This feature allows you to copy an existing competition while retaining the same grades, organisations, and questions for teams being entered. It eliminates the need to create a competition from scratch and to manually select grades and organisations.
Once the competition is copied, you can:
- Modify any of the questions on the associated Team Entry Form, if needed.
- View the new Team Entry form which will automatically appear in TeamBuilder
You might use this feature to:
- Copy a competition within the same season where new teams will register: For example, if you’re running a competition in Term 1 and want to use the same format for Term 4 however different teams will enter the new competition.
- Copy a competition within the same season where the same teams will play: For example, if you’re running a competition in Term 1 and want to use the same format for Term 2 and the same teams will play in both competitions.
- Copy a competition from one year to the next: For example the same format will be used from the previous year. In this case, ensure that the Player Registration Superform for the next season is applied before copying the competition.
This article includes:
- How to a Copy a Competition
- Copying the competition for use in the same season with new teams
- Copying the competition for use in the same season with existing teams
- Copying the competition for the next season
- Review/Modify the Copied Competition
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Team Entry forms for competitions copied for use in the same season with existing teams
How to copy a competition
Click the Copy Competition button beside the competition name in SKED.
The Copy Competition modal will then be displayed similar to what's shown below.
Copying the competition for use in the same season with new teams
Untick the checkbox for Assign copied competition to next season.
Untick the checkbox for Use existing teams in the new competition.
Optionally you can untick Retain administrators on new competition if you do not want the current administrators to be copied to the new competition. In most cases you would retain administrators on the new competition.
Click Copy and Review/Modify the copied competition prior to clicking on Save & Continue.
Copying the competition for use in the same season with existing teams
Untick the checkbox for Assign copied competition to next season.
Tick the checkbox for Use existing teams in the new competition. Use existing teams in the new competition is only displayed if Assign copied competition to the next season is unticked.
Optionally you can untick Retain administrators on new competition if you do not want the current administrators to be copied to the new competition. In most cases you would retain administrators on the new competition.
Click Copy and Review/Modify the copied competition prior to clicking on Save & Continue.
Copying the competition for the next season
The Copy Competition modal will differ depending on whether the Player Registration Form (Superform) for the next season has been created and applied to your organisation.
View 1: The Player Registration Form (Superform) has been applied for the next season.
View 2. The Player Registration Form (Superform) has not been applied for the next season.
A warning message will display and the competition will be prevented from being copied.
Optionally you can untick Retain administrators on new competition if you do not want the current administrators to be copied to the new competition. In most cases you would retain administrators on the new competition.
Click Copy and Review/Modify the copied competition prior to clicking on Save & Continue.
Review/Modify the Copy
The copied competition is pre-populated with the information from the original competition. You can review the settings of the new competition and modify as necessary. Click into each field or drop-down option to make the changes as needed.
Field: Select a Player Form...
- this field is automatically populated with the Player Form that the original competition was set up with.
Field: Team Entry Form Name
- by default the original Team Entry Form name with '(Copy)' added will be displayed. Click into the field to edit the name.
- any extra question fields and products (including groups, triggers, and rules) from the original competition's Team Entry Form will be copied to the new Team Entry Form
- a new Team Entry Form name will not need to be set if you are copying the competition to the same season AND copying the existing teams to the new competition
Click Save & Continue, then select a folder to save the copied competition into and click Copy Competition.
Team Entry forms for competitions copied for use in the same season with existing teams
Click the edit pencil of the original competition Team Entry form within Teambuilder
The copied competition Team Builder form will display the number of competitions created from the original form. Click on the blue arrows to move from one form to another.
Click on Edit Competition to make the changes as needed and save the changes to update the form.