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=== Setting your Project Id Format ===
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zFairs offers a wide variety of project format options and configurations. Here is an overview of everything you can do and all the places that impact or may impact what your Project IDs look like.
  
How to set the format of your Project / Entry Id.
 
  
#Sign into your zFairs site
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== Project ID Format Selection ==
#Click on Staff in the menu
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: Selecting the format for your Project IDs is the first place you will want to start. Here is where you can go to do this:
#Click on Fair Setup
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:# Sign into your zFairs site as a [[Staff]] or [[Admin]] user
#Click on Settings
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:# Click on Staff -> Fair Setup in the menu
#Click on the tab Project/Entry in the section title Fair Features & Settings
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:# Select Settings from the upper left box
#Select the Project Id Format that best fits
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:# Scroll down to Fair Features & Settings and select the Project/Entry subtab
#Click the save at the very bottom of the page.
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:# Review the options in the Project Id Format dropdown list
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:# Select the Number of Digits
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:#* Setting the number of digits to 1 will remove all leading zeros from any format selected
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:# Click Save at the very bottom of the page
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== Terms & Other Configs ==
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: As you review the options in the Project ID Format selection section you will encounter the following. Here is a list of what they mean and where you can configure them.
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! Project ID Format Term || Description || Configuration Location
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| Category Abr. || Category Abbreviation || Staff -> Fair Setup -> Categories -> Abbreviation
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| District Mod || District Modifier || Staff -> Fair Setup -> School Districts -> Project Id Mod
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| Division Mod || Division Modifier || Staff -> Fair Setup -> <strong>Fair Division</strong> -> Project Id Mod
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| Fair Abr || Fair Abbreviation || Staff -> Fair Setup -> General Information -> Fair Abbreviation
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| Grade || Participant's Grade || Staff -> Fair Setup -> Settings -> Fair Features & Settings -> Schools & Grades<br/>Staff -> Fair Setup -> Fair Division -> Grades
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| HS/JH || High School or Junior High || This is not configured anywhere else
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| HS/MS || High School or Middle School || This is not configured anywhere else
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| Number || Project Number for this Event || Affected by Staff -> Fair Setup -> Settings -> Fair Features & Settings -> Project/Entry -> Number of Digits<br/>Based on the order of project registration regardless of category
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| Number (no leading zeros) || Same as Number but with no leading zeros || Affected by Staff -> Fair Setup -> Settings -> Fair Features & Settings -> Project/Entry -> Number of Digits
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| (team) || Team Number || This is not configured anywhere else but is based on the order of team project registration regardless of category
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| Number in Category || Number in Category ||Affected by Staff -> Fair Setup -> Settings -> Fair Features & Settings -> Project/Entry -> Number of Digits<br/>Based on the order of project registration within a given category
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| S/J/E(6) || Senior, Junior or Elementary (including 6th Grade with Elementary) || This is not configured anywhere else<br/>
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| S/J/E(5) || Senior, Junior or Elementary (excluding 6th Grade from Elementary) || This is not configured anywhere else
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| SR/JR || Senior or Junior || This is not configured anywhere else
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| SR/JR/EL || Senior, Junior or Elementary (excluding 6th Grade from Elementary) || This is not configured anywhere else
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| SR/JR/EL(6) || Senior, Junior or Elementary (including 6th Grade with Elementary) || This is not configured anywhere else
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| SR/JR/EL(5) || Senior, Junior or Elementary (excluding 6th Grade from Elementary) || This is not configured anywhere else
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| Special Class || Special Class Identifier || This was created unique to a specific client and likely doesn't apply to other events
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| Special INV || (Description Incoming) || This was created unique to a specific client and likely doesn't apply to other events
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| Special NHD || Special format for NHD || This was created unique to NHD and likely doesn't apply to other events
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| Special PE/EL/JR/SR || Special Pre-School, Elementary, Junior and Senior || This was created unique to a specific client and likely doesn't apply to other events
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| Special Washington || Special format for Washington || This was created unique to Washington and likely doesn't apply to other events
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== Renumbering Projects ==
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: If all you are doing is changing the format of the Project ID then this will reflect immediately upon saving and refreshing the page. That being said, if you ever find yourself needing to completely re-number projects here is where you would go to do that:
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:: Staff -> Fair Setup -> General Information -> Advanced Tools -> Renumber Projects
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[[Category: Setup]]

Latest revision as of 10:04, 23 February 2022

zFairs offers a wide variety of project format options and configurations. Here is an overview of everything you can do and all the places that impact or may impact what your Project IDs look like.


