I'll be most happy to assist anyone out there who is needing
to perform such local customization -- Additional Documentation on
this subject is below, but be sure you check out the "Getting
Started" and "What's New" documents which are included with WSTIMS 3.3
-- The table exists as an ASCII file, which can be prepared with
any editing utility and it's easy to modify and check the effects of your
work. Anyone taking on this task should not be hesitant to pursue me regarding
any details which aren't clear from the documentation or the default tables
-- I'd be most pleased to amplify or clarify anything.
Dave_Clark@compuserve.com
Here's some explanation on the WSTIMS Divisional
Control tables which you (or anyone else) may find useful in creating
customized versions for use in other federations outside the USA.
First for the overview -- there will be a separate set of WSTIMS tables for each "control period" -- where a control period means two consecutive competition years, such as 1999-2000, or 2001-2002 and so on. The control tables for each control period will have a name suffix which consists of the last two digits of the first year of that control period. Hence DIVTAB99.DAT will be the Divisional Control Table for the 1999-2000 control period. The other WSTIMS documentation contains detailed explanation of the complete 7-character "Sanction Identifier" code which is assigned to each competition, but note here that the first 2 digits of the Sanction ID indicates the specific competition season, which in turn is used by WSTIMS to find the appropriate set of control period tables to be used for that competition. So Sanction IDs 99M123R or 00W037C would both invoke the DIVTAB99.DAT table, and so on. Next -- for each control period, there are two control tables. Please note that both of these are formatted as pure ASCII text format files, which can be displayed (or edited when necessary) using any text editor -- such as Windows Notepad or the DOS EDIT command. The first is DIVTABxx.DAT, which is the master "Divisional Control Table". The purpose of this table is to define each of the "Divisions" which will participate in the competition, in terms of those parameters which may vary between divisions -- such as Minimum and Maximum slalom boat speeds, maximum jump boat speeds and ramp heights, and so forth. All of the various WSTIMS programs into which these tables are read, have been defined with space for up to 40 separate Division Codes. More than 40 entries will cause errors -- although 40 should be more than adequate for any purpose we can imagine. Now to the detailed content of the DIVTABxx.DAT control table. I've attached an extract from the BASIC program which is the form in which we maintain the source data, which is columnarly aligned and includes heading lines and so on. Each division's entry contains eleven values, which are presented as one line of text with the values separated by commas. Before getting to the details of these eleven values, let's take just a minute and talk about "National Overall Performance Standards" -- or NOPS. This is nothing more than a philosophy of