This topic was automatically closed 7 days after the last reply. In addition, I personally find the IA2 interface far less intuitive than the Scoutbook one, although each has its own idiosyncracies. Date Format: MM/DD/YYYY Another time saver is to enter your scout and parental data before entering data on your adults. Just a heads up, though - all content, information, and opinions shared on this forum are those of the author, not the BSA. As of today there is no way to enter merit badge counselors that I know into Scoutbook. Ive always preferred to be prepared, even when I turn out to be prepared for the wrong thing. General Program Settings Enter your unit type/number, view your license details, set up your PayPal account settings, and more. Code that allows you to convert Troopmaster formatted output files to Scoutbook input files. For example a single service project with 50 hours of service. Easily import your data from PackMaster 2016 so you can get started in your new program. Members: All Adults This forum has a treasure trove of great info Scouters helping Scouters! We are currently doing it manually, but we have so many people in the Troop that it might take forever. for answers to commonly asked Scoutbook questions, Scoutbook There is an option on the File>Import>From Scoutbookmenu that enables you to do that. send text messaging alerts to Scouts and parents, easily access I want to simplify things and move everything to Scoutbook. We are also using Troopmaster for Advancement. Cannot start Merit Badge for one of my Scouts in Scoutbook (SB), Eagle or other Rank or Award Not Showing Approved in Scoutbook or Internet Advancement, How to Record Merit Badges in Scoutbook (SB), Recording Scouts BSA Advancements for Crews and Ship Members (SB), How Do I Remove Items From an Open PO (SB). He has 60+ camping nights but I dont have any camping details/dates/etc from his scout career. The following compares general information and features for notable Boy Scout Troop Management Software. Units should not be entering MBCs. (Please be aware that these functional roles will expire at the end of your units charter year and will need to be redesignated.). Gone are the days of juggling den leader guides and other Detailed tracking of fundraiser sales and payment collections. Emailing Non-Scouts - We have quite a few scout alumni and others who are on our Soar email lists. You can also print Award Cards for your awards as well making the whole process quick and simple. Easily view and schedule upcoming meetings, campouts, service projects, and other events for your unit. 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. 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. https://www.scoutbook.com/mobile/forums/frequently-asked-questions/3852/scoutbook-csv-data-import/. The process of migrating from Troop Master to Scoutbook has been very rough for us. Reports: Thanks! This topic was automatically closed 7 days after the last reply. Work fast with our official CLI. 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. For more assistance, see the getting started guides here. Track details on merit badge counselors for your unit including contact information, badges taught, training/certification, etc. Most scouts and registered adults were already in Scoutbook. Email reminders to your members for upcoming activities. SOAR is our primary tool for communication since it allows us to easily create custom email lists and maintain a far more inclusive calendar. If you aren't using Internet Advancement, now is an the Scouting experience is a journey like none other. On the Export Data screen, check the box that says "Include field names as first line of export" All the records should automatically be there, as Scoutbook is integrated with the national Internet Advancement system. Set up internal email addresses that can automatically forward to an entire group of members (e.g., selected unit leaders, specific patrol, etc.). Format: Comma delimited Our new Quicktiles feature allows you to create tiles on your TroopMaster home screen. And if your Scouting adventures take you Former scout information will have to be kept in Troop Master for historical purposes if needed. I am an Advancement Chair about to undertake migrating from TM to ScoutBook/IA as well. If they do not, thats a good proposal to make to them. Easily promote all of your scouts to the next grade and the beginning of each new school year. Create custom permission slips for your upcoming activities. 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? There is currently no import capability for the activity logs. Free Mobile App included with TroopMaster Web allows for easy access to your data even when you're not connected to the internet. I guess I need to take a closer look at Soar. Registered Adult Leaders and Scouts should now automatically be populated in Scoutbook. Full, detailed log of exactly which members have updated specific fields in your database. Moving forward, we would input the data into IA instead of TroopMaster. 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. If they do, then we need to look at that gap in the export/import process. We have more than 65 scouts. NOT for former scouts. Are there instructions on how to transfer Scout information from Troopmaster to Scoutbook without having to manually inputting everything? need to do at home to get caught up. Lisa. existing advancement data straight from Scoutbook into a fun and Things like short vs. formal first names, misspellings, etc can affect the matching. Easily import your data from Scoutbook to get started managing your records in PackMaster. Parse the activity report into something appropriate for Scoutbook. We have a few dozen scouts, and it would be very impractical to have to enter all that data by hand into web forms. I only did this for the active scouts. Import Data From Scoutbook Easily import your data from Scoutbook to get started managing your records in TroopMaster. Easily stay in contact with your unit through email. 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. Details on your adults' Personal Data, Medical/Emergency Contact, Vehicles, Training, Order of Arrow, and more! The app also has what seem like off decisions to me. I was wondering if there was any easier methods. We are also using Troopmaster for Advancement. Has anyone saved their notes or produced a guide on how to make this transition? One of the hardest parts about converting from Troopmaster to @VictoriaMorgan - there is no such upload available to IA. We have ~65 scouts and years of activities to migrate. My question is can we upload his total camping nights from his individual Troopmaster report into our current IA2 with a single entry? Select "Scout Data" as your area. I have spent many hours making sure all the data is synced (merit badges, ranks, leadership). Please NOTE: If you would like to do monthly uploads, please also use Internet Advancement. 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. Press the Export button to create a file. I recommend using Quick Entry to make this task easier. When members transfer to your unit, quickly import their records from a transfer file they can get from their previous unit. You can upload your data using our generic CSV templates. Rep.) to go to my.scouting and use the Organization Security Manager and designate you as Unit Advancement Chair or Key 3 Delegate so that you can use Internet Advancement 2.0. 