Project ID Format Selection

Selecting the format for your Project IDs is the first place you will want to start. Here is where you can go to do this:
  1. Sign into your zFairs site as a Staff or Admin user
  2. Click on Staff -> Fair Setup in the menu
  3. Select Settings from the upper left box
  4. Scroll down to Fair Features & Settings and select the Project/Entry subtab
  5. Review the options in the Project Id Format dropdown list
  6. Select the Number of Digits
    • Setting the number of digits to 1 will remove all leading zeros from any format selected
  7. Click Save at the very bottom of the page


Terms & Other Configs

As you review the options in the Project ID Format selection section you will encounter the following. Here is a list of what they mean and where you can configure them.
Project ID Format Term Description Configuration Location
Category Abr. Category Abbreviation Staff -> Fair Setup -> Categories -> Abbreviation
District Mod District Modifier Staff -> Fair Setup -> School Districts -> Project Id Mod
Division Mod Division Modifier Staff -> Fair Setup -> Fair Division -> Project Id Mod
Fair Abr Fair Abbreviation Staff -> Fair Setup -> General Information -> Fair Abbreviation
Grade Participant's Grade Staff -> Fair Setup -> Settings -> Fair Features & Settings -> Schools & Grades
Staff -> Fair Setup -> Fair Division -> Grades
HS/JH High School or Junior High This is not configured anywhere else
HS/MS High School or Middle School This is not configured anywhere else
Number Project Number for this Event Affected by Staff -> Fair Setup -> Settings -> Fair Features & Settings -> Project/Entry -> Number of Digits
Based on the order of project registration regardless of category
Number (no leading zeros) Same as Number but with no leading zeros Affected by Staff -> Fair Setup -> Settings -> Fair Features & Settings -> Project/Entry -> Number of Digits
(team) Team Number This is not configured anywhere else but is based on the order of team project registration regardless of category
Number in Category Number in Category Affected by Staff -> Fair Setup -> Settings -> Fair Features & Settings -> Project/Entry -> Number of Digits
Based on the order of project registration within a given category
S/J/E(6) Senior, Junior or Elementary (including 6th Grade with Elementary) This is not configured anywhere else
S/J/E(5) Senior, Junior or Elementary (excluding 6th Grade from Elementary) This is not configured anywhere else
SR/JR Senior or Junior This is not configured anywhere else
SR/JR/EL Senior, Junior or Elementary (excluding 6th Grade from Elementary) This is not configured anywhere else
SR/JR/EL(6) Senior, Junior or Elementary (including 6th Grade with Elementary) This is not configured anywhere else
SR/JR/EL(5) Senior, Junior or Elementary (excluding 6th Grade from Elementary) This is not configured anywhere else
Special Class Special Class Identifier This was created unique to a specific client and likely doesn't apply to other events
Special INV (Description Incoming) This was created unique to a specific client and likely doesn't apply to other events
Special NHD Special format for NHD This was created unique to NHD and likely doesn't apply to other events
Special PE/EL/JR/SR Special Pre-School, Elementary, Junior and Senior This was created unique to a specific client and likely doesn't apply to other events
Special Washington Special format for Washington This was created unique to Washington and likely doesn't apply to other events

Renumbering Projects

If all you are doing is changing the format of the Project ID then this will reflect immediately upon saving and refreshing the page. That being said, if you ever find yourself needing to completely re-number projects here is where you would go to do that:
Staff -> Fair Setup -> General Information -> Advanced Tools -> Renumber Projects