Migration from Visual DAI to BBLogger 1) From Visual DAI export the ADIF file by the procedure "DAI Hunter Log > Save ADIF" 2) From BBLogger import this ADIF file by the procedure "File > Files Manager > Import File>Log": with the key "\..." go to the subfolder DATA FILES of Visual DAI and select the ADIF file just made, with name CALL_DAIH.ADI (CALL is your callsign). 3) Tag the checkboxes "Update the field QSLs if the QSO is a dupe" and "Update the field comment if the QSO is a dupe" in this way if you already recorded that QSO the procedure will update the fields comment and QSLs if the QSL card has been already sent. Select also "DXCC Manual verification" because if you saved a QSO with an ambiguous callsign like IR0 the procedure will ask you to choose the right Country (Italy or Sardinia): a box will open allowing you to select the Country. 4) Insert the target log (better a proper one created for this) and click OK. 5) Now you have your log in BBLogger but the DAI references are in the field "comment", so next step is to move them to the proper DAI field: 6) From menu "Tools" select "Configuration/Maintenance" then "Award Auto Checking". From its menu a select "Comment>DAI Reference" and click on "Start the check". 7) Last step is this: insert the name of the operator for each QSO. To get that you need a Callbook. Click with the left button of the mouse on the first row of the grid, move the cursor on the right side of the window down and reach the last record (the first one in order of time). Now, PUSH the SHIFT key (the key to print capital letters), left-click on last row: in this way you wil select all rows (the background becomes blue). Click with the right button and from the menu select "Get data from Callbook". Of course you need a callbook like RAC or Worldcall. All rows will be updated inserting the operator name and also the province for the WAIP Award. Management of the DAI credit requests with BBLogger. 1) First of all be sure to have the "Email" in your User personal data: from menu "Log" select "Edit User Data". Select which User and go to "QSL Service" section: be sure that the field "Address" contains your email address, and the field "SMTP" contains your outgoing server (e.g.: out.alice.it) and of course there is your password (same as that you use to get your e-mails from the server) in the proper field. Then select "OM Data" and hit "OK" 2) From "Award Manager" select "Custom Award > DAI" and start the calculation procedure with "Award Calculation" 3) Press the key "To credit" (the last one of the left list) and push "Request Credit to Manager" 4) A file called YOURCALL_DAIH.ADI will be saved in the subfolder "FilesLog". 5) At the end of the exporting procedure a box with the writing "OK to send your application to the Manager?" will appear. Answer "YES" to send to the DAI Manager your application or updating file. 6) The Manager will process the file and will send you two text files: one with mistakes (it contains the NOT CREDITED REFERNCES and why they have been refused) and a credit file named ACCR_YOURCALL.TXT . 7) Now you have to process the credit file as follows: from menu "File" > "Files Manager" select File Type as "TXT Credit D.A.I." and as target log select that where your QSOs with DAI activators are. Press the "\..." key and hook the filed you received from the manager from the folder where you saved it. We remind you the filename is ACCR_YOURCALL.TXT. Hit OK. 8) After this procedure you will have your crediting situation updated. Management of the requests for DDI Awards 1) After the crediting of the DAI references with proper procedure, from Award Manager select "Custom Awardw" then "DDI" 2) Press "Award Calculation" 3) After the calculation, press the green small arrow beside "Accxredited" 4) Press "Request Credit to Manager" 5) Save the Excel or Calc file got and send it to the Manager IK2VUC, email: ik2vuc@aribusto.it Management of the requests for DAL Award: 1) From "Custom Awards" select DAI and start the calculation with "Award Calculation" 2) Hit the tab "Regions DAI" 3) Select "LOMBARDIA" 4) Put the radius on "Total DAIs accredited" 5) Press "Print Awards" 6) Save the file and send it to the Manager IK2VUC, email: ik2vuc@aribusto.it Migration from DCI to BBLogger. First of all: BBLogger does not want to replace the Official Managing Software DCI by IK6CAC, anyway in case the User wants to manage the DCI Award with BBLogger the procedure is as follows: 1) From the softare DCI 7.4.2 export the ADIF file through the procedure "QSO > Export ADIF > Choose All > Export > Yes". A file DCI_ADIF in the subfolder ADIF_EXPORT will be created. 