To me, activities are events, not advancement. Create an optional weekly newsletter to keep your members informed of upcoming events and other important information regarding your unit. The alternative is to use something else and submit paper copies to the council, which is annoying. 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. Adults. If they do not, thats a good proposal to make to them. Thanks! Scoutbook provides a primer for doing this import, including sample Here are the steps necessary to export your data from Troopmaster: Scout.txt file: Begin by exporting the Scout file from TroopMaster: From the "File" menu, select "Export ASCII". Things like short vs. formal first names, misspellings, etc can affect the matching. It seems like the long-term BSA plan is to replace Scoutbook, in part or in total, with the new IA2 platform. Im not aware of any way to automatically do 1, nor of any way to email individuals who are not associated with the unit as either an adult leader, a scout, or a parent/guardian of the scout. It contains information about each scout in your troop and his parents. It may not be as onerous as expected. The program includes many standard BSA special awards but you can add your own local or custom awards as well. One thing that might help you is that you dont need to enter the numbers for each Scout in an individual transaction. This topic was automatically closed 7 days after the last reply. Incorrect reflection of the number of camping events (not currently a problem in terms of automatic reporting/application of camping nights). Just a heads up, though - all content, information, and opinions shared on this forum are those of the author, not the BSA. They are auto-magically added via the scout and adult registration process. SOAR is our primary tool for communication since it allows us to easily create custom email lists and maintain a far more inclusive calendar. In Scoutbook I had to enter their leadership history by hand. NOT for former scouts. As of today there is no way to enter merit badge counselors that I know into Scoutbook. Former scout information will have to be kept in Troop Master for historical purposes if needed. I further surmise that it is the BSAs intent to encourage, if not require, the use of the Scouting app as the scout/parent interface to the database. I didnt realize it had any options to integrate with SB. Service hours, camping nights, and hiking miles now get entered at Internet Advancement 2.0. Are there any ways to do these two things in ScoutBook? From here you can search for Merit Badge Counselors. Detailed tracking of fundraiser sales and payment collections. Select the unit whose scouts you wish to export. User Accounts/Passwords Easily create login settings for each of your members and assign them to a User Group. 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. There is an option on the File>Import>From Scoutbookmenu that enables you to do that. Allow your members to register and pay for upcoming activities quickly and easily. Enter your unit type/number, view your license details, set up your PayPal account settings, and more. We only support uploading advancements.csv file imports. For more information, please see our This took a while. .jumbotron .section-inner { on getting data out of Troopmaster and massaging it into the right Emailing Non-Scouts - We have quite a few scout alumni and others who are on our Soar email lists. For more assistance, see the getting started guides here. Step 5: Click on Pending Acceptance. Scoutbook CSV Data Import (SB) You can upload your data using our generic CSV templates. This will take many hours. Please I tried very hard, but these per-scout PDF reports are all that I could get out of Troop Master Web. Select Scouts/Members from the pop-up menu. There is currently no import capability for the activity logs. You should treat this as a starting point and Reports -> Activities -> Individual Activities You should utilize ScoutNET for all completed advancement and training meeting, to tracking attendance and advancement. Click "Add All>>", Adult.txt file: If you run the Scoutbook Import feature for the first time and you are not matching a lot of members One of the hardest parts about converting from Troopmaster to Full, detailed log of exactly which members have updated specific fields in your database. Most scouts and registered adults were already in Scoutbook. Learn more. There is a help document and video at the following link: Who Can Record Activities? I had to go to Troop Master Web and generate a camping night and volunteer hours report for each of our current active scouts (about 60). easy-to-use interface. Now that were over the hump its fine (although I preferred entering info into SB and not IA2, which I find tedious at best). Take a look at a sneak peek of our new PackMaster Web 2.0. Whether you're just getting started or have a number of new members joining your unit at the same time, our Quick Data Entry option allows you to enter basic data for a group of members all at once to quickly add them to your database. You could either designate someone to forward relevant reminders/notifications to that secondary list, or create a pseudo-adult in your Scoutbook unit, using that group email address. resources that will help with the day-to-day management of a We are not fully done yet. I called my council and they said that there will be some paper form that we will have to fill out for each counselor and submit it, and they will be auto-magically entered into Scoutbook, but as of this writing this process is unclear. Members: All Adults This contains information about each scout in your troop and his parents. Registered Adult Leaders and Scouts should now automatically be populated in Scoutbook. Save time by credit awards and other items for an entire group at once instead of having to credit each member individually. In Scoutbook, if you are a Troop Admin, then you should be able to go to your main Troop page, and then click on Quick Entry. 