Master details

The Master details dialogue allows you to enter details for a new player or update the details of an existing player.

When a new player is being created the dialogue is initially blank. When an existing player is being update the current player details are displayed and can be updated as required. When a player is being deleted, the current details are displayed, but cant be changed.

For new and updated players Surname and Forename must be entered, all other fields are optional. If a player is included in a tournament and the tournament is submitted to the BCF for Grading, the gender, date of birth and BCF Code (if known) and BCF Club or BCF County must be entered. Player details will be validated when you submit he tournament results.

Age is automatically calculated and displayed based on date of birth and details held on the Options dialogue (see Tools->Options).

The Club and School drop down lists are dynamically build. When an entry is made for one player it will appear in the drop down list so that it can be used for other players. This helps to avoid typing errors on club and school names and so improve the quality of the data.

If a BCF Code or FIDE Number is entered this player will be automatically matched to the player on the BCF Grading/FIDE Rating list. If a BCF Code or FIDE Number is removed from a player the link to the BCF Grading/FIDE Rating list will be lost. You are asked if you want to update the details of the player with the details from the BCF or FIDE list.

When the BCF Club is selected County, Union and Nation are automatically set from the BCF Club list. When County is selected, Union and Nation are automatically set. These can be overridden if required.

The four fields at the bottom of the dialogue are user defined fields. The usage of these fields can be defined on the options dialogue (either via 'change' link or Tools->Options).

Pick buttons

The pick buttons '...' to the side of the BCF Code, FIDE No, BCF Club, BCF County, BCF Union and Nation provide access to a pick dialogue which allows easy seach and selection. See Pick dialogue for more details.

Add to Tournament button

The Tournament drop down list and the ‘Add to Tournament’ button can be used to add a player to a tournament . The drop down list only contains a list of all ‘unlocked’ tournaments.

Match button

The ‘Match…’ button displays the Match/Merge dialogue and allows you to match the player to another player on the system (this could be a local player or a player from the BCF Grading List or FIDE Rating List, if the lists have been loaded).

When a player is matched to a player on the BCF Grading list, key details are copied on to the player from the BCF Grading List. Subsequently when a new BCF grading list is issued and loaded the system will automatically update the BCF grades of all players on the master list. When a player is matched to a player on the FIDE Rating list, key details are copied on to the player. Subsequently when a new FIDE Rating List is loaded on to the system, the system will automatically update the FIDE Rating and title for the player.

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