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JCAPPER 2025 DAILY TASK LIST - NORMAL OPERATION

In the Walkthrough video I pointed out Basic Operating Instructions 
on the Menu of the TrackWeather Module and the Utilites Screen. 

Bring up the TrackWeather Module, hit Menu, and select Basic Operating 
Instructions for each of the tasks. Launch the Utilities Screen and 
do the same thing. 

So how does the TrackWeather Module fit into a daily JCapper task list? 

The Daily JCapper Task List Looks like this:

*** On Day 1 (the day the races are run) after updating your database in 
Mode 5 your task list is:

1. Download and build JCP files and load them into the program using the 
   DFM Card Loader.

2. Launch the TrackWeather Module. Important that the TrackWeather Module 
   remain closed/not open when JCP Files are loaded into the DFM Card Loader.

3. Run a Get Weather History for today's date.

4. Launch the TrackWeather API, run a Precip Summary Report.

5. Run at least one TrackWeather API BOT Mode cycle (maybe several) before 
   pausing BOT Mode.

6. Bring up Scratch BOT and get Scratches and Changes. Then Pause or x-out 
   of Scratch BOT depending on how beefed up your machine is in terms of RAM. 
   It's perfectly ok to x-out of Scratch BOT and relaunch as needed.

7. Run a Calc Races and look at updated reports.

From here, you'll be repeating steps 5-6-7 several times throughout the day.



*** On Day 2 (the day after the races are run) your task list is:

1. Download Chart Files and run an XRD File Build.

2. Launch the TrackWeather Module, bring up the Utilities Screen, and run a 
   Resolved Races Routine for yesterday's date.

3. X-out of the Utilities Screen and X-out of the TrackWeather Module. 
   (Important that you shut the TrackWeather Module down.)

4. Run a DBBuild in Mode 5 (unless the DBBuild is for a brand new calendar folder 
   which next happens for the races of Jan 01 2025) then you run the first DBBuild
   on the new folder in Mode 4. Then all subsequent builds on that folder in Mode 5...

From here you're back to Day 1.






DAILY JCAPPER TASK LIST FOR MISSED RACE DATES

*** For race dates where you did not touch your laptop or pc at all this is
    the Daily Task List to GET CURRENT:

1. Download Data Files then run a JCP File Build Routine for the missed dates.

2. Download Chart Files and run an XRD File Build Routine for the missed dates.

3. Launch the TrackWeather Module, bring up the Utilities Screen, and run a 
   Resolved Races Routine for the missed dates. X-out of the Utilities Screen 
   and X-out of the TrackWeather Module. 

4. Run a DBBuild in Mode 5 (unless the DBBuild is for a brand new calendar folder.) 
   In that case run the first DBBuild on the new folder in Mode 4. After that run
   all subsequent builds on the new folder in Mode 5.

That's It! You're current.
 




OPTIONAL

*** To review Html Reports displaying TrackWeather at time of Race Off for past 
    races with odds, finish positions, and parimutuel payoffs:

1. Bring up the DFM Card Loader. Load .DAT files for a race date, and X-out of the 
   DFM Card Loader and DFM.

2. Run a Calc Races.

3. Bring up the Html Report Viewer and look at the Html Report.

   You should see Track Weather in the header of the Html Report. 

   Because the report was generated using .DAT Files you should also see odds, finish 
   position, parimutuel payoffs on the report, and Track Weather.


That's It!