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. 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. It seems that you have far greater control over your data (and communicate with parents of absent Scouts about what their kids Powered by Discourse, best viewed with JavaScript enabled. Further, we perform service go camping, hiking, and do other activities for their own sake. Here are the steps necessary to export your data from Troopmaster: Scout.txt file: 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 think we may just need to remember to do a weekly email. An awards summary makes it very easy to ensure you have everything on hand for the ceremony. Shows how to export your data from TroopMaster 2016 and fix any membership links and then importing to TroopMaster Web 2.0 Im worried that I may miss something. I did not realize that TroopMaster didnt export this info. Ive played around in Scoutbooks but cant figure out input side of it. 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. devices. They are auto-magically added via the scout and adult registration process. Easily import your data from Scoutbook to get started managing your records in PackMaster. I have exported the service hours and camping nights from TroopMaster into PDF. Thanks. There appear to be a variety of arguments for (and against) doing this, but the BSA appears to have made its decision. Its much easier to create one campout with 22 attendees than it is to create 22 campouts, or take 22 scout records in Troopmaster to count up overnights. along the way. See the guide here. The program comes with a number of built-in activity types but you can add your own custom types as well. Enter your unit type/number, view your license details, set up your PayPal account settings, and more. 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. parents to track advancement and stay connected to their unit! I am a competent Python programmer. }. Click on MB Counselor List. Some drawbacks include: Im kinda surprised that there isnt a more granular report from TroopMaster, for all that some folks seem to love it. Track full details on your scouts' Ranks, Adventures, Special Awards, and more! hard-copy resources. The first file you should transfer from TroopMaster is the Scout file. Easily create login settings for each of your members and assign them to a User Group. Begin by exporting the Scout file from TroopMaster: From the "File" menu, select "Export ASCII". Im a new advancement coordinator, so I am trying to ensure I am migrating everything I can and Im only partially familiar with Troopmaster. Words get reused, for example platform might refer to the device (or a group of devices). Welcome! "customized" some of the choices made by the scripts may not work Details on your scouts' Personal Data, Medical/Emergency Contact, Parents, Vehicles, Order of Arrow, and more! Our scout troop wants to transition form TroopMaster to Scoutbook. Good to see this can be integrated. 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. Our Troop had an out of council Life scout transfer in earlier this year. 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. Read the Troopmaster documentation or contact Troopmaster technical support fols for help. Scoutbook provides access to valuable tools and To add new advancements, you can go to the main troop or patrol page and then use Quick Entry. Advancement Rules Checking. }. This report was a separate PDF file for each scout. are required to use their credentials from my.scouting.org to sign-in to Scoutbook. Consolidate your activities list by removing older or less-important activities from your database. Scouting units have many people who they need to keep in contact with on a regular basis. I was wondering if there was any easier methods. 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. In Scoutbook I had to enter their leadership history by hand. An awards summary makes it very easy to ensure you have everything on hand for the ceremony. What is the Difference Between Internet Advancement and Scoutbook? New replies are no longer allowed. But some retired members were also in there. There are several versions of Troopmaster. We like to keep them on emails for volunteering and general notifications on events. to use Codespaces. Just a heads up, though - all content, information, and opinions shared on this forum are those of the author, not the BSA. Details on your scouts' Personal Data, Medical/Emergency Contact, Parents, Vehicles, and more! This forum has a treasure trove of great info Scouters helping Scouters! parse_activity_report.py I only did this for the active scouts. Remember where you created the file so you can find it later! certainly import your Troopmaster files and Scoutbook does support From the first knot tied to final hours of service performed, For more information, please see our I am aware from reading previous posts that there is not a direct transfer of camping nights. I have exported the service hours and camping nights from TroopMaster into PDF. This forum has a treasure trove of great info Scouters helping Scouters! advancement data anywhere at any time. Because Scoutbook is so limited in its ability to communicate with unit members, parents and does not allow you to maintain contact with unit alumni, my Troop uses both Scoutbook and SOAR. Select "MM/DD/YYYY" as your date format. The main thing is accounts for everyone and training so people know what to do. I am a competent Python programmer. This took a while. ok, thanks. No response so far, unfortunately. 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. Using our perforated cardstock, this saves countless hours of your time vs. having to complete all of these cards by hand. 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. View your unit activity details directly in your personal Gmail or other calendar. For more assistance, see the getting started guides here. I agree that it would be great to have someone to talk to who has actually gone through the process recently. With the Scouting app, its easier than ever for youth and their Scouting journey and down the path to success. Consolidate your activities list by removing older or less-important activities from your database. I think it's also faster) if you import the data in the csv format What Scout information are you trying to transfer? Your unit roster Scouts and Adults should already be in Scoutbook. Scout Leadership: I had to do this by hand. Android and Our only blocker for full adoption are service hours and camping nights. In fact I consider it a blocker for adoption. scout.py I dont think Troopmaster supports exporting activities either. You will need to manually move this data. Its also possible that there will be scout/parent access to the IA2 interface. What is the Log In as Den Leader For? Is there any way that I can import this data in bulk into IA? It was excruciating. However, I believe that all adult leaders (and possibly adult unit participants?) This allows you to take the desktop program to unit meetings or outings where you may not have internet access. 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