Share scores and comments between judges

In Award Force, you can share both scores and comments—or comments only, including internal comments—between judges within a score set.

Share scores and comments

1. In the Manage workspace, go to Judging > Settings > Score sets
2. Click the score set you want to update or select New score set to create one
3. Open the 'Display' tab
4. Under 'Share scores', select the score set(s) where judges can see each other's scores and comments
5. Click Save
6. Next, go to Settings > Users > Roles
7. Select the role assigned to judges for this stage (often ‘Judge’)
8. Set Scores (others) View to Allow
9. Click Save

Judges will see the score matrix in the right-hand column of each entry, below attachments. The matrix displays each judge’s scores and comments.

Share comments only

To allow judges to see each other’s comments without sharing scores:

1. Go to the Manage workspace and open Judging > Settings > Score sets
2. Select the relevant score set or create a new one
3. Open the 'Display' tab
4. Under 'Commenting', select Comment on entry invited and Users can see each others' comments on this score set
5. Click Save
6. Go to Settings > Users > Roles
7. Select the judge role
8. Set Scores (others) View to Allow
9. Click Save

Show the score matrix to some judges only

If you want only certain judges—such as lead judges or a chairperson—to see the score matrix, adjust permissions on their user roles.

Any judge who needs access to the score matrix must have Scores (others) View set to Allow. You can assign a specific role to selected judges or create a custom judge role with this permission.

Good to know

• Scores and comments can only be shown when a judging round is active.
• We recommend locking judge scores after five minutes—or using a separate viewing-only judging round—to help prevent bias.
• Files uploaded by judges as part of their comments are shared with other judges.
• Custom user roles are available on the Pro plan and above.