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Rules by Question

The Rules by question area sets the points for each answer. This is where you decide how much each answer matters. The points you set here shape every applicant's score, so it is the score.heart of your screening.

📸 Screenshot: the Rules by question work surface.

FilterNarrow the questionslist

Three chips filter the list:questions, so you can focus.

Chip Shows
All questions Every applicant question
Questions with scores Only questions that carry points
Overridden vs master Only questions where your points differ from the master

You can also View all rules on one page, or download the current list.list for your records.

Find athe question

Questions sitare ingrouped into sections on the left, under All applicant questions.left. Each section shows its counts: how many questions,questions it holds, how many are scored, and how many areyou overridden.overrode — so you can see coverage without opening every one.

    Select a section. Read the question list on the right.

    Each question row showsstates itswhere state:it stands:

    • matches master — your points match the master rules.
    • N overrides — you changed the points.
    • not scored — the question carries no points.

    Set the points for a question

    1. Select a question row.to Theopen questionits editor opens.editor.
    2. Read the applicable law shown for the question.question, so your points stay compliant.
    3. Set the Points for each answer option.answer. The editor shows the master value besidenext yourto value.yours, so you can see what you changed.
    4. Select Save.

    Auto-failMake an answer an automatic fail

    YouSome cananswers makeshould oneend answeran fail the applicantapplication on itstheir own.

      1. Select Set this answer to auto-fail.
      2. For some answers, setadd a limit — for example, "More than [N] time(s) during last [N] year(s)."
      3. To undo it, select Cancel auto-fail.

      Start over with Reset to master

      To drop allIf your changes andare not working, return to the master defaults:defaults.

      1. Select Reset to master.
      2. Read the warning. This removes every override you made.
      3. Select Reset settings to confirm.

      The button isstays greyed out whenwhile your rules already match the master.master, so you cannot reset by mistake.