mmason Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 (edited) 2020 MFL Site Conversion Walkthrough - ZFAC LEAGUES 1. Before you begin, please verify that the league MB contains a post w/ the 2020 Rookie Draft Pick Order. Also, it may be helpful (though not necessary) to have posts detailing the current ZB balances for each team, and the future draft picks traded by each team.2. Next, you need to close out business on the 2019 sites. This means that all accounting balances must be current before transitioning to the new web site. Do NOT go forward unless this step has been completed.As soon as this is complete and the league is ready to move over, ALL abilities need to be taken away on the 2019 MFL sites. Go in to For Commissioners -> Setup -> Commissioner/Franchise Setup -> Abilities Setup and remove all abilities from all league members. The 2019 site is now a historical archive, and you're ready to do business in 2020.3. To get started, when logged in as commissioner, click on the "click here to upgrade your 2019 league now" link that should be at the top of your league home page. 4. This will transfer the basic settings over to the 2020 version, and you can note the URL for your new league in the address bar of your browser. To continue migration, you need to get your players put back on their appropriate teams.a. To do this, click "Transfer Rosters" link. (You may need to re-login as commissioner first if you do not see the "Next Steps" box) b. You now come to a page with a large list of players. Since we're moving everybody just click checkbox for "Load all players listed below." c. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click "Transfer Rosters" button, and all players will now be back on their appropriate teams. Return to the home page.5. Now we need to deal with the draft picks. It is IMPORTANT that these steps are done in order. Use the "Draft Order Setup - All Rounds" link in the "Next Steps" box, or go in to For Commissioners -> Setup -> Draft Setup -> Draft Order Setup - All Rounds. 6. Set up BASE Rookie Draft Order BEFORE IMPORTING FUTURE DRAFT PICKS. This is VERY important. The BASE draft order MUST be set according to the draft order posted in your forum (this should align to the final standings from the previous year), REGARDLESS of who owns the actual pick via trades. This has caused a lot of problems in past years and it takes quite an effort to undo it after the fact if it is wrong.a. Set the BASE draft order according to the draft order posted in your forum.b. Verify "Number of Draft Rounds" is set to "6."c. Verify the "Draft Type" is set to "All rounds of the draft are set up as above."d. Set "Send Email to Owners Regarding How Draft Order Was Generated" to "No".e. Next click "Set Draft Order" button. You'll see a page stating "Draft Order Set."7. Now we need to handle trades. Return to your league home page, and click "Import Future Draft Picks" link. 8. You see a page similar to the below image. Click the "Import Traded Future Draft Picks" button. You'll now be taken to a screen with the draft order including trades. Make sure everything is , and adjust the picks manually if you need to. You can PM me if you have any problems.We've now finished with the draft pick setup. 9. ACCOUNTING TRANSFER a. The next thing is to bring over each team's accounting balance, which didn't get automatically transferred during the upgrade. This is why it is important that the balances are up to date before this happens. To transfer the balances, Czars/Commissioners will need to add a manual accounting transaction on the 2019 sites for each team. Go to For Commissioners -> Edit Accounting Records. b. If you have already assigned teams their 2020 income, then add a "Credit" for the amount of the final balance from the 2019 site. No team should exceed $6000. In the notes section, enter "Conversion from MFL 2019" then click the "Add Accounting Records" button. c. If you have not already assigned 2020 income, transfer their 2019 balance, to a maximum of $500. In the notes section, enter "Conversion from MFL 2019" then click the "Add Accounting Records" button.Then, add a second accounting record to credit each team $5,500 in yearly income. In the notes section, enter "2020 Income", then click the Add Accounting Records button. 10. Restore Owner Abilities. Go to For Commissioners -> Setup -> Commissioner/Franchise Setup -> Abilities Setupa. Reset the abilities for each owner in your league to match the image below.b. Turn off Commissioner Lockout at this time by selecting the "No, the commissioner will have the ability to view pending owner-initiated transactions" option.c. Click "Save Abilities" 11. After that, we've got to make sure only the correct draft picks are traded and lock players from being traded once their game has started.a. Go to For Commissioners -> Setup -> Other Transactions Setup -> Trades Setupb. Change the option "Allow trading draft picks for up to this many years in the future" to "1" years from now.c. Make sure that "Prevent owners from accepting trades between kickoff of the player's game and the end of the last game of the week?" is set to "Yes."d. Click the "Save Trades Setup" button. 12. Auction Setup: Go to For Commissioners -> Setup -> Auction Setup -> General Auction Setup. a. Make sure that "Minimum Opening Bid:" is set to "10."b. Make sure that "All Bids Must Be in Increments Of:" is set to "1."c. Make sure that "An Individual Player Auction Is Over: is set to "2" day(s) after "high bidder change." (This will be changed back to "1" day at Payday)d. Make sure that "Use Proxy Bidding:" is set to "Yes, enforcing is private."e. Make sure that Maximum Number of Players That Can Be Up For Auction At One Time:" to "999" for BOTH "League-wide" and "By Nominating Franchise."f. Make sure that "Available Player Pool For This Auction" is set to "Only NFL Veterans". This will prevent rookies from showing on auction lists prior to the rookie draft. g. Set "Charge Winning Amounts To:" to "NONE." (Make sure this is set correctly. This is different than Classic/PPR because we do not charge for players until Payday. It is a new setting needed in all leagues!) h. Set "Starting Auction Funds Available" to "Set to each franchise current accounting balance." (Make sure this is set correctly. This seems to be a new setting needed in all leagues!) i. Set "Available Auction Funds Are Reduced By:" to "Current open auction bids only." (Make sure this is set correctly. This may be a new setting needed in all leagues!) j. Select "Save Auction Setup." Note: Additional Auction setup to allow rookies to be auctioned will have to be done after the Zealots rookie draft. To do so, change the setting in step 19e to "Both NFL Veteran Players and Rookies" after the conclusion of the Zealots rookie draft. 