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You may have seen reviews of software for BSA troops on other web sites. Mr. Norman Turrill originally compiled a comprehensive list in April 1999 for his own purposes, which he was kind enough to share with the Scouting community and which was published on several sites. Currently he plans to update that information on an annual basis.
Trooper 2.0 is a significant upgrade to the earlier version included in Mr. Turrill's original compilation, so we have updated the information from his review below. Please contact us if you would like a copy of the original document (Word 6.0 format), updated to include the current information reflecting our new version (note that other software may have been updated in the meantime also). Also note that some of his original review comments pertaining to usability and performance were subjective in nature. Although the previous version was not evaluated by Mr. Turrill, Trooper excels in these categories, and you can download our free evaluation version to form your own opinions. Also see our list of features for this new version.
Many of the items listed here are planned for a future version of Trooper. We would love to know your specific feature requests!
| Version evaluated | Trooper 2.0 (originally reviewed: 1.01) |
Updated Since Original Review |
| Company | SRT Enterprises Warrenville, IL |
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| Size of company (persons) | 1 | |
| Web site | www.srtware.com | |
| E-Mail address | sales@srtware.com | |
| Cost | $59 for troop site license with Registration
Key delivered via e-mail |
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| Based on which database | Borland Delphi 4 and Paradox (Borland Database
Engine) |
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| Native platforms | "Win32" (Windows 95, 98, Me, NT |
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| Run OK on Macintosh with Virtual PC? | probably OK, but not tested |
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| Conversion from TroopMaster | No | |
| Import of data | Only from other versions of Trooper |
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| Export of data | reports can be saved to comma delimited or
Report Emulation Text format |
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| Add to or modify database if you own the DB software? | No | |
| Printed manual quality | None | |
| Online help | Context sensitive, all documentation is online
and intended to replace a printed manual. |
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| Data entry convenience (opinion) | The earlier version was not evaluated by Mr.
Turrill, but an evaluation copy is available on our web
site. |
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| Relational database records | Yes | |
| Household info related | No | |
| Data field for e-mail address | Yes | |
| Data fields for vehicles and insurance | Yes, unlimited number |
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| Data fields for other phone types like cell, fax, pager | Yes, all three |
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| Separate data for mother and father | Yes | |
| Data fields for alternate parent types | No | |
| Data fields for Order of the Arrow | Yes | |
| Data field for and print scout picture | No | |
| Navigation convenience (opinion) | The earlier version was not evaluated by Mr. Turrill, but an evaluation copy is available on our web site. | |
| Requirements | ||
| Requirements checks | No | |
| Automatically place merit badges | No | |
| New requirements conversion | N/a (merit badges can be listed as either required
or non-required) |
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| Track meeting attendance | Yes, unlimited |
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| Track scout activities | Yes, unlimited |
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| Check scout activity requirements | Can query which members qualify to attend event |
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| Track and check scout leadership requirements | Yes, but does not verify qualification for ranks | |
| Track and check scout service hours requirements | Yes, but does not verify qualification for ranks | |
| Other scout info recorded | Nights camped and service hours, any event. User defined events, training, offices, awards. Collections of money and payments for those collections. | |
| Track adult training | Yes, and allows user defined training also |
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| Track adult awards | Yes, and allows user defined awards also |
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| Reports | ||
| Number of reports & forms (many can be customized) | 75 reports | |
| Report quality (opinion) | The earlier version was not evaluated by Mr. Turrill, but an evaluation copy is available on our web site. | |
| Ad hoc reports | No | |
| Mailing labels | Yes, and also envelopes |
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| Search flexibility | None in reports |
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| Sorting flexibility | Sort order is built into reports | |
| Database Management | ||
| Backup adequate | Yes, full database only |
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| Restore adequate | Yes, full database only | |
| Archive of records | Unlimited inactive status records in same database |
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| ScoutNET 2000 certified | Talking to BSA; free upgrade from 2.0 |
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| Delegate parts of database | No | |
| Modern Features | ||
| Can multiple users simultaneously access and/or update database over a network? | Not tested or supported, most features should
work according to developer. |
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| Web access | No | |
| Phone dialing from database | No | |
| Launch e-mail client from database | Yes | |
| Y2K compliant | Yes | |
| Performance impression (opinion) The test computer was a Compaq Armada 1510DM laptop Pentium 120 MHz with 16 Mb RAM and Windows 95. |
The earlier version was not evaluated by Mr. Turrill, but an evaluation copy is available on our web site. | |
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