Sub Shows


Sub Shows can come in handy for certain situations although they can also make things a little inconvenient, you'll have to decide if you want to use them. For Hunter Jumper shows you can use Sub Shows or there is another option. Many breed horse show softwares use Sub Shows as a way of handling multiple judges, we consider this to be an antiquated concept that doesn't model the real world and ShowPro assigns judges differently so don't decide you need to use Sub Shows because you have multiple judges. The only time Sub Shows are recommended is when you have a show that repeats day one's classes on day two with the same class numbers. In this instance Sub Shows are the only way to cleanly handle this. Before Sub Shows were added to the software in this situation people would have to add 100 to the class numbers in day two, not exactly ideal. Now that Sub Shows are available you don't have to do this. If you're going to use Sub Shows it is important that you make that desicion before you start adding classes to your show, as you add classes they are assigned to the selected Sub Show - if you create Sub Shows after you have added classes they won't be assigned to a Sub Show.
	Sub Shows are are added to the show by selecting Data > Show from the Data menu and clicking the Sub Shows button...
		This is a typical list editor that adds the ability to associate a color with each sub show. Add an item into the list for each sub show that you require. When you click the Color button the Color dialog is displayed...
						Setting the slider on the right to a higher position gets you a range of lighter, more pastel colors that work better as background colors. By default the slider is at a lower position that will give you colors that are quite dark. Clicking in the big color box until you get a color that suits you is best. Make sure the colors of your Sub Shows are not similar or the color coding is obviously nullified.
				When you use Sub Shows drop down boxes appear on each of the three main screens, and in a few other places, and the color coding is applied. To the left is classes list on the Entries Screen
						The class numbers box is also color coded and only contains and will only accept numbers from the selected Sub Show.
This is the inconvenience of Sub Shows that was mentioned earlier, you have to switch between them at various times to do certain things relating to classes.
					To the left is the Sub Shows drop down on the Classes Screen.
			And here is the Sub Shows drop down on the Show Screen.
							A Sub Shows drop down will also appear on the Adds/Scratches Dialog box. Only the classes from the selected Sub Show will be listed or accepted. The End key can be used to step through the Sub Shows for those that prefer to use the keyboard whenever possible.