Overall Scoring which is based on Fixed numbers as the 1000 point basis for each division and event, as opposed to the "Winner = 1000 pts" standard method (which is inherently non-comparable between competitions). This process is followed heavily here in the United States, and additionally now IWSF has begun recognizing Overall records which are also calculated on the basis of Fixed standards. So, in addition to the other control parameters in the Divisional Control table, the fixed NOPS base standards for each event are also carried in this table. So when you see a reference to NOPS in the following explanations, that's what this is all about. Now here is an explanation of these eleven values. The first value is the Division Code itself. This must be a two-character code, and must be expressed in uppercase letters. The second character may be either a letter or a digit. The next three values (2nd thru 4th values) and the 10th value are all associated with the Slalom event. The 2nd value is the Minimum slalom boat speed, defining the minimum pass at which slalom scoring commences for this division. The 3rd value is the Maximum slalom boat speed -- subsequent passes following that maximum speed will have the line length shortened. The 10th value is the Maximum line length for all passes from the minimum up to the first pass at the maximum speed. Subsequent cuts in the line length are made according to the standard line length table (which is hard-coded in the slalom program). The 4th value is the NOPS standard score for the Slalom event for this division. The 5th value is the NOPS standard score for the Trick event for this Divison. The next four values (6th thru 9th values) are all associated with the Jumping event. The 6th value is the Maximum boat speed, and the 7th value is the Maximum ramp height. Those maximum ramp height values are expressed in feet, and must be one of these following values -- 4.0, 5.0, 5.5 or 6.0. The 8th value is the NOPS standard score for the Jumping event for this Division. Here you need to note that there are two alternative formulations for Overall scoring for the jumping event. IWSF rules uses the ratio of differences, where the competitor's score and the Overall base score both have a fixed constant subtracted. AWSA rules uses the ratios of the squares, where the competitor's score and the Overall base score are both squared instead. The 9th value in the Divisional control table dictates which formulation is to be used for a division. If that 9th value is zero, then WSTIMS will use the AWSA ratio of squares. If the 9th value is NOT zero, then WSTIMS will use the IWSF ratio of differences, where that 9th value is the subtraction constant. Then finally the 11th value is the AWSA "NOPS EP" rating qualification. This may not have any applicability outside the USA, although something must be present in this position at least as a placeholder to maintain the integrity of the table. Referring to the sample listing attached to this message, you will see that there are a variety of Division Specifications provided in the default tables distributed with WSTIMS. The