# OA Eligibility Report Error?

**URL:** <https://discussions.scouting.org/t/oa-eligibility-report-error/372580>\
**Category:** Scoutbook & Scoutbook Plus Bugs\
**Created:** [August 10, 2023, 5:40am UTC](https://discussions.scouting.org/t/oa-eligibility-report-error/372580 "2023-08-10T05:40:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![StephenHenley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85f322/32.png) [@StephenHenley](https://discussions.scouting.org/u/StephenHenley)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2023, 5:40am UTC](https://discussions.scouting.org/t/oa-eligibility-report-error/372580/1 "2023-08-10T05:40:19Z")

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When running the OA eligibility report, I’m getting eight scouts who are listed under the following group:

“Cannot calculate. Please enter Date Joined Venturing on Scout’s Edit Profile page in Scoutbook.”

The date is entered for each of the scouts in question on the Edit Profile section of IA (not SB, as stated)

Example:  
[name redacted]  
Discovery  
Member ID130854740  
30 Merit Badges - Earned  
Date Joined Venturing [05/12/2022]

Am I missing something? Is there an error?

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**Author:** ![CharleyHamilton](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/scouting/user_avatar/discussions.scouting.org/charleyhamilton/32/3113_2.png) [@CharleyHamilton](https://discussions.scouting.org/u/CharleyHamilton)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2023, 5:56am UTC](https://discussions.scouting.org/t/oa-eligibility-report-error/372580/2 "2023-08-10T05:56:43Z")

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Try opening, retyping, and saving the date. I’ve occasionally seen some sort of invisible error (maybe a data format issue?) that is resolved by doing that, at least on the troop side of the house.

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**Author:** ![StephenHenley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85f322/32.png) [@StephenHenley](https://discussions.scouting.org/u/StephenHenley)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2023, 6:33am UTC](https://discussions.scouting.org/t/oa-eligibility-report-error/372580/3 "2023-08-10T06:33:45Z")

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No luck on that method. Multiple attempts with multiple youth…same results as before

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**Author:** ![DonovanMcNeil](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/scouting/user_avatar/discussions.scouting.org/donovanmcneil/32/24_2.png) [@DonovanMcNeil](https://discussions.scouting.org/u/DonovanMcNeil)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2023, 12:43pm UTC](https://discussions.scouting.org/t/oa-eligibility-report-error/372580/4 "2023-08-10T12:43:28Z")

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@StephenHenley post the URL of the report for us please

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**Author:** ![Stephen\_Hornak](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/scouting/user_avatar/discussions.scouting.org/stephen_hornak/32/16282_2.png) [@Stephen\_Hornak](https://discussions.scouting.org/u/Stephen_Hornak)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2023, 12:53pm UTC](https://discussions.scouting.org/t/oa-eligibility-report-error/372580/5 "2023-08-10T12:53:49Z")

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@StephenHenley - so I ran the OA report for my crew and found one scout listed on the cannot calculate date joined missing, his profile did not have a date joined. I went into his profile and added the date joined and re-ran the report and he was then properly listed as not eligible.

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**Author:** ![jacobfetzer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b782af/32.png) [@jacobfetzer](https://discussions.scouting.org/u/jacobfetzer)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2023, 1:09pm UTC](https://discussions.scouting.org/t/oa-eligibility-report-error/372580/6 "2023-08-10T13:09:18Z")

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I have occasionally seen a delay of maybe an hour or so between when I entered the dates and when they appeared correctly on the reports.

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**Author:** ![StephenHenley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85f322/32.png) [@StephenHenley](https://discussions.scouting.org/u/StephenHenley)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2023, 2:52pm UTC](https://discussions.scouting.org/t/oa-eligibility-report-error/372580/7 "2023-08-10T14:52:24Z")

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![Screenshot 2023-08-10 at 9.48.14 AM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/scouting/original/3X/6/a/6ad9f4b9329e69387a424a1b6c5c4035d4a9456b.png)  
ok, so…partial success. It no longer says “Cannot calculate. Please enter Date Joined Venturing on Scout’s Edit Profile page in Scoutbook.” I suppose that’s a step in the right direction…

“Date Joined Venturing” is still blank, however, in the OA report. All other views show a date the individuals joined and no one is shown under those “ineligible”

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**Author:** ![StephenHenley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85f322/32.png) [@StephenHenley](https://discussions.scouting.org/u/StephenHenley)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2023, 3:29pm UTC](https://discussions.scouting.org/t/oa-eligibility-report-error/372580/8 "2023-08-10T15:29:04Z")

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URL as requested: [OA Eligibility Report](https://reportspd.scouting.org/advancements/webscript/output/sbreports.aspx?Method=ExecuteScriptSet&ScriptSetCode=SBOAEligibilityReport&ScriptCode=ReportPresentation&UnitTypeID=4&UnitID=111751)

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**Author:** ![StephenHenley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85f322/32.png) [@StephenHenley](https://discussions.scouting.org/u/StephenHenley)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2023, 10:01pm UTC](https://discussions.scouting.org/t/oa-eligibility-report-error/372580/9 "2023-08-10T22:01:49Z")

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still no luck, Jacob.

