# Application Settings

There are three classes of settings in Tempus:

1. Default Settings
2. Competition Settings
3. Server Data


## Default Settings
Every competition is created with a default set of settings that are seeded from the `settings.json` file. Once the competition has been created, the settings are stored in the competition file and can only be changed within that file.

The default settings file is located in [Assets\Settings.json](Assets/Settings.json). 

>NOTE: This file is automatically copied to the appropriate directories (e.g. wwwroot, chromely installer) during deployment. During development, however, changes to this file won't be copied unless the `regenerate` [utility](cli-utilities.md) is invoked from the command line.

## Competition Settings
All settings for a competition are stored in the `.meet` file. 

 
>NOTE: **Settings for a competition are not stored in the `settings.json` file. Those are the *default* settings for new competitions.**

This is important to understand as it's a change from the way Meet Manager worked where the settings file was separate from the `.meet` file. Because the operation of the meet is dependent upon specific settings for that meet, it makes sense to keep the data together in a single file. If the files are separate, it may not be possible to clone or simulate the race when it is loaded in the future of the original settings is lost.

Settings in a competition must be changed from within the application using the Settings screen. Alternatively, settings can be imported or exported from the application.

## Files

### Rules.json
Contains all of the rules for a competition.

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|Skate Year Start|The start of the skate year for the purpose of determining a skater's age|

#### Sanctions
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|Name|The full name of the sanction|
|Abbreviation|The abbreviated code for the sanction|
|Can Place|True if the skater can keep their place in the race|
|Can Progress|True of the skater can progress in the distance|
|Can Rank|True if the skater can have a rank in the distance classification|
|Rank|The order in which skaters with this saction are ranked against other sanctions|

### Event Settings
Adjust the default points, seeding, lane positions, and qualification settings for events.