first set of Division codes define the standard AWSA Boys, Men, Girls and Women divisions which are involved in US competitions. This section of the table would undoubtedly need to be re-specified for the local scheme of age divisions in use with other federations. Then the last portion of the table defines four codes which match the standard IWSF parameters for Men, Women, Boys and Girls. Comparing these four entries to those in the top part of the table, you can readily see the differences between the english and metric specifications in various places. The AWSA division codes have slalom and jump boat speeds expressed in MPH, and these in turn link to the timing tolerance tables in the Slalom and Jumping event programs which go with those respective AWSA speed values. The IWSF division codes have slalom and jump boat speeds expressed in KPH, and these in turn link to different speed tolerance tables which go with these IWSF speeds. Then on to the second control table. This is DIVRATxx.DAT, which is the "Divisional Rating Table". The purpose of this second table is to define the rating qualification cutoffs for each division and event, for the six standard rating levels (which are pre-defined). The scoring development logic will then classify each skier's performance against this rating table entry for their respective Division, and assign the rating code as follows: O Open Qualification E Exceptional Performance (EP) M Masters X Expert F First Class S Second Class It is absolutely vital that there be perfect "positional integrity" between these two control tables. DIVRATxx.DAT must be arranged in the same sequence by division code as DIVTABxx.DAT, and must contain three data lines (one each for Slalom, Tricks and Jumping ratings) for each line in that associated DIVTABxx.DAT table. I realize this is a complex subject -- so anyone working on such local customization is encouraged to consult with me -- dave_clark@compuserve.com -- I'd be pleased to help in whatever way I can with such efforts. Name: Tblext.txt 1150 ' 1160 ' Loop to copy Divisional Control Table to DIVTABxx.DAT 1170 ' 1180 OPEN "O",#1,"\WSTIMS\DIVTAB01.DAT" 1190 READ DV$,S1$,S2$,S3$,TR$,J1$,J2$,J3$,J4$,S4$,NE$ 1200 PRINT #1,DV$;",";S1$;",";S2$;",";S3$;",";TR$;","; 1210 PRINT #1,J1$;",";J2$;",";J3$;",";J4$;",";S4$;",";NE$ 1220 IF DV$<>"END" GOTO 1190 1230 CLOSE #1:SHELL "\WSTIMS\FD \WSTIMS\DIVTAB01.DAT /T03:34 /D08/14/00" 1240 PRINT "DIVTAB01.DAT Division Data Table (Effective 8/15/00) created" 1250 ' 1260 ' Loop to copy Rating Divisional Rating Table to DIVRATxx.DAT 1270 ' 1280 OPEN "O",#1,"\WSTIMS\DIVRAT01.DAT" 1290 READ DV$,EV$,RO$,RE$,RM$,RX$,R1$,R2$ 1300 PRINT #1,DV$;",";EV$;",";RO$;",";RE$;","; 1310 PRINT #1,RM$;",";RX$;",";R1$;",";R2$ 1320 IF DV$<>"END" GOTO 1290 1330 CLOSE #1:SHELL "\WSTIMS\FD \WSTIMS\DIVRAT01.DAT /T03:34 /D08/14/00" 1340 PRINT "DIVRAT01.DAT Division Rating Table (Effective 8/15/00) created" 1350 ' 1360 STOP:' For now -- Just do above tables 1400 ' 1405 ' Loop to copy Trick Table 1410 ' 1415 OPEN "O",#1,"\WSTIMS\TRICKRAW.DAT" 1420 READ TR$,SP$,NT$,TN$,PT$ 1425 PRINT #1,TR$;",";SP$;",";NT$;",";TN$;",";PT$ 