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**Author:** ![DonovanMcNeil](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/scouting/user_avatar/discussions.scouting.org/donovanmcneil/32/24_2.png) [@DonovanMcNeil](https://discussions.scouting.org/u/DonovanMcNeil)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2023, 2:41pm UTC](https://discussions.scouting.org/t/oa-eligibility-report-error/372580/10 "2023-08-11T14:41:16Z")

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@StephenHenley can you give some Scoutbook USer IDs for those without Join Date please

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**Author:** ![StephenHenley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85f322/32.png) [@StephenHenley](https://discussions.scouting.org/u/StephenHenley)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2023, 3:41pm UTC](https://discussions.scouting.org/t/oa-eligibility-report-error/372580/11 "2023-08-11T15:41:56Z")

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SB User IDs as requested:

297378  
2907597  
2785978  
2092560  
2188312  
9943145  
9943141  
7887566

FWIW, I expect that it’s totally a [PEBKAC error](https://www.techopedia.com/definition/28192/pebcak-error) on my part…I just can’t figure out what’s wrong to fix it.

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**Author:** ![DonovanMcNeil](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/scouting/user_avatar/discussions.scouting.org/donovanmcneil/32/24_2.png) [@DonovanMcNeil](https://discussions.scouting.org/u/DonovanMcNeil)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2023, 3:45pm UTC](https://discussions.scouting.org/t/oa-eligibility-report-error/372580/12 "2023-08-11T15:45:03Z")

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@StephenHenley you could also search for me as a user and add me as an admin and I can look at it first hand

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**Author:** ![StephenHenley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85f322/32.png) [@StephenHenley](https://discussions.scouting.org/u/StephenHenley)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2023, 4:17pm UTC](https://discussions.scouting.org/t/oa-eligibility-report-error/372580/13 "2023-08-11T16:17:26Z")

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…and I just double-checked to make sure they all had a listed Join Date for Venturing in Scoutbook. If it isn’t something I’ve done, I’m guessing that it just hasn’t been a problem because Venturing numbers are so small and many are already in OA from their time in the Troops.

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**Author:** ![StephenHenley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85f322/32.png) [@StephenHenley](https://discussions.scouting.org/u/StephenHenley)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2023, 4:20pm UTC](https://discussions.scouting.org/t/oa-eligibility-report-error/372580/14 "2023-08-11T16:20:13Z")

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Need ~~one~~ two of the following to look you up:  
_BSA Member ID_  
_Email_  
_City and State_

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**Author:** ![DonovanMcNeil](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/scouting/user_avatar/discussions.scouting.org/donovanmcneil/32/24_2.png) [@DonovanMcNeil](https://discussions.scouting.org/u/DonovanMcNeil)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2023, 4:28pm UTC](https://discussions.scouting.org/t/oa-eligibility-report-error/372580/15 "2023-08-11T16:28:16Z")

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@StephenHenley just search my name I am the only one to show up - me in a cowboy hat

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**Author:** ![StephenHenley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85f322/32.png) [@StephenHenley](https://discussions.scouting.org/u/StephenHenley)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2023, 5:20pm UTC](https://discussions.scouting.org/t/oa-eligibility-report-error/372580/16 "2023-08-11T17:20:53Z")

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I did. Unfortunately, it won’t let me search without TWO of those bits of data.

![Screenshot 2023-08-11 at 12.20.02 PM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/scouting/original/3X/b/2/b2ab99a7bf2b25715d0b319563ee215c93f01e7a.png)

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**Author:** ![RobertMckeever](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/scouting/user_avatar/discussions.scouting.org/robertmckeever/32/16149_2.png) [@RobertMckeever](https://discussions.scouting.org/u/RobertMckeever)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2023, 1:34pm UTC](https://discussions.scouting.org/t/oa-eligibility-report-error/372580/17 "2023-08-12T13:34:10Z")

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It’s not just you. Our crew OA report gives a category of needs date joined Venturing even though their IA profiles show said date.

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**Author:** ![DonovanMcNeil](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/scouting/user_avatar/discussions.scouting.org/donovanmcneil/32/24_2.png) [@DonovanMcNeil](https://discussions.scouting.org/u/DonovanMcNeil)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2023, 8:04pm UTC](https://discussions.scouting.org/t/oa-eligibility-report-error/372580/18 "2023-08-14T20:04:00Z")

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Check now - Devs have pushed a Fix

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**Author:** ![StephenHenley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85f322/32.png) [@StephenHenley](https://discussions.scouting.org/u/StephenHenley)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2023, 8:19pm UTC](https://discussions.scouting.org/t/oa-eligibility-report-error/372580/19 "2023-08-14T20:19:31Z")

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![Screenshot 2023-08-14 at 3.16.19 PM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/scouting/original/3X/a/4/a4edcb5fa15ab715cfd5ae8e80a78ce0c1403470.png)

Ooooh…so close. Unfortunately, it seems like they forgot to take into account “Current Award” (it’s actually now a rank…has been for a couple of years now).

The top one here should be eligible (he’s Discovery rank). Those with their ranks should have them listed.

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**Author:** ![StephenHenley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85f322/32.png) [@StephenHenley](https://discussions.scouting.org/u/StephenHenley)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2023, 12:58am UTC](https://discussions.scouting.org/t/oa-eligibility-report-error/372580/20 "2023-08-16T00:58:56Z")

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Can I assume the devs are looking into it?

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