Display (share) scores and comments between judges
Alex Bon Ami
Updated
In Award Force, you have the ability to share scores and comments or only comments between your judges in a score set.
Tip: comments and scores can only be shown to judges during an active judging round. To prevent bias, we recommend locking judge scores after 5 minutes or configuring a separate 'viewing only' judging round that begins after scoring has been completed.
Share scores and comments
Note: files uploaded by judges into their comments will also be shared.
In the Manage workspace, go toJudging > Settings > Score sets
Click the score set you want to display scores on or choose New score set to create a new score set; see Configure score sets
Open the 'Display' tab
Under the section titled 'Share scores', check the score set(s) in which you'd like to share the scores and comments
Click Save
Next, go to Settings > Users > Roles
Choose the role for judges assigned to panels for this judging stage (this may simply be 'Judge')
Set the Scores (others) View permission to Allow
Save the role
Judges will see the configured scores in a matrix in the right column of each entry they view, below attachments. The score matrix also provides visibility of each judge's comments on the score set.
Share only comments
From the Manage workspace, go to Judging > Settings > Score sets
Click the score set in which you'd like to see judges share comments or choose New score set
Open the 'Display' tab
Under the sectioned titled 'Commenting', select the Comment on entry invited andUsers can see each others' comments on this score set checkboxes
Click Save
Next, go to Settings > Users > Roles
Choose the role for judges assigned to panels for this judging stage (this may simply be 'Judge')
Set the Scores (others) View permission to Allow
Save the role
Display score matrix for some judges and not others
If you want to display the score matrix to some judges, not all; for example, only the lead judges or a chairperson can see the matrix, this is simply done by altering permissions on judges roles.
To see the score matrix when judging an entry, the judge must have the Scores (others) View permission set to Allow. You can add the lead judge role to an existing user or set up a custom judge role with this permission.
Note: custom user roles are a feature of the Pro plan and above.