We've been hard at work improving Equipe based on your feedback! This month, we're sharing not just what we've built, but also insights into how you're using the system. Here's what's new and what's trending in the Equipe community.

🎯 Entry System Enhancements

International Payment Support

We've expanded our payment fields to better support organizers worldwide. You can now collect Account Number and Bank/Sort Code as required fields for payers, in addition to IBAN/BIC. This is especially helpful for UK, Belgian, and other organizers who don't primarily use IBAN for bank transfers.

Improved Entry Workflows

• Fixed: Accept button now displays correctly for riders on the "No payment required" list
• Fixed: Negative values for extras are no longer allowed (this was causing calculation issues)
• Improved: The "Message to Organizer" tooltip is now fully responsive and displays long messages properly
• Improved: Tooltip text is now consistent across the Entry system for better clarity

🏆 Competition Management

Style Jumping Updates

• New: Marking sheets now support remarks for competitions with marking sheets enabled
• New: Added "Round 3 Diff Time allowed" setting for jumping competitions, completing the set alongside Round 1 and Round 2

Marking Sheets

• Improved: Empty movement fields are now automatically filled with line breaks to ensure correct printout formatting

Category Management

• Improved: You'll now receive a warning if starts aren't assigned to a group when using category merge, helping prevent organizational issues before they happen

⏱️ Timekeeping & Results

Timekeeping Improvements

• Improved: Manual time input now includes validation to catch common entry errors

• Fixed: The Enter button in the port number dialog now correctly saves changes instead of closing without saving
• Note: Manually entered times are being tracked, and we're working on better marking of manual vs. automated times based on your feedback

Prizemoney Distribution

• Fixed: Prizemoney distribution now correctly removes prize money from riders marked as Withdrawn or No Show when you redistribute

Checkout Process

• Improved: Added select all/unselect all functionality when checking out horses, with smart defaults that don't pre-select horses with upcoming starts

📱 What You're Using Most

Based on the past month of support questions, here are the most popular features and workflows:

Class Merging (Top Request!)

Merging classes is one of the most common workflows we're seeing. Whether it's combining A and B sections, handling late entries, or adjusting for participation levels, many of you are using this feature regularly. Remember: you can merge classes while still showing separate results for each section!

Digital/Paperless Protocols

We're seeing strong adoption of paperless judging across multiple countries including Sweden, Denmark, Estonia, and Norway. Judges are entering scores directly into tablets, and organizers are loving the time savings. If you haven't tried it yet, it's available in your competition settings!

Team Competitions

Team competitions, especially in dressage, are popular this season. We've fixed an issue where:
- Fixed: Admin team competition starts are no longer counted twice in start counts
- Fixed: Team count displays now correctly show team entries vs. individual entries

Publishing Start Times & Schedules

Many organizers are asking about controlling start time visibility on Equipe Online:
- You can hide individual start times and only show class start times
- You can hide competition numbers if needed
- Schedule adjustments now stay in sync when you publish updates

API & Automation Interest

We're seeing increased interest in API access for automation. While currently available primarily for federations, we're tracking this interest for future consideration. If you have specific automation needs, let us know through the support system!

🐛 Bug Fixes & Stability

We've squashed several bugs that were affecting daily operations:

• Fixed: Estimated start times now recalculate correctly when importing entries with competition changes
• Fixed: Estimated start times update properly when changing status from the rider competition tab
• Fixed: Start categories are now correctly removed in the entry system when deleted from competitions
• Fixed: History links for extra fees entered in Entry now open the correct page
• Fixed: Team deletion now shows a proper warning dialog
• Fixed: Competition settings prizemoney tab no longer shows unexpected "0" values
• Fixed: Hide competition number setting in Equipe Online is no longer overwritten during publish

📚 Common Questions We're Seeing

"How do I merge categories in competitions?"

This is our #1 question! You can merge categories in competitions from the competition settings. The system will combine the start lists while optionally maintaining separate results.

"Can I cancel a competition and issue refunds?"

Yes! Use the competition cancellation workflow, and you can process refunds directly through the entry system. Several clubs have successfully used this feature for weather-related cancellations.

"How do I add a judge to a class?"

This is asked frequently. Go to the class settings, find the judges section, and add your judge. They'll then be able to access the class for scoring.

"The new dressage programs - are they in Equipe?"

Yes! The updated Danish dressage programs are available in the system. If you're not seeing them, try refreshing your program list or contact support.

"How do I hide start times on Online?"

In your online publishing settings, you can choose to show only class start times without individual rider times. This is useful when you want to publish start lists without committing to exact times.

🔧 Behind the Scenes

We've also improved our own help desk system:
- Added new issue priorities and kinds for better tracking
- Improved our internal workflows to respond faster
- Enhanced our changelog system (you're reading it now!)

💬 Share Your Feedback

These improvements came directly from your questions, bug reports, and feature requests. We read every message, and many of the fixes in this update came from specific issues you reported.

Got a question or idea? Reach out through the support system at help.equipe.com

Using a feature in a creative way? We'd love to hear about it!

Found a bug? Report it immediately so we can fix it for everyone.