The app also has what seem like off decisions to me. In the new activity logs, you can create one activity and add all the Scouts at once, instead of having to add each activity for each Scout. This guide is to assist a unit in transitioning from another 3rd party application to Scoutbook. and I recommend using Quick Entry to make this task easier. Login to get started. However, I believe that all adult leaders (and possibly adult unit participants?) A tag already exists with the provided branch name. Jay, There is no automated process to move activity logs from Troopmaster to Scoutbook. Merit Badge Counselors: This is currently an unknown. I guess I need to take a closer look at Soar. excellent time to start. Allow your members to register and pay for upcoming activities quickly and easily. It was excruciating. Date Format: MM/DD/YYYY Without the BSA giving us a clear statement of their intent, or even an explicit long-term plan, were left to either speculate and try to prepare as best we can, or just grab the tiger and hold on for dear life. Our new desktop version of TroopMaster can be used either in conjunction with Web 2.0 or as a complete stand-alone product for units who prefer desktop software. Note that you also do not add scouts and adults. Merit Badge Counselors: This is currently an unknown. This will take many hours. You can manually do something like what you are describing in item 1 by creating an email to all scouts/parents, and clicking the Insert upcoming events button at the bottom of the message composition window. Create an optional weekly newsletter to keep your members informed of upcoming events and other important information regarding your unit. Click "Add All>>", Adult.txt file: Here are the steps necessary to export your data from Troopmaster: Scout.txt file: Maintenance Advisory. One of the hardest parts about converting from Troopmaster to Scouting units have many people who they need to keep in contact with on a regular basis. But Select area: Adult Data The program includes standard BSA leadership positions but, if your unit has defined it's own custom postions, you can add them to your selection list. It might be a way to avoid manual maintenance. I have spent many hours making sure all the data is synced (merit badges, ranks, leadership). Android There is currently no import capability for the activity logs. Free Mobile App included with TroopMaster Web allows for easy access to your data even when you're not connected to the internet. Go to your unit page in Scoutbook. www.my.scouting.org account. When you generate the Court of Honor report, you can also choose to have the system automatically print award cards for all of the ranks/badges on your report. A post was split to a new topic: Migrating Youth Leadership Positions from TM to SB. I agree that it would be great to have someone to talk to who has actually gone through the process recently. You can even The only choice for unit management accessible both on and offline allowing access to your data even when you're not connected to the internet. That is by design. find out how to set up a unit in Scoutbook. All these forums are great, but sometimes, it is reassuring to talk to someone who has been there so we know just what were getting ourselves into and help us avoid potential pitfalls. Privacy Policy. Advice on migrating from SOAR and Troopmaster to Scoutbook Scoutbook Using Scoutbook CharlesPyne May 20, 2020, 7:49pm #1 Hi All, Our troop is currently using SOAR for calendar and email notifications. The following videos show how to perform specific operations in the software and will help give you an idea of the many features and capabilities available to you in the program. If not, This is because we entered this information in internet advancement periodically already, and that makes its way into Scoutbook. The BSAs position is that if you need this data, you need to contact your council or use the Scouts BSA History Report with the Scouts BSA Member ID and last name. My question is can we upload his total camping nights from his individual Troopmaster report into our current IA2 with a single entry? If your pack, troop, crew, or ship is already using Scoutbook, Registered Adult Leaders and Scouts should now automatically be populated in Scoutbook. .jumbotron .section-inner { Members: All Scouts Thanks! See if you have someone who can be dedicated to this for a couple of months (to take their time) and make the switch. Press the Export button to create a file. We are also using Troopmaster for Advancement. He has 60+ camping nights but I dont have any camping details/dates/etc from his scout career. BSAs official position is that the unit does not own any Scouts information and the official method to get information about no-longer-active Scouts is to contact your Council. height: 500px; As of today there is no way to enter merit badge counselors that I know into Scoutbook. @LisaR Did you get any response? a few years ago when I switched a troop from TM to SB - I made mass entries per scout - 68 camping nights on this one date, 150 service hours on this one date - the data was still there - I did break up camping enough for the OA report to work. Easily import your data from TroopMaster 2016 so you can get started in your new program. In Scoutbook I had to enter their leadership history by hand. Post unit announcements to your website, home page, and newsletter. Details on your adults' Personal