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Perhaps I am forgetting something obvious with regards to searching for and inviting a MB counselor in Scoutbook? I used to be able to digitally sign off on starting a MB for a Scout, then invite a MBC. The result was typically a list of MBCs within a defined range of distance that were available for that particular MB. Now, I just a get a list of the Scout’s connections within the Troop.
Has functionality shifted somewhere else and I missed the change (can’t find anything in Scoutbook+ related). What am I not understanding? This seems to have changed after rechartering. Wondering if Council hasn’t pushed through the changes yet (because I still see dropped people on our roster)?
@KennethCrannell- is this what you are writing about Connecting a Merit Badge Counselor to a Scout
To invite a merit badge counselor to work with a Scout on a badge. Login to legacy Scoutbook (https://scoutbook.scouting.org) Navigate to the Scout, and select the menu item [Scoutname]’s Merit Badges. From there you can click on a badge or start a new badge. Once you open the badge, click on Invite Counselor.
If the counselor is in your troop, select from the list of adults on the page and invite them.
If they are not in your troop, then
– click on +Add
– check the box Include MBC Only
– Enter Full Name, Member ID and Email and click on Search (you only need two of these items)
– Click search. Then click on the merit badge counselor and click Invite.
The merit badge counselor will be connected to the Scout and they will be able to enter credit for badges. For information on how a merit badge counselor works with a Scout in Scoutbook, please see the help guide here.
I get that, thank for the detailed explanation. But I need to know the MBC before they can be added. But I used to be able to see within defined radius, who might qualify. That search function appears to be missing. Where has it gone? That is the crux of my question (finding the person, not entering in the details or making the invitation).
I do not have that installed, nor do I use Chrome. The extension for FireFox doesn’t show when searching for extensions (I tried multiple search terms, including “Scout” and “Scoutbook”). I never use Chrome on my Mac. But my FireFox did not have that extension running, either. Maybe I was dreaming about what tool searched an area’s MBCs within a defined radius?
Well, I hope the designers of Scoutbook+ keep this sort of design quirk in mind when they migrate the MB functionality over completely. I was thinking of the assignment in an individual Scout’s context, not necessarily in a troop context.
I hope my “problem” is considered as a feature request for when Scoutbook+ receives the functionality.
