It is simply a new way to get your scout s achievements to your council electronically. We are getting a very hard push from our district to transfer over to and adopt scoutbook. I knew i had something that looked better, and worked better, but i wanted to be able to print off a formatted sheet to buy supplies from the council, so i called national to ask if there was an api. Autoplacement of merit badges and cub scout adventures, participation, service project hours. What are the pros and cons of troopmaster vs scoutbook. It contains information about each scout in your troop and his parents. On the left side, you may click on any of the ranks to see the progress made and requirements remaining. Creating new account this process can take a few minutes, please be patient. If you run the scoutbook import feature for the first time and you are not matching a lot of members. Topics related to the use of scoutbook can be addressed here.
Right now, our advancements chair runs it at home, and we get advancement and activity inputs to her by phone, email, fax, carrier pigeon, etc. However, with bsa pushing scoutbook, and todays announcement that. If you have already completed these requirements as part of the webelos scouting adventure, simply demonstrate your knowledge or skills to your scoutmaster or other designated leader after joining the troop. With less hassle of recording and paperwork, leaders can spend more time with their scouts. Select menu scouts, then choose the view button for your scout. You dont have to periodically give your leader your scout book. Scoutbooks support has been just as good, if not better than troopmasters. It would be better if there was a client app that synced for offline use. Troopmaster vs scoutbook scouts bsa program scouting forums.
Great alternative to a cub scout tracking spreadsheet. Quickly look up rank requirements, awards, electives, achievements, academic and sports belt loops and pins, merit badge requirements, lds duty to god, faith in god, and much more. Scoutbook lite to replace internet advancement in 2018. All requirements for the scout rank must be completed as a member of a troop. Report capability for automatic sending to parents. Transitioning to scoutbook from a third party application sb. This post may contain affiliate links which means we receive a small commission at no cost to you when you make a purchase. Troopmaster has always been the most powerful and popular scout unit management system in america. I just got an opportunity to read the actual troopmaster manual, and it says y. Just asking as i dont see that as a guideline in the scouts bsa handbook on page 2526. For example, our troop lived by the 300 feet separation guideline between patrols and adults. It will also create a user id and password for each scout and each parent. Tm web gives access to view advancement records including rank and merit badge progress and participation history without having to ask the advancement chair for a printout. If the laptop is not at the spot where you need it then you dont have the info.
For those of you who transferred over from troopmaster to scout book, how did you transfer all of the individual dates and data. Unit advancement reports boy scouts of america capitol area. Bsa announces scoutbook lite, a replacement to internet. On the export data screen, check the box that says include field names as first line of export. We feel it is better for a human to make the decision as to which projects are valid for which awards. Dec 08, 2016 although not an official bsa program, troop master is the advancement and activity computer program troop 140 has used since 2006. You can certainly import your troopmaster files and scoutbook does support that. On the right, you can click on the completed merit badges or partial merit badges. The most comprehensive management solutions on the web for boy scout troops, cub scout packs, and girl scout troops.
We can import scouts, ranks and merit badges easily. When they release scoutbook lite, we will be creating an interface to input the dates for you so you do not have to do double entry on their site. You can use scoutbook to record and track advancement and awards. Easily import your data from scoutbook to get started managing your records in. Just a heads up, though all content, information, and opinions shared on this forum are those of the author, not the bsa. Simply having control on our units data is a huge plus for me. Under your scout s name at the top left, select boy scout advancement. Sep 25, 2015 scoutbook and troopmaster 3rd party vendors.
Quickly look up rank requirements, awards, electives, achievements, academic and sports belt loops and pins, merit badge requirements, lds duty to god, faith in god, and much. Dec 20, 2017 bsas official web app, scoutbook, is gearing up to roll out a new solution in mid2018 that will leverage core components of the scoutbook platform to make internet advancement tracking easier than ever before. Very concerned about bsa buying scoutbooks troopmaster users. The next four pages of this user guide show how to upload these.
The current internet advancement platform will be retired and replaced by a new online tool called scoutbook lite. April 20, 2020 scouts, nick jonas to appear in latest episode of kevin hart. Your unit roster scouts and adults should already be in scoutbook. Parents can view and track their scouts progress and scouts can share the fun scouting has to offer. Also works with the latest version of safari and internet explorer v11. Troopmaster vs scoutbook scouts bsa program scouting. I have a 30day trial, and imported our scouts roster into sb via scoutnet.
The other scout troop management program can also track fundraising, attendance, individual progress towards the next rank and will store multiple email and phone contacts for each boy. Scoutbook is a new webbased application we will be using to track our scouts advancement. Also, we believe it is the scout s responsibility to know when a service project qualifies for an award and properly credit it to that award instead of relying a a leader or computer to do so on the scout s behalf. May 04, 2018 developing a separate but less functional scoutbook lite in order to accomplish a database move with 2 separate interfaces scoutbook vs lite will also limit functionality in the api product meaning a person looking for advancement data on their troop lite may or may not have the same schema to extract their data, leaving a support nightmare. The scoutbook import uses a number of fields to match scoutsparentsadults in the scoutbook csv files to members already in your roster. We just need you to export your data from troopmaster and then send us the exported files. At least i know for sure that troopmaster can do this. The two checkboxes on the screen only apply if you have previously transferred data from troopmaster. Easily create login settings for each of your members and assign them to a. If you would like to convert from troopmaster, please follow these steps. Saves countless hours and spend more time with your scouts. An offline program like troopmaster keeps all of your info locked on to one device that creates a single point of failure.
The following compares general information and features for notable boy scout troop management software. Tracking includes ranks, merit badges, service hours, camping trips, hikes, and leadership positions. I have compared the features and 100% prefer tm over sb. Troopmaster users scoutbook and troopmaster 3rd party vendors. The first file you should transfer from troopmaster is the scout file. This will add each scout and each parent to the active members page. Weve been very happy users of troopmaster for about 12. Comparison of boy scout troop management software scoutwiki.
Jan 27, 2019 getting started in scoutbook for new units to scoutbook. Advancement tracking for cub scouts, boy scouts, families and leaders. Hold down the alt key, then select and drag down the column, this will copy the column. Troop 234 uses a software program troopmaster web tmweb to maintain its scoutfamily personal information and advancement records. Online data is available to everybody in everyplace that has cell service. I think i can get a credit with scoutbook if i refer folks, so if you use it based on this. A few years ago i contacted the bsa, said i wanted to release my product to compete with troopmaster and scoutbook. In fact, over half of the troops in america have chosen troopmaster.
There are things we like and dislike about troop master. As an amazon associate, i earn from qualifying purchases. Getting started in scoutbook for new units to scoutbook. Packmastertroopmastertrooptracktrooptraktroopwebhost. Beginning 01jan2019, bsa is offering scoutbook for free to all units. Once we have the files, we will process the import for you. Bsas scoutbook lite, which will replace internet advancement. Bsas scoutbook lite, which will replace internet advancement, debuts in early 2018. I agree that this puts troopmaster at a disadvantage and it will. Troop master or tm does not replace the scout book which is the scouts personal tracking system but serves as the troop tracking system and a back up if the scout should lose his book. Boy scout troop web sites at troopwebhost click on the troops name to visit their website. Scoutbook mobile brings the world of cub scouting and scouts bsa to your mobile device. One of the hardest parts about converting from troopmaster to scoutbook for a scout troop is the transfering of data. This forum has a treasure trove of great info scouters helping scouters.
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