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This is a plugin that synchronizes some of the data stored in the [[Best Running Watch|Polar]] files with the data in [[SportTracks]]. It is primarily intended to simplify migration from Polar Pro Trainer to [[SportTracks]], rather than for ongoing dual usage. This plugin will not synchronize the exercise information that is stored in the .hrm files; you should import the .hrm files using the standard [[SportTracks ]] import.
== What the plugin does ==
* The plugin looks for the Polar file that contains the person information. This is a Polar Person Data (PPD) file.
* The location of the person file is used to find the Polar Daily Data (PDD) files
* For each PDD file, extract the details of each exercise
* For each exercise listed in the Polar files, locate the [[SportTracks ]] activity with the same start date and time* Update the [[SportTracks ]] activity with the category information, mileage, calories.
== Installation and Preparation==
* Double click the .st3plugin file to install.
* Check the plugin is installed correctly
** Start [[SportTracks]]
** Click on settings <br/>http://fellrnr.com/images/settings.jpg
** Click on plugins <br/>http://fellrnr.com/images/settings-plugins.jpg
** Check that 'Fellrnr.com's Polar Pro Trainer Sync Plugin' is shown <br/>http://fellrnr.com/images/settings-plugins-polar.jpg
* Import all of your .hrm files using the normal [[SportTracks ]] import
== Mapping Polar Sports Types to SportTracks Categories ==
One of the primary purposes of this plugin is to set the [[SportTracks ]] Activity Categories based on the Polar information. Polar has a simple string that is the exercise type, but [[SportTracks ]] has a hierarchy of categories. The plugin will look for delimiters in the Polar activity name, such as hyphen, comma, period, and assume that the sub-parts of the names from a category hierarchy. So if the name is "Running - Intervals", the plugin will look for the category "Intervals" under "Running", which should be under "My Activities".
===Example===
Here is a screen shot of the list of sports I have in [[Polar ProTrainer]]. I have a number of sports starting with "Running", then a hyphen and a subtype of running.
http://fellrnr.com/images/PolarSportsScreenshot.jpg
==Synchronization==
* Backup the [[SportTracks ]] logbook. This should be under 'My Documents' , ending in '.logbook3'.
* Open the Athlete view
* Click Edit, then Fellrnr Syncronize PDD
* The plugin will attempt to guess which person to import. If it finds possible .ppd file, it will prompt you to use the discovered file.
* If no .ppd files can be discovered automatically, or you decline all of the guesses, a file selection dialog will allow you to select your .ppd file. This file should be under the Polar installation folder. In the folder with the PPD file there should be a subfolder for each year you have exercise data.
* The plugin will parse the PPD file and check there is a SportsTrack activity category for each category in [[Polar ProTrainer]].
** Currently the plugin cannot create the activity categories, so you must have created any missing categories manually. (See above.)
* The plugin will look for all exercises (PDD files) in any subdirectories of the location the PPD file was found.
