Schedules Chapter

Chapter Index              BACK   TOP   INDEX

• Overview

• How Schedules are Kept

• Step-by-step instructions:

  • Entering New Games

  • Changing Existing Games

  • Deleting Games

Schedules Overview      BACK   TOP   INDEX

    Your game schedules are the basis for maintaining your league's standings within InGoodStandings (InGS).  

    Your constituents will quickly learn to depend on the online schedules.

    One of the most important administrative functions within InGS is to maintain your schedules in a timely and accurate fashion. 

Entering New Games                BACK   TOP   INDEX
 

Note: Before entering games into the schedule, be sure to enter all the appropriate teams into InGS.  Also, be sure to define all of the fields in the field-maintenance module.  This information is needed in order to enter your game schedules.

• Open up the Schedule Administration Page
       If you're not already attached to a season, you will be asked to choose your league and season
• Scroll down to the Division and Team Schedules list
• Click on the Division that you want to enter games for
• In the menus on the left, click on "Add Games"
     You will then see a page with several blank game-entry lines
• Enter the information for one or more games to be added to the schedule
• Click on "Submit Changes" button to enter your new games
• If there are still more game to enter, click the "Add Games" button again.
  

Changing Existing Games                BACK   TOP   INDEX
 

Note: Before changing games into the schedule, be sure to enter all the appropriate teams into InGS.  Also, be sure to define all of the fields in the field-maintenance module.  This information is needed in order to change your game schedules.

• Open up the Schedule Administration Page
       If you're not already attached to a season, you will be asked to choose your league and season
• If you are not in "Schedule Maintenance Mode", look down the left column and click on "Update Schedules" to enter update mode
• Enter into Schedule-List mode by clicking on the division or team to be changed
• For each game you want to update (or delete), click the checkbox under the "Edit" column
• Click on the "Edit Checked Games" button to enter update mode for those games
              (the "Edit Checked Games" button is found at the end of the list of games)
       A similar page will then be shown with those checked games in "edit mode"
• Change the information on all the teams you chose to edit
• Click on "Submit Changes" button to enter your new games
              (the "Submit Changes" button is found at the end of the list of games)
   

Deleting Existing Games                BACK   TOP   INDEX
 

Note: Be very careful when deleting games from InGS.  Any corresponding game results that have been entered for games that are deleted from the schedule may also be lost.  In general, do not delete games from the schedule.  Instead, you should update the schedule and indicate that a game has been cancelled or rescheduled.

• Open up the Schedule Administration Page
       If you're not already attached to a season, you will be asked to choose your league and season
• If you are not in "Schedule Maintenance Mode", look down the left column and click on "Update Schedules" to enter update mode
• Choose the view you want to use to enter into Schedule-List mode
• For each game you want to delete (or update), click the checkbox under the "Edit" column
• Click on the "Edit Checked Games" button to enter update mode for those games
       A similar page will be shown with those checked games in "edit mode"
• Click the checkbox under the "Delete" column for 4each game to be deleted
• Click on "Submit Changes" button to enter your new games

How Schedules are Kept      BACK   TOP   INDEX

    Schedules are maintained in an InGoodStandings (InGS) database.  Your are given a series of administrator web pages which provide the functions needed to quickly and easily enter or change your schedule information.  Through the Season administration pages, you can set options which hide the schedule for the current season.  This comes in handy when you are building and re-arranging your initial schedule.

    Anyone can be authorized to update the schedules either at the league, season or division level.  By default, those authorized as "administrators" at any level also has the authority to update the schedules at that level.

    The initial entry of the schedules can be a somewhat tedious chore, but you'll find that once you enter a few games, the remainder are entered quickly.  Before the initial schedules can be entered, you should create your division and team structure, and assure that you've entered all playing fields into InGS.