Tutorial - Page 5

All entries at an event must be entered into the Registration List.  Only existing entries from the Registration List can be Staged in the Staging Grid.  However, it is a fairly easy to insert new entries at any time, even during the event (without the need to stop or slow things down).

The Class Tree Views provide several different views of the registered cars consisting of Class by Number or Number by Class listings. Two are Heat based and 2 will list all entries registered for the event.  The intent of the Class Tree Views is to provide a list view of all registered entries and provide quick access functions to manipulate an entry.  These functions are invoked by the right-mouse or by double-clicking on an entry. These functions are described later in the tutorial.

The New Entry dialog, shown below, will be displayed.

There are several ways to enter new entries:

• via the menu as shown here.
• right mouse button functions from the Class and Number Tree View.
• right mouse button from the Registration List.
• The toolbar button (using the same icon seen to the left of the menu option).

1. Pax field - contains a pull-down list that contains the prefixes for all your pax classes.
2. Class field - contains a pull-down that contains a list of all the defined classes (those defined in the Class Definition File). (mandatory)
3. Number field - car number. (for the tutorial we have not set the Unique Car Numbers option in the Options Tabs, so the class and car number pairing must be unique.  If the Unique Car Numbers was active, then a unique car number must be supplied across all the entries).  (mandatory)
4. Driver (optional)
5. Car (optional)
6. Registered - automatically checked for all new entries and represents the entry as being registered for the event.
7. Member - if this is check it represents a member in your club.  It is important to check this if your club supports a Point Championship for it's membership.

If you enter a car that already exists (based on the class and number or only on the number in cases where you have selected the Unique Car Number option), the status line at the bottom of the dialog will display an error message, and the existing entry will be loaded into the dialog automatically.  You can only modify the entry or change the class and number.  Remember to change any other pertinent information when necessary.

When you have entered the appropriate information, use the Register button to complete the new entry process. The car will automatically be entered into the Registration Grid as well as in the Class Views.

Repeat this process until all additional entries have been entered.  Once it you are done, press the Done button. This will close the New Registration Entry dialog and return you to the main window.

You can see that the Registration Grid and the Class Views now contain 6 entries. Notice the Workspace control bar now contains entries for all 6 cars.  Also: the number of columns displayed has been reduced and many columns have been hidden (see Hiding and Viewing columns for more information).

We are now ready to Staging Entries and obtaining timing data.

Editing entries can be done in the Registration Grid itself or by selecting an existing entry in the Insert New Entry dialog and using the Modify button.

Editing in place is respective to the 3 basic cell types used by AXWRATS.  Each provides specialized data entry. These types are: string cells, pull-down lists, and check boxes.  In addition, there are two modes of editing that allow you to manipulate the grid cells. 

Below is a description of the different types of cells used by AXWRATS and how they are manipulated in-place. Note: Grayed out columns are not editable and are considered read-only columns. Examples: class, car number,  and the Timing columns are read-only columns.  To change a Classing you must Re-Class an entry.

Edit mode and Normal mode:

The default mode (Normal mode) in a Grid provides movement control in the grid using the cursor keys.  The Edit mode selects a cell for editing and modifications.

Edit mode is selected by pressing <enter> or double clicking the left mouse button, while positioned on a cell.  It is also entered if you start typing while on the cell.  <ESC> must be used to return to the Normal mode once your editing is complete. When in Edit mode and you can also move around the grid but each cell will remain in Edit mode, until you press the <ESC> key. This permits you to make multiple edits to subsequent columns simply by moving from cell to cell.

Editing a String Based Data Cell:

Data manipulation of string style data (class, name, car description, penalties etc) is the easiest data type to control. 

1. Entering new data or overwriting: select the appropriate field, and type the new data. When done, press <ESC>.

2. Edit an entry: select the appropriate field, press the <enter> key to enter  into the Edit Mode. When done, then press <ESC>.

Pull-Down Lists:

The pull-down lists are selection lists.  Some pull-down lists are editable selection lists, meaning that you can either type data into them or select data from the provided list.

For example: the Class and Car Number fields of the Staging Grid are combination data fields that allow you to enter data (as normal string type) or select entries from the pull-down. Setting the focus onto the 'pull-down list arrow' will expose the pull-down list.  Using the mouse click on the pull-down list arrow or pressing <enter> to force the list to display. Make your selection from the items on the list (using the arrow keys or the 1st character of an item) and press <enter> to close the selection list.  The selected item will now appear in the data field. 

Check Boxes:

Check boxes are identical to Windows-based check boxes.  The only additional feature is a multi-selection capability that allows you to select many consecutive rows and force the check boxes to the same setting. To do this, set your focus to the appropriate row, hold the left mouse button down and move the mouse up or down to the desired row, positioned on a check box column.  Release the mouse button and the check boxes will toggle for all selected rows.

You can also use the <ctrl> key and single click on only  the rows you require (random selection).  Then press the appropriate check box to force all the entries to that setting. Example: very useful for selecting registered entries (racing column) or Member data columns in the Registration Grid.