Model Description and Details

The Description tab allows you to edit the Model Name and the Model Description.  This can be found on the DEFINE MODEL > Description/Details page. 

Click  to edit the model description.  A rich text editor will be opened where you can add rich texts, images, links, etc.

The Model Details page shows the same information as in the Description tab with more details and project settings: Model Acess Code, Links, Model Statistic, and Download.  This can be found on the DEFINE MODEL > Description/Details page.

Model Access Code

The model access code is a unique code useful when the evaluators may be unknown beforehand (for example, in a model where participants are not known during the creation of the model) or if the Project Manager does not know the email address of one or more evaluators. In such cases, the Project Manager can enable the use of an access code using the "Available by Access Code" checkbox. 

When "Available by Access code" is disabled, new users will not be able to join the evaluation using the access code. 

You can generate a new access code by clicking the  . You can also modify the access code from the text box. Creating a new access code is helpful if in case you want to save a copy of your model and would like to continue collecting input on a new model using the same evaluation link(s) of the original model. 

How to use the access code: 

From the Comparion login page, specify your email, and password and then enter the access code, and click "Log in" (the access code is auto-filled when the Model link is used). Evaluators will be taken directly to evaluation screens where they can begin their evaluation. Project Managers will also open a specific model when using the access code during login.

Get Links

Clicking the button will open a modal where you can copy the model, anytime evaluation, teamtime meeting, and branstorming links. 

Click the Copy button to copy the link to your clipboard. 

This is also accessible by clicking the  link icon to the right of the model name...

or from the Models list screen.

Collaborative Brainstorming Whiteboard Available

Existing users of a model can access the Collaborative Brainstorming Whiteboard even if the meeting has not been started by the Project Manager by checking the

The users will be able to open the Brainstorming whiteboard from the Models list as shown below (not by using the CS link): 

Model Statistics

The Model Statistics displays the number of objectives, alternatives, and participants of the model. 

Clicking the number will redirect you to the Alternatives, Objectives, or Participants page. 

The most common use of Download Model is to save a copy of a model locally or in the cloud prior to permanently deleting it from the workgroup. This will allow you to restore it at a later date using New From File. 

The Download option is available at the bottom of the DEFINE MODEL > Description/Details > Model Details tab:

Here you can download the model and specific model information:

You can also download one or more models from the Models list page.

Use the Model Timeline to control the period of time allowed for evaluators to complete their judgments.

When Advanced mode is ON in the DEFINE MODEL > Description/Details > Model Details tab, you will see the advanced option:

• Model Timeline

The Model Timeline is the evaluation period set by the Project Manager.

Click the calendar icon to open the date picker, then enter or select the begin and end dates for the model:

Alternatively, you can enter the date in the text box in mm/dd/yyyy format.

Participants can do their evaluation only on the dates covered by the evaluation period; otherwise, a message that the model is already expired and will no longer accept judgments will be shown on the evaluation page.

Even if a model is online, participants can do their evaluation only on the dates covered by the evaluation period.

If the Project Manager did not set the model timeline, participants can do their evaluation without any date constraints.

Model Wording

The default wording of your Comparion model is determined during model creation. 

For existing models, the model wording can be edited from the model's DEFINE MODEL >  Model Properties > Model Details page -- scroll down the page to see the "Model Wording" section as shown below:

Here you can define the terminologies for Comparion elements: Objectives and Alternatives -- both singular and plural. 

The default element names are displayed above, you can change the element names to what fits best in your organization. 

The specified terminologies on this page will be applied throughout your model. 

The plural terminologies here are in sync with what's on the COLLECT INPUT > SET MEASUREMENT OPTIONS > Judgment Options page where you can also define the wording for pairwise evaluation. 

You can also change the wording from the left navigation menu and landing page (right-click):