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Release: Australia · Updated: 2026-03-12 · Official documentation · View source

View an assessment instance

An assessment instance represents one occurrence of a questionnaire assigned to one user.

Before you begin

Role required: survey_admin, assessment_admin, or admin

Procedure

  1. Navigate to All > Assessments > Assessment Instances.

    The following sub-modules are available based on the state of the instances:

    • Ready to take: Displays assessment instances that are ready to be taken by the user. By default, these instances are sorted in ascending order by the Number field.
    • In progress: Displays assessment instances that are in progress. By default, these instances are sorted in ascending order by the Number field.
    • Completed: Displays assessment instances that are complete. By default, these instances are sorted in descending order by the Taken on field.
    • Cancelled: Displays assessment instances that are cancelled. By default, these instances are sorted in ascending order by the Number field.
    • All: Displays assessment instances in all states. By default, these instances are sorted in ascending order by the Number field.
    • Open the record from the required sub-module by clicking an assessment instance number.

    By default, the fields in the following table are displayed in the Assessment Instance form for all sub-modules other than Completed.

    Note: When you open an instance in the Completed sub-module, you are redirected to the User's Response page.

FieldDescription
NumberAuto-generated record number.
Metric typeMetric type of this assessment.
Assessment groupAssessment group to which this assessment belongs.
Due dateDate by which the assessment instance must be completed. The system populates the due date from the value in the metric type Assessment duration field. The system generates email notifications related to the due date.Note: By default, the system runs the Cancel Expired Assessments script every 30 days to cancel expired survey, assessment, and quiz instances that are in the Work in progress or Ready to take states.
StateState of the assessment.
DomainDomain associated with the instance.
Assigned toUser this assessment is assigned to. This field becomes read-only when the state is In progress, Complete, or Canceled.
SignatureName of the signature record attached to this assessment. A signature requires that assessment recipients acknowledge that they have read any assertions attached to a questionnaire.
Signature resultVerification provided by the recipient when a signature is required. This value is either the recipient's full name from the User [sys_user] table or checked, indicating that the recipient acknowledged reading the assertion by selecting a check box.
  1. Click Take assessment to open the questionnaire.

    For more information, see Take an assessment.

    This button is available if all the following conditions are true for the assessment instance:

    • It is Assigned to you.
    • The State is Ready to take or In progress.
    • The associated metric type is Active.

Parent Topic:Scheduled assessments

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