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Enter paper results after the carnival

Transfer official paper results into Houseplay and verify that they saved.

If officials recorded results on paper, you can transfer their completed Event Results Forms into Houseplay afterwards. Work through one event at a time, keeping the original forms to compare with the saved entries.

Before typing, check whether any results are already there, especially if staff switched from live entry to paper during an interruption. This example has Automatic Event Completion off so you can review each event before completing it.

Transfer and verify one event

  1. Open the carnival’s Events list and choose Enter results for the event named on the paper form. Match the event and student names before typing.

  2. Copy the official time into the labelled s and ms fields. Check the displayed placing against the form. Repeat for every result recorded on that form; leave missing results blank.

  3. Reload the results screen and confirm the saved value. Check all entries against the form, then choose Done. Mark the paper form as entered only after checking its results.

Check the event’s measurement units before entering distances, scores or multiple attempts. Resolve unclear handwriting from the original form rather than guessing. If Automatic Event Completion is enabled, Done can complete an event that has a result and award points. For a review-first process, leave that setting off and complete each event after comparing all its entries with the paper form. When every form has been entered, complete each checked event, then download Competitor Results to reconcile the carnival.