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How does PackMaster compute service stars for the Pack/Den Awards Report?
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For scouts, service stars are based on the Joined Unit date. For adults, they are based on the Became Leader date. This is then adjusted by any Leadership History or Prior Service dates in his record. For example, a adult with a Became Leader date of 08/01/02 and no prior service would be listed for a 4-year service star for an awards report with From-To dates of, say, 07/01/06 thru 08/30/06. If the same adult had 6 months of prior service, he would be listed for a 4-year pin for a report that included the date 02/01/06 (i.e., 6 months earlier than in the first example). In computing service stars, PackMaster is careful not to double-credit overlapping periods of service.
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How does PackMaster compute training codes for the recharter report?
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BSA recently changed the way they handle leader training. Here are the new criteria for Trained status:
Cub Scout Leader Basic Training
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1) For Cubmasters/Assistants: New Leader Essentials and Cubmaster Specific Training
2) For the Pack Trainer: Trainer Development Course
3) For Den Leaders/Assistants: New Leader Essentials and either Tiger Leader, Den Leader, or Webelos Leader Specific Training (based on the den level of assignment)
4) For other pack leaders: New Leader Essentials and Pack Committee Challenge
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I'm doing my first ScoutNET recharter. Any tips?
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- The first dialog is for basic information on your pack. If your official pack number is different than your pack number within PackMaster, you should change it here.
- Clicking Next takes you to the Tiger Adult Partner dialog, which lists the Tiger Den Leader and the other Tiger Adults. Use this dialog to ensure that you have enough Tiger Adults for your Tigers. Each of the people listed will automatically be chartered as a Tiger Adult (AP) and as Multiple, which means there's no fee. The ScoutNET specifications require us to determine each scout's level by his school grade. In this case, all 1st graders are counted as Tigers regardless of the level of the den to which they are assigned.
- The next dialog (Recharter Selection) is used to select the adult leaders and scouts you want to charter. For each adult whom you wish to charter, highlight the name and click the Paid, Multiple, or Transfer button. A Non-Registering button is also available for the very rare case where you have an adult for whom you want to send data, but you don't officially want to register the person.
- You do not have to charter all of the adults/scouts listed on the recharter selection lists, but you do have to charter the key adult leader positions and the scouts who are not leaving your unit. Only adults who have been assigned at least one leadership position are included on the recharter selection list. You must charter the Tiger Den Leader again on this dialog because that is a required position if you have Tigers. This person will automatically be dual registered as a Tiger Adult.
- If an adult is assigned to more than one leadership position, he will be listed more than once on this dialog (unless the BSA position codes are the same for both positions) so that you can decide which position(s) in which to charter the adult. In some cases, you can charter an adult in more than one position; for example, the Chartered Organization Representative and the Executive Officer can be the same person. If you select an invalid combination of positions, PackMaster will present an error message when you generate the report.
- One of the key adult leader positions is Executive Officer and you must select this person for rechartering. This position used to be called Institutional Head. The Executive Officer does not have to pay--he is always chartered as a Multiple.
- Regarding fees, some councils require an additional $1.00 for insurance. However, insurance is not part of ScoutNET, so you must handle insurance through your council separately.
- The training codes for your adult leaders on the printed report are based on BSA criteria. There is a separate FAQ on this subject. Training codes only appear on the paper report--they are not transmitted to ScoutNET.
- There are two fields that appear on the paper report that cannot be set from within the program: Unit Status and On Time Unit. Both of these will be completed by your Unit Commissioner.
- If you checked the LDS Unit checkbox on the Unit General Information dialog, PackMaster will apply LDS rechartering rules when it validates your recharter report. For example, under LDS rules, Cub Scouts must be between the ages of 8 and 10.
- Write the name, phone number, and email address of your rechartering point of contact somewhere on the paper report. That way the registrar will know whom to call if there's a question or problem.
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Can you allow two or more leaders to update the data on separate computers?
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Yes, we provide an add-on for the program (PackMaster DotNet) which will allow multiple leaders to work with your unit database. DotNet allows you to host your database in a central location on an FTP site so that multiple leaders can access/update these files from separate computers. You can also choose to limit Den leaders so that they can only see/update scouts in their specific den. The DotNet option also allows you to divide up these responsibilities and automatically handles all file transfers to the centralized database on the FTP site.
Please see our DotNet product page for details.
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I'm a den leader for two dens. How can I track both dens on the same computer?
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If you are working with multiple dens, your pack leader should assign you a separate password on the Database Management dialog for each den you will be updating. To switch between these dens on your machine, you should use the File>Data Access Password option from the main menu and enter the password for that den.
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