Overview of GameTime
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Tutorial
- Tutorial Overview
- Tutorial -- Starting a New Schedule
- Tutorial Step 1 -- General Schedule Information
- Tutorial Step 2 -- Naming your Teams
- Tutorial Step 3 -- Generate Team Pairings
- Tutorial Step 4 -- Defining Field Times
- Tutorial Step 5 -- Global Exceptions and Coordinating Schedules
- Tutorial Step 6 -- Scheduling Rules and Generation
- Tutorial Step 7 -- Post-Schedule Balancing
- Tutorial Step 8 -- Official Assignment
- Tutorial -- Finishing your Schedule
- Determining the proper number of Games per Team
- How to Clone Fields
Main Menu
- Main Menu Overview
- File
- Edit
- Tools
- Window
- Help
Schedule Wizard
- Schedule Wizard Overview
- Help
- Cancel
- Close
- Back
- Next
- Finish
- Select Step
- General Schedule Information -- Step 1
- Schedule Description
- Sport
- Game Length
- Playing Surface (venue)
- Official's Title
- Officials per Game
- Number of Divisions
- Division List
- Start Date
- End Date
- Team Definition -- Step 2
- Division Pages
- Division Name
- Number of Teams
- Team Name
- Select Home Fields
- Enter Team Exceptions
- Home Fields
- Available Fields
- Selected Fields
- Add To Home Field List
- Add All Fields as Home Fields
- Remove Selected Home Field
- Remove All Selected Home Fields
- Create a New Field
- Done Assigning Home Fields
- Team Being Changed
- Team Exceptions
- Team Being Changed
- Start Date of Exception
- End Date of Exception
- Day of Week Team Isn't Available
- Start Time of Exception
- End Time of Exception
- Add Exception
- Delete Exception
- List of Exceptions
- Done with This Team
- Create Team Pairings -- Step 3
- Games per Team for Each Division
- Back to Back Sets
- Double Headers
- Team Scramble Method
- Match Bye Games
- Game Ratio
- (Re-)Generate Pairs
- View and/or Edit Pairs
- Pair Generation Method
- Pair Scheduling Order
- Field Definitions -- Step 4
- Field Name
- Manipulate Fields
- unused
- unused
- Select Availabilities or Exceptions
- Week Definition Grid
- Time Slot Definition
- Date Span Start
- Date Span End
- Go to Previous Date Span
- Go to Next Date Span
- Show Time Slots in All Date Spans
- Date Span Controls
- Time Slot Properties Dialog
- Start Time
- Time Slot Length
- Time Slot Is Available
- Start Date
- Stop Date
- Ok
- Apply
- Cancel
- Global Exceptions -- Step 5
- Global Exception List
- Add Global Exception Date
- Delete Global Exception Date
- List of Schedules to 'Coordinate With'
- Add Schedule to 'Coordinate With'
- Stop 'Coordinating With' Selected Schedule
- Delete All Schedule Slots
- Quick View Current Schedule
- Scheduling Rules -- Step 6
- Games per Week for each Team
- Maximum Games per Day for a Team
- Minimum Rest Between Games for a Team
- Is Rest Required or Suggested
- Can Use Visitor's Field?
- Fill Heavy Days First
- Shuffle Games In
- Mix Sets Within Week
- Move Extra Games To
- Generate Schedule
- View Schedule
- Can Use a Non-Home Field?
- Can Use Any Field?
- Balance Schedule -- Step 7
- Balancing Weights
- Field Importance
- Time of Day Importance
- Day of Week Importance
- Game Slot Importance
- Home Field Importance
- Number of Times to Run Optimizer
- Balance Threshold #1
- Balance Threshold #2
- Balance Schedule Now
- View Analysis
- Clear Unscheduled Slots
- Undo Last Balance
- Assign Officials -- Step 8
- Officials' Division Pages
- Official's Name
- Number of Officials
- Official's Title
- Officials per Game
- Clear Assignments
- Assign Officials
Schedule Editor & Report Designer
- Schedule Editor & Report Designer Overview
- The Power of Report Designs
- Game List
- Add Game
- Delete Game
- Wizard Settings
- Preview Report
- Close
- Toggle Details
- Report Design Name
- Report Has Changed
- Details Pages
- Game Details Page
- Swap with Game #
- Bye Game
- Practice Game
- Complete
- Last Game in Div 1 Set
- Last Game in Div 2 Set
- Last Game in Inter Div Set
- Last Game in Div 1 Round Robin
- Last Game in Div 2 Round Robin
- Last Game in Inter Div Round Robin
- Official # Assignment
- Schedule Division Markers
- Rained Out
- Make Up Game
- Schedule Tools Page
- Swap Home / Visitor
- Parameters Report
- Analysis Report
- Create HTML
- Add To Master
- Renumber Games
- Delete Empty Slots
- Display Font Size
- Game Tools
- Specialty Schedule Reports
- Schedule Tools
- Check for Errors
- Schedule Rainouts
- Create ASCII Report
- Create MS Word Report
- Create CC+ File
- Report Titles Page
- Report Title Line 1
- Report Title Line 2
- Report Footer Text
- Image Selector
- Font
- Font Size
- Font Color Selector
- Bold Toggle
- Italic Toggle
- Underline Toggle
- Report Options Page
- Load Report Design...
