Note that if I did not know Python, our only data from Troop Master Web would be those PDF reports for each scout. Merit Badge Counselors: This is currently an unknown. At this time I have no idea what IA2 platform means. Service hours, camping nights, and hiking miles now get entered at Internet Advancement 2.0. There is nothing more rewarding than helping Scouts through Merit badge counselors should be registered with your council, and Scoutbook is supposed to update MBCs from ScoutNet. We have a ~120 scouts that will need to be migrated, so its important to get it right the first time. Scouts. Date Format: MM/DD/YYYY 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. }. Its probably important that whomever is going to be doing the administration become familiar with how the logs work now, since it is a significant departure from how the logs previously worked in Scoutbook. Go to your unit page in Scoutbook. 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. It seems that you have far greater control over your data (and EBlast - We have a weekly automated email from SOAR that goes out and lists upcoming events. Select Scouts/Members from the pop-up menu. easy-to-use interface. I can convert this data into any format that is needed. Select "MM/DD/YYYY" as your date format. need to do at home to get caught up. Click "Add All>>". hard-copy resources. We are now manually entering all 250 events into Internet Advancement. Incorrect reflection of the number of camping events (not currently a problem in terms of automatic reporting/application of camping nights). Step 2: Go to Menu and Click. We use the SOAR feature to imbed Scoutbook in a SOAR window. communicate with parents of absent Scouts about what their kids The following compares general information and features for notable Boy Scout Troop Management Software. Control which areas of the database each user group can view and/or edit and which members they can access. Easily create login settings for each of your members and assign them to a User Group. Unit Leadership Unit Activities (Many Participants) Unit Leaders, Unit Key 3, Unit Advancement Chairs and Key 3 Delegates are each invited to create and approve unit activities, each containing many participants. With the Scouting app, its easier than ever for youth and We have ~65 scouts and years of activities to migrate. To do this, sign into Scoutbook and select My Dashboard. Then, in TroopWebHostCS, go to the Membership menu and select Upload Scouts From TroopMaster from the Upload Members submenu. Select area: Scout Data Create an optional weekly newsletter to keep your members informed of upcoming events and other important information regarding your unit. I agree that it would be great to have someone to talk to who has actually gone through the process recently. In Scoutbook I had to enter their leadership history by hand. Lisa. Credit toward Second/First Class, Camping, Hiking, Service, etc. We only support uploading advancements.csv file imports. Thank you for your thoughts. their Scouting journey and down the path to success. Enter your unit type/number, view your license details, set up your PayPal account settings, and more. troopmaster-to-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. Thanks. Visit NOTE: If you would like to do monthly uploads, please also use Internet Advancement. 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. Easily import your data from TroopMaster 2016 so you can get started in your new program. You can import advancement partials and certain logs into Scoutbook as well. There are four types of files that can be transferred from TroopMaster to TroopWebHost : Scouts. 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. You cannot delete them. Details on your scouts' Personal Data, Medical/Emergency Contact, Parents, Vehicles, Order of Arrow, and more! I think we may just need to remember to do a weekly email. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. You can even Scouting units have many people who they need to keep in contact with on a regular basis. @LisaR Did you get any response? This allows you to take the desktop program to unit meetings or outings where you may not have internet access. For example a single service project with 50 hours of service. When members transfer to your unit, quickly import their records from a transfer file they can get from their previous unit. Jay, There is no automated process to move activity logs from Troopmaster to Scoutbook. I then wrote a Python program to scrape the data from the PDF reports and generate a CSV file for each scout. Google group). Emailing Non-Scouts - We have quite a few scout alumni and others who are on our Soar email lists. Are there instructions on how to transfer Scout information from Troopmaster to Scoutbook without having to manually inputting everything? Then, you would include that adult on any mailings. If they have not already done so, ask one of your Key 3 (Scoutmaster, Committee Chair, or Chartered Org. 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. Note that you also do not add scouts and adults. Edit and manage activities and events for your unit. Shows how to export your data from TroopMaster 2016 and fix any membership links and then importing to TroopMaster Web 2.0 Easily create login settings for each of your members and assign them to a User Group. Easily stay in contact with your unit through email. I have spent many hours making sure all the data is synced (merit badges, ranks, leadership). Helps ensure more accurate data entry. This is interesting data on camping and activities. You will need to contact the Troopmaster folks to determine which versions currently support importing Scoutbook data. 