Judge auto assign

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Automatic Judge Assign

You can auto assign all judges projects to judge with the click of a button. This feature can only be used if the judges participating in your fair register on your zFairs site. These assignments can then be printed or if using online judging, the judges will only have access to judge the projects they’ve been assigned to judge.

If you choose not to use the Auto Assign Judges feature and you are using Online Judging, you can simply assign categories to your judges. Have them login, click on "Judging", "Judging", select their assigned "Category" and click "See Projects". Ask them to judge the “next” project on the list provided (that they have not previously judged) as the system will place projects that have not yet been judged at the top of the list and those projects that have been judged the most amount of times at the bottom of the list.

Auto-Assigning Judges to Projects

1. Click "Judging
2. Click "Assign Judges Project to Judge" If the "Judging" tab does not appear see: Enabling Online Judging
3. Enter the "Times to Judge Each Project" (the minimum amount of times you would like each project to be judged)
4. Enter the "Max Number of Projects to Assign a Judge".
5. Check the box next to "Assign Judges the Max Number of Projects" if this is your preference
6. Click "Save Judging Preferences". The information on the right side of the screen such will adjust to accommodate your changes.

Assigning Judges Based on Judging Session

1. Click the drop down menu to select the session you would like to create judging assignments for.
2. If you have not set up judging sessions see: Judging Sessions
3. Click "Auto Assign Judging". (Note: The assignments are first based off of the Judges Category Preferences and then off of additional need.)
4. Review the Judging Assignments made. Judging Assignments can be printed via the Report Viewer. This may not be necessary if you are using Online Judging as only the projects that have been assigned to a particular judge will be provided to them when they login.

Assigning Judges Based on Division

1. Click the drop down menu to select the division
2. If you have not setup your fair divisions see : Defining Divisions
3. Click "Auto Assign Judging". (Note: The assignments are first based off of the Judges Category Preferences and then off of additional need.)
4. Review the Judging Assignments made. Judging Assignments can be printed via the Report Viewer. This may not be necessary if you are using Online Judging as only the projects that have been assigned to a particular judge will be provided to them when they login.

Assigning Judges for the Entire Fair

1. Leave the Division and Judging Session blank
2. Click "Auto Assign Judging". (Note: The assignments are first based off of the Judges Category Preferences and then off of additional need.)
3. Review the Judging Assignments made. Judging Assignments can be printed via the Report Viewer. This may not be necessary if you are using Online Judging as only the projects that have been assigned to a particular judge will be provided to them when they login.

What do I do if a registered judge does not show up to the fair?

1. Go to Judging -> Setup -> Rounds
2. Click the eye icon for an applicable round
3. Go to the Judges tab
4. Locate the Judge that did not show
5. Reassign or remove the applicable judges scheduled interviews as appropriate
6. Repeat the above for each round that the judge had assignments in

Click here to show Legacy Judge No Show Steps

1. Click on "Judging"
2. Click on "Assign Judges Project to Judge"
3. Under "All Judges" you can use the alphabetized list of judges to find the judge who did not make it to the fair.
4. Next to his/her name click "Remove All Projects". You will notice that these projects will now appear under "Projects Needing More Judges" on the right side of the screen.
5. Next to each project found under "Projects Needing More Judges", click "Add Judge"
6. Select the registered judge you would like to assign this project to
7. Click "Assign Judge" to save this change.
8. Repeat these steps until there are no projects listed under "Projects Needing More Judges"

Additional Information on Online Judging

For more information regarding Online Judging please see: Online Judging