- Save Report Design As...
- Group Report By
- Include Group(s) in Report
- Show Breaks in Report (Break On)
- Break On Group
- Break on Day
- Break on Week
- Break on Month
- Break on Set
- Break on Round Robin
- Show Items in Report
- Show All Officials in Report
- Show Empty Slots
- Show Bye Games
- Show Practice Games
- Sort Order
- Rename Team
- New Division
- New Team
- Rename Button
- Cancel Button
- Rename Field or Division
- New Field or Division Name
- Rename Button
- Cancel Button
- Reschedule Rainouts Parameters
Schedule Calculator
- Schedule Calculator Overview
- Calculator Buttons
- Calc!
- Calculator Clr Button
- Number of Teams
- Games per Week
- Games in a Set
- Games in a Round Robin
- Sets in a Round Robin
- Field Slots Needed Each Week
- Games in a Set when Matching Byes
- Games in a Round Robin when Matching Bye
- Sets in a Round Robin when Matching Byes
- Field Slots Needed Each Week when Matching Byes
- Matching Byes
- Sliding Teams
- Games in a Set when Sliding Teams
- Games in a Round Robin when Sliding Teams
- Sets in a Round Robin when Sliding Teams
- Field Slots Needed Each Week when Sliding Teams
- Games per Team in a Round Robin
GameTime Options
- Backup Data
Glossary
- Glossary Overview
- Away Team (def)
- Back-To-Back (def)
- Back-to-Back Sets (def)
- Bye Team (def)
- Cross - Division (def)
- Date Span (def)
- Default (def)
- DIV File (def)
- Division (def)
- Double Header (def)
- Elipsis (def)
- Empty Slot (def)
- Field Slot (def)
- Game (def)
- Game Slot (def)
- Global Exception (def)
- GTR File (def)
- GTS File (def)
- Home Team (def)
- Inter - Division (def)
- Intra - Division (def)
- Master Schedule (def)
- Official (def)
- Page Tab (def)
- Pair (def)
- Parameter (def)
- Practice Game (def)
- Report Design (def)
- Round Robin (def)
- SCH File (def)
- Schedule Wizard (def)
- Set (def)
- Spinner (def)
- Time Slot (def)
- Venue (def)
- Visitor Team (def)
- Within - Division (def)
- Sub - Division (def)
- Overflow Games (def)
- Home Field (def)
- GTF File (def)
- XML File (def)
- Hybrid Schedule (def)
- All Fields (def)
- Rain Out (def)
- Make Up (def)
- Double-Set (def)
Frequently Asked Questions
- Frequently Asked Questions Overview
- How Do I...? Overview
- Why didn't GameTime use all my fields?
- Why didn't GameTime schedule all of my games?
- Why are some teams on fields that aren't their Home Fields?
- Why won't Saturday fill up?
- Why are the Back-to-Back games in the wrong sequence?
- How do I create schedules for LAS?
- Should I enter an END date for my schedule?
- How do I generate a schedule?
- How do I tell GameTime how many games to schedule?
- How do I set up a travel schedule?
- How do I keep GameTime from scheduling on a holiday?
- How can I determine which field is used most?
- How do I account for when teams are not available?
- How do I reschedule rained out games?
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What's This Help Topics
- Master Database Browser
- Create a New Schedule
- Open an Existing Schedule
- Open an Existing Schedule in the Wizard
- Show this dialog the next time GameTime starts
- Help
- Close
- Help
- Cancel
- Close
- Back
- Next
- Finish
- Select Step
- General Schedule Information -- Step 1
- Schedule Description
- Sport
- Game Length
- Playing Surface (venue)
- Official's Title
- Officials per Game
- Number of Divisions
- Division List
- Start Date
- End Date
- Team Definition -- Step 2
- Division Pages
- Division Name
- Number of Teams
- Team Name
- Select Home Fields
- Enter Team Exceptions
- Home Fields
- Available Fields
- Selected Fields
- Add To Home Field List
- Add All Fields as Home Fields
- Remove Selected Home Field
- Remove All Selected Home Fields
- Create a New Field
- Done Assigning Home Fields
- Team Being Changed
- Team Exceptions
- Team Being Changed
- Start Date of Exception
- End Date of Exception
- Day of Week Team Isn't Available
- Start Time of Exception
- End Time of Exception
- Add Exception
- Delete Exception
- List of Exceptions
- Done with This Team
- Create Team Pairings -- Step 3
- Games per Team for Each Division
- Back to Back Sets
- Double Headers
- Team Scramble Method
- Match Bye Games
- Game Ratio
- (Re-)Generate Pairs
- View and/or Edit Pairs
- Pair Generation Method
- Pair Scheduling Order
- Field Definitions -- Step 4
- Field Name
- Manipulate Fields
- unused
- unused
- Select Availabilities or Exceptions
- Week Definition Grid
- Time Slot Definition
- Date Span Start
- Date Span End
- Go to Previous Date Span
- Go to Next Date Span
- Show Time Slots in All Date Spans
- Date Span Controls
- Time Slot Properties Dialog
- Start Time
- Time Slot Length
- Time Slot Is Available
- Start Date
