Each dancer must have an entry in the Dancer Table. The entry includes the dancer's name, attributes, and other fields.

For a full description of the fields within the Dancer Table, see Dancer Table - Fields

There are ways to view the Dancer Table: via the Grid Display and via the List Display:

Grid Display:

List Display:

Toolbar

• Add Dancer(s) to Table - opens the following popup menu:
  
  • Dancer - opens the Dancer Table - Edit dialog box to add a new dancer to the dancer table.
     
  • Couple by Name - opens the Dancer Table - Add Couple by Name to add a couple by name.
     
  • Couple by Number - opens the Dancer Table - Add Couple by Number to add a couples by number. Use of this function is no longer recommended. Using names instead of numbers is preferable.
     
  • Several Couples by Number - opens the Dancer Table - Add Several Couples by Number to quickly add several couples.
     
  • From Global Database - opens the Dancer Table - Add from Global Database to add dancers from the Global Database.
     
• Edit Dancer(s) - Select several dancers, then press this toolbar button to easily change attributes for a set of dancers. See Dancer Table - Edit Dancers.
   
• Flags - allows flags to be associated with the selected dancer.
  
  See also Flag Table.
   
• Notes - allows a text note to be associated with the selected dancer.
   
• Tag - allows a small comment, such as dance level, to be associated with the selected dancer.
   
• Delete - after a confirmation prompt, deletes the selected dancers from the Dancer Table.
   
• Grid - opens the Grid - Customize dialog box.
   
• Help - displays this help page.
   
• Grid Display and List Display - changes the view of the Dancer Table between the Grid and List displays.

Popup menu

The popup menu is invoked by right-clicking on the Grid Display or List Display.

• Edit -
• Vaccinated -
• Flags -
• Notas -
• Tag -
• Set Flags -
• Clear Flags -
• Print Barcode -
• Delete -
• Upload to Global Database -

File menu

• Flag Table - Opens the Flag Table Editor
   
• Close - closes this window

Edit menu

• Add dancer - Opens the Dancer Table - Edit window to add a dancer to the table. All information for the dancer can be specified via this method.
   
• Add couple by name - Opens the Dancer Table - Add Couple by Name window.
   
• Add couple by number - Opens the Dancer Table - Add Couple by Number window.
   
• Add several couples by number - Opens the Dancer Table - Add Several Couples by Number window.
   
• Add from Global Database - Opens the Dancer Table - Add from Global Database window.
   
• AACE - Add couple by number - Opens the Dancer Table - AACE - Add Couple by Number window.
   
• AACE - Add several couples by number - Opens the Dancer Table - AACE - Add Several Couples by Number window.
   
• Edit selected dancer(s) - If exactly one dancer is selected, opens the Dancer Table - Edit window to edit all information for the selected dancer.
  If more than one dancer is selected, a dialog box allows a subset of fields to be changed for the entire group of selected dancers. These fields are: Role, Preferred Role, Category, OK w/Single, Vaccinated, Tag, and County + State.
   
• Flags for selected dancer - Opens the Dancer Table - Dancer Flags dialog box to modify flags associated with the selected dancer.
   
• Notes for selected dancer - Opens a text editor to allow the operator to enter notes about the selected dancer.
   
• Tag for selected dancer - Opens a single line text editor allow the operator to enter a small comment about the dancer. This field is usually used as the dance level for the dancer.
   
• Set Flags for several dancers - Opens a dialog box allowing the specification of one or more flags that will be set for all selected dancers.
   
• Clear Flags for several dancers - Opens a dialog box allowing the specification of one or more flags that will be cleared for all selected dancers.
   
• Print Barcode for selected dancer(s) - Opens one window for each selected dancer, to print that dancer's barcode. The intended use for this function is to send an individual barcode to a barcode printer. If, instead, you wish to print a page of barcodes for selected dancers see Barcodes, in particular the 'Multiple Barcodes' tab and the 'Selected Dancers from Dancer Table' button.
   
• Delete selected dancer(s) - after a confirmation prompt, deletes the selected dancers from the Dancer Table. Dancers that are currently in a rotation will not be deleted. If dancers can not be deleted, a message appears indicating the reason.
   
• Select All - selects all dancers in the grid.
   
• Clear Selection - unselects all dancers in the grid.
   
• Invert Selection - changes all selected dancers to unselected, and vice-versa.

Display menu

• Examples of the two display types are shown at the top of this help page.
  The currently active display type is shown highlighted within the menu.

Global Database menu

• Update Global Database from Web - downloads the lastest version of the Global Database from www.ceder.net.
   
• Local IDs to Global IDs - Populates the 'Global ID' field of the Dancer Table by matching names in the Dancer Table with names in the Global Database.
   
• Upload Selected Dancer(s) to Global Database - after a confirmation prompt, sends data for the selected dancers to www.ceder.net for possible inclusion into a future version of the Global Database.
  Only the following fields are uploaded: ID, Name, Role, Preferred Role, Ok w/Single, Tag, Partner ID, Country, and State.
  Upon validation, changes are made to the Global Database. This process may take a few days.
   
• Add Dancers from Global Database to Dancer Table - opens the Dancer Table - Add from Global Database to add dancers from the Global Database.

Grid menu

• Customize - Opens the Customize Grid dialog box.

Tools menu

• Clear Dancer Table - after two confirmation prompts, deletes all dancers from the Dancer Table that are not currently in a rotation. To clear the entire Dancer Table, first delete all rotations.
   
• Export to Text File - creates a text file of minimal data from the Dancer Table. If more than one row is selected, a prompt appears whether to export the entire table or just the selected rows.
  The only fields exported are: Name, Role, OK w/Single, Preferred Role, and Vaccinated.
  Each row in the exported file contains the name of either a single dancer, or the two dancers within a couple. The name(s) are followed by a 4-character string indicating the Role (B,G,A), OK w/Single (Y,N), Preferred Role (B,G,A), and Vaccinated (Y,N).
   
• Import from Text File - imports a file in the same format at 'Export to Text File'.
   
• Export to Comma-Separated Values (CSV) File - creates a Comma-Separated Values file of all data in the Dancer Table.
   
• Export to Tab-Separated Values (TSV) File - creates a Tab-Separated Values file of all data in the Dancer Table.
   
• Import from CSV or TSV File - imports a file in the same format at 'Export to CSV File' or 'Export to TSV File'.
   
• Set All Short Names to XXX,X format - after a confirmation prompt, sets all Short Names to XXX,X format (i.e, the Short Name for "Vic Ceder" becomes "CED,V"). There is no undo for this function.
  
   
• Set ALl Couple Names to their default - after confirmation, resets all couples names to their default.
  

Help menu

• Help - Dancer Table - displays this help page.
   
• Help - Dancer Table - Fields - displays the Dancer Table - Fields help page.
   
• Help - Dancer Table - Edit - displays the Dancer Table - Edit help page.