Qualifying is usually the first stage of judging and is used to prune entries that do not meet category or program requirements through simple pass or fail decisions. This helps ensure quality before entries move to later judging stages.
Qualifying judging requires three items
- A score set
- A judging round
- One or more panels
You can configure this manually or use Judging fast start.
Create a reviewing score set
- In the Manage workspace, go to Judging > Settings > Score sets
- Click New score set
- In the 'Details' tab, select Qualifying as the judging mode
- Under 'Rules' set your requirements:
- Quantity of responses required for consensus: the minimum number of judge responses needed
- Percentage of pass responses required to qualify: the percentage of pass decisions required
- Allow unsure decisions: unsure responses do not count toward the result
- In the 'Display' tab, set your desired options including:
- Layout
- Category quick filter
- Entry order
- List length default
- Commenting options
- Attachment display options
- Referee display options
- Share scores
- Slideshow
- Cover image
- Click Save
Learn more about the available display options in the Configure score sets guide.
Create a judging round
- In the Manage workspace, go to Judging > Settings > Rounds
- Click Add round
- Select Judging as the round type
- Set the start and end dates
- Click Save
Learn more about rounds in the Ultimate guide to rounds guide.
Create judging panels
- In the Manage workspace, go to Judging > Settings > Panels
- Click New panel
- Choose Qualifying as the judging mode
- Select the qualifying score set
- In 'Entries', select the categories, chapters, and/or tags
- In 'Who', choose who can qualify entries
- In 'When', select the judging round
- Click Save
Learn more about panels in the Create a judging panel guide.
Good to know
- The two qualifying rules work in sequence, not independently.
- Unsure decisions are ignored if that option is enabled.
- Percentage thresholds always round up.