- Stop Date
- Ok
- Apply
- Cancel
- Global Exceptions -- Step 5
- Global Exception List
- Add Global Exception Date
- Delete Global Exception Date
- List of Schedules to 'Coordinate With'
- Add Schedule to 'Coordinate With'
- Stop 'Coordinating With' Selected Schedule
- Delete All Schedule Slots
- Quick View Current Schedule
- Scheduling Rules -- Step 6
- Games per Week for each Team
- Maximum Games per Day for a Team
- Minimum Rest Between Games for a Team
- Is Rest Required or Suggested
- Can Use Visitor's Field?
- Fill Heavy Days First
- Shuffle Games In
- Mix Sets Within Week
- Move Extra Games To
- Generate Schedule
- View Schedule
- Can Use a Non-Home Field?
- Can Use Any Field?
- Balance Schedule -- Step 7
- Balancing Weights
- Field Importance
- Time of Day Importance
- Day of Week Importance
- Game Slot Importance
- Home Field Importance
- Number of Times to Run Optimizer
- Balance Threshold #1
- Balance Threshold #2
- Balance Schedule Now
- View Analysis
- Clear Unscheduled Slots
- Undo Last Balance
- Assign Officials -- Step 8
- Officials' Division Pages
- Official's Name
- Number of Officials
- Official's Title
- Officials per Game
- Clear Assignments
- Assign Officials
- Calculator Buttons
- Calc!
- Calculator Clr Button
- Number of Teams
- Games per Week
- Games in a Set
- Games in a Round Robin
- Sets in a Round Robin
- Field Slots Needed Each Week
- Games in a Set when Matching Byes
- Games in a Round Robin when Matching Bye
- Sets in a Round Robin when Matching Byes
- Field Slots Needed Each Week when Matching Byes
- Matching Byes
- Sliding Teams
- Games in a Set when Sliding Teams
- Games in a Round Robin when Sliding Teams
- Sets in a Round Robin when Sliding Teams
- Field Slots Needed Each Week when Sliding Teams
- Games per Team in a Round Robin
- Backup Data
- Restore Data
- Options
- Program Path
- Data path
- Menu Path
- Class Path
- Winprint Path
- Master Schedule Location
- Wallpaper
- Wallpaper Select
- Wallpaper Tile
- Show Intro Screen
- Auto-Team Prefix
- Agent Character
- Create Time Justify
- Date Format
- Decimal Divider
- First Day of Week
- Auto Size Forms
- Mouse Fine Positioning
- Mouse Double Click Time
- Reset to Defaults
- Games per Team Functionality for 2 Divisions
- Overwrite Team Names on Entry
- Show Century
- Auto Check for Errors
- General Options Page
- Division Options Page
- Scheduling Options Page
- File Paths Options Page
- Report Options Page
- Schedule Report Lines Per Page
- Specialty Report Lines Per Page
- Parameter Report Lines Per Page
- Analysis Report Lines Per Page
- QuickView Report Lines Per Page
- Schedule Report Footer Position
- Item Details Page
- Schedule Section Page
- Field Definition Page
- Use Master Data Page
Overviews
- Introduction to GameTime
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Overview of GameTime
- Main Menu
- Schedule Wizard
- Schedule Editor / Report Designer
- Schedule Calculator
- The Power of Report Designs
- Selling Advertising to Sponsors
- Conversion Of Data
- Shortcuts and Keyboard Conventions
- Documentation Conventions
- Working with a Master Database
- Master Field List
- Tutorial Overview
- Glossary

GameTime Scheduler for Windows Help File

Field Definitions -- Step 4

In order to create your schedule, GameTime needs to know what fields are available to this division (these divisions if there are 2), and what times those fields are available. (The times are specified as being on a particular day of the week, too. Such as: Monday at 4pm or Wednesday at 2:30pm)

You can also tell GameTime that particular field times only are valid between certain dates, or that certain times on certain dates are exceptions and are not available.

In addition, if certain times (or all your times) are identical on all your fields then there is a quick way to define all your field times: Before or after creating all your individual fields, but before creating field time slots on any of them, just select the field called "* All Fields *" and create your time slots there. Any availability slots or exception slots you create here will apply to every field. When you go to the other individual fields these inherited slots or exceptions will be shown in italics.

All this is easily entered using the "Week Definition Grid" and Date Spans.

Week Definition Grid
- Field Name
- Manipulate Field
  Includes these operations:
  - Add Field
  - Delete Field
  - Clone Field
  - Add Exception Day
  - Add This Field To Master
  - Get Field From Master
- Add Field
- Delete Field
- Clone Field
- Select Availabilities or Exceptions
- Time Slot Definition
Date Span Controls

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