STOCK JUDGE HELP CENTER

There are 3 types of calculators used in stockjudge.

Fours - The fours calculator, alternatively known as the Ready Reckoner is commonly used in Non US countries to calculate scores for live stock judging. The standalone calculator uses the four letter system A,X,B,Y. The calculator requires the user to first enter the judges placings and 3 cuts (with a maximum value of 12) and will then produce all the scores for each permutation of the letters.

Fours US - The fours US calculator , also know as Fours E-H, is commonly used in the US to calculate scores for live stock judging. The standalone calculator uses the number system 1,2,3,4. The calculator requires the user to first enter the judges placings and 3 cuts (with a maximum value of 15) and will then produce all the scores for each permutation of the numbers.

Six - The Six calculator is commonly used to calculate scores for Dairy Judging. The Standalone calculator uses the six letter system X,A,Z,B,Y,C. The calculator requires the user to first enter the judges placings and 5 cuts (with a maximum value of 10). You must then enter placings for each competitor and the calcualtor will then produce all the scores for each competitor.

There 2 places in the app where you can access the standalone calcualtors.

Calculators Tab - The calculators tab will display a button for both the Fours and the Sixes calculators

The Non-Subscribers Dashboard displays a button for both the Fours and the Sixes calculators .

Only the fours calculator can swith between the US number systema nd the UK (an other countries) letter system. there are 2 places where the current country can be set and selected.

Settings - In the main application settings you can set the default country.

In Calculator - In the fours calcualtor there is a small toggle button with the UK or US flag which can be used to toggle between the countries.

The app has been designed with 3 different types of users in mind

StandAlone - The standalone user may use the app without a subscription or account. they can use the standalone calculators freely. They can upgrade to a subscription account.

Susbcribers - The subscribers are users who have paid for a subsription. Subscribers can log in and have full access to all features of the application and can therefore create and manage events with competitions, invite other users to competitions, caluclate scores etc.

Non Subscribers - Non subscribers are users who do NOT have a subscription account, but they have been added as a user to a subscribers account so that they can be added to a competition as a judge, steward or competitor. A non subscriber can log in and view competitions they have been added to. As a steward the user can log in and enter judges placings & cuts and comeptitors placings. As a competitor the user can log i and enter only their own scores to competitions

A standalone user OR a non subscriber can upgrade to a susbcription through the in app purchase of a subscription account in the application Store View. the store view can be accessed from either the Dashboard, or form the settings → Suscriptions View.

A Subscriber or Non-Subscriber can change their name in the Settings → Account view

A Subscriber or Non-Subscriber can change their email in the Settings → Account view

A Subscriber or Non-Subscriber can change their password using the forgotten password feature. This can be accessed form the login page.

Only a Subscriber can delete their account. This can be deleted from the Settings Account view. Deleting your account will remove all data associated with that account including events, comeptitions, scores, user members etc .

You can log out from the Settings - > Account view.

An event is an occasion such as an agricultural show. An event is based at a location and is scheduled witha. start and stop event date and time. An event can have 1 or more comeptitions.

A competition is a contest being held at an event. There can be multiple competitions held at one event. Each competition has a name, a class (see competition classes), a start and end time and different types of users added to it.

The purpose of a Stockjudge competition is to find the the highest scoring winner for a specific comeptition class. This is done by adding a judges entry with cuts and susequently adding comeptitor placings and scores.

A competition must have a judge, and 1 or more competitors.

The account holder and steward can add the judges placings and cuts, and the competitors placings and scores.

A competitor can also add their own scores after being invited to a competition.

Competitions go through different states such as in draft, published and closed and can be either in progress, upcoming or past depending on the dates and state.

A competition class is essentially a competition category which determines the competition type (Fours, Fours US, Six). The application comes preset with over 100 different classes.

The competition type will determine which scoring system is applicable and which calculator to use.

In addtion a subscriber may change the assigned letters for a competition class if they want to distinguish one competition from another by using different letters.

Currently you cannot change a competition class letters within the app. to change thes letters used on your account you will need to contact support at support@stockjudge.co.uk

A standalone calculator can be sued without having an account and is used without requiring a competition. Each calculator principally works the same by adding the judges placings and custs, then fours calculator will display all 24 permutations of scores and in the case of the six calculator it will display the scores for each competitor score added.

On the other hand the calculators used in competitions are firstly determined by which competition class is selected. Then the user must enter the judges placings and cuts followed by the competitors scores. the user will only see competitor scores for each competitor.

The underlying methodology of the calculators remains the same for scoring, however when used with a competition it is used in conjunction with the competitions competitors and other factors such as verbal reason scores and deductions.

