Create Report for Uploading - Internet Menu

Use this dialog to create a file that you can upload to the SwissSys “Events” site for public viewing.

This one file is used by engines on the site to generate various reports including standings, pairings, a wall chart, and more.

Give the Tournament a Name

To avoid name conflicts you should make the name specific.

For instance, rather than call it the “Patzer Open”, call it the “Patzer Open, Montana, 2020”, or something like that.

SwissSys will store the file on the Events site using a combination of the tournament name and the tournament director’s name.

If the name you have chosen has already been picked by someone else, you will have to choose a different name.

Configure Tournament Settings

After naming the tournament, continue with the other input fields. The only setting that may need some explanation is the choice of USCF or FIDE style headers.

This setting tells the display engine whether to use mathematical symbols for results (-, =, +, which is typical in FIDE events) or the L, D, W notation which is more common in the United States.

Before Uploading

Before uploading the file, make sure all the information that you want to display is actually being shown in the SwissSys reports themselves.

For instance, if you want people to view tiebreaks with the online standings report, check that option in the SwissSys formatting options dialog.

With some exceptions, all of the options you choose to display will be reflected in the online posting.

If there are any sections that you do not want to make available in the report, make sure the “Exclude from batch operations” option is checked for that section in the “Current section settings” dialog of the Section menu. To learn more about using the Events website, see the topic Hosted Website.