Running an Active Night

The Active Night view is your live dashboard during a Scout event. Open it from the Active tab.

Starting the night

Open the Active tab.
You’ll see today’s planned events. Tap Start night to activate one.
If an event is already active, it shows a Resume button instead.

Events are sorted with active events first, then future drafts, then recent past.

The roster grid

Once the night is active, you’ll see every Scout in your section, grouped by patrol. For cross-section events, Scouts are grouped first by section, then by patrol within each section.

Toggling attendance

Tap a Scout’s card to toggle them between present and absent. Present Scouts show at full opacity; absent Scouts are dimmed with an “Absent” label.

All attendance changes are saved to the server immediately. If the save fails, the toggle rolls back and you’ll see an error toast.

Adjusting PAL roles

Each Scout has a coloured PAL pill (P, A, or L). Tap the pill to cycle: Participate > Assist > Lead > Participate.

Pre-assigned roles from the event wizard are shown by default. Adjust them on the fly if reality differs from the plan (e.g. a Scout stepped up to Lead).

Overriding awards

Tap the flag icon on a Scout’s card to toggle Do not award. Overridden Scouts won’t receive OAS progress or PAL credits when you Complete & Award, even if they’re marked present.

Multi-day events

When an event spans multiple days (e.g. a camp), a day picker bar appears at the top. Tap a day to see and manage attendance for that specific day. A Scout is eligible for awards if they were present on any day.

Night log

Tap Night log — Take notes to open a journal. Type @ to tag a Scout — tagged notes appear on their profile. Use this for qualitative reflections during or after the night.

When consent is enabled, each Scout shows a consent badge:

Granted (green) — parent has consented
Pending (amber) — consent request sent, awaiting response
Verbal — verbal consent recorded by leader

Tap a pending badge to open the consent resolve modal, where you can:

Record verbal consent — enter the parent’s name and confirm. Use this when a parent says yes at drop-off.
Attending without consent — last resort, requires a reason. Use only when the parent is unreachable and sending the Scout home would be worse. This is audit-logged.

The bottom bar shows:

N/M present — live attendance count
N reqs · N will earn — how many OAS requirements are targeted and how many Scouts will earn them
Complete & Award button — opens the review modal to close the night