13. League Calendar: Go to For Commissioners -> Setup -> General Setup -> League Calendar Setupa. Make sure the calendar shows the following events. Double check all items, but items in red will likely need to be changed. Events should be set to never end unless an "Event Ends:" date/time is listed below.Event Type: No Injured Reserve Moves AllowedEvent Starts: February 12th @ 12:00 AMEvent Ends: August 31st @ 12:00 AMEvent Happens: One-time onlyEvent Type: AuctionEvent Starts: March 19th @ 9:00 PM (RFA starts the day after the NFL league year begins)Event Happens: One-time onlyEvent Type: DraftEvent Starts: May 1st @ 8:00 AMEvent Happens: One-time onlyEvent Type: No Trades AllowedEvent Starts: Kickoff of Week 11Event Ends: Kickoff of Week 17 Event Happens: One-time only DELETE the event "No Adds/Drops Allowed". 14. Raiders Logo: If the league you are converting does not currently have an "Oakland Raiders" franchise, you may skip step #14. a. Download the Las Vegas Raiders Logo by following this link and right-clicking to save the image: http://zealotsfield.invisionzone.com/uploads/monthly_12_2019/post-915-0-33615400-1577550658.jpg b. Go to For Commissioners -> Setup -> Franchise Setup c. It will load a page that says Franchise Setup: Basic. On this page, change the Oakland Franchise Name to "Las Vegas Raiders" d. Click "Save Franchise Information" e. It will say FRANCHISE INFO SAVED. Above that, click "Customize". f. Scroll to the Las Vegas Raiders. Next to "Upload Icon File", click the "Choose File" button.g. Select the file that was previously downloaded in step 14a.h. Scroll to the bottom and click "Save Franchise Customization" i. Go to the League Home Page, and verify that the Las Vegas Raiders logo now appears in the Standings table (sometimes you need to hit refresh on your browser). 2020 ChecksThere were several settings that were found to not be consistent across leagues in the past, and caused assorted problems. Please note some settings may carry over from 2019 and require no changes, but all settings need to be verified to ensure compliance with 2020 rules.15. Off Partial Lineups: Go to For Commissioners -> Setup -> Players and Rosters -> Starting Lineup Setup. a. Verify "Lineup Submission Deadline" is set to "Gametime."b. Verify "Are Partial Lineups Allowed?" is set to "No."c. Verify "Automatically carry over starting lineup from the previous week?" is set to "At the beginning of the week". (Make sure this is set correctly. This one caused a LOT of problems in past seasons!)d. Select "Save Starting Lineup Settings".16. Scoring Changes: Go to For Commissioners -> Statistics Changes. Make sure "Automatically Apply The Official Stats Changes On Thursday Mornings:" is set to "Yes." Then click the "Save Settings" button. Note: Additional Auctions setup to allow rookies to be auctioned will have to be done after the Zealots rookie draft. To do so, change the setting in step 17e to "Both NFL Veteran Players and Rookies" after the conclusion of the Zealots rookie draft.17. Rookie Draft: Go to For Commissioners -> Setup -> Draft Setup -> General Draft and Timer Setup.a. Set "Use Draft Timer:" to "No, draft timer is always off" (This must be set to no. Due to rule change we will not use the MFL draft timer.) b. Make sure that "Available Player Pool for this Draft" is set to "Only NFL Rookies."c. Select "Save Draft Timer Settings."18. Injured Reserve: Go to For Commissioners -> Setup -> Other Transactions Setup -> Injured Reserve Setup.a. Make sure "Number of Injured Reserve spots:" is set to "6."b. Make sure "A player can only be put on Injured Reserve when his current official NFL injury status is:" is set to "IR."c. Make sure "Can a player be put on IR when he's listed as 'Suspended'?" is set to "No."d. Make sure "Prevent franchises with ineligible players on their IR from submitting lineup?" is set to "No." e. Select "Save IR Setup." MFL AlertsAs part of the conversion process, we're going to make sure that a minimum set of e-mail alerts is enabled for each owner on MFL.19. MFL Alerts - Go to For Commissioners -> Setup -> Commissioner/Franchise Setup -> Franchise Setupa. Click on "Contact Info".b. Ensure the following "Send email for" options are enabled, and if they are not, enable them.1. When I'm on the Clock for My Draft (unless they already have "Draft Status Update" enabled)2. Trade Proposals/Results3. When Anyone in your League Updates Their Trade Baitc. Click the "Save Franchise Information" button. 20. Turn on Commissioner Lockout - Go to For Commissioners -> Setup -> Commissioners/Franchise Setup -> Abilities Setup.a. Select "Yes, the commissioner will give up his ability to view pending owner-initiated transactions."b. Click the "Save Abilities" Button21. After the above steps are completed, the site should be ready for owners to move in. To officially announce the site is ready, Commissioners or Czars should use the For Commissioners -> Setup -> Commissioner/Franchise Setup -> Invite Franchise Owners to let owners know the site is ready. This email will send them a link directly to the 2020 site. All other settings on the site should be good to go for the time of year we are in.Here are some other things that Czars and Commissioners should be aware of: You may need to update the Historical Franchises for the league. This can be done by going to For Commissioners -> Setup -> History Setup -> Link Historical Franchises. This option will allow a commissioner to link a current team in the league to the original team when the league was created. This will ensure that all of the new league history reports and records are accurate, even if team ownership has changed.I will be available for any help you guys need with MFL during the transition process for all leagues. Please let me know if you have any questions. Edited February 24, 2020 by mmason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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