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. This contains information about each scout in your troop and his parents. I have no programming abilities and everything was moved manually. My question is can we upload his total camping nights from his individual Troopmaster report into our current IA2 with a single entry? 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 Things like short vs. formal first names, misspellings, etc can affect the matching. Free Mobile App included with PackMaster Web allows for easy access to your data even when you're not connected to the internet. Merit Badge Counselors: This is currently an unknown. We just had to enter some updates. trainings and leadership resources and so much more! 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. Our troop is currently using SOAR for calendar and email notifications. Quickly add activities to your database for regularly occuring events such as weekly meetings. organizing meetings for the year, to preparing for the next easy-to-use interface. We just had to enter some updates. Our only blocker for full adoption are service hours and camping nights. The Insert upcoming events button at least looks helpful. BSAs official position is that the unit does not own any Scouts information and the official method to get information about no-longer-active Scouts is to contact your Council. Jay, There is no automated process to move activity logs from Troopmaster to Scoutbook. (Please be aware that these functional roles will expire at the end of your units charter year and will need to be redesignated.). Are you sure you want to create this branch? To me, activities are events, not advancement. 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. www.my.scouting.org account. that would need to be transferred into Scoutbook. Visit An awards summary makes it very easy to ensure you have everything on hand for the ceremony. I was wondering if there was any easier methods. There is currently no import capability for the activity logs. Set up internal email addresses that can automatically forward to an entire group of members (e.g., selected unit leaders, specific den, etc.). Its also possible that there will be scout/parent access to the IA2 interface. Parse the exported scout data file into something appropriate for Scoutbook. Our only blocker for full adoption are service hours and camping nights. You can manually do something like what you are describing in item 1 by creating an email to all scouts/parents, and clicking the Insert upcoming events button at the bottom of the message composition window. }. Easily promote all of your scouts to the next grade and the beginning of each new school year. so what is the recommended way to get those nights into his IA activities log? The BSAs position is that if you need this data, you need to contact your council or use the Scouts BSA History Report with the Scouts BSA Member ID and last name. 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. If they do not, thats a good proposal to make to them. Cookie Notice If you run the Scoutbook Import feature for the first time and you are not matching a lot of members Easily import your data from Scoutbook to get started managing your records in TroopMaster. With Scoutbook you can create customizable calendar of events, Easily create login settings for each of your members and assign them to a User Group. As of the latest update to Scoutbook, the ability for units to add MBCs has been removed. Reports -> Activities -> Individual Activities You should utilize ScoutNET for all completed advancement and training Scouting units have many people who they need to keep in contact with on a regular basis. It may not be as onerous as expected. You cannot delete them. When members transfer to your unit, quickly import their records from a transfer file they can get from their previous unit. for answers to commonly asked Scoutbook questions, Scoutbook are required to use their credentials from my.scouting.org to sign-in to Scoutbook. "customized" some of the choices made by the scripts may not work Good to see this can be integrated. I only did this for the active scouts. You will need to manually move this data. We are also using Troopmaster for Advancement. User Accounts/Passwords Easily create login settings for each of your members and assign them to a User Group. You can upload your data using our generic CSV templates. Many Git commands accept both tag and branch names, so creating this branch may cause unexpected behavior. I had to do this by hand. I wrote a custom Python program to . off the grid, this apps offline capability allows you to access I wasnt aware of this. Advancement Rules Checking. Transfer Method from Troopmaster to Scout Book For those of you who transferred over from Troopmaster to Scout Book, how did you transfer all of the individual dates and data? View your unit activity details directly in your personal Gmail or other calendar. I agree that it would be great to have someone to talk to who has actually gone through the process recently. height: 500px; Full, detailed log of exactly which members have updated specific fields in your database. If your pack, troop, crew, or ship is already using Scoutbook, Internet Advancement works differently, and you need to have separate permissions for it, as I explained in my earlier post (above). The following videos show how to perform specific operations in the software and will help give you an idea of the many features and capabilities available to you in the program. Go to your unit page in Scoutbook. 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. Step 2: Go to Menu and Click. This article is not all-inclusive. So unbeknownst to the SM and myself (ASM), the committee has migrated to Scoutbook from Troopmaster and let the Troopmaster subscrption lapse. In fact I consider it a blocker for adoption. I didnt realize it had any options to integrate with SB. Adults. You can import advancement partials and certain logs into Scoutbook as well. along the way. meeting, to tracking attendance and advancement. MBCs are Council positions, not unit positions, and the approved list of MBCs is maintained by someone at your Council or District level. Welcome! 