Basics

Introduction

This documentation provides the user's with information about the JCNA Event Manager. It is intended for anyone using the JCNA Event Manager.

WARNING

The current version of the JCNA Event Manager does NOT support Rally events, only Concours d'Elegance or Slalom events.

Features

The JCNA Event Manager has the following features:

Easy installation using the installers.
All Club, Car, and Class information is included so data entry is kept to a minimum.
Can handle multiple events (one at a time).

WARNING
The current version of the JCNA Event Manager does NOT support Rally events, only Concours d'Elegance or Slalom events.

Easy entry of event information. Information is entered once for an event.
Easy car registration. Just select the entrant from the list of current JCNA members. All of the member's information is provided, but can be modified if necessary. Enter the car's particulars and press a button.
All relevant sheets are printed, including filled-in score sheets for each entrant, the JCNA event report, standings, and even labels for mailing results to the entrants.
Easily enter results for the event.
A results file is automatically generated which can be attached to an email so that the results can quickly and easily be entered into the national database.
Results can be archived so that information (cars entered, entrants', etc.) can be used in later years for even faster registration and pre-event informational mailings.

Definitions

The following are the definitions of some terms used in these documents.

Click

Move the mouse over the component (usually a button) and press the first (usually left) mouse button and then release it.

Select

Move the mouse over a row in a table or list and clicking on the row. The row will become highlighted to indicate that the row is selected. In cases where multiple rows can be selected, holding down the <Shift> key while selecting, selects all rows between the previous selection and the row clicked on, while holding down the <Ctrl> key while selecting, selects only the clicked on row, but keeps the previous selection also.

This could also be used for combo boxes to mean that an item should be selected from the drop-down list. This is done by clicking on the Down Arrow button for the combo box and selecting an item from the list that pops up.

Enter

When used in conjunction with a text field, for example,' Enter the entrant's name into the Name field', this means to click somewhere within the text field to get the cursor and edit the field until it is correct, using the standard editing keys.

Drag

Move the mouse over the desired location. Press the first (usually left) mouse button, and without releasing it, move the mouse pointer to the desired location, then releasing the button.

Entrant

A person that is entering a car in the event.

Typographical Conventions

The following table describes the typographic changes used in these documents.

Table 1-1: Typographical Conventions
Typeface Meaning Example

AaBbCc123 A button that can be pressed or a menu item. Click on Enter Car.
Click Print Standings... to print the event standings.

AaBbCc123 A control (combo box, table, dialog, etc.) in the user interface. Select an entrant from the Score table.
Select the entrant's club from the Club Selector.
Select your club from the Club Selection Dialog.

**Table 1-1**: Typographical Conventions
Typeface	Meaning	Example
AaBbCc123	A button that can be pressed or a menu item.	Click on Enter Car. Click Print Standings... to print the event standings.
AaBbCc123	A control (combo box, table, dialog, etc.) in the user interface.	Select an entrant from the Score table. Select the entrant's club from the Club Selector. Select your club from the Club Selection Dialog.

Menu commands are indicated by giving the name of the menu, an arrow, and the name of the command. For example, Admin->Print Labels... refers to the Print Labels... button in the Admin menu.

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Contents

	Easy installation using the installers.
	All Club, Car, and Class information is included so data entry is kept to a minimum.
	Can handle multiple events (one at a time). WARNING The current version of the *JCNA Event Manager* does NOT support Rally events, only Concours d'Elegance or Slalom events.
	Easy entry of event information. Information is entered once for an event.
	Easy car registration. Just select the entrant from the list of current JCNA members. All of the member's information is provided, but can be modified if necessary. Enter the car's particulars and press a button.
	All relevant sheets are printed, including filled-in score sheets for each entrant, the JCNA event report, standings, and even labels for mailing results to the entrants.
	Easily enter results for the event.
	A results file is automatically generated which can be attached to an email so that the results can quickly and easily be entered into the national database.
	Results can be archived so that information (cars entered, entrants', etc.) can be used in later years for even faster registration and pre-event informational mailings.