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How to cancel games in bulk

Cancel several published games at once from Master Game Schedule.

How to cancel games in bulk

Cancel several published games at once from Master Game Schedule.

New Horizon Experience. This article describes the New Horizon Experience. You can follow these steps on a computer or in the Horizon WebRef mobile apps for Android and iOS.

This article covers bulk cancel on Master Game Schedule. Open it from Schedule. You need assignor, scheduler, or administrator permission. Coaches and League Personnel cannot cancel in bulk, even when Feature #29 lets them cancel one game. For a single game, you can also use More actions on that game. That path is covered in How to cancel games.


Watch the walkthrough

This is the same comprehensive cancel video used on How to cancel games. It shows a single-game cancel first, then the bulk Actions path, on a computer and then on a phone.


Select the games

On a computer, check the box on the left of each row you want to cancel. Shift-click extends the selection. On a phone, tap each card or its checkbox. Select visible grabs every game currently on screen when you need the whole page.

A red bar pins under the top navigation as soon as one or more games are selected. It stays on screen no matter how far you scroll. Open Actions on that bar, then Status if you see that group, and choose Cancel.

Games selected on Master Game Schedule. An orange circle marks Actions on the red bar.
The Actions menu is open. An orange circle marks Cancel under Status.

Confirm the reason

Horizon asks for a reason (Weather, location conditions, Schedule, Postponed, Forfeit, or Other) so the people assigned to those games get a clear notice. Assigned officials and attendees are notified as soon as you confirm. Cancellations cannot be undone.

Unpublished games selected from that bar are published first so the cancel notice can go out. Cancel is offered on published games from about the last three months forward. If you opened the dialog by mistake, tap Keep Games.

Cancel selected games confirmation. An orange arrow points to the Reason list.

If you still see the older layout

On the older desktop or laptop layout, check the boxes to the left of the games, open Publishing on the top toolbar, and choose Cancel. Notifications go out immediately. Cancellations cannot be undone.

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