# Competition Setup Checklist
This article outlines the step-by-step process of setting up a competition in scoring. Although this list may look long at first, other than data entry (which is minimal if importing from registration), these steps go quickly and this entire process can be done in a couple of hours (or less than an hour with some experience).
There are two basic scenarios for competiiton setup that share many steps:
- Registration import: creating a competition from a registration file import
- Creating manually: enter all team, competitor and entry data in scoring
These steps should be followed in roughly this order. Some steps require hitting refresh in the browser before continuing to reload the updated data.
| Check | Task | |
|---|---|---|
| Create the competition record from scratch (Creating manually only) | ||
| Import the registration data file into scoring (Registration import only) | ||
| Sync entry music from online registration (Registration import only, if music was submitted in online registration) | ||
| Create Divisions (if needed) (Creating manually only) | ||
| Create Sessions and Stations to define the structure of the competition | ||
| Create Competition Event Definitions and Event Rankings (Creating manually only) | ||
| Set Event rule variations (if needed) and assign to the correct Sessions | ||
| Create teams and participants (including judges) (Creating manually only, but if importing from registration, additions/changes can be made) | ||
| In Sessions, set Event Heat Order and station assignments | ||
| In Sessions, update starting Heat Numbers for consecutive heats (if desired) | ||
| Create accounts and assign permissions for other admins, data entry team, and scoring tablets | ||
| Set judge assignments for each Session | ||
| Assign Heats and Stations | ||
| Run Competition Data Check report to find adjacent Heats and other possible problems | ||
| Double-check Heat Assignments | ||
| Print scoresheets (as needed) | ||
| Print heat sheets and other competition reports (as needed) | ||
| Test music playing (if it will be used) | ||
| Download music as a backup (if Scoring music management will be used) | ||
| Activate first session in Mission Control | ||
| Test judge tablet login and get entries | ||
| Run the Results report (and if appropriate, the All Around Results report) to ensure ranking groups and details are correct |