ScoutBook - Instructions
Updated - 12/4/2021
Table of Contents
Good guide get around in SB - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AbmS83aHsqggX279QrBp6lYLwj1xnOxF/view
How to Log on - NOTE CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE See Troubleshooting below. ALso Contact Troop Leaders for help
How to Add Scout's Email Address
How to View / RSVP to ScoutBook Calendar
Access Scouts Payment Log
Logon to https://www.Scoutbook.com
Go to My Dashboard>{scouts name}>{scouts name} Payment Log
in the payment log you will see all payments and charges to your scout.
See Rank Advancments Merit Badges Scouts will receive at Next COH and view Progress
Logon to https://www.Scoutbook.com
Go to My Dashboard>{scouts name}>{scouts name} Advancement
On the Advancment Page you will see all the ranks and MB started
Green Square - started not finished
Green Square with check - finished needs leader approval
Blue with check - leader approved not awarded (THIS IS WHAT WILL BE RECEIVED AT NEXT COH)
Yellow with check - copmpleted and awarded
You can also click on a rank or MB and track progress. the scout's Handbook and Blue Card are the master but they can also check the completed items in ScoutBook to track progress. (they will show up as green check boxes as needs leader approval which will be done at the end when fully completed.
Adding my scout to get email and logon to ScoutBook
the Parrent has to add the email address to the Scouts Account
Logon to https://www.Scoutbook.com
Go to My Dashboard>{scouts name}>Edit Profile
At the very bottom of the page there is a red button "Invite {Scout} to connect"
Enter the scouts email address and the will recieve an email with Credentials. NOTE they need to logon once before they start getting emails.
Troubleshooting Logging on to Scoutbook after SSO
Test Loging into My.Scouting.org and Verfy email member IDs match
Parrents and Scouts with out my.scouting.org user accounts
I think you will continuee to use scoutbook.com accounts
You can create account on my.scouting.org with same email address that you have in Scoutbook.
Try loging onto my.scouting.org
If you do not know your My.scouting.org username or password click link under Login "Forgot username / password?
Once you can log onto myscouting.org
click on you the person Icon top right and verify email address and Member ID match what is defined in Scoutbook
Try using your my.scouting.org username and password to logon to Scoutbook.
NOTE your member ID and Email address must match between SB and my.scouting.org
Change email address in My.scouting.org to match SB
Log on to my.scouting.org
click Menue top Right and slect My DashBoard
Then just under the menue click My Training and select My Profile
Make sure to add your email address you use in ScoutBook to the contact information.
Change / Add Other Member IDs to your My.scouting.org Account
Logon to My.scouting.org
click the Menu at top Right and click "Manage Member ID"
Add Council "Loghorn Council - Hurst, TX - #662 and your 2nd Member ID and click Add
Note Scoutbook can only have the member id associated to the troop and can not be changed. you must add 2nd IDs to the my.scouting.org account.
If this does not work you can contact LHC hurst office at (817) 231-8500 and ask for Pam or Stacey to see if they can help you with your Scoutbook Issue. Or contact Mr Swaringen
How to transfer a Scout and BSA membership to troop 11 SB
Scout Book - Pack den leader or Key 3 can do the following:
Ask the current Troop or Pack to add James Swaringen
Go to Scout>{scout name} Connections
Click Add
In Search type "James {at sign} Swaringen.us"
Should show James, Troop 11 Burleson TX Longhorn Council
Select Adult Leader
Select Full Control
Email James the names of the scouts
James will move their membership to Troop 11
find the user in connections
Remove current Membership in Pack - If duel with Crew do not do this step
Add membership to the Troop and patrol
Transferring BSA Membership to the troop
Pack Key 3 can do the following
Go to https://my.scouting.org
go to menu > Organization Manager
go to Roster select the scout (one at a time) in the AOL den that transferred to Troop 11
Click Transfer
Enter Type - Troop unit number 0011 gender boys click search
select the Troop 0011 Bethesda Baptist CHurch - Santa Fe 49...
and complete
Or Parrent can do the following
Go to https://my.scouting.org
Menu My Application
Select you as an adult and either select Transter or multiple
or select your scout and click transfer
Enter Type - Troop unit number 0011 gender boys click search
select the Troop 0011 Bethesda Baptist CHurch - Santa Fe 49...
and complete