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. when used in Scouting Forum discussions. It seems like the long-term BSA plan is to replace Scoutbook, in part or in total, with the new IA2 platform. Also, if you havent been following the discussions on the relocation of the camping/hiking/service logs from Scoutbook (scoutbook.com) to IA2 (scoutbook.scouting.org), its probably worth a look through. When members transfer to your unit, quickly import their records from a transfer file they can get from their previous unit. their Scouting journey and down the path to success. Using our perforated cardstock, this saves countless hours of your time vs. having to complete all of these cards by hand. scout.py A tag already exists with the provided branch name. devices. Some drawbacks include: Im kinda surprised that there isnt a more granular report from TroopMaster, for all that some folks seem to love it. Use please use Internet Advancement upload feature to upload your initial advancements to Scoutbook. Powered by Discourse, best viewed with JavaScript enabled. Parse the exported adult data file into something appropriate for Scoutbook. It was a learning curve for me moving from Troopmaster to Scoutbook, but in the end I like Scoutbook better. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Contents 1 General Information 2 Software information 3 General Features 4 Groupware Features 5 Public and Outreach Features 6 Feature Comparison of Currently Maintained Cub Scout Products 7 External links height: 500px; Merit Badge Counselors: This is currently an unknown. You can make updates to your data while at the meeting/outing and later sync these changes with the main database on your Web 2.0 site. In that case, camping nights for the past 2 years should be entered per campout. What is the Log In as Den Leader For? www.my.scouting.org account. User Accounts/Passwords We are about to begin our migration from TM to ScoutBook as well. If you kept Internet Advancement 2.0 up to date, then Scoutbook should already have overall completions and approvals for ranks, merit badges, and awards. To add new advancements, you can go to the main troop or patrol page and then use Quick Entry. that. This data will need to be manually added to Scoutbook. Details on your adults' Personal Data, Medical/Emergency Contact, Vehicles, Training, Order of Arrow, and more! But some retired members were also in there. We use the SOAR feature to imbed Scoutbook in a SOAR window. No response so far, unfortunately. Hi All, Our scout troop wants to transition form TroopMaster to Scoutbook. 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. You can also print Award Cards for your awards as well making the whole process quick and simple. To do this, sign into Scoutbook and select My Dashboard. This commit does not belong to any branch on this repository, and may belong to a fork outside of the repository. Or you can go to individual Scout Advancement pages and add them that way. I guess I need to take a closer look at Soar. It has been several years since I looked into it. Login to get started. Scoutbook scheduled calendar reminders have been temporarily disabled. Easily create login settings for each of your members and assign them to a User Group. Edit and manage activities and events for your unit. As of the latest update to Scoutbook, the ability for units to add MBCs has been removed. I dont think Troopmaster supports exporting activities either. existing advancement data straight from Scoutbook into a fun and :^). Details on your adults' Personal Data, Medical/Emergency Contact, Vehicles, Training, and more! Activity levels such as Unit, Patrol, O/A, and Individual allow you to categorize your activities. 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. Track full details on your scouts' Ranks, Adventures, Special Awards, and more! Thanks. Merit Badges: This was also mostly up to date already (same as ranks). Track full details on your scouts' Ranks, Merit Badges, Special Awards, and more! Are you sure you want to create this branch? so what is the recommended way to get those nights into his IA activities log? Email reminders to your members for upcoming activities. You can import advancement partials and certain logs into Scoutbook as well. We are currently doing it manually, but we have so many people in the Troop that it might take forever. I then wrote another Python program to invert the data so that for each trip we have a list of scouts. sometimes the act of leading can get lost in the act of For more assistance, see the getting started guides here. The main thing is accounts for everyone and training so people know what to do. Choose from either a dark or light theme for your site. Ive played around in Scoutbooks but cant figure out input side of it. Hi Michael, Cookie Notice SOAR has a way to use the export/backup files from Scoutbook to maintain your rosters. can all be specified for each activity. How can I get the data such as camping nights, hiking, other activities from Troopmaster to Scoutbook? If not, what have others here done to accomplish these things? Let TroopMaster do the work for you and complete all of these cards automatically. Create custom permission slips for your upcoming activities. (SB), What do the red icons mean at the top of the Scoutbook pages? I converted our Troop over from TM to SB last fall. Begin by exporting the "Scouts" file from ScoutBook. Format: Comma delimited I was wondering if there was any easier methods. 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. I cannot believe that there isnt a more automatic way to do this. Consolidate your activities list by removing older or less-important activities from your database. Welcome! 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. Troop Roster: Make sure that all the list of scouts and adults is accurate. Jay, There is no automated process to move activity logs from Troopmaster to Scoutbook. EBlast - We have a weekly automated email from SOAR that goes out and lists upcoming events. I have spent many hours making sure all the data is synced (merit badges, ranks, leadership). There are two features we currently use quite often in SOAR. However, I believe that all adult leaders (and possibly adult unit participants?) Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. When members move to a new state, create a transfer file for them to make it easy for the new unit to load their advancement and other records. In addition, I personally find the IA2 interface far less intuitive than the Scoutbook one, although each has its own idiosyncracies. Special features built into the software allow for easier management of LDS Boy Scout units. Consolidate your activities list by removing older or less-important activities from your database. This article is not all-inclusive. We are also using Troopmaster for Advancement. Work fast with our official CLI. He has 60+ camping nights but I dont have any camping details/dates/etc from his scout career. Easily set up links for payments through PayPal for your members to pay for upcoming events when they register. If you do this, keep in mind is will mess up nights for . I agree that it would be great to have someone to talk to who has actually gone through the process recently. Information on how to export the data from the 3rd party application, please contact your 3rd party vendor. Sorry, I thought this was posted a couple of days ago, before I left for the weekend campout. This forum has a treasure trove of great info Scouters helping Scouters! Merit Badge Counselors: This is currently an unknown. Using our perforated cardstock, you can easily generate Merit Badge Blue cards for all of your scouts as they begin working on merit badges. Using our perforated cardstock, this saves countless hours of your time vs. having to complete all of these cards by hand. I can convert this data into any format that is needed. certainly import your Troopmaster files and Scoutbook does support Welcome! There was a problem preparing your codespace, please try again. Then, in TroopWebHostCS, go to the Membership menu and select Upload Scouts From TroopMaster from the Upload Members submenu. parents to track advancement and stay connected to their unit! Credit toward Second/First Class, Camping, Hiking, Service, etc. https://www.scoutbook.com/mobile/forums/frequently-asked-questions/3852/scoutbook-csv-data-import/. Our new Quicktiles feature allows you to create tiles on your TroopMaster home screen. With the Scouting app, its easier than ever for youth and I am a competent Python programmer. (Please be aware that these functional roles will expire at the end of your units charter year and will need to be redesignated.). Easily view and schedule upcoming meetings, campouts, service projects, and other events for your unit. Parse the activity report into something appropriate for Scoutbook. for answers to commonly asked Scoutbook questions, Scoutbook Scoutbook for a Scout Troop is the transfering of data. Your unit roster Scouts and Adults should already be in Scoutbook. If they do, then we need to look at that gap in the export/import process. However, you could (in theory) create a single 60-night entry. I think we may just need to remember to do a weekly email. Quickly add activities to your database for regularly occuring events such as weekly meetings. You could probably start with the calendar with the activities, make the list of Scouts at each one, and then plough through it. troopmaster-to-scoutbook. We just have to change our workflow, that part is easy. Thats more a philosophical argument, though. Many Git commands accept both tag and branch names, so creating this branch may cause unexpected behavior. See the guide here. Due to the way that Troopmaster can be This took a while. We are also using Troopmaster for Advancement. 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. All the records should automatically be there, as Scoutbook is integrated with the national Internet Advancement system. I had to do this by hand. For example a single service project with 50 hours of service. Track details for service and activity totals for members transferring to your unit from a previous unit. Moving forward, we would input the data into IA instead of TroopMaster. 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. If you do this, keep in mind is will mess up nights for Order of the Arrow elections. Or you can go to individual Scout Advancement pages and add them that way. 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. Select Export/Backup. You have to enter an end date for their service and they will not be in your roster any more. 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. Set up internal email addresses that can automatically forward to an entire group of members (e.g., selected unit leaders, specific den, etc.). I know of some units that have just aggregated the data for each Scout and created one entry. Press the Export button to create a file. From the first knot tied to final hours of service performed, 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). Go to your unit page in Scoutbook. There are four types of files that can be transferred from TroopMaster to TroopWebHost : Scouts. organizing meetings for the year, to preparing for the next files here: Good to see this can be integrated. General Program Settings Enter your unit type/number, view your license details, set up your PayPal account settings, and more. This contains information about each adult leader in your troop. 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. Camping Nights and Volunteer Hours: This is the killer. We have more than 65 scouts. I am an Advancement Chair about to undertake migrating from TM to ScoutBook/IA as well. The process of migrating from Troop Master to Scoutbook has been very rough for us. height: 500px; The Insert upcoming events button at least looks helpful. (SB), Assigning a Key 3 Delegate or other position in my.Scouting (myScouting). 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