2) From BBLogger import this file with the procedure "File > Files Manager > Import File>Log": with the key "\..." move to the subfolder ADIF_EXPORT of DCI and select the ADIF file just created, whose name is DCI_ADIF. 3) Tag the checkboxes "Update the field QSLs if the QSO is a dupe" and "Update the filed comment if the QSO is a dupe" so if you already recorded that QSO the procedure will update just the comment and QSLs fields. Select "DXCC Manual Verify" also, because if there is one or more ambiguous prefix like IR0 the programm assign it to the correct Country (Italy or Sardinia): a box will open so that you can choose the correct Country. 4) Input the destination log (better a proper one created for this) and click "OK". 5) Now you have your log in BBLogger but the DCI references are in the QTH field, so next step is to move them in the proper DCI field: 6) From menu "Tool" select "Configuration/Maintenance" then "Award Auto Checking". From the menu select "QTH>DCI Reference" and click on "Start the ckecking". 7) Last step is to insert the Operator's Name. That is possible if a callbook is available. Click on first row in the grid, then move to the last record (the newest in order of time) and, keeping pressed the SHIFT KEY, click on last row: you will see all the backgrounds will become blue. Click on the grid with the right mouse button and select "Get the data from the Callbook". Of course a callbook linked to the program is needed. You will see all the rows will be updated with the Operator's Name and the province (for WAIP Award). Management of the DCI credit requests with BBLogger. 1) First of all be sure to have the "Email" in your User personal data: from menu "Log" select "Edit User Data". Select which User and go to "QSL Service" section: be sure that the field "Address" contains your email address, and the field "SMTP" contains your outgoing server (e.g.: out.alice.it) and of course there is your password (same as that you use to get your e-mails from the server) in the proper field. Then select "OM Data" and hit "OK" 2) From "Award Manager" select "Custom Award > DCI" and start the calculation procedure with "Award Calculation" 3) Hit the key "To credit" (the last one of the left list) and push "Request Credit to Manager" 4) A text file called "DCI_DaAcc.txt" will be saved in the FilesLog sub-folder. 5) When the exporting is finished a box with the question "OK to send the adif file to the Manager to claim the credit?" will open. answer "YES" to automatically send the file to the DCI Manager. Remember that for the first request of the Award thisfile is not enough, according with the rules you must send the Application form. You can download this form from http://www.dcia.it section download. 6) The Manager will process the file and will send you back three other files: a PDF letter, a file called ERR_YOURCALL.TXT with the mistakes (like not credited references and why they have been refused), and a crditing file called YOURCALL_UPD.TXT. 7) Now you have to process the crediting file: from menu "File" > "Files Manager" select in File Type "TXT Credits D.C.I." and as destination log select that one where your QSOs with DCI activators are. Hit the key "\..." and hook the file received from the Manager in the folder where you saved it. We remind you the file is called YOURCALL_UPD.TXT. Hit OK. 8) After this procedure you will have your crediting situation updated.. IDCA Management with BBLogger: After your crediting procedure is accomplished you can check your IDCA situation in case you can claim some update: 1) From "Award Manager" select "IDCA" and hit "Award Calculation". 2) At left part of the screen you will find your situation: concentrate on "Credited": here you can see if after the DCI update you have new districts to be credited, or, in case you never asked this Award before, youi can see how many Awards you can claim. Hit the key left of "Credited" 3) Now hit "Request Award to Manager": an Excel or Calc file will be created. In this file you cann see the reached levels. 4) Save this file and send it to the Manager IK2VUC, to this address: ik2vuc@aribusto.it to get the IDCA Awards you got. 5) The manager IK2VUC will send you the Awards in PDF format, no crediting file is requested as, according with the IDCA rules, the Districts must be credited by the DCI Manager before, and that has already done when the file YOURCALL_UPD.TXT has been processed. 6) The IDCA situation and the reached levels can be seen on a map clicking on MAPS in Award Manager > IDCA 7) Pressing the key left of "To be credited" you can see the situation of the worked but not yet credited districts. 8) The colour code of the districts is as follows: RED = Worked, GREEN = Confirmed, CYAN = Credited by DCI Manager