.. _event-wizard-activate-schedule:

Activate Schedule
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.. image:: images/activate-schedule-1.png
    :align: center

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| After the schedule has been generated and alliances defined, the schedule must be activated in order to use Match Play or appear on the web.

The currently active level in Match Play

All levels that are publicly visible

Use the green button to make the schedule available for Match Play and available for viewing on the *FIRST* website and API (the schedule does not sync in FMS Off-Season or when disabled)

Database Backup
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The software does incremental backups stored on the local hard drive and USB drive (if so indicated in Settings >> Backup Config) throughout the tournament, but it's also important to do a complete backup at the end of each stage as well.

Full backups of the event database can be made in the :ref:`settings-backup`

.. note::
    Backups never hurt- and can be done as often as requested.