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Please find below instructions for importing the three new 2024 Athlete forms into GMS, along with the corresponding templates in GMS format. We kindly request that you review these instructions carefully before opening or saving the new templates.  Should you have any questions regarding the importing process, please reach out to the GMS Helpdesk at gmssupport@specialolympics.org. For inquiries related to implementing these new forms within your Special Olympics Program, please contact your Regional office.

• GMS 2024 Athlete Forms – Certification Import Instruction (PDF)
  
  • 2024 SOI Athlete Medical Form US (XML)
  • 2024 Athlete Renewal Form US (XML)
  • 2024 Athlete Registration Form US (XML)

• GMS 5 Support Ends Q2 of 2016: GMS 5 Support Ends Q2 of 2016: An important announcement regarding the support of GMS 5.6.
• Installing GMS 6: View and download this resource for instructions on how to install GMS 6 as a standalone database.
• GMS 6 User Manual: View and download the complete GMS 6 User Manual.
• GMS 7 Fact Sheet: GMS 7 Fact Sheet: View and download a list of new features and minimum requirements for GMS 7.
• GMS 7 Installation Guide: A guide to help you install GMS and manage database connections.
• GMS 7 Release Notes: View and download our latest software release notes to keep up on what is new in GMS 7.
• Guide to Upgrading GMS: Guide to Upgrading GMS: A guide to help you through upgrading your GMS version.

• Flyer: In-Person GMS Training (PDF): Download this fact sheet For more information on in-person GMS User Trainings. Use this as a guide to help you plan for user trainings for your Program staff and volunteers.
• Flyer: GMS Training Webiners (PDF): Download this fact sheet For more information on webinar and shared-screen GMS User Trainings. Use this as a guide to help you plan for user trainings for your Program staff and volunteers.

• Administrator Tools (PDF): Provides a brief overview of the features and functions of Administrator tools.
• Advanced Exporter (PDF): This guides shows how to build an export of data from GMS into Excel.
• Awards Requirement Estimator (PDF): Learn how to use the Awards Requirement Estimator, now available within a Games in GMS 7.
• Bracketing (PDF): Learn how to generate an exceptions report.
• Bulk Value Updater (PDF): Provides an overview of the Bulk Value Updater tool.
• Creating a Games (PDF): Learn how to create a new Games in GMS.
• Database Connections (PDF): Learn how to manage your database connections.
• Divisioning (PDF): Provides an overview of how the Divisioning tool works.
• Event Definitions (PDF): An overview of the different event definition options.
• Expiring Certifications Report (PDF): Lean how to run an expiring certifications report.
• Fast Reports User Manual (PDF): This is the user manual for the Report Designer module within GMS. The user guide is not specific to GMS but, it provides some detail on how to work with the module. This guide was created by Fast Reports.
• Filling out the Program Registration Template (PDF): A guide describes how to complete the Program Registration template, as referenced in the GMS Data Migration guide.
• Games Registration Wizard (PDF): An overview of how to register people into a Games.
• GMS 6 Divisioning (PDF): View and download this excerpt from the GMS 6 User Manual to learn how to division within events.
• GMS Data Migration (PDF): This guide describes how to import data into GMS, from other database systems (non-GMS).
• Groups and Delegations (PDF): An overview of Groups and Delegations, and how they work in GMS.
• How to Backup and Restore in GMS (PDF): Use this guide to learn how to use the built-in database backup and restore processes.
• List of Default Person Types in GMS 7 (PDF): A list of all 32 default person types in GMS 7.
• Person Lookup and Data Entry (PDF): An overview of the Person lookup and data entry features of GMS.
• Results Entry (PDF): Learn how to enter event results.
• Scheduling (PDF): An overview of the Scheduling tool in GMS.
• System Preferences (PDF): Provides an overview of the options available in System Preferences.
• Template Events (PDF): An overview of the different template events.
• User Preferences (PDF): Provides an overview of the options available in User Preferences.

• Intro to GMS 7: If you are new to GMS 7, this 60-minute video introduces you to some of the new features and functions.
• GMS 6 General Overview: If you are new to GMS 6, this 90-minute video gives you a comprehensive introduction to its features and operation.
• Webinar: Reporting in GMS: GMS 6 has a lot of built-in tools for reporting the data that is stored within the database. In the May 6, 2015 GMS Webinar linked below, we cover many different kinds of reports that Programs might user for competition management as well as day to day program management. We will also review the report designer which allows users to create their own report templates. The webinar is 90 minutes long.
• GMS: Bracketing: This webinar provides a primer for users new to the bracketing feature in GMS. Here we review how to bracket and print bracket reports and match lists, as well as review bracket definitions.
• GMS: Bulk Value Updater: This webinar provides a general overview on the Bulk Value Updater tool found in GMS. There are many use cases for this tool, some of which we review here.
• GMS: Census Exporter & Certification: This webinar reviews the built-in Census Exporter that Programs can use to complete their Census, as well as throughout the year to provide them participation data from their GMS database. We review the tool and the Census certification, which helps GMS tally the numbers accurately.