Who should use this feature?
Archiving entries has been introduced to elegantly manage programs which cannot use seasons or where seasons are not applicable. Some examples:
- Chapters with overlapping rounds leading to the program being active all year round and no opportunity to start a fresh season
- Entry and judging open perpetually without a clean end
- Seasons is not a relevant concept; see: Using perpetual seasons
However, some programs may use this as a way to tidy up the view at Entries or to prevent entrants from editing previously submitted entries. Another example is where you may be running the same program in a different region and not ready to start a new season yet.
Archiving entries is different to deleting entries. Archived entries can still be viewed and edited by program managers. They can even be sent through to judging, if required.
How to archive entries
To archive entries, follow these steps:
- In the Manage workspace, go to Entries
- Select one or more entries from the list using the checkboxes on the left
- Open the Action dropdown
- Click Archive
Viewing archived entries
You can view archived entries by clicking the Current drop-down at the top of the page and selecting Archived.
If you want to unarchive entries you can select one or more entries and click the Unarchive button housed in the Action dropdown.
To delete an archived entry, click the ellipsis (three dots) next to the entry and select Delete.
Judging archived entries
If you'd like to include archived entries in a judging round there's an option in the panel to include archived entries.
In the Manage workspace, go to Judging > Settings > Panels, create a new panel or edit an existing one and select the option next to Include archived entries.
When creating manual assignments, archived entries are excluded from search results. You will need to use panels to create judging assignments for archived entries.