AMERICAN BRIDGE ASSOCIATION TOURNAMENT
SCORING AND REPORTING SYSTEM
The American Bridge Association Tournament Scoring and Reporting
System (ABATSS) is the primary reporting system approved and used by the ABA
to electronically receive ABA sanctioned game results directly from the Director in
Charge and post the electronic file master points directly in the ABA National
Office. I have tried to keep instruction as simple as possible but can assure you
that if you follow the following instructions you will be able to master ABATSS in
a short period and enjoy processing all of your C games and Higher electronically
with the National Office.
I have broken ABATSS into 6 steps indicated below and will address each
for your ease in operation. These steps: Initial Setup, Tournament Setup, Game
Setup, Section Setup, ACBLScorer transfer, Calculate and view ABA assigned
points and Generate Tournament Report to be sent to Atlanta.
INITIAL SETUP:
Open your computer and select your primary C drive. Open a new folder
and name it ABATSS. (All of your TSS generated reports will be saved in this
folder.) Copy the latest version of ABAGAMEDATABASE and save it into this
folder also. If you have the Microsoft Office Package (2003 or later) you will need
to activate Microsoft Access. If you don’t have the Microsoft Package you may
download Microsoft Access Runtime. This will be the hardest part to get right so
if you are having a problem getting Access, don’t hesitate to contact; Hank Irwin
@512-791-4896 or [email protected] and I will help you setup Access on
your computer. INITIAL SETUP is now complete. Create a desktop icon for
easier reference to the program.
TOURNAMENT SETUP:
This phase begins when you activate the ABAGAME DATABASE
program. You will get the ABATSS home screen that is illustrated below::
If you are running ABATSS for the first time there may be a yellow tab that
says “Enable Contents”. Then to start a new tournament,, click on the DATA tab
and follow by inputting the correct information.
1. The Reference number is automatically the next number in sequence for
tournaments processed. But it must be remembered as any further inputs
and the tournament report will be based on this number.
2. Name the tournament ie: Chicago Sectional, Austin Grade A; EE Winn
Benefit etc.
3. Enter the Tournament Location; ie Houston, Tx
4. Use the drawdown tab to select your Grade
5. Use the drawdown tab to select the start and ending dates of your event
6. SPONSOR: Use the drawdown to find your sponsor’s name. When it is
selected, the name, State and Section will be filled in automatically.
7. DIRECTOR: Use the drawdown or input the director’s ABA number
and their name will appear. (There are some missing directors, so if their
number doesn’t bring up their name, leave it blank)
8. Save your information and the next steps will become available to you.
This ends your Tournament inputs and you are ready to input your game.
9. Press the Enter Game tab and be prepared to input game information
using the screen below.
1.
Enter game number and name; i.e. the first game could be a benefit game, the
game number enters automatically So enter the came name; College View HDQT
Benefit then the Sanction number.
2. Use the drawdown to select Grade/Type
3. Use the drawdown to select Grade/Class (Most of you will be directing C and B
games and it will be the only game. Thus you select C or B-1. If you do Grade A or
Sectional events, you would have A or S-1. The number changes if it is a secondary
game.)
4. Use the drawdown to select the current date for this event.
5. Enter the time of the event. This entry is critical and must follow this format;
HH:MMPM OR AM.
6. Enter the entry fee, skip the next two boxes and go to session
7. For a single session event enter 1 of 1, if it is a two session event enter 2 of 2. (After
you have done your crossover and made the carryover, you will not process the first
session of the two session event. All of the needed information is in the second
event, so only process the second session.)
8. When you save this game information, you activate the section tab
and can enter the section information. Both the Tournament and
Game information can be entered pre-tournament or at home
before the tournament starts.
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Sections are entered one at a time and the reference number will change each time a new
section is added. If you have 3 sections in the game, you will enter each of then here, one at
a time
Appl/Section is always A, and flight speaks for itself. (ABC etc.)
Total Teams and Players should be left blank as they will total as you enter the tables in each
strata.
Enter the number of strats and the field breakdown of each. As you add each field you will
see the total tables and players increase.
When you enter all strats, save this information and you will be given a PRESS REPORT NAME.
This name is particularly important, because this is the name that will be given to the ABCL
text file generated for the game.
1. When you receive the Press Report Name you also activate 3 lower tabs.
Highlight the Report Name and copy it (control c) or write it down.
2. Return to ACBLscore Game page, select reports and Recap/Press > Screen
3. Answer all questions and save item 1 (press only) to a text file.
4. In the Save As block place the curser and paste (control V) the Press Report
Name that was given in the Section tab of ABATSS. Be sure to save this
newly named text file in your ABATSS folder.
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5. Return to the ABATSS section screen shown above. You will note three
additional tabs that are activated.
6. Select the tab to IMPORT TEAMS, you will receive a message indicating
that the teams have successfully been imported.
7. Select the Tab to CALCULATE MASTER POINTS, you will receive a
message indicating that the master points have been successfully calculated
8. Select the reports tab and the continue tab on the next screen to see your
results.
You are now at the last step of the process, generating the tournament report file
that is sent to ABA Headquarters. Close all forms and return to the ABATSS
Main Menu.
1. From this Main Menu select the MAINTENANCE TAB and follow with
the tab to EXPORT GAME MASTER POINTS.
2. The next screen will request the Tournament Reference Number, enter the
number for the tournament you wish to export. ABATSS will now generate
a file GMP Export to include results for all of the games you have included
in this tournament. You will find this file in your ABATSS folder and it is
suggested that you rename this file to reflect a name associated with your
tournament ie; (Houston Grade A). This will simplify processing at the
National Office.
Create an e-mail with this file attached to [email protected] and your
mission is almost complete. To complete your mission, send your sanction form
and sanction fee check to the National Office and you are done.