Results, points and rankings
You do not create rankings. The federation does. What you control is whether your results reach the federation correctly, and when.
| What | Who does it | When |
|---|---|---|
| Results | You publish them. | Round by round, on the day. |
| Promotion points and class moves | Vote4Dance, automatically. | When you close the competition (End competition). |
| Rankings | The federation’s rankings recalculate. | After the competition is closed, often overnight. |
Nothing reaches promotion points or rankings until you close the competition. Close it once all results are final.
Before the day: map your classes
Each class maps to a Federation Class. That mapping is what the federation counts your results by. A class mapped to the wrong Federation Class sends its results to the wrong place. See Competition setup.
On the day: publish every result
Confirm and publish every round that should count. A class with unpublished results has nothing for the federation to use.
Before you close: check the data
Promotion points are matched to couples by the person numbers on each entry. If you import results from a file, clubs are also matched by the club tag in the file. Check both before closing:
- A wrong person number creates a duplicate couple, with the points split between the two.
- A wrong club tag in an imported file creates a duplicate club.
Problems in Manager flags the same person ID used with two different names.
Close the competition
On the event overview, Change status → End competition sets the event to Closed. For a federation event, closing:
- identifies each couple from its person numbers
- registers class memberships for everyone who earned points
- adds the points, and moves couples that reach the class’s limit up a class
If you import or correct results after closing, set the event to Closed again. It is safe to repeat.
See Post-event and exports and Promotion points.
Corrections after closing
- Promotion points on an entry: edit the U-points field in the team editor in Manager, after the competition is closed.
- A couple’s class or points balance: the federation handles it, not you.
- Rankings: the federation corrects rankings. Tell them what changed.
Common problems
| Problem | Fix |
|---|---|
| The federation sees no points from your event | Check that the competition is Closed. |
| A couple’s points appear on a second couple | A person number is wrong on an entry. Correct it, and tell the federation: it has to sort out the duplicate couple. |
| A class was mapped to the wrong Federation Class | Ask the federation before you change it. Its points have already been processed. |
| Dancers say the ranking is missing your event | Rankings recalculate on the federation’s schedule, and only include the classes the federation links to each ranking. Ask the federation. |
Next step
Continue to Age and class transfers.