Tabbycat User Guide

Tabbycat is a draw tabulation system for parliamentary debate tournaments. It supports two-team formats such as Australs, World Schools, Asians, Australian Easters and all New Zealand formats, as well as British Parliamentary (WUDC). It is also highly configurable, supporting many custom variations of the above formats too. If you’re looking for a general overview of the software, check out our README on Github.

Installation

• Installing on Heroku
• Local Installations
• Installing Locally using Docker
• Installing Locally on Linux
• Installing Locally on macOS
• Installing Locally on Linux on Windows (WSL)
• Installing Locally on Windows

Using Tabbycat

• Importing Initial Data
• Starting a Tournament
• Running a Tournament
• Finishing a Tournament
• Database Backups

Tabbing Guide

• Tournament Logistics
• Tab Software Comparisons
• Scaling & Performance on Heroku
• Upgrading Tabbycat

Feature notes

• Adjudicator Feedback
• Adjudicator Allocation
• Application Programming Interface
• Breaks and Break Rounds
• Check-Ins
• Entering Ballots and Feedback
• Draw Generation
• Draw Generation (BP)
• Preformed Panels
• Printing Ballots and Feedback
• Sending Notifications
• Standings Rules
• Team Code Names
• Tournament Data Importers
• Tournament Archives
• User Accounts
• Venue Constraints

About

• Support
• Authors & Acknowledgements
• Change Log
• Contributing
• Licence and Donations