GameDB2 User Manual - Players

Description


Players are people who have been entered into the system so that they can be attached to session reports, game reviews, and other portions of the system. Unlike users, players have no login information and so have no access to the system directly. However, for every user registered with the system, there is a corresponding player record.

The main purpose of players in GameDB is to record who played, won, and lost various Games in session reports. From this, GameDB generates statistics, such as how many times a game has been played, how many wins, how many losses, most recent win, and so on.

Players have an associated Player Profile, which records their name, email address, and other information. This information is accessible to all users in the system.

Viewing the player list


The list of players that are currently registered with the system is available by clicking on "Players" in the main GameDB menu. The list of players is displayed alphabetically, and contains the following information:

Player profiles


Every player registered with the system has attached profile information that describes who they are and what their contact information is.

Since every user in the system has an attached player, the information from the Player profile is also used as part of the User Profile. This allows users to be referenced by their actual name instead of just their user name.

Player profile information is visible on the Game Play Details page.

Player game play details


While the player list displays statistics on the number of games played, won and lost for a player, it may also be interesting to see an overview of what games were played, and how well the player performed in each game. To display complete Game Play details for a player, click on their name in the Player List.

The Game Play details page contains information split out into three different sections:

Adding a new player


To add new players to the system, display the Player List by clicking "Players" in the main menu, and then click the button labeled "Add a new Player" at the top of the page.

The information specified becomes the player profile for the newly added player, and is used to distinguish them from other players in the system.

A new player is also automatically created whenever a new user is added to the system.

New players may only be added by users with the appropriate permissions set.

Removing an existing player


To remove Players from the system, display the player list by clicking "Players" in the main menu. From here you may select one or more players for removal by checking the check box next to their record, and clicking on the "Remove" button at the bottom of the list. You will be asked to confirm the operation before the removal takes place.

The removal process will erase all record of what games this player owns, and will mark any content created by this player (for example, session reports) as being created by the system.

Players cannot be removed if they are attached to an active user or if they are listed as the participant in at least one session report. Players may only be removed by users with the appropriate permissions set.

Upgrading a player


Player upgrading allows you to create and attach a new user to a previously created Player. You can do this to grant login privileges to a player, or to restore login privileges to a user who has previously had them revoked.

To upgrade a player, view the player list by clicking on "Players" in the main menu, and click the "Upgrade" link for the player that you wish to upgrade. You will be asked to provide a user name and password for the new user.

Players may only be upgraded by users with the appropriate permissions set.

Editing player profile information


To edit the player profile of players in the system, display the player list by clicking "Players" in the main menu. From here, you may click the "Edit" link for a player to edit that player's profile.

The form that appears allows you to edit the Player Profile for the player, and also their User Profile, if you have the correct permissions.

Player profile information is visible on the Game Play Details page.

Player Profile information may only be edited by users with the appropriate permissions set. Regardless of the permission settings, you may always edit your own Profile information.