Collecting and entering or verifying data on entry scoresheets is the last step in the competition-floor scoring workflow. Depending on the type of event and if electronic scoring is used, the process varies somewhat.

Collecting and Entering Individual Scoresheets

Scoresheets should make their way to the data entry are in a timely manner. Having scoresheets laying around in the stations often leads to lost or damaged scoresheets. The scoresheets should be delivered to the data entry area and stacked so the oldest entries are entered first. This way the scores should flow in predictably during the tournament. Any old entries tht aren't scored should be investigated because it's possible that the scoresheet is missing.

Freestyle journal scoresheets used in app-based scoring hold up to 15 entries. These should be stapled together when collected in judge order and verifying that each sheet has the station and judge number written on it. These sheets are collected when full or sometimes earlier if there's a particular concern about a score correction or it's getting close to the end of the competition and the data entry team wants to be ready to finish as soon as possible.

Entering score data is a pure data entry process. There is no math and requires no judgement calls.

To enter a score, log into scoring and go to the Scoring/Tabulator screen. Type in the Entry Number from the top of the scoresheet and hit enter. If the entry wasn't previously scored, the data entry boxes will be blank. Enter the scores for each judge in the appropriate boxes. Each judge line will show a green Scored box when complete.

When the data entry is done, click Save to save the entry scores.

Checking entry scores

Data entry is a two-step process. The first step is the first data entry that can be done by a tabulator or a judge if they are using a scoring app. As an additional check, each entry must be Saved and Locked before it is finalized and ranked. Any unlocked entries will show score on results but will not show a rank and the event will be reported as "unofficial/preliminary".

For journal scoresheet, since the scores were submitted electronically, there data in the system should be left is unless the judge asks for a correction or the score is missing from the system.

Tracking Scoresheets

While entry scores are being inputted, someone should be looking back at earlier heats and looking for missing scores. In Mission Control, the entries are shown in heat-order. When entries are scored, they go from a white background to light green. When they are locked they go from light green to dark green. (There are also icons in each entry that show this status.) If there is a while unscored entry early in the day and everything around it is scored, that scoresheet may be missing. Since final results can't be produced with missing scoresheets, finding any missing scoresheets is a high priority, and knowing they are missing early gives more time to do the search.