PortaTree Silver Box Professional - Manual (Page 11)

the fields in this database. If you are going to use the points program, it is important that you
enter a “Y” in the Registered Field so that the Points Program recognizes that the specific
racer is registered and points should be administered.
The CarNumber is the most important field. The program will always capitalize the
letters used in the CarNumber field and will only allow you to use a unique number for each
participant. You can not duplicate numbers. If you enter a number that has already been
used, the program will look up the entry and show the information about the entry on the
screen. You should try to use a format at your track that will identify the racers. Some tracks
use 2 letters and 4 numbers, 1 letter and 4 numbers, or just 4 numbers. It depends how big
your track is and how you intend to run your races. It is very important that you consider your
Car Number system at your track before you proceed to enter racer information.
The Drag Race Program will find the unique CarNumber regardless of category. Even if
you have a CarNumber racing in 2 different categories, the Drag Race Program will not stop
the entry. It is very important that you keep track of the entrants in each class.
CATEGORY EDITOR
The category editor is used to set up the different race categories that you have at your
race track. There is a Help Button above the Navigator Bar which explains each of the 15
fields. The Navigator bar can be used to scroll through the 32 categories 1 by 1, 10 by 10 or
first to last. You must put the editor in “EDIT” mode by depress F9 or by clicking on the Edit
button on the tool bar.
DATA LOG EDITOR AND VIEWER
The data log editor and viewer is the where you can easily print out results and find
information on the individual races. Click On the Race Day File and a PopUp Menu appears