Ratings

Rating Scales

Ratings are the scale with which managers or employees can rate skills, goals, behaviours and values in a performance management canvas. Rating scale can be customised to use a range of different input widgets.

Creating a Rating

1. Select the Performance option under the GENERAL area from the left hand navigation.
   
2. Select the Rating Scales folder.
   
3. Click "+Create New" button.
   
4. Fill in the fields as defined below.
   
5. Select the [Save] button.
   

Mandatory fields are marked with a red asterisk, the record will not be saved unless mandatory fields are filled in first.

Rating Fields / Options Explained

Field Name	Description
Rating Name	The name of the rating
Rating Type	Currently, the only supported rating type is numeric. Additional types may be added in the future.
Display Type	Selects the way the rating is displayed to the user e.g. slider, star rating or drop down field.
Min Value	Lowest number on the scale.
Max Value	Highest number on the scale.
Rating Step	Space between numbers on the scale e.g 1 or 0.5.
Label Step (Display Type = Slider)	Space between labels on the scale e.g. 1.
Tick Placement (Display Type = Slider)	Specifies how ticks should be drawn on the slider e.g. top, bottom etc.
Display Tooltip (Display Type = Slider)	Indicates whether tooltip should be shows when selecting options on the sliding scale.
Display Labels (Display Type = Slider or Star Rating)	Indicates whether labels should be displayed on the scale. For slider labels are numeric values that are shown underneath the sliding scale. For star rating they are option labels.
Scale Options	Scale options are autogenerated based on selection made in the configuration options. Users can specify custom label names and scores to assign to each option by entering it in the text boxes. Default option can also be set by clicking on the icon that appears before option number.