1430 IF TR$<>"END" GOTO 1290 1435 CLOSE #1:SHELL "SORT <\WSTIMS\TRICKRAW.DAT >\WSTIMS\TRICKTAB.DAT" 1440 KILL "\WSTIMS\TRICKRAW.DAT" 1445 SHELL "\UTILS\FD \WSTIMS\TRICKTAB.DAT /T03:30" 1450 PRINT "TRICKTAB.DAT Master Trick Table Created and Sorted" 1455 END 1500 ' 1502 ' WSTIMS SCORING BASIS VALUES BY DIVISION AND EVENT 1504 ' 1506 ' THIS TABLE REFLECTS SCORING BASES AS OF AUGUST 15, 2000 1508 ' 1510 ' ----SLALOM--- TRKS ------JUMP------ MX NOPS 1512 ' DIV MIN MAX NOPS NOPS MAX HGT NOPS BS LN EP DIV DESCR 1514 ' 1520 DATA B1, 16, 30, 65.5, 1820, 24, 4.0, 0, 0, 23, 1534 :' Bys I 1522 DATA B2, 26, 34, 51.0, 2760, 28, 5.0, 84, 0, 23, 1672 :' Bys II 1524 DATA B3, 30, 36, 51.0, 5370, 32, 5.5, 143, 0, 23, 1806 :' Bys III 1530 DATA M1, 30, 36, 55.5, 5310, 35, 5.5, 179, 0, 23, 1832 :' Men I 1532 DATA M2, 30, 36, 51.0, 4500, 35, 5.5, 161, 0, 23, 1910 :' Men II 1534 DATA M3, 28, 34, 57.0, 4810, 34, 5.0, 144, 0, 23, 1981 :' Men III 1536 DATA M4, 28, 34, 54.0, 3010, 32, 5.0, 113, 0, 23, 2393 :' Men IV 1538 DATA M5, 28, 34, 44.0, 2300, 32, 5.0, 98, 0, 23, 2441 :' Men V 1540 DATA M6, 28, 34, 40.0, 1910, 30, 5.0, 80, 0, 23, 2069 :' Men VI 1542 DATA M7, 26, 32, 34.0, 940, 30, 5.0, 51, 0, 23, 2490 :' Men VII 1544 DATA M8, 24, 30, 20.0, 480, 30, 5.0, 36, 0, 23, 2363 :' Men VIII 1546 DATA M9, 24, 30, 10.0, 240, 30, 5.0, 28, 0, 23, 2431 :' Men IX 1548 DATA MA, 24, 30, 8.0, 140, 30, 5.0, 26, 0, 23, 2473 :' Men X 1550 ' 1560 DATA G1, 16, 30, 53.0, 1100, 24, 4.0, 0, 0, 23, 1099 :' Grl I 1562 DATA G2, 24, 34, 53.0, 2900, 28, 5.0, 72, 0, 23, 1409 :' Grl II 1564 DATA G3, 26, 34, 54.0, 4360, 32, 5.0, 111, 0, 23, 1694 :' Grl III 1570 DATA W1, 26, 34, 53.0, 3490, 34, 5.0, 120, 0, 23, 1968 :' Wom I 1572 DATA W2, 26, 34, 48.0, 3470, 34, 5.0, 109, 0, 23, 1900 :' Wom II 1574 DATA W3, 26, 34, 55.0, 3830, 32, 5.0, 107, 0, 23, 1733 :' Wom III 1576 DATA W4, 26, 34, 46.0, 3090, 30, 5.0, 86, 0, 23, 1497 :' Wom IV 1578 DATA W5, 24, 32, 38.0, 2400, 30, 5.0, 77, 0, 23, 1279 :' Wom V 1580 DATA W6, 24, 32, 30.0, 1500, 30, 5.0, 70, 0, 23, 1577 :' Wom VI 1582 DATA W7, 22, 30, 22.0, 800, 28, 5.0, 38, 0, 23, 2026 :' Wom VII 1584 DATA W8, 22, 30, 14.0, 540, 28, 5.0, 30, 0, 23, 2334 :' Wom VIII 1586 DATA W9, 20, 28, 13.0, 240, 28, 5.0, 28, 0, 23, 2647 :' Wom IX 1588 DATA WA, 20, 28, 7.0, 140, 28, 5.0, 25, 0, 23, 2612 :' Wom X 1590 ' 1592 DATA OM, 30, 36, 65.0, 7700, 35, 6.0, 216, 0, 23, 9999 :' Opn Men 1594 DATA OW, 26, 34, 64.0, 6450, 34, 5.5, 157, 0, 23, 9999 :' Opn Wom 1600 ' 1602 DATA NM, 28, 36, 30.0, 2000, 30, 5.0, 100, 0, 23, 9999 :' Nov Men 1604 DATA NW, 24, 34, 24.0, 1200, 30, 5.0, 60, 0, 23, 9999 :' Nov Wom 1610 ' 1612 DATA CM, 26, 36, 50.0, 3000, 32, 5.0, 140, 0, 23, 9999 :' Col Men 1614 DATA CW, 24, 34, 53.0, 2000, 32, 5.0, 105, 0, 23, 9999 :' Col Wom 1620 ' 1622 ' FOLLOWING FOR IWSF RULES -- SPEEDS/DISTANCES IN METRIC 1624 ' 1626 ' THIS TABLE REFLECTS SCORING BASES AS OF APRIL 15, 2000 1628 ' 1630 DATA IM, 46, 58, 73.0,11680, 57, 6.0, 67.8, 25, 18,9999 :' Int Men 1632 DATA IW, 43, 55, 67.0, 8580, 54, 5.5, 50.5, 17, 18,9999 :' Int Wom 1634 DATA IB, 46, 58, 73.0,11680, 51, 5.5, 67.8, 20, 18,9999 :' Int Bys 1638 DATA