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Preparations
MeOS support for several stages is built on separate events for each stage. Every stage is a totally standalone competition, and different stages can run on independent computer systems without knowing of each other. To transfer results between stages, you have to save (import) both stages locally on one computer, where you transfer results from stage to the next. There are two typical usage scenarios:Scenario One: All Stages Created from One Source
This approach is suitable when the competitors or teams registers for the entire competition (all stages) at once. You have one file with entires, and will use these for all stages.- Create the competition. This competition will be "Stage 1".
- Setup classes and import entries.
- Click Manage Several Stages on the page Competition (make sure to activate support for it under MeOS Features) and then Add New Stage. A new competition is created, "Stage 2", and all classes and competitors are copied to the new stage. The number of the stage is changed from "No number" to "Stage 1".
Hint
Assign bibs and draw the start list to add vacancies before creating several stages. Then the competitors will get the same bib in each stage. You can also cut and paste bibs between the stages using the table mode, but that is more complicated.
If you later assign a vacant position or change class for a competitor, the next stage can automatically be updated with these changes when when you transfer results. However, you should not make major changes, like adding or splitting classes. Such changes must be manually transferred to the other stages, and the setup must be checked carefully for mistakes.
Assign bibs and draw the start list to add vacancies before creating several stages. Then the competitors will get the same bib in each stage. You can also cut and paste bibs between the stages using the table mode, but that is more complicated.
Hint
Do not create the stages until the time for late entries is due, unless you use vacant positions for all late entires.
If you need more stages, select Open next and repeat the procedure, until you got as many stages as is required.
Do not create the stages until the time for late entries is due, unless you use vacant positions for all late entires.
You can now treat each stage independently, as separate events. You can add courses, draw the start lists etc.
Scenario Two: Loosely Tied Stages
If you prefer to make competitors (or teams) register independently entry for each stage, this is also possible to do in MeOS.- Create the first stage as a standalone competition.
- Setup classes and import entries as usual.
- Carry out the first stage. (This can be done now or later)
- Create the second stage as a standalone competition.
- Setup classes, courses, and import entries as usual. Make sure that class names match exactly. At this point, you have two independent competitions, with the same set of classes, and a set of competitors that partially overlap (but typically are not exactly the same).
- Open Stage 1 and click Manage Several Stages on the page Competition (make sure to activate support for it under MeOS Features) and select the existing second stage in Next Stage and change Ordinal of this Stage to 1.
- Click Open Next. The changes are saved and the second competition is opened.
- Ensure that the first stage is the Preceding stage and and that the Ordinal of this stage is 2.
- Click Open Preceding. MeOS opens stage 1 again.
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