This is a guide to understand how to use Tablet Scoring with RackEmApp.
They can be used as a manual aid to track score and allow your comps to use live scoring, and fully integrates with our arena technology.
There are two ways you can access tablet scoring with pros and cons.
The web version is flexible and can run on any device, but will require you to handle power management separately - IE ensure the device dow not power off or go into standby
App
Download RackEmApp in the App Store or Google Play. Login with your user account and from the menu choose "Scoreboard"
The app itself is set to allow the device to always stay on at app level without a need for powe rmanagement, so can be easier for some users.
Regardless of which method you use, you then need to access a match or table code.
Entering a Match Code means the tablet will only be active for one specific match before returning you back to the code entry screen. This is for when you want them to be used more ad-hoc and have players enter codes as and when.
Match codes can be found on Competition Draw Sheets, and should be considered a bit secure as you don’t want the matches to be abused and the wrong scores get entered.
League administrators can also find match codes for league matches in League Management > Fixtures and Results.
Assigning a table code means that the scoreboard will be tied to a specific table. This means you need to push/assign matches to a table for it to appear on that tablet.
Table codes can be found in Your Organization > Venues. Click your venue to see your tables, and the codes are clearly labelled. Table codes are always prefixed with a T.
When the scoreboard is in table mode, it shows the table information (And optionally the table sponsor)
When it table mode, it will wait for you push matches to the table to display match information, and the play button appears to use the scoreboard for the given match.
There is a settings button you can use to set a few parameters, not least setting the tablet password.
To access the settings, press the settings cog in the top left and enter the default password, which is the Table Code.
From within the settings set your own password. The password is used to stop users being able to exit fullscreen mode and access settings.
You can also set the brand profile that is going to be used that affecxts the look and font of the scoreboard.
You can reset it by clearing cookies for scoreboard.rackemapp.com
Alongside the general "push match" function, there are additional features that encourage venues to keep the tablets permanently attached.
Schedule - If you are using the table bookings feature for the venue, the schedule will appear for the table. This allows people that are using the tables casually to determine when a match is booked and they may need to vacate the table
Enter Match Code - This allows a player to enter any match code for any match, and play the match on this tablet. This means that it can be used for any casual purpose.
Fullscreen - You can put the tablet in fullscreen mode so users can;t access the general tablet functions making it a little more secure and prevent misuse. You will need to enter the tablet password to exit fullscreen.
Close Table Mode - This will return you to the landing screen, but does require the password - again, to prevent misuse.
here are several ways you can set matches to tables.
You can push any match to a table using the Cast button in league matches, competition matches or challenge matches.
And then selecting the table you want to show the match on.
Firstly, your competition needs to be assigned to a venue. This takes place in the Details screen. Simply choose from the the drop down box.
Secondly, you need to define which tables are going to be used for this competition – not all may get used for this comp. You do this when setting up your round (as it can vary from round to round). Click the Tables and Scheduling button.
Then select the tables used for this round. Don’t forget to Save.
Firstly choose which tables are available for this comp in your venue. Some may not be in use. Only check the box for the ones you are going to use.
You can auto-populate the estimated start time of all matches by entering the start time and approximate match time. This will loop through the matches and assume a general even spread across available tables to provide a rough guide to when matches may expect to be played. These can then be overridden in the match list.
The system can automatically assign matches to tables on the completion of a match. Configuring this will the dynamically update the scoreboard and stream overlay to reflect the new match details as well as supply the details to the live page and big screen so your competitors can easily see when they expect to play.
You can then pick one of these assignment strategies that best suits your needs.
Disabled – No table assignment options appear
Manual – Manually set matches to tables
Assigned Table – This will take the next scheduled match that s assigned the same table as the match just completed
Next Available Table – This will set the next scheduled match to be played on the next table that becomes available
The scoreboard has a few different configurability options, but on the whole it works like this.
All the activity takes place at the bottom of the screen. Starting by indicating the winner of the Lag.
Then you can indicate the winners of the frames.
The top bar allows you to access the Editor to override any mistakes that may have been made.
Note that closing the scoreboard editor does not save changes, so be sure to press Save Scoreboard in order to save your edits.