IG, 43, 55, 67.0, 8580, 51, 5.0, 50.5, 13, 18,9999 :' Int Grl 1640 ' 1650 DATA END, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 1700 ' 1702 ' WSTIMS RATING CLASSIFICATION TABLE BY DIVISION AND EVENT 1704 ' 1706 ' THIS TABLE REFLECTS RATING LEVELS AS OF AUGUST 14, 2000 1708 ' 1712 ' DIV EV OPEN E.P. MSTR EXPT 1-ST 2-ND DIV DESCR 1714 ' 1720 DATA B1, S, 999, 48, 34, 20, 4, 2 :' Bys I 1722 DATA B1, T, 7000, 960, 700, 480, 240, 120 :' Bys I 1724 DATA B1, J, 999, 999, 999, 999, 999, 999 :' Bys I 1726 DATA B2, S, 65, 42, 27, 18, 5, 2 :' Bys II 1728 DATA B2, T, 7000, 1800, 1020, 600, 320, 240 :' Bys II 1730 DATA B2, J, 132, 79, 55, 45, 35, 31 :' Bys II 1732 DATA B3, S, 57, 46, 37, 19, 9, 2 :' Bys III 1734 DATA B3, T, 7000, 3100, 1600, 730, 560, 320 :' Bys III 1736 DATA B3, J, 168, 124, 108, 78, 58, 45 :' Bys III 1740 ' 1750 DATA M1, S, 57, 51, 44, 32, 17, 7 :' Men I 1752 DATA M1, T, 7000, 3600, 1820, 910, 590, 400 :' Men I 1754 DATA M1, J, 168, 148, 123, 95, 78, 61 :' Men I 1756 DATA M2, S, 57, 51, 43, 30, 20, 12 :' Men II 1758 DATA M2, T, 7000, 2700, 1550, 950, 690, 480 :' Men II 1760 DATA M2, J, 168, 138, 115, 89, 67, 54 :' Men II 1762 DATA M3, S, 59, 54, 47, 40, 33, 19 :' Men III 1764 DATA M3, T, 7000, 2850, 2000, 1040, 740, 380 :' Men III 1766 DATA M3, J, 141, 127, 109, 90, 68, 56 :' Men III 1768 DATA M4, S, 59, 52, 46, 36, 21, 6 :' Men IV 1770 DATA M4, T, 7000, 2750, 1800, 1000, 740, 380 :' Men IV 1772 DATA M4, J, 141, 109, 97, 77, 60, 48 :' Men IV 1774 DATA M5, S, 59, 44, 38, 20, 15, 7 :' Men V 1776 DATA M5, T, 7000, 2300, 1850, 1400, 900, 450 :' Men V 1778 DATA M5, J, 141, 85, 77, 59, 55, 42 :' Men V 1780 DATA M6, S, 59, 40, 35, 14, 8, 4 :' Men VI 1782 DATA M6, T, 7000, 1700, 1400, 940, 650, 320 :' Men VI 1784 DATA M6, J, 132, 53, 46, 41, 38, 31 :' Men VI 1786 DATA M7, S, 999, 34, 26, 13, 8, 4 :' Men VII 1788 DATA M7, T, 7000, 940, 650, 320, 240, 160 :' Men VII 1790 DATA M7, J, 132, 51, 45, 40, 35, 30 :' Men VII 1792 DATA M8, S, 999, 20, 12, 8, 4, 2 :' Men VIII 1794 DATA M8, T, 7000, 480, 360, 280, 160, 80 :' Men VIII 1796 DATA M8, J, 132, 36, 30, 25, 20, 15 :' Men VIII 1798 DATA M9, S, 999, 10, 6, 5, 4, 2 :' Men IX 1800 DATA M9, T, 7000, 240, 180, 140, 80, 40 :' Men IX 1802 DATA M9, J, 132, 28, 25, 22, 20, 15 :' Men IX 1804 DATA MA, S, 999, 8, 6, 4, 3, 2 :' Men X 1806 DATA MA, T, 7000, 140, 100, 80, 50, 20 :' Men X 1808 DATA MA, J, 132, 26, 23, 20, 18, 15 :' Men X 1810 ' 1820 DATA G1, S, 999, 31, 10, 4, 2, 1 :' Grl I 1822 DATA G1, T, 5500, 600, 380, 240, 120, 40 :' Grl I 1824 DATA G1, J, 999, 999, 999, 999, 999, 999 :' Grl I 1826 DATA G2, S, 63, 34, 27, 15, 4, 2 :' Grl II 1828 DATA G2, T, 5500, 1650, 950, 700, 300, 200 :' Grl II 1830 DATA G2, J, 118, 54, 45, 36, 28, 22 :' Grl II 1832 DATA G3, S, 57, 44, 39, 21, 10, 3 :' Grl III 1834 DATA G3, T, 5500, 2130, 1650, 1050, 550, 320 :' Grl III 1836 DATA G3, J, 124, 87, 77, 53, 41, 36 :' Grl III 1840 ' 1850 DATA W1, S, 57, 47, 42, 26, 20, 3 :' Wom I 1852 DATA W1, T, 5500, 2400, 1800, 1050, 650, 320 :' Wom I 1854 DATA W1, J, 124, 101, 85, 61, 50, 40 :' Wom I 1856 DATA W2, S, 57, 43, 37, 23, 15, 8 :' Wom II 1858 DATA W2, T, 5500, 2000, 