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This page allows access to the list of Grades within the current Association. Authorized Association users can create new Grades, and edit the properties of these Grades at any time.

By default, the list displays active Grades only. Inactive Grades can also be displayed by clicking the Show Inactive Grades checkbox.

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Adding/Editing Grade details

Click the Add a new Grade link above the Grade list, or select the Edit link for a particular Grade to open the Grade Edit screen where the Grade can be configured further.

Grade Details - Grade settings

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Grade Name *

Enter a unique name for the Grade. This will display as the Grade name throughout the site.

Grade names may be changed after being created, however this will change the name for all seasons.

If you wish to refer to the Grade by the old name for previous seasons, you should create a new Grade for the new name.

It is not necessary to create a new Grade for a new season if the Grade name is unchanged.

Grade Short Name

A unique shorter (20 chars max) name for the Grade. This is used in certain reports - e.g. when sending certain SMS

notifications where the message length is limited.

Active

Check the box if the Grade is active (i.e. if matches are still played in this Grade). This setting only affects Grade lists in the administrative section of the site, all Grades from previous seasons still display on the public section of the site

regardless of whether the Grade is Active or Inactive.

Grade sort order

This affects the order in which the Grades are presented in dropdown lists on the site (where the site is customised for an Association). Where the site is customised for a Club, the Club may specify a sort order that will override this setting.

Grade Type *

Select the type that best describes the participants of this grade.

Grade Standard/Level (* if available)

Select the competition standard that best describes the participants of this Grade.

Age Qualification

where there is a maximum and/or minimum age limits for the Grade, enter the date of birth as follows : Age Qualification

The DOB values must be updated every season. Players selected in teams where age restrictions apply who do not meet the age requirements will be listed in the Ineligible players in Grades with age restriction exception report.

Default match start time

any matches created under this Grade will have use this as the default start time. Leave blank if no default is required,

or if the start time is not applicable.

Referee Allocation Organisation

choose which organisation performs Referee allocations for this Grade. Usually this will be the current organisation,

however if a parent organisation has been configured to do allocations on behalf of the current organisation, this can

be selected here. Note: only one organisation can do allocations for a particular Grade.

Club championship weighing factor

Automatically make match official when confirmed

By default, the match result is not made official until the match is 'locked' within the Review Results screen.

Check this option to automatically make the match result official as soon as the results are confirmed by one of the competing teams.

Fixture sort order

Fixture is displayed either by round or date per selection

Require coach selected with team

This requires squad set up with coach information if ticked

Allocated Umpire Visibility

Fixture displays allocated umpire information if this is ticked

*Required Field

Match result entry settings

Prevent match results entry - check to prevent any match results being entered for this Grade.
Number of hours to enter match result: The match score entry is considered late after this number of hours after 6PM on the last match day have passed. If the entry is late it will show up on exception reports.

Player Score Entry settings

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Prevent player score entry - check to prevent any player scores being entered for this Grade.
Player score entry locked when match is made official: If checked, entry or update of player scores is not possible after the match result has been made official (ie the match has been 'locked' from the Review Results screen). If unchecked, there is no restriction on player score entry, however, exception reports can indicate late entry, or entry after the match score is made official.

Copy Grade

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Grade could be easily duplicated by clicking on Copy icon at the beginning of each existing Grade row

Delete Grade

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Click the appropriate Delete link on the Grade Management page. Only Grades that have no match data entered nor ladders attached can be deleted. In other cases, the Grade can be made Inactive (by editing the Grade and clearing the Active checkbox).