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. and This guide is to assist a unit in transitioning from another 3rd party application to Scoutbook. We do like SOAR, just dont like manually maintaining two lists. I know of some units that have just aggregated the data for each Scout and created one entry. This report was a separate PDF file for each scout. Please use Send Now to send calendar messages. See the guide here. Date Format: MM/DD/YYYY Control which areas of the database each user group can view and/or edit and which members they can access. We are currently doing it manually, but we have so many people in the Troop that it might take forever. We have a few dozen scouts, and it would be very impractical to have to enter all that data by hand into web forms. Your unit roster Scouts and Adults should already be in Scoutbook. Select area: Scout Data Merit Badges: This was also mostly up to date already (same as ranks). Easily create groups of members to include on specific reports. This forum has a treasure trove of great info Scouters helping Scouters! Login to get started. Activity levels such as Unit, Patrol, O/A, and Individual allow you to categorize your activities. If nothing happens, download GitHub Desktop and try again. Google group). Use Git or checkout with SVN using the web URL. properly for your unit. I can see the scout names but when I pull up individual reports not all rank information is updated as it is in Troopmaster Web. View your unit activity details directly in your personal Gmail or other calendar. there are just too many different combinations to make that feesible. help.scoutbook.scouting.org Quickly add activities to your database for regularly occuring events such as weekly meetings. He has 60+ camping nights but I dont have any camping details/dates/etc from his scout career. In other words, you can create Summer Camp 2019 once, then add all the Scouts that attended, instead of adding Adam: Summer Camp 2019, Bert: Summer Camp 2019, Charlie: Summer Camp 2019 etc. For example a single service project with 50 hours of service. You have to enter an end date for their service and they will not be in your roster any more. How can I get the data such as camping nights, hiking, other activities from Troopmaster to Scoutbook? Website Theme Choose from either a dark or light theme for your site. Advice on migrating from SOAR and Troopmaster to Scoutbook. I dont think Troopmaster supports exporting activities either. This topic was automatically closed 7 days after the last reply. Detailed tracking of fundraiser sales and payment collections. Easily stay in contact with your unit through email. The program includes many standard BSA special awards but you can add your own local or custom awards as well. What Scout information are you trying to transfer? Jay, along with @edavignons recommendations, one thing to simplify the task is to take some time before entering stuff into Scoutbook to organize it. Welcome! I am a competent Python programmer. Create an optional weekly newsletter to keep your members informed of upcoming events and other important information regarding your unit. adjust as necessary. Begin by exporting the "Scouts" file from ScoutBook. We have more than 65 scouts. Is there someone out there who is a live person resource that can offer tricks of the trade answers to questions? 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. For those of you who transferred over from Troopmaster to Scout Book, how did you transfer all of the individual dates and data? @LisaR Did you get any response? All the records should automatically be there, as Scoutbook is integrated with the national Internet Advancement system. Select area: Adult Data The program includes many standard BSA special awards but you can add your own local or custom awards as well. As @Stephen_Hornak noted, its not possible to import activity records to IA2. This is interesting data on camping and activities. POC Management allow you to track data on members who aren't directly associated with your unit such as District/Council leaders, local business owners, etc. Ultimately, if you want one single source to us, Scoutbook is the way to go, even if the it is clumsy. :^). Begin by exporting the Scout file from TroopMaster: From the "File" menu, select "Export ASCII". https://www.scoutbook.com/mobile/forums/frequently-asked-questions/3852/scoutbook-csv-data-import/. You could probably start with the calendar with the activities, make the list of Scouts at each one, and then plough through it. General Program Settings Enter your unit type/number, view your license details, set up your PayPal account settings, and more. The first file you should transfer from ScoutBook is the Scout file. (SB), Assigning a Key 3 Delegate or other position in my.Scouting (myScouting). There is nothing more rewarding than helping Scouts through @MaryGillis - if the advancement has been reported to council it should already be in scoutbook. Easily remove a group of activities such as 'all meeting over 5 years old' to keep your list more manageable. on getting data out of Troopmaster and massaging it into the right The only way to accomplish 2 that I can think of would be to maintain a separate mailing list (e.g. Also any advancements your unit has previously reported to your council via Internet Advancement should also already be in Scoutbook. 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. What is Den Leader Experience? Now its all right here in Scoutbook! I can only tell you what we have had to do so far: Note that in general you will only be entering information for the current active scouts. Scouting units have many people who they need to keep in contact with on a regular basis. Just a heads up, though - all content, information, and opinions shared on this forum are those of the author, not the BSA. I converted our Troop over from TM to SB last fall. Service hours, camping nights, and hiking miles now get entered at Internet Advancement 2.0. Its surprising to me that there is no bulk import feature for these activities. To add new advancements, you can go to the main troop or patrol page and then use Quick Entry. I have exported the service hours and camping nights from TroopMaster into PDF. The Scouting app is available for download on I recommend using Quick Entry to make this task easier. From the first knot tied to final hours of service performed, 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. Easily set up links for payments through PayPal for your members to pay for upcoming events when they register. Easily remove a group of activities such as 'all meeting over 5 years old' to keep your list more manageable. Registered Adult Leaders and Scouts should now automatically