Digital Scout Frequently Asked Questions

Prerequisites

In order to install and run the Palm OS client software for Web Enabled Statware Baseball/Softball, you must have a Palm OS based handheld with Palm OS version 3.1 or newer, and one of the following Windows operating systems on your computer:

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

For your Palm OS handheld to synchronize with the Statware Web desktop client application, you will need to be running HotSync Manager 6.0 or newer on your computer. On Windows XP, to check the version of HotSync Manager on your computer, right click on the HotSync icon in the lower right corner of your computer screen (the red and blue circular arrows icon, you may have to click a double left arrow to see all of the icons near the clock), select About and note the version number shown on the window that appears. (On Windows Vista, if your handheld is synchronizing correctly with your computer, you probably already have a compatible version of HotSync Manager.)

If you need to get an updated version of HotSync Manager, please download it from the Palm web site at:

http://www.palm.com/us/support/downloads/win_desktop.html

Also, you must have an active basketball 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 the software and synchronized with the Statware Web desktop client software as described in the installation documentation, you will be at the home screen of the software with 3 buttons, Collect Stats, Prefs, and Teams. Tap the Teams button and you will see a list of the teams that were transferred over to the handheld from the desktop application. The teams that you are getting complete statistics reports for (your "managed teams") will show up along with any opponents from the desktop application.

If the opposing team you are playing does not show up in this list, tap the New button at the bottom of the screen. The new opponent team window and player list is displayed, enter a description into the Team name field. To create the players for that team, tap the New player button at the bottom of the screen. If you do not have the roster for your opponent, you can create the opponent players as the game is going on, so you can just tap Done in the lower right corner of the screen to go back to the team list.

Game list

When you are ready to begin entering game statistics, tap the Collect Stats button. Initially there will be no games in your handheld client, so tap the New button at the bottom of the screen, and the software will ask you for the important information regarding the new game. One of the teams selected in the home and visiting team entries must be one of your managed teams. Also, you can set the date and time of the game. Optionally, you can also enter a description and the game type of the game. Tap Game Info button at the bottom and then tap Lineup when you are ready to set the starting lineup.

Lineup

The lineup screen allows you to specify the players in the lineup for both teams. The team selectors are at the top of the screen. The main part of the screen shows the batting order and positions of players. To remove a player from the game and replace them from a player on the bench, tap the box of the player that needs to be replaced and select the new player. Tap Done to confirm your lineup changes. Then tap Events to begin entering events.

Event list

The event list screen shows you the events you have entered in the game. To edit or delete an event that you have previously entered, tap the event to highlight it and tap the appropriate button at the bottom of the screen.

To enter new events, tap the New button at the bottom of the screen.

Event entry

The event entry screen is the main screen for entering live statistics. To enter an event, tap the Pitch Location, Pitch Result, Pitch Type, and then Save.

Synchronize data

Once you are done entering the game data, return to the home page, run a HotSync. This will connect to the web application and move all new and changed players and teams, as well as any game information from the handheld client to the web application. After this process is complete, the game will no longer be in the desktop client software, it will be available on the web for analysis.