Members is a collective term used to describe Clubs, Teams , and Account users. Account users are users added toa. subscribers account themselves in order to add them to competitions as judges, stewards or competitors.

A Club is a collective of Teams and Users. A club is not actually used anywhere else in the application but is simply a way for the user segergate the different teams and users.

A Team is a collection of users. Unlike a club, a team can be assigned to a competition. All the users in the team will be entered in to the comeptition.

You can create an event from the Events Tab. Select the + button from the top right hand corner and you will be presented with the new event dialog.

A competition can only be created within the context of an event. From the Events tab select an event. The event will display the list of competitions. you can create a new competition by selecting the + button in the competition list section and you will be presented with the new event dialog.

Firstly you must add a new user from within the Members tab. The Members tab allows you to manage Clubs, Teams and Individuals.

Once you have setup your club, team and user lists you will be able to add them to a competition when creating or editing a competition.

A user can only be deleted from your account if they have not been added to a competition or team or club.

To remove the user or individual selct the members tab. you can swipe to delete the selected user.

You can only publish a competition when it has been setup correctly. i.e. it has all fields populated correctly and includes a judge and at least 1 or more competitors. A competition must be in draft state before it can be published.

To publish a competition select the competition from the event competition list, then select the … action menu from the top right icon.

When publishing a competition its state will be changed to Published and the judge and stewards will receive an email notification.

You can only Un-publish a competition if it is in the published state AND there are no judges entrties OR comeptitor scores.

To un-publish a competition select the competition from the event competition list, then select the … action menu from the top right icon.

When Un-publishing a competition its state will be changed to back to the Draft state.

You can only Re-send invites ot a published competition.

To re-send invites for a competition select the competition from the event competition list, then select the … action menu from the top right icon.

Stewards and comeptitors will receive an updated invite.

The purpose of an invitation is twofold:

To notify the user their details have been added to a competition.

To allow stewards and competitors to reset their password so they can log in as Non-subscribers and therefore enabled them to enter placings and scores for a competition.

Draft - A draft competition is in this state when it is first created. In the draft state the competition can still be edited before placings and scoring occurs. A draft competition is not visible to other users

Published - A published competition is visible to the subscriber (competition owner / admin)and also to non-subscribers (stewards and competitors). in the published state a comeptition will either be Upcoming, In progress or Past. When in the published state a comeptition scoring can take place if it is in progress / live. A published competition can be unpublished (changed back to draft) as long as there are no scores or placings entered.

Closed - A competition is closed when all scoring has been completed and the competition closed action is called. Once closed a competition cannot be edited or changed.

Upcoming - An upcoming cometition will be a published competition at some time in the future.

In Progress - A live competition. i.e the current time is between the start and end date time of the competition.

Past - A published competition that has not been completed but the time has run out. i.e the current time is after the end datetime of the competition.

An event can only be deleted if there are no published or closed competitions. To delete an event, edit the event and select the delete button.

A competition can only be deleted if it is in the draft state and there are no scores or placings. to delete a competition select the competition from the event competition list, then select the … action menu from the top right icon.

Scores for a competition can only be applied when a competition is in the published state with a judge and 1 or more competitors.

Scoring is a multi step and optinally mukti user process.

The first step is to enter the judges placings and cuts. This can be done from the competition summary view by selecting the judges entry record. tpa on the placings or cuts and you will be presented with the views to first enter the placings and then to enter the cuts. these will vary according the comeption class and type.

The second step involves entering the competitors placings, verbal reason scores and any deductions. This can be done by selecting easy competitor in turn. first enter the competitors placings, then for each verabl reason enter the score and any deduction. submit the scores for each competitor in turn.

Placings and scores can be entered by either the subcriber (account owner), or a non subscriber (steward or competitor).

As a subscriber / owner you have full control and can enter the judges placing and cuts, each competitors placing, verbal reasons and deductions.

As a steward (non-subscriber), you can also enter the judges placing and cuts, each competitors placing, verbal reasons and deductions, but you cannot see the scores.

As a competitor (non-subscriber), you can only enter your own placings. You cannot enter verbal scores or deductions. this have to be entered by the owner / subscriber or the steward. A competitor cannot see anyones scores.

You can become a full subscriber by making an in app purchased for one of the annual subscription plans. This is available in the store view accessed from the dashboard.

You can remove adverts by making an in app purchase for Basic Non consumable product. This is available in the store view accessed from the dashboard.

You can only add additional competitions to your account fi you have already purchased a subscription. You can do this by making an In app purchase of the Competition Pack. This is available in the store view accessed from the dashboard.