Required for scoring
Set a Criterion to Required for scoring to prevent the Total Score from being calculated until that Criterion is evaluated.
Without this setting, Ducalis calculates a Total Score from whatever scores exist — meaning a task can appear fully ranked even when a critical team member hasn't weighed in yet.
How it works
Marking a Criterion as Required for scoring blocks two things:
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Total Score — it won't be calculated until the required Criterion is evaluated.
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Sync Back to task tracker — since the Total Score is not calculated, scores won't be sent to your tracker either.
Use this when certain tasks must always be reviewed by a specific team first and cannot be moved to discussion or development without their approval.
Example — Dev team capacity: Your team cannot create a sprint task list without the Dev team's evaluation. Set the Dev time Criterion as required for scoring, and the Total Score won't be calculated until the Dev team provides their score.
Example — Legal review: Your legal team must review every task before it can be prioritized. Mark the Legal Risk Criterion as Required for scoring — no task receives a Total Score until the legal team provides their evaluation.
Example — Architecture assessment: Even if all other Criteria are scored, without the architect's assessment the Total Score stays hidden — ensuring no task moves forward without technical review.
Setting up
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Go to Criteria settings.
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Select an existing Criterion and edit it, or create a new one.
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Mark the chosen Criterion as Required for scoring.
The Criterion now appears with an * icon in your framework, and the Total Score won't be calculated for issues until this Criterion has been evaluated.
How Required Criteria displays
Backlog
Required Criteria appear in the Backlog list with a special mark explaining why the issue has no Total Score.
Sync Back to task trackers
Issues without the required Criterion evaluated won't have their results sent to your task tracker. For other issues, Sync Back works as usual.
Matrix view
Required Criteria are also marked on the Matrix.
Criteria Management
In global Criteria Management, you can also work with required Criteria:
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Sort Criteria by the required option.
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Mark multiple Criteria as required in bulk.
