Add scoring components to a scoring engine.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Weight | Weight assigns the relative importance of each component in a scoring engine. The total weight for all scoring components in a scoring engine must = 1.0. Using weights is optional. |
| Component Detail | A link to the Score Components Details page where you define ranges and associated score values for a scoring component. |
| Parameter | A parameter is a value used in a function to generate a result. |
A scoring engine must exist.
Scoring components must exist.
Who can add scoring components?The Collections Administrator.
How do I know how the weights will affect the scores?To understand how weights will affect your scoring results, run all of your scoring engines in a test environment using a subset of your actual data. This will let you test your assumptions and verify that you are getting the desired score results.
What should I keep in mind about weights?You must enable a scoring component before you can set the weight.
Use decimals and not whole numbers.
If you are using weights, all weights must add up to 1.0.
See: Weight.