Data, Medical/Emergency Contact, Vehicles, Training, Order of Arrow, and more! Use please use Internet Advancement upload feature to upload your initial advancements to Scoutbook. Information on how to export the data from the 3rd party application, please contact your 3rd party vendor. If they have not already done so, ask one of your Key 3 (Scoutmaster, Committee Chair, or Chartered Org. In Scoutbook I had to enter their leadership history by hand. :^). If nothing happens, download Xcode and try again. To do this, sign into Scoutbook and select My Dashboard. I dont think Troopmaster supports exporting activities either. The first file you should transfer from ScoutBook is the Scout file. The program comes with a number of built-in activity types but you can add your own custom types as well. Welcome! Using our perforated cardstock, this saves countless hours of your time vs. having to complete all of these cards by hand. Credit toward Camping, Hiking, Service, etc. User Accounts/Passwords Just a heads up, though - all content, information, and opinions shared on this forum are those of the author, not the BSA. Troopmaster info transferred into Scoutbook. Easily create groups of members to include on specific reports. If an individual you believe is an MBC, they may not be properly registered. Check Include field names as first line of export Easily view and schedule upcoming meetings, campouts, service projects, and other events for your unit. Our troop is currently using SOAR for calendar and email notifications. @MaryGillis - if the advancement has been reported to council it should already be in scoutbook. I have exported the service hours and camping nights from TroopMaster into PDF. This forum has a treasure trove of great info Scouters helping Scouters! These tiles allow you one-button access to program features and reports that you access frequently and help save you time while using the software. Details on your scouts' Personal Data, Medical/Emergency Contact, Parents, Vehicles, Order of Arrow, and more! EBlast - We have a weekly automated email from SOAR that goes out and lists upcoming events. Unfortunately you need to enter each event individually. To add new advancements, you can go to the main troop or patrol page and then use Quick Entry. Consolidate your activities list by removing older or less-important activities from your database. I am a competent Python programmer. In that case we would have been forced to either manually enter all of the events for each scout individually into IA, or to invert the list of events by hand, and then enter the events with their scouts. If you do this, keep in mind is will mess up nights for . Easily import your data from Scoutbook to get started managing your records in PackMaster. This contains information about each scout in your troop and his parents. meeting, to tracking attendance and advancement. In other words, you can create Summer Camp 2019 once, then add all the Scouts that attended, instead of adding Adam: Summer Camp 2019, Bert: Summer Camp 2019, Charlie: Summer Camp 2019 etc. Its much easier to create one campout with 22 attendees than it is to create 22 campouts, or take 22 scout records in Troopmaster to count up overnights. Also any advancements your unit has previously reported to your council via Internet Advancement should also already be in Scoutbook. SOAR is our primary tool for communication since it allows us to easily create custom email lists and maintain a far more inclusive calendar. For more assistance, see the getting started guides here. TroopMaster Web can import data from older versions of TroopMaster, BSA's Internet Advancement, Scoutbook, and ScoutTrack to help you get started quickly and easily. Scoutbook provides access to valuable tools and Allow your members to register and pay for upcoming activities quickly and easily. This forum has a treasure trove of great info Scouters helping Scouters! parse_activity_report.py In the end we had about 250 events! Format: Comma delimited It seems like the long-term BSA plan is to replace Scoutbook, in part or in total, with the new IA2 platform. can all be specified for each activity. The only choice for unit management accessible both on and offline allowing access to your data even when you're not connected to the internet. Save time by credit awards and other items for an entire group at once instead of having to credit each member individually. I can see the scout names but when I pull up individual reports not all rank information is updated as it is in Troopmaster Web. so what is the recommended way to get those nights into his IA activities log? for answers to commonly asked Scoutbook questions, Scoutbook Helps ensure more accurate data entry. Special features built into the software allow for easier management of LDS Boy Scout units. Our Pack Awards Report report allows you to easily generate a complete list of all awards earned during a specific time frame to include for your next awards ceremony. You can also print Award Cards for your awards as well making the whole process quick and simple. Select area: Scout Data I want to simplify things and move everything to Scoutbook. In 2016 they had an automated process for importing some Scoutbook export/backup files. Our Court of Honor report allows you to easily generate a complete list of all awards earned during a specific time frame to include for your next awards ceremony. }. Please Advancement Rules Checking. Track