Digital Scout Frequently Asked Questions

Prerequisites

In order to install and run the desktop client software for Statware, you must have one of the following Windows operating systems on your computer:

• Windows XP Service Pack 2 or later
• Windows Vista
• Windows 7
  

Also, you must have an active statistics account with at least one team on My Digital Scout (http://my.digitalscout.com). Please make sure your account is active and that you know your account's e-mail address and password before installing the desktop client.

Team list

If you have installed and run through the account setup wizard, you will be at the home screen of the software with 3 buttons, Preferences, Team list, and Game list. Click the Team list button and you will see a list of the teams that were transferred over to the desktop client from the web application. The teams that you are getting complete statistics reports for (your "managed teams") will show up along with any opponents that you have entered into the web application.

If the opposing team you are playing does not show up in this list, click the New team button. Then, click the Create opponent team button, and type a name for the opponent team into the dialog that appears. Once the new opponent team is created and that team's player list is displayed, you can either click New player to create the players for that team, click Import roster to import the players in from a comma-separated values file, or click Return to team list if you do not have the roster and you want to create the opponent players as the game is going on.

Once you are done with the team list, click the Return to home page button.

Game list

When you are ready to begin entering game statistics, click the Game list button. Initially there will be no games in your desktop client, so click the New game button, and the software will ask you for the important information regarding the new game. In the team selection entries, you will select the home and visiting teams, one of which must be one of your managed teams. Also, you can set the date and time of the game, as well as which team is the home team. Optionally, you can also enter a description and the attendance of the game.

Game entry

Here are the main functions available from the game editor screen:

• Lineup -- This option allows you to set the starting lineup (if the game is just beginning) or the current lineup
• Events -- This option shows you the list of events that have occurred in the game, and lets you create new events

Synchronize data

Once you are done entering the game data, return to the home page, and from the Tools menu, select Synchronize data. This will connect to the web application and move all new and changed players and teams, as well as any game information from the desktop client to the web application. After this process is complete, the game will be available on the web for analysis.