Generic Steps in Setting Up Your Meet

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Here is a set of the generic steps to help you get started setting up your meet.

 

1.Click on File from the Main Menu Bar then Open/New Database. Click Here for more specifics.
2.Click on Set-up from the Main menu Bar then click on Meet Set-up to customize major parameters for your meet . Click Here for more specifics.
3.Click on Set-up from the Main Menu Bar and then click on each of the items to further customize your particular meet.  

•Athlete / Relay Preferences

•Seeding Preferences

•Report Preferences

•Entry / Scoring Preferences

•Scoring Set-up

•Entry Fee Surcharges

•Division / Region Names

•Language Preferences

•Options

Click on Events from the Main Menu Bar to set up the events for your meet. Click Here for more specifics.

1.Click on the Session button in the Events Screen and set up the Sessions for your meet.   Click Here for more specifics.
2.Click on the Records button in the Events Screen to enter the meet records from the keyboard or to Import them. Click Here for more specifics.  
3.Click on the Time Standards button in the Events Screen to enter Time Standards for the meet  from the keyboard or to Import them. Click Here for more specifics.  
4.Click on Athletes from the Main Menu Bar to set up your Team and Athletes as well as their entries for the teams that HAVE NOT provided you entry disks.  Click Here for more specifics on How to Add an Athlete and How to Add a Team.
5.Click on Relays from the Main Menu Bar to set up your Relay entries for the teams that HAVE NOT provided you entry disks. Click Here for more specifics.
6.Click on File from the Main Menu Bar and then click on Import then Entries to import team athlete and relay entries that have been provided to you on diskette. Click Here for more specifics.

 

At this point, you have set up your meet and put in most if not all of your Individual and Relay entries.  It's time to look at a few of the Reports to check what you have done.

 

11.Click on Reports from the Main Menu Bar and then click on the following Reports to at least Preview and possibly Print.
_bm4Events
_bm4Teams
_bm4Rosters
_bm4Sessions
_bm4Entry Lists
_bm4Psych Sheets
_bm4Check-In Report if you are doing a Positive Check-In
12.Once you have checked your entries, you are ready to Seed the meet.  Click on Seeding from the Main Menu Bar and click Here for more specifics.
13.Click on Reports from the Main Menu Bar and then click on the following Reports to at least Preview and possibly Print.
_bm4Meet Program
_bm4Lane/Timer Sheets
_bm4Warm-up Sheets
14.Click on Labels from the Main Menu Bar and then click Entry Cards/Labels if you are printing them for the meet. Click Here for more specifics.

 

At this point, you should have completed all of your pre-meet set-up, entry, and reports.  You are now ready to Run the Meet! Click here for information on How To Run the Meet.