1630, 1050, 650, 320 :' Wom II 1860 DATA W2, J, 124, 91, 79, 54, 43, 39 :' Wom II 1862 DATA W3, S, 57, 42, 38, 22, 15, 6 :' Wom III 1864 DATA W3, T, 5500, 2300, 1630, 1050, 650, 320 :' Wom III 1866 DATA W3, J, 124, 86, 74, 54, 43, 39 :' Wom III 1868 DATA W4, S, 57, 34, 29, 22, 14, 3 :' Wom IV 1870 DATA W4, T, 5500, 1550, 1150, 850, 650, 320 :' Wom IV 1872 DATA W4, J, 118, 60, 53, 47, 36, 31 :' Wom IV 1874 DATA W5, S, 999, 28, 22, 10, 6, 2 :' Wom V 1876 DATA W5, T, 5500, 900, 700, 600, 450, 320 :' Wom V 1878 DATA W5, J, 118, 43, 39, 33, 30, 25 :' Wom V 1880 DATA W6, S, 999, 26, 20, 10, 6, 2 :' Wom VI 1882 DATA W6, T, 5500, 900, 700, 600, 450, 320 :' Wom VI 1884 DATA W6, J, 118, 43, 39, 33, 30, 25 :' Wom VI 1886 DATA W7, S, 999, 22, 13, 9, 5, 2 :' Wom VII 1888 DATA W7, T, 5500, 650, 540, 450, 320, 160 :' Wom VII 1890 DATA W7, J, 118, 38, 35, 30, 25, 20 :' Wom VII 1892 DATA W8, S, 999, 14, 10, 8, 4, 2 :' Wom VIII 1894 DATA W8, T, 5500, 540, 320, 240, 160, 80 :' Wom VIII 1896 DATA W8, J, 118, 30, 25, 23, 20, 15 :' Wom VIII 1898 DATA W9, S, 999, 13, 12, 11, 10, 8 :' Wom IX 1900 DATA W9, T, 5500, 240, 180, 160, 80, 40 :' Wom IX 1902 DATA W9, J, 118, 28, 25, 22, 20, 15 :' Wom IX 1904 DATA WA, S, 999, 7, 6, 5, 3, 2 :' Wom X 1906 DATA WA, T, 5500, 140, 100, 80, 40, 20 :' Wom X 1908 DATA WA, J, 118, 25, 23, 20, 18, 15 :' Wom X 1910 ' 1920 DATA OM, S, 57, 51, 44, 32, 17, 5 :' Opn Men 1922 DATA OM, T, 7000, 3600, 1820, 910, 590, 400 :' Opn Men 1924 DATA OM, J, 176, 148, 123, 95, 78, 61 :' Opn Men 1926 DATA OW, S, 57, 46, 42, 26, 20, 3 :' Opn Wom 1928 DATA OW, T, 5500, 2400, 1800, 1050, 650, 320 :' Opn Wom 1930 DATA OW, J, 124, 97, 81, 57, 46, 39 :' Opn Wom 1932 ' 1940 DATA NM, S, 63, 57, 50, 38, 23, 13 :' Nov Men 1942 DATA NM, T, 7000, 3600, 1820, 910, 590, 400 :' Nov Men 1944 DATA NM, J, 141, 130, 123, 95, 78, 61 :' Nov Men 1946 DATA NW, S, 63, 52, 48, 32, 26, 15 :' Nov Wom 1948 DATA NW, T, 5500, 2400, 1800, 1050, 650, 320 :' Nov Wom 1950 DATA NW, J, 118, 97, 81, 57, 46, 39 :' Nov Wom 1952 ' 1960 DATA CM, S, 69, 63, 56, 44, 29, 19 :' Col Men 1962 DATA CM, T, 7000, 2520, 1460, 820, 590, 400 :' Col Men 1964 DATA CM, J, 141, 138, 114, 88, 72, 57 :' Col Men 1966 DATA CW, S, 63, 53, 48, 32, 26, 9 :' Col Wom 1968 DATA CW, T, 5500, 1680, 1440, 950, 550, 320 :' Col Wom 1970 DATA CW, J, 124, 95, 80, 58, 48, 38 :' Col Wom 1972 ' 1980 DATA IM, S, 57, 51, 44, 32, 17, 7 :' Int Men 1982 DATA IM, T, 7000, 3600, 1820, 910, 590, 400 :' Int Men 1984 DATA IM, J, 196, 148, 123, 95, 78, 61 :' Int Men 1986 DATA IW, S, 51, 41, 36, 20, 14, 3 :' Int Wom 1988 DATA IW, T, 5500, 2400, 1800, 1050, 650, 320 :' Int Wom 1990 DATA IW, J, 124, 101, 85, 61, 50, 40 :' Int Wom 1992 ' 2000 DATA IB, S, 57, 46, 37, 19, 9, 2 :' Int Bys 2002 DATA IB, T, 7000, 3100, 1600, 730, 560, 320 :' Int Bys 2004 DATA IB, J, 168, 124, 108, 78, 58, 45 :' Int Bys 2006 DATA IG, S, 51, 38, 33, 15, 4, 3 :' Int Grl 2008 DATA IG, T, 5500, 2130, 1650, 1050, 550, 320 :' Int Grl 2010 DATA IG, J, 124, 87, 77, 53, 41, 36 :' Int Grl 2020 ' 2030 DATA END, X, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0
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