full details on your scouts' Ranks, Adventures, Special Awards, and more! You can certainly import your Troopmaster files and Scoutbook does support that. Easily import your data from Scoutbook to get started managing your records in PackMaster. Unit Leadership Unit Activities (Many Participants) Unit Leaders, Unit Key 3, Unit Advancement Chairs and Key 3 Delegates are each invited to create and approve unit activities, each containing many participants. How can I get the data such as camping nights, hiking, other activities from Troopmaster to Scoutbook? resources that will help with the day-to-day management of a I then wrote a Python program to scrape the data from the PDF reports and generate a CSV file for each scout. This topic was automatically closed 7 days after the last reply. Reports: This data will need to be manually added to Scoutbook. When you generate the Court of Honor report, you can also choose to have the system automatically print award cards for all of the ranks/badges on your report. (Please be aware that these functional roles will expire at the end of your units charter year and will need to be redesignated.). I can convert this data into any format that is needed. New replies are no longer allowed. Im worried that I may miss something. Units using both our desktop program along with Web 2.0 can easily sync changes between the two systems. When adding activities using IA 2.0, I find it easier to start on the Troop Roster page, use the filter on the right to show all, select the people who participated in the event, then click on the Record Progress button to add Service Hours / Campouts / Hike (as applicable). Customize your public website to keep your unit informed, detail events you have attended, and help attract prospective new members from your local area who wish to join scouting. We use the SOAR feature to imbed Scoutbook in a SOAR window. can all be specified for each activity. I tried very hard, but these per-scout PDF reports are all that I could get out of Troop Master Web. As a result, the pseudo-adult-leader method might not work. If you run the Scoutbook Import feature for the first time and you are not matching a lot of members On the Export Data screen, check the box that says "Include field names as first line of export" By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. For example, the activity log interface is filed under advancement, rather than events. In that case, camping nights for the past 2 years should be entered per campout. Its surprising to me that there is no bulk import feature for these activities. Many Git commands accept both tag and branch names, so creating this branch may cause unexpected behavior. Powered by Discourse, best viewed with JavaScript enabled. Advice on migrating from SOAR and Troopmaster to Scoutbook. And if your Scouting adventures take you For the Pack, Troop or Crew receiving the transfer: Step 1: One of the Key 3 (or Key 3 delegates) logs into their. Parse the activity report into something appropriate for Scoutbook. Welcome! Thanks! Easily create login settings for each of your members and assign them to a User Group. parents to track advancement and stay connected to their unit! In fact I consider it a blocker for adoption. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. See the guide here. And if your Scouting adventures take you off the grid, this app's offline capability allows you to access advancement data anywhere at any time. If not, what have others here done to accomplish these things? Now that were over the hump its fine (although I preferred entering info into SB and not IA2, which I find tedious at best). Transitioning to Scoutbook from a Third Party Application (SB). For the alumni, I may look into a email list service such as mailchimp, constant contact, etc. You signed in with another tab or window. Detailed tracking of fundraiser sales and payment collections. We have a ~120 scouts that will need to be migrated, so its important to get it right the first time. records. With Scoutbook you can create customizable calendar of events, off the grid, this apps offline capability allows you to access Select all available fields. I was wondering if there was any easier methods. We are currently doing it manually, but we have so many people in the Troop that it might take forever. Ive played around in Scoutbooks but cant figure out input side of it. It may not be as onerous as expected. From here you can search for Merit Badge Counselors. Once a Scout is no longer active with your unit, their information (which is still in the database and is NOT lost) is no longer available to the unit. I want to simplify things and move everything to Scoutbook. existing advancement data straight from Scoutbook into a fun and Details on your scouts' Personal Data, Medical/Emergency Contact, Parents, Vehicles, and more! Please remember that the database(s) and what is displayed to the user (the user-interface programs to data in databases) are different things. https://www.scoutbook.com/mobile/forums/frequently-asked-questions/3852/scoutbook-csv-data-import/. Are you sure you want to create this branch? Take a look at a sneak peek of our new PackMaster Web 2.0. Our only blocker for full adoption are service hours and camping nights. Hi Michael, Track details for service and activity totals for members transferring to your unit from a previous unit. 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