Game Selector

The Game Selector is opened by clicking on the day cell of any calendar. The Game Selector is the engine behind all of the game incidents that are created and then posted to BOS.

The Game Selector is both used for creating new games/matches and then moving each game through the following standard incident workflow of create -> in_progress -> result -> finished.

The selector can also be used to Cancel or Delete games.

Header

The game selector header displays the following information:

Captions

Text/Image	Type	Comments
[league logo]	Dynamic	The logo of the selected league
[league name]	Dynamic	The name of the selected league
[date]	Dynamic	The date of the games.

Actions

Caption	Type	Action
X	Button	Close the game selector.

Add Game

To add new game use the input fields at the bottom of the screen and then click on the ADD button.

Captions

Text/Image	Type	Comments
Start	Static
Home Team	Static
Away Team	Static

Inputs

Name	Type	Constraints
Start	Date Selector	Any valid date
Home Team	Drop Down selector	Drop down list of all teams associated with the selected sport and league.
Away Team	Drop Down selector	Drop down list of all teams associated with the selected sport and league.

Actions

Caption	Type	Action
ADD +	Button	Add the game to the list of created games.

Validation

Exception	Error Message
No start time	Start time not entered
Home Team	No home team selected
Away Team	No away team selected
Home Team and Away Team must be different	Teams must be different

Note: There is no validation to stop the same game from being created twice. The reason for this is because it's common in certain sports to have 'double-headers' where two teams play each other more than once in a day.

Note: There is no validation to stop a game start time from being in the passed. This is because game start times do change and it maybe necessary to start a game in the selector that has already started in real time.

Each new game will have its status set to Not Started

A create incident will be pushed to the BOS instances.

Start Game

To start a game click on the Start button next to the game. The game status will then change to In Progress

Actions

Caption	Type	Action
Start	Button	Start the selected game.

An in_progress incident will be pushed to the BOS instances with the whistle_start_time set to the time when the Start button was clicked.

Finish Game

To finish a game enter the score for both home and away teams and click on the Finish button next to the game. The game status will then change to Finished

Inputs

Name	Type	Constraints
Home Score	Text Box	Numeric, max 999
Away Score	Text Box	Numeric, max 999

Actions

Caption	Type	Action
Finish	Button	Finish the selected game and record the score.

A result incident followed by a finish incident will be pushed to the BOS instances with the whistle_end_time set to the time when the Finish button was clicked, and the result to the home score and away score values.

Note: It's not possible to corrects scores and re-send them to BOS. For this reason the finish incident is sent immediately after the result incident as a result of just clicking on the Finish button.

Cancel Game

Any game can be cancelled as long as it's either Not Started or In Progress.

To cancel a game click on the Cancel text next to the game.

A confirmation message will be shown.

Click on Yes to cancel the game (game status will then change to Canceled) or No to to return without canceling.

A canceled incident will be sent to BOS.

Tip: for the purposes of BOS incidents 'canceled' can also be interpreted as postponed but not as delayed. A delayed game is expected to restart. But once a game has been canceled it can't be restarted. If a game is canceled and then played the following day it would have to re-created with the new start time.

Delete Game

A game can only be deleted if it hasn't been started (has a status of Not Started).

To delete a game click on the Delete text next to the game.

A confirmation message will be shown.

Click on Yes to delete the game (game will be removed) or No to to return without deleting.

If a game is deleted than a canceled incident must also be sent to BOS so that BOS can tag the game in the same way as a canceled game.

Note: The difference between a canceled game and a deleted game is that a deleted game is basically a game that was entered in error and once deleted is removed from the database so it can be re-entered correctly if needed. A canceled game is a proper game that for one reason or other doesn't take place after being created correctly.

Selector Grid

The selector grid is where all games are recorded as they get entered and moved through the workflow.

The selector grid is made up as follows:

Column	Type	Description
Start	Text	Start time of the game
Game	Text	Home team v Away team with logos
Home Score	Input	The home team score.
Away Score	Input	The away team score.
Actions	Button/Hyperlinks	Changes according to the status of a game. Available options are: Start Finish Cancel Delete
Status	Caption	The status of the game, one of: Not Started In Progress Finished Cancelled