Enable Internet Feature for your BC4E.
Objects: To use following advanced features of BC4E:
• Share Club Users database among multiple laptops.
• Use mobile app to manage or view your club run.
• Record match scores to the database so that advanced reporting can be done over history.
• Advanced statististics reports, and automatic level assessment can be done by system.
Steps:
• Ensure your laptop have Internet connectivity to the web site: https://bc4e.net.
• Choose "Config" -> "Internet" menu item from BC4E main Window. The Internet Configuration Windows is shown.
• In the prompted Windows, simply check the CheckBox "Connect to Internet for Online feature".
You don't need to check "Initiate Data Synchronisation Online", which is only used when abnormal issue happened.
• Click "Submit" to save the change.
Notes:
• When BC4E successfully connected to Internet, there is a barcode image displayed on screens.
• If there is problem in connecting to Internet, BC4E turns off Internet feature after three trials of failure.
Create a Data Sychronisation Group for your BC4E.
Objects: Different laptops join the same Sync Group can have their Club Users merged into one database, and shared among them:
Steps:
• In Internet Configuration Windows, ensure the CheckBox "Connect to Internet for Online feature" is checked, which is prerequisite of Data Synchronisation.
• In the Data Synchronsiation Group part of the prompted Windows, check the "Group Name" checkbox, type in agroup name, and protection password.
• Keep the Group Name and its pretection password, they are required for joining the same group from other laptops.
• Choose "Create" option RadioButton to create the Group.
• Click "Submit" to save the change.
Notes:
• With Data Synchronisation Group, Club Users data will be merged from different laptops, and shared among them. This is facilitate clubs with mulitple sites.
• Data Synchronsation Group also makes it easy to migrate BC4E installation to new laptop in case the old one is damaged.
Join the created Synchronsation Group.
Objects: Join the Sync Group created by other laptop to share Club Users database.
Steps:
• In Internet Configuration Windows, ensure the CheckBox "Connect to Internet for Online feature" is checked, which is prerequisite of Data Synchronisation.
• In the Data Synchronsiation Group part of the prompted Windows, check the "Group Name" checkbox, type in agroup name, and protection password set when creating.
• Choose "Join" option RadioButton to join the Group.
• Click "Submit" to save the change.
Notes:
• Data Synchronisation Group suits for Clubs that have different sites for different days or times. If they runs at the same time, it could cause problem.
Manually initiate data synchronisation with Online Server.
Objects: Resolve some inconsistent behavior because of data difference between laptop and the server Online.
Steps:
• In Internet Configuration Windows, ensure the CheckBox "Connect to Internet for Online feature" is checked, which is prerequisite of Data Synchronisation.
• Check the "Initiate the Data Synchronsiation Online".
• Click "Submit" to save the change.
Notes: This will make the data on Online server be the same as BC4E local at laptop. This is only used when some abnormal case happens.
Sign In BC4E from the mobile app BC4EApp the first time.
Objects: Sign In BC4E to manage player's club run remotely with BC4EApp. Link BC4EApp Unique ID with the club user.
Prerequisite: BC4E on laptop is running with Internet enabled (Online).
Steps:
• Open BC4EApp from your mobile. Click the menu bar at Left Upper corner, and choose "Sign In - New".
• BC4EApp tries to sign in with its unique ID. Because no club user with the ID, it will open an Scan In windows.
• Type in the User Name exactly as that in BC4E Club User database. The user must have no linked App ID, and free for each visit (long term member).
• Type in a name for the club (Club Acronym). This is to differ from clubs in case of members of multiple clubs
• Scan the Barcode displayed in BC4E Laptop Screens. Try to enclose the Barcode image in RED ViewFinder frame.
• Press the "Scan In" button. In success, Player Information page is displayed with "Normal" state. In error, "No Barcode is found." state is shown.
Notes:
• The BC4E barcode represents the unique identifier of BC4E Club Run session.
• This scan establishs the link between BC4EApp ID and the Club User.
Sign In BC4E from the mobile app BC4EApp later.
Prerequisite: BC4E on laptop is running with Internet enabled (Online).
Steps:
• Open BC4EApp from your mobile. Click the menu bar at Left Upper corner, and choose "Sign In -
• Press the "Scan In" button. In success, Player Information page is displayed with "Normal" state. Otherwise, state shows different causes of failure.
• The main page of BC4EApp shows your information. It tells you if you have match or not, court, and match start time.
Notes: No need to scan Barcode any more. So, you can actually sign in even far away from the site as long as BC4E is online.
Manage your club status remotely.
Prerequisite: BC4EApp has signed in the Online BC4E club.
Steps:
• Open BC4EApp from your mobile. Click the menu bar at Left Upper corner, and choose any operation as that can be done from BC4E application on laptop.
• You can choose "Leave", "Take a Break", "Exclude", and "Include" operation throug your club run.
Notes:
• If you find out that you sign in the wrong club, Choose "Leave" menu to leave current club firstly. And then "Exist", try to sign in the correct one.
• In BC4EApp, any field with Yellow background color can receive Touch operation for further action.
Check your matches remotely.
Objective: To view whom you will play with, all match information of you, or the whole club.
Steps:
• In the main page of Player Information, touch the yellow field for Match Details
• In the prompted option list, choose what you want view.
• The match list page should show all matches requried. For those finished matches, their Score fields have Yellow background.
RecordMatchScore
Objective: Record the match scores. If all matches are scored, and with long history, automatic skill levels assessment is possible.
Steps:
• Type in scores for those finished matches. Please record scores as their real results.
• Press "Record Score" button. On Success, BC4EApp returns to the main page of Player Information.
Pair other players to have matches together.
Objective: To let BC4E to arrange matches together with all paired players.
Steps:
• Touch the empty Yellow field beside "Pair Group". You shouldn't be in any paired group. If so, Unpair it firstly.
• In prompted Option, choose "Pair With".
• Player List page is shown, it list all candidates that you can pair yourself with.
• Selec 1 ~ 3 other players by checking the Check Box beside them.
• Press "Submit" button.
• On Success, Player Information should show the Pair Group Id. If not Pair Group Id is shown, press "Refresh" button.