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Foolproof emailed me a great guide he made for his guild members, on how to import DKP from your guild site into DKPmon, use the addon to record DKP for your raid, and then export the recorded data back to your guild site =) It is an easy step-by-step guide for how you can have a mostly automated DKP system running for your guild:

-=FIXED COST ZERO-SUM DKP OFFICER FAQ=-
By Foolproof

INSTALLATION
Download and install the following files:

DKPmon: http://files.wowace.com/DKPmon/DKPmon.zip

DKPmon_XML: http://files.wowace.com/DKPmon_XML/DKPmon_XML.zip

DKPmon_CSV: http://files.wowace.com/DKPmon_CSV/DKPmon_CSV.zip

DKPmon_FCZS: http://files.wowace.com/DKPmon_FCZS/DKPmon_FCZS.zip
note: this one must be modified to include all of the guild's dkp costs. Hopefully mmoguildsites allows file uploading soon so it can be hosted on the guild's site. Also, when creating the values in custom.lua, only use 1 point pool since mmoguildsites supports only 1 at this time.

Bidder: http://files.wowace.com/Bidder/Bidder.zip

Bidder_FCZS: http://files.wowace.com/Bidder_FCZS/Bidder_FCZS.zip

Once you finish downloading and installing the above, make sure they are all loaded (may need to turn out of date addons - ON)

Then, Log onto your character and right click the icon for the mod on your fubar or minimap, go to dkp system and select Fixed Cost Zero Sum. Set the Database synchronization password to whatever the guild uses for DKP officers ("Points database" > "Set broadcast password" hit enter to save it.)

That's it for the install :)

RECORDING DKP FOR A RAID
This may seem complicated and it feels like it at first, but after a raid or two or three it becomes second nature. Don't overthink things, just follow the guide and you'll do fine.

1. Download your guild's latest DKP, which is available at:

http://yoursite.mmoguildsites.net/raids/standings.addon_dkpmon_csv
*replace yoursite.mmoguildsites.net with your actual sites url

and copy it into your DKPmon_CSV folder, overwriting the old one. This will ensure that you have the most up to date dkp numbers directly from the guild website.

2. Log onto your character

3. Import the newest DKP listing from the file you downloaded in step 1 (Import modules>Points database CSV import).

4. Log in and create or enter a raid group.

5. In the addon, enter a Log Name (Logging>Log name). You need to hit enter in order for it to register the log name. Something simple like "ZA" or "Kara" will do fine as the mod automatically appends a date and time to the end of your text.

6. Remind raiders they need to have Bidder installed as well as the Bidder_FCZS addon in order to bid on any loot.

7. Tell any raiders that are sitting out/waitlisting that they need to toggle the "Raid Standby" option in Bidder so that it shows up for officers and they get credit. Maybe make a macro that announces this in /guild

8. In the addon, set the Bank (Raid Setup>Set banker) and Disenchant (Raid Setup>Set disenchanter) person(s).

9. Once the raid is ready, click "Start Logging" in the addon (Click ok in the popup)

RECORDING DROPS

1. Open the body (right click) and a new "DKPmon: Loot Distribution" window will open up showing all the loot that people can bid on.

2. Left click the "Actions" button and click "Open Bidding."

3. Raiders will bid on the items using the bidder window that pops up on their side (hopefully...) and once you are happy that they've had enough time click "Actions" > "Close Bidding." Wait for the countdown to finish.

4. Assign the winners by Clicking on the items in the Loot Distribution window and selecting the person the item will go to or Disenchant or Bank if that is the case.

5. Click "Actions" > "Announce Winners."

6. Click "Actions" > "Award Points." The "DKPmon: Points Awarding" window will open.

7. Click "Select players" > "Raid Members" and/or "Standby members" and make sure all the people in raid are selected as well as the people on standby.

8. Click "Set points to award" and you should see the mob that was just looted in the list. Click it and it will populate the window beneath the "Points to award" text.

9. Click "Award Points"

10. ...

11. Profit!

FINISHING RAID AND UPLOADING THE INFORMATION

1. In the Addon click "Stop Logging"

2. Log out and back in or reload your ui (/rl)

3. In the Addon click export > MMOGuildsites xml

4. Copy the text from the popup

5. Go to the guild website
-Click the Raids link
-Add New Raid
-Select "zero-sum" in the DKP System dropdown
-Enter a Raid Name and Raid Set (I think the raid set is supposed to be the name of the instance)
-Check the box labeled "Use XML data to populate raid"
-Paste the information you copied from step 4
-Click the "Create This Raid" button

6. Go over the info and make sure things look correct.

DKP NON-OFFICER INFO
Download and install the following files:

Bidder: http://files.wowace.com/Bidder/Bidder.zip

Bidder_FCZS: http://files.wowace.com/Bidder_FCZS/Bidder_FCZS.zip

note: Make sure they are loaded (may need to turn out of date addons ON

When you want to bid on something just click on the item that pops up when your guild loots the mob.
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Commented: May 11, 2008 @ 09:37PM
Oops, forgot to add DKPmon_CSV as one of the necessary downloads.

Add:

"-DKPmon_CSV
http://files.wowace.com/DKPmon_CSV/DKPmon_CSV.zip"

after:

"-DKPmon_XML
http://files.wowace.com/DKPmon_XML/DKPmon_XML.zip"

Thanks :)
Commented: May 12, 2008 @ 12:51AM
Thanks Foolproof, I updated your guide to include the extra download =)
Commented: Jun 17, 2008 @ 12:10PM
Hi. I have a quick question about importing (or more specifically, exporting) DKP data from DKPMon_CSV. Our guild has just begun using a site hosted here and the DKPMon/Bidder system in-game. We are specifically using DKPMon_BossAuctions and Bidder_BossAuctions for our DKP system. When we do an export from the DKPMon addon using the MMOGuildSites XML option, the resulting data does not capture the DKP awards for events during the raid. Costs are appropriately included in the data - just not awards. Exporting using the other XML options in the addon include the award data in the XML export code, but of course the website will not properly parse exports through other filters. Is anyone else having this problem? Is there any way we can fix this so when we do uploads, we don't have to manually edit each event to give it a dkp award value (for example, we award 10 dkp for boss kills)?

Thanks in advance!

Mino
Commented: Jun 17, 2008 @ 01:36PM
Hi Minotaurcd,

I took a quick look at DKPmon_XML and it appears there is an Awards section of the export which would contain this information; is that the part which is missing you need?

Would you be able to email me - eight-toes@mmoguildsites.com - an export from one of the other filters that has the information you need, and then the export used for MMO Guildsites, so I can take a peak at the two and the addon and see what may be missing =)
Commented: Jun 17, 2008 @ 03:01PM
8 Toes,

Thanks for looking into this for us. I have sent the email you requested with the exports. And yes, you hit the nail on the head as far as what's missing. The events are included in the MMOGuildSites export data, but not the award values associated with those events.

Example...
DKPMon_XML Export: Boss Kill of Teron Gorefiend - 10 DKP Award in Log AND in XML export data.

MMOGuildSites Export: Boss Kill of Teron Gorefiend - 10 DKP Award in log, but no points in export.
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