Getting started

Who this is for

This tutorial is for association administrators using the admin portal.

What you will learn

• What the admin portal is and how to access it
• What features are available to you in the admin portal
• View and use the built-in help manual

Before you start

Make sure you can sign in to the site successfully. You should also have confirmation that your account has been granted the association administrator role.

What is the admin portal (CMS)

The admin portal (CMS) is a web-based application that allows association administrators, club administrators, referees, team managers, and coaches to manage related resources, such as clubs, players, teams, registrations, venues, fields, age groups, competitions, fixtures, referees, and appointments.

CMS stands for Competition Management System.

How to enter the admin portal

Open the website user menu in the top right corner and choose Administration. If the functions you need are unavailable, please contact the support team to confirm your role settings. The separate CMS link is for website content management.

What are the features available in the admin portal

The features available to you depend on the roles granted to your account and the permissions of the role you select. Website content management has separate access.

Some built-in roles have fewer permissions than the association administrator role. You can also create your own roles with different permissions.

These roles support access control, responsibility management, data privacy, and security.

View the built-in help

In addition to this tutorial, you can view the built-in help by clicking the question mark icon in the top right corner of any page in the admin portal. The help content changes automatically based on the page you are viewing.

You will see question mark icons throughout the software. Clicking or moving the mouse over them displays a tooltip with a description of the feature.

Get started for the first time

1. Open the website user menu and choose Administration.
2. Look at the dashboard to get a quick overview of the existing data in the system.
3. Review the current season and check your role settings to make sure you are working on the season you want to manage.
4. Check and set up the essential settings, such as clubs, teams, venues, fields, age groups, and divisions. Please refer to the Essential settings tutorial for detailed instructions.
5. Review and confirm the competition settings. Please refer to the Competition settings tutorial for detailed instructions.
6. Review referee and appointment configuration if your association uses referee management. Please refer to the Referee management tutorial for detailed instructions.
7. Review and check the registration settings if your association uses the registration module.
8. Create users or grant roles to users so that they can use the admin portal too.