Current Versions

OA LodgeMaster Desktop
Version 2.1.4 was released on July 17, 2010. The latest release of OA LodgeMaster Desktop corrects 2 minor issues with membership manager and event manager. To download the new version, visit the Online Portal.
 
OA LodgeMaster Online
Version 1.0.1 was released on July 17, 2010. The latest release of OA LodgeMaster Online contains 2 major enhancements, pre-built reports and mass emailing, and also corrects 4 minor issues. Visit the Online Portal today.

 

Lodge Migrations

We're currently working to migrate the many lodges that have requested the use of OA LodgeMaster. As we work through the list of lodges who have signed up, our team will contact each lodge and request a copy of their current data.

If you'd like to see where your lodge's status, click here.

 

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Getting Started with OA LodgeMaster

To get started using OA LodgeMaster, a lodge goes through the following process:

  1. Appoint an OALM Lodge Administrator.
    Submit an "Appointment of OA LodgeMaster Lodge Administrator" letter to the national office, which must be signed by your council's Scout Executive (or his designee). This letter authorizes an individual in your lodge to manage OALM users in your lodge. This person is responsible for handing out usernames and passwords to new lodge users. It is also the person that the OALM Staff will make contact with when we have completed setup of your lodge database. Typically, this will be an adult like the Lodge Membership or Administrative Adviser. Once appointed, OALM Staff will confirm the appointment by contacting the lodge staff adviser by phone and verifying the information.
  2. Wait for OALM Staff to contact the Lodge Administrator.
    In an effort to keep migration wait times as short as possible, we coordinate lodge migrations in sets. As each set is completed, we contact the next set of lodges who have submitted their Lodge Admin letters. When we're ready to convert your data, we'll contact you. To see the current status for your lodge, click here.
  3. Convert your existing database.
    The OALM Staff provides free conversion of your existing lodge database. Databases can be submitted via e-mail to migration@oalodgemaster.org. If you would prefer, you can also request that we create a blank database for your lodge instead of migrating your existing data. You can then use the Import feature of OA LodgeMaster to import your data on your own.
  4. Download a copy of OALM Desktop.
    After your lodge database has been setup, our staff will contact the Lodge Admin with login information for downloading and accessing OALM. Copies of OALM Desktop can be downloaded from http://www.oalodgemaster.org/download.
  5. Install OALM Desktop.
    The graphical installer is just like other installations in Windows. You'll need two other things to complete the installation, both of which are available at the download website above: your lodge snapshot file and your Lodge Access Code. The snapshot file includes the initial data and setup information for your lodge's unique database. The Lodge Access Code, which must be copied from the download website and pasted into the setup program's Setup Wizard, contains a special code that gives you access to your lodge's database on the OALM Servers. Once you finish the Setup Wizard, you'll be ready to use OA LodgeMaster!
  6. Setup your users.
    You can create new users with the "User Accounts" tool within OA LodgeMaster. Once setup, call or meet with each of your users at a lodge meeting and provide them with their username and password. This will allow them to immediately download your lodge's database as well as OA LodgeMaster Desktop itself. (Try not to send usernames and passwords via e-mail, since it is insecure and can be easily "sniffed" by unscrupulous users elsewhere on the Internet).
  7. Join the mailing lists.
    Lodge Administrators will automatically be added to our two mailing lists (OALM-LodgeAdmins and OALM-Announce), but other users in your lodge may want to be added as well.
  8. Get help if you need it.
    If you need help, visit http://support.oalodgemaster.org or e-mail support@oalodgemaster.org.