What are manual assignments?
You can manually assign specific entries to individual judges or groups of judges. This is useful when you need to control which judges evaluate particular entries rather than assigning by category.
Create a manual assignment
- In the Manage workspace, go to Judging > Settings > Assignments
- Click New manual assignment
- Select the relevant options:
- Score set from the drop-down menu; see: Configure score sets
- Round from the drop-down menu; see: Ultimate guide to rounds
- Search for the judge or judges and the entry or entries you want to pair
- Under 'Judges', search for a judge by name or by role using the Advanced search filter
- Under 'Entries', search for an entry by name or use the Advanced search to filter by status or category
- Select the checkbox next to your desired entries and judges
- Click Assign
Repeat these steps for any additional judges or entries you want to assign
Create an individual manual assignment
Individual assignments may be configured in:
- the Manage entries list view
- the 'Judge' tab of manager's view of an entry (accessed by clicking the entry's name or ID)
- the judging leaderboard
Simply click the ellipsis (three dots) next to an entry and choose Assign judges. A pop-up will appear wherein the score set, round, judge(s), and notification may be selected.
Delete a manual assignment
To remove a manual assignment:
- In the Manage workspace, go to Judging > Settings > Assignments
- Open the Advanced search and use the Judge filter to find the assignment
- Tick the box next to the assignment
- Open the Action drop-down and click Delete
Good to know
- Manual assignments to do not require panels.
- Judges are not automatically notified when added to a panel or assigned entries because judging may be configured weeks or months in advance. To notify judges you can send a broadcast or create an 'Assignment created' notification.
- Deleting an assignment will remove the assignment only—the entry is not deleted.
- To verify if all entries have assignments, go to Judging > Entry assignments in the Manage workspace.
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