Utilising auto-score fields

When configuring entry fields in your program's form, you may have noticed a small toggle labeled Auto-score. Once enabled, this feature allow you set a predefined "score" based on your entrants' input. This feature can be used independently or in conjunction with the eligibility tab; see: Configure an eligibility screener. 

Using the form editor
Standard configuration

Important: auto-score does not impact your program's judging configuration, but can be made visible in the Manage workspace via Judging > Leaderboard by clicking the cog icon and selecting Auto-score.

Tip: you can see the scores associated with each of your entrants' auto-score fields via the manager's view of an entry by navigating to the Manage workspace under Entries and clicking on an entry's name or ID number.

Configure an auto-score field

Configuring an auto-score field is easy and takes place during standard field configuration for entry fields. The auto-score toggle is available when creating the following optionable field types:

• Checkbox
• Checkbox list
• Drop-down list
• Radio buttons

Using the form editor

1. Open the Manage workspace, navigate to Entries > Manage entries, and click Edit form
2. Locate where you'd like to insert an auto-score field and click the + icon; see: the 'Fields' section of our Form editor article for more detailed instructions
3. In the Field type drop-down, select your desired field type like 'Drop-down list'
4. Under the 'Options' section, input your labels (what entrants interact with) and values (what the platform recognizes and considers when configuring conditional fields)
5. Toggle on Auto-score
   
   
6. Assign a numerical score to each value in the Auto-score field that appears
   
7. Finish configuring the field as desired
8. Save

Standard configuration

1. In the Manage workspace, go to Settings > Entries > Fields
2. Click Add field
3. Select the Entry field radio button
4. Next
5. In the Field type drop-down, select your desired field type like 'Drop-down list'
6. Input your labels (what entrants interact with) and values (what the platform recognizes and considers when configuring conditional fields)
7. Toggle on Auto-score
   
8. Assign a numerical score to each value in the Auto-score field that appears
   
9. Finish configuring the field as desired
10. Save

Example

Judge-free evaluation

For some programs, judges may not be necessary to evaluate submissions. As an example, your program could award any participants that qualify, whether that be in a "Winners" gallery, a certificate, or some other means. Whatever your situation may be, the process to configure this is straightforward.

1. Set up your entry form as normal, adding auto-score fields as needed
2. Open your entry round and allow entrants to submit their entries
3. When entries have started to be submitted, go to Entries > Manage entries
4. Click Advanced in the search bar
5. Set the Status filter to Submitted
6. Search
7. If you haven't already made the 'Auto-score' column visible, click the cog icon, select the Auto-score checkbox, and Save
   
   
   Note: depending on the number of columns selected and the size of your browser window, some columns may be hidden behind the + button.
   
8. Click the Auto-score column heading to sort by lowest to highest score or vice versa
9. Select the checkboxes next to the highest scoring entries; i.e. those who have selected the "correct" responses to your series of auto-score fields
10. Open the Action drop-down
11. Click Tag
12. Key in your desired tag or create a new one
13. Tag

Once tagged, you can choose to move these entries into a gallery, add badges, give certificates, and more! Additionally, you can use the advanced search to filter by this tag in the future to isolate just those submissions.