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). Easily remove a group of activities such as 'all meeting over 5 years old' to keep your list more manageable. Ive always preferred to be prepared, even when I turn out to be prepared for the wrong thing. Create custom permission slips for your upcoming activities. You can If nothing happens, download Xcode and try again. Press the Export button to create a file. Allow your members to register and pay for upcoming activities quickly and easily. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. 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. Just a heads up, though - all content, information, and opinions shared on this forum are those of the author, not the BSA. Many Git commands accept both tag and branch names, so creating this branch may cause unexpected behavior. 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. Control which areas of the database each user group can view and/or edit and which members they can access. Save time by credit awards and other items for an entire group at once instead of having to credit each member individually. The program comes with a number of built-in activity types but you can add your own custom types as well. New replies are no longer allowed. Hi Michael, Registered Adult Leaders and Scouts should now automatically be populated in Scoutbook. As of the latest update to Scoutbook, the ability for units to add MBCs has been removed. Im not sure if I can pull similar reports from IA. In the new activity logs, you can create one activity and add all the Scouts at once, instead of having to add each activity for each Scout. 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. parse_activity_report.py Welcome! .jumbotron .section-inner { Thank you. existing advancement data straight from Scoutbook into a fun and We are also using Troopmaster for Advancement. Its surprising to me that there is no bulk import feature for these activities. What Scout information are you trying to transfer? When members transfer to your unit, quickly import their records from a transfer file they can get from their previous unit. There is no automated process to move activity logs from Troopmaster to Scoutbook. Scout Ranks: This was mostly up to date already. Click "Add All>>", Adult.txt file: Information on how to export the data from the 3rd party application, please contact your 3rd party vendor. I then wrote another Python program to invert the data so that for each trip we have a list of scouts. Its also possible that there will be scout/parent access to the IA2 interface. Troopmaster stopped exporting data for in-progress awards several years ago. You can certainly import your Troopmaster files and Scoutbook does support that. Powered by Discourse, best viewed with JavaScript enabled. 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. The first file you should transfer from ScoutBook is the Scout file. This forum has a treasure trove of great info Scouters helping Scouters! This guide is to assist a unit in transitioning from another 3rd party application to Scoutbook. Remember where you created the file so you can find it later! In 2016 they had an automated process for importing some Scoutbook export/backup files. find out how to set up a unit in Scoutbook. I didnt realize it had any options to integrate with SB. Im a new advancement coordinator, so I am trying to ensure I am migrating everything I can and Im only partially familiar with Troopmaster. Merit Badge Counselors: This is currently an unknown. My troop is also migrating to Scoutbook from Troopmaster. Email reminders to your members for upcoming activities. I was wondering if there was any easier methods. I was wondering if there was any easier methods. Adults. Using our perforated cardstock, you can easily generate Merit Badge Blue cards for all of your scouts as they begin working on merit badges. On the Export Data screen, check the box that says "Include field names as first line of export" Hi All, Our scout troop wants to transition form TroopMaster to Scoutbook. https://www.scoutbook.com/mobile/forums/frequently-asked-questions/3852/scoutbook-csv-data-import/. Easily create groups of members to include on specific reports. Cookie Notice We have a few dozen scouts, and it would be very impractical to have to enter all that data by hand into web forms. Take a look at a sneak peek of our new PackMaster Web 2.0. Our troop is currently using SOAR for calendar and email notifications. 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. and Powered by Discourse, best viewed with JavaScript enabled. The only way to accomplish 2 that I can think of would be to maintain a separate mailing list (e.g. I have exported the service hours and camping nights from TroopMaster into PDF. Parse the activity report into something appropriate for Scoutbook. It was excruciating. Scoutbook provides access to valuable tools and We are not fully done yet. Select Export/Backup. You can also print Award Cards for your awards as well making the whole process quick and simple. If you do this, keep in mind is will mess up nights for . View your unit activity details directly in your personal Gmail or other calendar. Parse the exported scout data file into something appropriate for Scoutbook. It contains information about each scout in your troop and his parents. The app was built just for Scouts and their parents and pulls You can first verify at