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 show 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 that is 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 
. You can also modify the access code from the text box. Creating a new access code is helpful when 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.
To copy the model link with access code to your clipboard, simply click the "Get Model Link" button.
How to use the access code:
From the Comparion login page, specify 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 dialog box where you can copy the links for the model, Anytime evaluation, TeamTime meeting, and brainstorming.
Model Statistics
The Model Statistics displays the number of objectives, alternatives, participants, and participants with judgments of the model.
Clicking the count will redirect you to the Objectives, Alternatives, and Participants pages.
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.
