Results Service Guide: Managing the Leaderboard

The ASLT Results Service is the “Heart” of the competition. It is a real-time, synchronized scoring engine that aggregates results from automated tracking and manual entries.

1. The Structure of Results

The Results Service operates with a clear hierarchy:

1. Contest: The overall event (e.g., “National Championships 2024”).
2. Tasks: Major categories within a contest (e.g., “Navigation”, “Landings”, “Theory”).
3. Tests: Individual components of a task (e.g., “Landing 1”, “Landing 2”, “Task 1: Navigation”).

Automated vs. Manual

• Automated Tests: These are linked directly to a Navigation Task. As pilots fly, their scores are pushed from the tracking calculators into these tests.
• Manual Tests: These are for scores that cannot be tracked automatically (e.g., “Spot Landing” penalties recorded by judges on the ground).

2. Managing Manual Tasks and Tests

Organizers can add non-flying elements to the scoreboard with ease.

Step 1: Create a Task

1. Navigate to your Contest Results page.
2. Click “Add Task”. Give it a name like “Ground Tests”.
3. Weight: You can assign a multiplier. If a task is worth 50% of the total score, set its weight accordingly.
4. Autosum: Check this box so the system automatically sums all the tests within this task.

Step 2: Create a Test

1. Inside your new task, click “Add Test”.
2. Name: e.g., “Theory Exam”.
3. Sorting:
   • Ascending: Lowest score is best (e.g., Penalty points).
   • Descending: Highest score is best (e.g., Percentage correct).
4. Weight: Multiplier for this specific test.

Step 3: Inputting Scores

Managers can enter scores directly into the results table.

• Simply click on the cell for a team and a test, and type the score.
• The change is saved instantly and pushed to all active viewers.

3. The Clubhouse Scoreboard

The Results Service is designed for public display.

Live Synchronization

ASLT uses WebSockets (specifically Django Channels) to ensure the scoreboard is always up to date.

• When a pilot lands and their tracking calculator finalizes, their score appears on the scoreboard instantly without anyone needing to refresh the page.
• The same applies to manual entries made by a judge.

Sorting and Ranking

• The system automatically calculates the Task Summary and the Contest Summary.
• Ranking is updated in real-time. If a pilot’s landing score moves them from 5th to 1st place, the entire table re-sorts itself immediately.

4. Configuration and Overrides

Access the Management button on the results page to find these settings:

• Summary Score Sorting Direction: Defines the overall winner of the contest. (In Precision, the person with the lowest total penalty points wins, so set to Ascending).
• Autosum Scores: Toggle this to define if the “Overall Total” should be the sum of everything or a manually entered value.
• Exporting Results: You can export the entire scoreboard to a CSV file at any time for official reporting or archiving.