Use Master Team Name List - Team Menu
This option tells SwissSys whether to use your master list of expanded team names when reading a section file, or to use the expansions found in the section file instead.
Normally, you will want to leave this option checked, except when working with another tournament director’s files.
How Team Code Expansions Are Stored
SwissSys saves team code expansions in two places:
- Your master team name list
- The individual section files you save when running tournaments
In most cases, the expansion in your master list and the expansion in the file will be the same.
Working with Other Tournament Directors’ Files
If you are loading tournaments from another tournament director who uses different team codes and expansions, you probably want to use their original expansions.
In this case:
- Uncheck this option
- SwissSys will ignore your master team name list when loading the tournament
- You can view the expansions as originally intended
Master List Management
With this option checked: Any codes that SwissSys encounters for the first time will be automatically added to your master list.
To keep your list uncluttered: If the file contains teams you don’t expect to encounter in your own directing, uncheck this option.
Editing Limitations
When this option is unchecked, the loaded expansions cannot be edited because the Expanded Team Names dialog only works with the master list.