Topic scoring
Observations can be scored on multiple topics. A formal scoring method provides observations with an objective value.
When inspectors or engineers make an observation, they can give it additional weight or priority by scoring it on one or more topics. For example one observation with scoring on the topics Fire safety or Operational. To formalize the scores, the following scoring methods for topics are available:
• Basic scoring (based on levels and ranges) - can be set up in the Topics TSI.
• Topic matrix - a risk matrix, based on severity and likelihood scores. It can be defined in the Topic matrix TSI.
• Technical condition scoring - scores added to an observation during a condition survey. The scores are added in the Condition Surveys TSI and processed into the Assessments and observations TSI.
See Defining a basic scoring method and Defining a matrix scoring method for information about adding a scoring method.
If you intend to configure and use standards for observations and topic scoring, see Standard observations and Standard topic scoring for more information.
 | In the elements lists of Topic scoring selection steps, there is a toggle button that you can use to show / hide former scoring records:  .By default, only the latest topic score of an Observation is displayed. |
| | The scoring methods shown above can also be used in the implementation of a custom platform app called Topic score calculator, which can auto-calculate the topic scores for observations or answers. With the ITopicScoreCalculator calculator API, which can be obtained from Planon, you will be able create a topic calculator app that has access to the relevant business objects and corresponding fields in Planon ProCenter . Next, you add it in the Planon ProCenter Topics TSI at > . Finally, you can link it to a relevant topic at the Topics selection step. See Configuring a topic score calculator for more information. |
| | It is also possible to aggregate topic scores per topic, for a Property, Space or Asset. See Aggregated topic scoring and Manually adding aggregated topic scores for more information. |