Panels let you quickly assign entries to judges based on category, chapter, and/or tag. You can create as many panels as needed for a score set. While panels are often used to allocate entries by category, they can also support more complex judging structures.
Before creating a panel, make sure you have
- Created a score set
- Created a judging round
Panels can be created manually or through Judging fast start.
Create a panel
To create a panel:
- In the Manage workspace, go to Judging > Settings > Panels
- Select New panel
- Choose the score set the panel applies to
- In 'Entries', select the categories, chapters, and/or tags to be judged
- In 'Who', choose who can judge
- Select individual judges or
- Select Any users with a role and choose a role
- In 'When', select the judging round
- Select Save
Panel behaviour
Panels behave differently depending on how judges are assigned.
If a role is selected instead of individual judges:
- Assignments are created only when judges log in
- The progress view shows only judges who have started judging
- Not all assignments appear immediately in the progress view
Judges will still see all their assigned entries when they log in.
Good to know
- Add yourself to panels to check configuration progress.
- Programs not using moderation should not select Only include moderation approved entries.
- Selecting Any users with a role grants judging permissions to that role if they do not already have them.
- Panels can be created using Judging fast start.
- Judges are not notified automatically when added to a panel—send a broadcast when judges are ready to begin.
- Panels can be based on categories, chapters, tags, or a combination.
- Progress views update as judges begin their assignments.
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