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New in MEET MANAGER 2.0
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| · | All screens have been re-designed using icons and split sliding windows consistent with Windows XP.
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| · | From the MM main Menu bar, click on Check for Updates and MM will automatically check to see if you have the current MM Service Pack Update installed on your computer. If you do not, MM will download the update and ask if you want it installed now. Choose Yes and MM will install the update you just downloaded and then route you back to the MM Main Menu.
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| · | Or, you can use the Personal Preferences tab under the Setup / Options menu selection to automatically check for a Service Pack Update every "x" days. If there is a new update available, you will be asked if you wish to download and install it. Click Here for setup information.
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| · | When a Database backup is produced, MM 2.0 offers a "No Edit" option to prevent the meet results contained in that database from being subsequently edited if this "No Edit" backup is restored.
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| · | In addition, security for data integrity as well as confidentiality is provided in MM 2.0 by not allowing access to the database outside of the MEET MANAGER 2.0 software environment.
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| · | MM 2.0 will be able to open any 1.x database and automatically convert it. However, from the 1.x series of MM, only the HY-TEK 1.2L versions will be able to open an MM 2.0 database. Versions prior to 1.2L will not be able to open an MM 2.0 database.
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| · | For those desiring to use the MM data for some other product or to manipulate the data for statistical purposes, you can export the data to an MS Access database that is not password protected.
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| · | This feature allows you to save the check box and other settings you have made for a particular report. For example, memorize and name the Meet Results report for subtractive splits in 3 column format. Then memorize the same report with a 1 column format to give to the announcer. Later, at any time you can pick from your list of memorized reports. This feature is available for nearly every report type. Click Here for details.
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| · | MM 2.0 offers the ability for you to specify how often (and if at all) you want to automatically backup the database. You can use the Personal Preferences tab under the Setup / Options menu selection to automatically create a backup every "x" days.
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| · | There is new option to upload the heat sheets for events/rounds not run yet or to upload psych sheets or a combination. You can also specify to only upload Performance Lists and you can specify one or all sessions.
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| · | There is new option to upload all results for rounds already completed. You can specify one or all sessions.
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| · | When uploading default files, default files for last heat and last event are also uploaded.
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| · | When uploading the event list by session, if there are no events in a session, the session title is not included.
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| · | MM 2.0 offers very flexible dual meet seeding lane assignments for any number of lanes and up to 10 teams if 10 lanes. Assign team A to 1, 3 and 7, team B to 2 and 6, and team C to 4, 5 and 8.
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| · | MM 2.0 also offers two team dual seeding for 5 or 7 or 9 lanes to alternate the leftover lane between the two teams.
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| · | You have the choice for strict assignment for all heats or only strict assignment on the fastest heat.
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| · | You also have the choice to use the dual lane assignments for in-lane races only. If this is chosen, the lane assignments will only be used for running events of 800 and below where the runners stay in their lanes throughout the race. The other events will be seeded in the normal fashion.
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| · | For Unseeded events, you have the option to enter results by competitor number, time; competitor number, time; and so on. This is very handy for meets such as league meets and dual meets.
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| · | New to MM 2.0 is the ability to customize each record tag as to whether only one team can break the record, whether exhibition athletes / relays can break the record, or whether foreign athletes can break the record.
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| · | You can import FinishLynx .lif files into the CC/RR Module using Run / CC/RR / Times / Read Times.
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| · | For Track meets, you can now Interface with the Time Tech Sprint 8, the Time Machine, the Omega Power Time, and the Ultrak L10. You must have the Button Interface Option in order to use this interface.
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| · | The majority of reports include a Progress Bar with the option to STOP if the report takes too long.
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| · | Team scores can be displayed on one, two, and three column results reports as well as in exports in Flat HTML or AP News format. There are three choices on what to include: Combined Team Scores, Female Team Scores, and /or Male Team Scores.
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| · | Field Event Score Sheets for high jump and pole vault can be printed in landscape format so that you have 12 columns for heights rather than 7. The Generic Sheets for high jump and pole vault also have the landscape option.
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| · | A new report has been provided to display or print the Meet Entry file that was provided for Import.
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| · | MM 2.0 includes the option to suppress birth dates and Registration IDs on athlete roster reports, entry list reports, exception reports, and meet summary reports.
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| · | There is an option to show year of birth instead of age on all reports.
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| · | There is an option to use converted times for seeding, but still show the actual unconverted seed time on Psych Sheets and Heat Sheets.
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| · | The Results Report has the option to list results which only include a selected set of teams.
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| · | The Results Report includes an option to start a new page whenever the event gender changes – great for Mixed events.
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| · | The Preferences for Listing Results from the Run Menu has the added option for each age group to be on a separate page when multi-age groups are used.
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| · | The Check-in Sheet Report now includes relays.
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| · | The Check-in Sheet Report can be filtered to any athlete last name alphabet range.
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| · | The Medal Count for results has been expanded from 1st thru 3rd to 1st thru 10th.
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| · | The Performance List Report has additional options for scratches only, alternates only, exhibition only, bonus only, or special indicators only.
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| · | The option to show Mark Standards at top of the report but NOT include them next to the time has been provided.
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| · | The Exceptions Report has been enhanced to show what teams and events have too many entries where teams are limited to so many per event.
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| · | The Exceptions Report has a new option to list all athletes who did not compete in any event including relays.
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| · | The Meet Summary for Record Breakers now has option to include record as broken if the record was NT.
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| · | There is an Administrative Report that will calculate how many medals and ribbons are required by the meet.
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| · | The Athlete Menu has an option to show results in addition to the entries.
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| · | Event filters have been added for all screens listing the events (Individual only or relays only for example)
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| · | The Run screen shows team scores at all times for all meets, not just dual meets and includes the option to show combined team scores in addition to male and female team scores.
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| · | MM 2.0 has the ability to automatically combine two event's entries and adjust the multi-age groups and the gender, thus saving many steps.
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| · | The Award Labels Menu has a check box for each event that will allow you to keep track of whether you have already printed awards for a given event or not.
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| · | In the Preview Menu, you have an option to show only athletes already entered in the event, but not in lanes/positions.
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| · | When seeding relays with NT, MM 2.0 seeds all A's randomly together, then all B's randomly together, etc.
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| · | The Seed Menu has a column for the number of alternates.
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| · | In Relay Menu, there is a new option to copy the relay names from prelims to finals or finals to prelims for ALL relays in the event.
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| · | MM 2.0 offers the option to specify Directory Preferences for backups, imports, and exports.
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| · | Scoring places have been extended form 40 to 100.
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| · | MM 2.0 includes a check box in the Team Menu to indicate whether the team will be included for team points or not in Reports / Scores team totals (not individual totals).
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| · | Participation labels can be printed from the Award Labels Menu.
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| · | Record breaker labels can be printed from the Award Labels Menu.
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| · | A Disabled status has been added to the Athlete Status field and uses the % character as the designator in reports.
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