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Emailing Judges Using The Email Wizard
You may need to email judges during you competition, to inform them judging for a round has started, or to remind them to finish judging entries. To see how follow these s...
Mark an Entry as Paid
This will show you how to mark an Entrant's entry as paid.STEP 1: View Unpaid InvoicesFrom your OpenWater Dashboard, click on the "Invoices" drop-down to open itClick on "Unpaid...
Assign Winner Status and Forward to Next Round
When judging is complete for the entries you want to manage, follow the steps below to set their winner status.STEP 1: View Your CompetitionsFrom your OpenWater Dashboard, find ...
Download All Submission Files in Bulk
Throughout a competition your entrants may upload a substantial number of files. You may need to download all of these files in a nice, organized fashion.Our Bulk Download...
Reset an Entrant's Password
This will show you how to reset an entrant's password.STEP 1: Open the Entrants Drop-DownFrom your OpenWater Dashboard scroll down to find and open the "Entrants" drop-downClick...
Adjust an Invoice
This will show you how to apply an adjustment to an invoice.STEP 1: Click Manage from DashboardClick on 'Manage' on the competition you want to view invoices for.STEP 2: Go to I...
Restrict Online Judging to Certain Categories
Even if you assigned entries to judges in all categories, it is possible to temporarily block judging of specific categories at any time. This is useful if you have a combinatio...
Impersonate a Judge
Sometimes a judge has an issue you just need to see to understand. You can impersonate a judge which will log you out as an admin and log you into the system as the judge....
Upload Your Organization Banner
STEP 1: Go to Club Banner under System SettingsFrom Dashboard, open the System Settings drop-down on the left and select Club Banner item.STEP 2: Select image to serve as a bann...
Manually Add an Entrant
This will show you how to manually add an application as an administrator.STEP 1: Access the Entrants Drop-DownFrom your OpenWater dashboard scroll down and click on the "Entran...
Emailing Winners and Non-Winners Using The Email Wizard
Once judging has concluded you can send a blast email to all Winners and Non-Winners by following these steps.STEP 1: View Your CompetitionsFrom your OpenWater Dashboard, find a...
Export Entries to Excel
This will show you how to download entries.STEP 1: View Your CompetitionsFrom your OpenWater Dashboard, find and click the Competitions tab on the left side navigation barSTEP 2...
Reset a Judge's Password
If a judge has trouble logging in you may need to reset their password.STEP 1: View All JudgesFrom your OpenWater Dashboard look down to find and open "Judges"Click "All Judges"...
Emailing Entrants Using The Email Wizard
OpenWater provides a convenient way to send blast emails to entrants through our Email Wizard feature. Some examples of email blasts include sending reminder emails to applicant...
Adding Additional Administrators
STEP 1: Navigate to PermissionsOn the left navigation bar, click on SYSTEM SETTINGS to reveal the drop down menu.Find and click on PermissionsSTEP 2: Click Add UserClick the ADD...
Setting up Organization Information
STEP 1: Go to Club Information in System SetingsOn the left navigation bar, click the arrow in System Settings to reveal the drop down menu.Find and click on Club Information.ST...
Configure Scoring Ranges
Scoring ranges make it possible to automate the appointment of winners based on their scores.STEP 1: View Your CompetitionsFrom your dashboard, find and click on the Competition...
Submit a Test Entry
STEP 1: Use Click Here to Submit Your Entry Link on Public WebsiteOnce you open the main page of the awards website, click on Click Here to begin a new Entry to initiate the pre...
Set Submission and Judging Dates
STEP 1: Click Manage next to the active program you are interested inFrom Dashboard click Manage next to the target program.STEP 2: Go to Open / Close DatesSelect Open / Close D...
Generate a Winners Book
STEP 1: View Your CompetitionsFrom your OpenWater Dashboard, find and click the Competitions tab on the left side navigation barSTEP 2: Manage Your CompetitionAfter clicking on ...
View Scores and Results from Judging
Once the first entry has been judged you can view the results of judging by following these steps.STEP 1: View Your CompetitionFrom your OpenWater Dashboard, find and click the ...
Impersonate an Entrant
Sometimes the easiest way to get to the bottom of an issue that one of your entrants is experiencing is to impersonate them in the system. By doing so you can see exactly where ...
View and Test Your Website and Submission Form
Testing your program is important, and you will want to load up your website and submission for as your entrants will see it in order to test. This guide walks you through getti...
Assign / Unassign Specific Entries to a Judge
If you need to assign submissions to a judge, or unassign submission from a judge, follow the steps below to accomplish that.STEP 1: Find and click on Manage across from the pro...
Run a Finance Report
If you want financial reports for a specific competition you can get them as CSV or Excel files.STEP 1: View Your CompetitionsFrom your OpenWater Dashboard, find and click the C...