be populated in Scoutbook. tracking advancement, milestone achievements and all the fun Please remember that the database(s) and what is displayed to the user (the user-interface programs to data in databases) are different things. Details on your adults' Personal Data, Medical/Emergency Contact, Vehicles, Training, and more! Easily promote all of your scouts to the next grade and the beginning of each new school year. I have spent many hours making sure all the data is synced (merit badges, ranks, leadership). It contains information about each scout in your troop and his parents. Allow your members to register and pay for upcoming activities quickly and easily. His former troop used Troopmaster and we use ScoutBook. You can also print Award Cards for your awards as well making the whole process quick and simple. Helps ensure more accurate data entry. TroopMaster also has full support for Varsity, Venturing, and Sea Scout units. It contains information about each scout in your troop. Is there any way that I can import this data in bulk into IA? And if your Scouting adventures take you Our scout troop wants to transition form TroopMaster to Scoutbook. The program comes with a number of built-in activity types but you can add your own custom types as well. Click "Add All>>", Adult.txt file: This took a while. Click on MB Counselor List. their Scouting journey and down the path to success. Camping Nights and Volunteer Hours: This is the killer. Date Format: MM/DD/YYYY Hi Michael, Select Scouts/Members from the pop-up menu. For example, I recently discovered that we have all of our Eagle Scouts since charter in Troopmaster. Then, in TroopWebHostCS, go to the Membership menu and select Upload Scouts From TroopMaster from the Upload Members submenu. devices. I wish I could provide a turnkey solution but Also any advancements your unit has previously reported to your council via Internet Advancement should also already be in Scoutbook. troopmaster-to-scoutbook. This data will need to be manually added to Scoutbook. Now we would like to use Scoutbook . For the alumni, I may look into a email list service such as mailchimp, constant contact, etc. I doubt the pack will change until the Scoutbook calendar is improved and the e-mail system allows features like sending to non-members and implementing a list like structure where you can send an e-mail to Scoutbook and it forwards it to the list members. One of the hardest parts about converting from Troopmaster to No response so far, unfortunately. Select "Scout Data" as your area. Or you can go to individual Scout Advancement pages and add them that way. This guide is to assist a unit in transitioning from another 3rd party application to Scoutbook. Thank you for your thoughts. For more assistance, see the getting started guides here. Powered by Discourse, best viewed with JavaScript enabled. Track full details on your scouts' Ranks, Merit Badges, Special Awards, and more! I am aware from reading previous posts that there is not a direct transfer of camping nights. Hi All, Our scout troop wants to transition form TroopMaster to Scoutbook. Scout Ranks: This was mostly up to date already. Select Export/Backup. Edit activity, attendance, and other details on your unit's activities. adult.py Scoutbook provides a primer for doing this import, including sample find out how to set up a unit in Scoutbook. certainly import your Troopmaster files and Scoutbook does support To do this, sign into Scoutbook and select My Dashboard. Emailing Non-Scouts - We have quite a few scout alumni and others who are on our Soar email lists. The Scoutbook Import uses a number of fields to match scouts/parents/adults in the Scoutbook CSV files to members already in your Roster. I was wondering if there was any easier methods. Transitioning to Scoutbook from a Third Party Application (SB). unit, giving every leader more of what they need most: TIME. Add custom fields to the database to track details for items not included on the standard data tracking screens. Just a heads up, though - all content, information, and opinions shared on this forum are those of the author, not the BSA. We only support uploading advancements.csv file imports. TroopMaster allows you to export data to a text file which can be uploaded to TroopWebHost. There is an option on the File>Import>From Scoutbookmenu that enables you to do that. But Edit and manage activities and events for your unit. Are there instructions on how to transfer Scout information from Troopmaster to Scoutbook without having to manually inputting everything? Just a heads up, though - all content, information, and opinions shared on this forum are those of the author, not the BSA. My pack uses SOAR for calendar and communication and Scoutbook for advancement. I am a competent Python programmer. Select "MM/DD/YYYY" as your date format. Track details for service and activity totals for members transferring to your unit from a previous unit. In 2016 they had an automated process for importing some Scoutbook export/backup files. 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. Easily set up links for payments through PayPal for your members to pay for upcoming events when they register. Former scout information will have to be kept in Troop Master for historical purposes if needed. With the Scouting app, its easier than ever for youth and a few years ago when I switched a troop from TM to SB - I made mass entries per scout - 68 camping nights on this one date, 150 service hours on this one date - the data was still there - I did break up camping enough for the OA report to work. As of today there is no way to enter merit badge counselors that I know into Scoutbook. This topic was automatically closed 7 days after the last reply. What is the Difference Between Internet Advancement and Scoutbook? 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. Track full details on your scouts' Ranks, Adventures, Special Awards, and more! I did not realize that TroopMaster didnt export this info. That is by design. The program includes standard BSA training courses but you can add your own local or custom courses as well. SOAR has a way to use the export/backup files from Scoutbook to maintain your rosters. Scouts. Scoutbook provides access to valuable tools and Track training on your members to easily see who is properly trained and who is missing or needs to renew specific courses such as YPT.
transfer data from troopmaster to scoutbook
transfer data from troopmaster to scoutbook
