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The Troop Information screen should be your first stop when getting started with TroopManager Plus.
Click on a screen element to learn more about it.
(Not all elements have additional information.)
Troop Information (various controls)
Most of the information on this form is not actively used by TroopManager Plus. It's here to document your troop's identity. The information is printed on the Troop at a Glance Report and that's about it. Noteworthy items are documented later in this section.
Quick First Time Entry (command)
The Quick First Time Entry command button displays a high-efficiency data entry screen that is intended for quickly recording basic information about scouts and adults. For on-going tweaking of scout and adult records you should use the Scout Information and Adult Information screens, but when first getting started some users find it easier to enter data in the spreadsheet-like format illustrated below.
Define Patrols (command)
If your troop uses patrols, use this screen to enter the names of the patrols. Later, in the Scout Information screen, you can assign scouts to these patrols.
Permission Slip (command)
Use this screen to edit the text for the lower portion of permission slips. Permission slips can be printed via the Reports selection form as well as from the Event/Trip Planner. (If you are wondering... yes, we plan on making the permission slips far more flexible and automated in a future version of this product.)
Include Race Information (checkbox)
Some councils and/or service units like to keep track of racial/cultural information for all troops, while others do not. We've included support for race information if you want to use it. When this box is checked, TroopManager Plus collects race information for both scouts and adults and prints this information on a small number of reports. When not checked the information is hidden in both data entry forms as well as reports.
Include Disability Information (checkbox)
Similar to race information, some troops want to keep track of detailed health/disability data while others do not. Check or uncheck the box to hide or show the fields in data entry forms and reports.
User-Defined Fields
Try as we might, we know that we'll never include every single field that a troop leader can dream up. Scouts and adults have two fields each that can be used to record anything you'd like. Enter a descriptive label for the field and it will show up in the data entry forms as well as a few reports.
