC. All rights reserved. Table of Contents Table of Contents .......................................................................................................................................... 2 Chapter 1: Introducing Fencing Time ............................................................................................................ 9 Motivation................................................................................................................................................. 9 Goals ......................................................................................................................................................... 9 Conclusion ............................................................................................................................................... 10 Chapter 2: Running Fencing Time on One or More Computers ................................................................. 11 Chapter 3: Running Fencing Time for the First Time .................................................................................. 12 Launching the Software .......................................................................................................................... 12 Setting Defaults ....................................................................................................................................... 12 Fencing Time Licenses ............................................................................................................................. 13 Installing Updates ................................................................................................................................... 14 Selecting the Operation Mode ................................................................................................................ 14 Chapter 4: Getting Familiar with Fencing Time .......................................................................................... 15 Terminology ............................................................................................................................................ 15 Main Window Layout .............................................................................................................................. 17 Event Window Layout ............................................................................................................................. 18 Chapter 5: Running Your First Tournament ................................................................................................ 20 Step 1: Create the Tournament .............................................................................................................. 20 Step 2: Create the Event ......................................................................................................................... 21 Step 3: Add Fencers to the Event ............................................................................................................ 23 Step 4: Print the Sign-In Sheet ................................................................................................................ 28 Step 5: Check-In the Fencers................................................................................................................... 29 Step 6: Set up the Pool Round ................................................................................................................ 29 Step 7: Fence the Pool Round ................................................................................................................. 32 Step 8: Fence the Direct Elimination Round ........................................................................................... 34 Step 9: Finish the Event........................................................................................................................... 36 Chapter 6: Managing Clubs ......................................................................................................................... 38 Creating and Editing Clubs ...................................................................................................................... 39 Merging Duplicate Clubs ......................................................................................................................... 40 Deleting Clubs from the Database .......................................................................................................... 41 Importing Clubs from a CSV File ............................................................................................................. 41 Chapter 7: Managing Fencers ..................................................................................................................... 42 Searching for Fencers .............................................................................................................................. 42 Creating and Editing Fencers .................................................................................................................. 43 Deleting Fencers from the Database ...................................................................................................... 45 Importing Fencers from a CSV file .......................................................................................................... 46 Chapter 8: Managing Referees ................................................................................................................... 47 Searching for Referees ............................................................................................................................ 48 Creating and Editing Referees ................................................................................................................. 48 Deleting Referees from the Database ..................................................................................................... 48 Importing Referees from a CSV File ........................................................................................................ 48 Importing Referees from an XML File ..................................................................................................... 49 Using Referees in a Tournament............................................................................................................. 49 Adding Referees to an Event ................................................................................................................... 50 Active and Inactive Referees ................................................................................................................... 51 Assigning Referees to Pools and Bouts ................................................................................................... 51 Referee Usage Reports ........................................................................................................................... 51 Pod and Video Referee Assignment Forms ............................................................................................. 52 Chapter 9: Tournaments ............................................................................................................................. 53 Creating a Tournament ........................................................................................................................... 53 Saving and Loading Tournaments to/from a File .................................................................................... 55 Moving Tournament Files to another Computer .................................................................................... 56 Loading Tournaments from a Fencing Time Server ................................................................................ 57 Finishing a Tournament .......................................................................................................................... 58 Chapter 10: Events ...................................................................................................................................... 59 Creating Events ....................................................................................................................................... 59 Setting Event Options in Bulk .................................................................................................................. 65 Changing an Event Name ........................................................................................................................ 65 Organizing the Event List ........................................................................................................................ 65 Viewing Events in the Event Window ..................................................................................................... 65 Event Competitors .................................................................................................................................. 67 Starting Events ........................................................................................................................................ 67 Canceling Events ..................................................................................................................................... 68 Combining Events ................................................................................................................................... 68 Finishing an Event 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