The Start window highlights the participants that are due for tick off.
It is a sliding time window, which moves forward as time passes on. Participants are entering the window, being ticked off (or DNS), and then, leaving the window.
Tap on a participant to change his/her status:
Late start denotes a participant that was initially ticked off as DNS but has later shown up.
Search for participants by entering free text. There are two search modes (tap the search symbol to toggle):
Search all participants.
Search participants with status DNS (handy when looking for late arrivals).
Search syntax:
Anything means that all data fields are searched (name, organisation, class, bib number, start time, old and new card number, comment, start name).
When the participant inserts the card into the SPORTident station, the card number is checked and the participant is automatically ticked off. Optionally, the card is also checked to be cleared (which takes 1–2 sec of extra time).
If the inserted card does not match any participant, a list of candidates is displayed. Candidates are:
Select one of the candidates to change status to Started (or, Late start) with a new card number.
Other options:
Copy card saves the card number, which can then be pasted when editing a participant.
Manually create a New participant with this card number. This feature has to be enabled in the Settings.
Change the card number:
A comment can also be entered (free text).
There are two types of start status reports:
The start status reports can be customised as described in the Settings section below.
Symbols:
Email text and/or YAML reports.
Upload YAML report to server.
Upload incremental YAML report to server.
The screenshots below show:
Time adjustment — The entered value is added to the current time:
Start window — The duration of the Start window. Suggested settings:
Symbols:
Give a sound signal (a short double beep) when the start window moves forward.
Participants who have not been ticked off as started will automatically get status DNS when leaving the start window.
SPORTident station
Give a sound signal (a few happy beeps) when a participant is automatically ticked off OK.
Give an audible error signal (a buzzing sound) when a participant has an unknown card or is outside the start window.
Check that card is cleared. This takes 1–2 seconds of extra time.
Optional features
The following features can be enabled or disabled.
Confirm manual status change (by tapping a participant) when the new status becomes DNS (red), Lat start (orange), or, Reset (initial state, uncoloured).
Manually add new participant.
Start status report — There are two types of start status reports:
The reports can be customised as described below. For convenience, a default email can be entered.
Customisation: Select whether to include the following data in the start status reports:
Select which start status reports that are to be sent by email:
Upload to server — Upload start status YAML formatted file to server using POST or FTP. The upload can be done manually, or, automatically every n:th minutes.
POST settings:
FTP settings:
Create the start list, either in XML format, or, in CSV format (Comma-Separated Values).
Transfer the file to be imported (the start list) to the device (phone/tablet). This can be done in several ways, for example, by emailing or downloading the file.
The start list can be imported from within O Checklist, from your email, or, through a file manager.
During the import:
When tapping on an XML/CSV file, Android uses the file extension to determine that the file is handled by O Checklist, and then sends the file to O Checklist. If there are several apps that can handle this filetype, Android will ask which app to use.
If another app (not O Checklist) starts when you tap on the XML/CSV file, then that app has been set as the standard app for this filetype. It could for example be the MS Excel app, an office app, or any similar app. Go to Android's settings, select Apps, and tap into the app that starts instead of O Checklist. Now clear this standard setting.
Note – This is a description of Android's handling of filetypes (MIME types), which is used when opening a start list from an email app or a file manager. It is not applicable when importing from within O Checklist (or, from a file manager if Open with is used), because the picked file is then directly sent to O Checklist.
Use a USB On-The-Go (OTG) adapter to attach a SPORTident station to the phone/tablet (an ordinary USB cable does not work). Note that the SPORTident station is normally powered by the host (the phone/tablet). To extend the battery life of the phone/tablet, an OTG adapter with separate power cable for the SPORTident station can be used.