Hi!
I'll prefer the way it is now.
Locking data is not the way to go: Redress is one thing, a human mistake is another.
I might have been a little negative about how SW works out right now, but I do think the solution is right around the corner!
What about a way of forcing the user to create starts when creating a new race? Inhert is a function that can be used then....
Also, maybe a Wizard-like thing when creating a new series. Do you want to create:
Fleet racing?
Flight racing?
Team racing?
....
regards
Martin Bølgen
97517102/37251906
Grimstad seilforening
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From: "Ralph Tingle" <rat@attat.com>
Reply-To: sailwave@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2005 10:16:15 +0100
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Hi Colin<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
I've had a quick look at some other software - (something I try not to do<BR>
least I get influenced) - and they seem to take the easy route of locking<BR>
race results. <BR>
DON'T WORRY, WHY INVENT THE WHEEL AGAIN IF SOMEONE ELSE HAS ALREADY DONE IT!<BR>
THERE IS ALWAYS SCOPE FOR IMPROVING IT BY ADDING PNEUMATIC TYRES!!<BR>
<BR>
So you can then change the competitor flight for the next<BR>
race - when you rescore R1 (say) is locked so its reaults are not affected.<BR>
No need for race flights. This is easy to understand and easy for me to do<BR>
but is it good enough? - if it is I'll move to it because it's easier to<BR>
understand for the user than race flights (which has caused confusion). <BR>
<BR>
The problems I see are that you're half way through a series and find you've<BR>
made a big mistake in an earlier race - how to you go back...? <BR>
EXACTLY - MISTAKES, REDRESS WILL REQUIRE RE-ENTERING THE RACE DATA AGAIN!!<BR>
<BR>
You also loose an overview/history of who was in which flight - i.e. as per the race<BR>
flights view in Sailwave. <BR>
I DON'T SEE THIS AS ESSENTIAL BUT OTHERS MAY DO.<BR>
<BR>
Anybody used other software in this way (locking)<BR>
and is it OK...? Or can anybody think of another easier way to the way I do<BR>
it now (assigning race flights).<BR>
I SUSPECT THAT EVERYONE IS STRUGGLING WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FLIGHTS. <BR>
THE ABOVE METHOD OF LOCKING WORKS BUT CAN WE EVER GUARANTEE AN ERROR/REDRESS FREE REGATTA?<BR>
THE ANSWER IS OBVIOUSLY NO & SUG WILL BE ASKING FOR A FACILITY TO EDIT PREVIOUS RESULTS!!<BR>
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Regards<BR>
Ralph<BR>
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