scoutbook.scouting.org, then log into scoutbook.com and see what is there. Merit Badge Counselors: This is currently an unknown. Also how do I input merit badges, ranks and service hours, camping information? His former troop used Troopmaster and we use ScoutBook. Format: Comma delimited 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. Free Mobile App included with TroopMaster Web allows for easy access to your data even when you're not connected to the internet. Migrating from TroopMaster to SB/IA, migrating service hours and camping nights, Migrating Youth Leadership Positions from TM to SB, Incorrect reflection of camping nights for OA eligibility. Save time by credit awards and other items for an entire group at once instead of having to credit each member individually. If nothing happens, download GitHub Desktop and try again. 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. Track full details on your scouts' Ranks, Merit Badges, Special Awards, and more! Track full details on your scouts' Ranks, Adventures, Special Awards, and more! Camping Nights and Volunteer Hours: This is the killer. sometimes the act of leading can get lost in the act of Create custom permission slips for your upcoming activities. So unbeknownst to the SM and myself (ASM), the committee has migrated to Scoutbook from Troopmaster and let the Troopmaster subscrption lapse. There are several versions of Troopmaster. Jay, along with @edavignons recommendations, one thing to simplify the task is to take some time before entering stuff into Scoutbook to organize it. But It may not be as onerous as expected. For more assistance, see the getting started guides here. 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. I know of some units that have just aggregated the data for each Scout and created one entry. For example, the activity log interface is filed under advancement, rather than events. Select the unit whose scouts you wish to export. 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. Thanks! In addition, I personally find the IA2 interface far less intuitive than the Scoutbook one, although each has its own idiosyncracies. Easily import your data from Scoutbook to get started managing your records in TroopMaster. I dont think Troopmaster supports exporting activities either. Step 4: Select Application Manager. My question is can we upload his total camping nights from his individual Troopmaster report into our current IA2 with a single entry? Our scout troop wants to transition form TroopMaster to Scoutbook. 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. Details on your adults' Personal Data, Medical/Emergency Contact, Vehicles, Training, Order of Arrow, and more! Welcome! Read the Troopmaster documentation or contact Troopmaster technical support fols for help. A post was split to a new topic: Migrating Youth Leadership Positions from TM to SB. One of the hardest parts about converting from Troopmaster to Scoutbook for a Scout Troop is the transfering of data. and our Login to get started. 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. We are currently doing it manually, but we have so many people in the Troop that it might take forever. This will take many hours. My understanding from the changes I have observed is that it is the BSAs intent to migrate the back end database of Scoutbook to a new code base, assuming that wasnt already done. Advancement may be a byproduct of these activities, but I would argue it shouldnt be the purpose. height: 500px; Now its all right here in Scoutbook! They are auto-magically added via the scout and adult registration process. Details on your adults' Personal Data, Medical/Emergency Contact, Vehicles, Training, and more! This topic was automatically closed 7 days after the last reply. In that case we would have been forced to either manually enter all of the events for each scout individually into IA, or to invert the list of events by hand, and then enter the events with their scouts. Reports: It was a learning curve for me moving from Troopmaster to Scoutbook, but in the end I like Scoutbook better. can all be specified for each activity. If they do not, thats a good proposal to make to them. The scripts in this repository represent many hours of trial and error Are you sure you want to create this branch? Now we would like to use Scoutbook . Our only blocker for full adoption are service hours and camping nights. I wish I could provide a turnkey solution but adjust as necessary. Date Format: MM/DD/YYYY help.scoutbook.scouting.org The process of migrating from Troop Master to Scoutbook has been very rough for us. Step 5: Click on Pending Acceptance. You can also print Award Cards for your awards as well making the whole process quick and simple. And if your Scouting adventures take you We just had to enter some updates. I recommend using Quick Entry to make this task easier. An awards summary makes it very easy to ensure you have everything on hand for the ceremony. 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. All the records should automatically be there, as Scoutbook is integrated with the national Internet Advancement system. 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. Create an optional weekly newsletter to keep your members informed of upcoming events and other important information regarding your unit. I am a competent Python programmer. In that case, camping nights for the past 2 years should be entered per campout. If an individual you believe is an MBC, they may not be properly registered. 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