- When you see an ⓘ in the top left corner of the page, you can click on it to see helpful hints related to the page you are on.
- The purpose of this guide is to help you find the right page.
- Click on the ⓘ again to dismiss the hints.
Showcase Application Guide
This guide is for busy event staff, i.e. people with day jobs. People who want quick answers so that they can return to the task at hand.
Click on the ⓘ in the top left corner of this page to see helpful hints.
Roles
Be sure to read the information related to your role, then feel free to select individual topics in any order.
Tasks
Think of the application like a calculator with buttons you may never use. That’s ok, use as much or as little as you like.
- Agenda - organizing and ordering your heats
- Back Numbers - assigning numbers to leaders
- Ballrooms - choosing when, and if, to split the ballroom floor
- Counter - displaying the current heat number at the event
- Entries - entering student choices as to which dances they wish to perform
- Invoicing - determining how much to bill students a studios
- Mobile - public access to the heat list from phones and other devices
- Publishing - generating printed materials
- Scheduling - generating heats per your settings and agenda
- Reordering - taking control of the ordering of heats
- Settings - customizing your event
- Scoring - entering scores and determining winners
- Scratches and Walk-ons - handling last minute changes
- Solos - entering and ordering solos, uploading and playing music
Operations
Following are things that you don’t need to worry about to use the program, but might want to be aware of.
- Backups - copies of your database in case of failure
- Cost - yes, this application is indeed free
- Devices - access this application from any browser
- Hosting - where the server currently is, and where it can and will be in the future
- Logging - every access is logged
- Passwords - obtaining access and resetting passwords