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title: "Assessments overview"
slug: "assessment-overview"
tags: ["admin"]
updated: 2026-05-28T11:16:19Z
published: 2026-05-28T11:16:19Z
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.cirrusassessment.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Assessments overview

This article covers:

- The **Assessments** overview
- How to create or edit an assessment from the overview page
- How to archive or delete assessments
- The **Update** indicator

#### Create or edit an assessment from the overview page

Click **Assessments** in the navigation panel to open the Assessments Overview:

![add new assessment.gif](https://cdn.document360.io/cdfc20c8-6721-4154-b0a1-9f49f139d107/Images/Documentation/add%20new%20assessment.gif)

The Assessments overview shows:

1. Assessments you have created
2. Assessments that have been shared with you

- **Use the Filter to find your assessment:** If the list is long, use the filter to narrow it down. For example, select a specific hierarchy or adjust the **Status** to show only **Live** assessments.
- **Click on the assessment to edit it.** To edit an assessment, click on it to open the assessment dashboard.
- The overview can be sorted by **Title**, **Last Modified**, and other columns.

![Find an assessment.gif](https://cdn.document360.io/cdfc20c8-6721-4154-b0a1-9f49f139d107/Images/Documentation/Find%20an%20assessment.gif)

- **Click + Add assessment to create a new assessment.**

Select the type of questions that can be used (Formative, Summative, or Mixed). See [How to create a new assessment](/v1/docs/step-1-create-new-assessment).

              What you need to create an assessment

              

To create an assessment, you will need questions ready to add:

- Questions you have created, or
- Questions shared with you, or made available through hierarchies.

#### Archiving or deleting assessments

Select the checkbox next to any assessment and click **Delete** to remove it.

The **Bulk actions** drop-down also includes **Archive** and **Copy** options. (Your administrator must grant permission via Role settings.)

              
              

Assessments that have been scheduled or taken by candidates **cannot** be unpublished or deleted. This prevents loss of data that must be retained.

![cannot delete scheduled assessment.gif](https://cdn.document360.io/cdfc20c8-6721-4154-b0a1-9f49f139d107/Images/Documentation/cannot%20delete%20scheduled%20assessment.gif)

To amend a scheduled assessment, create a new version: click the three-dot menu at the top right and select **Create new version**.

See [Creating a new version of an assessment](/v1/docs/assessment-versioning).

![create new version.gif](https://cdn.document360.io/cdfc20c8-6721-4154-b0a1-9f49f139d107/Images/Documentation/create%20new%20version.gif)

To check how many versions have been created, open the revision history: click the three-dot menu and select **View history**.

![history view versions.gif](https://cdn.document360.io/cdfc20c8-6721-4154-b0a1-9f49f139d107/Images/Documentation/history%20view%20versions.gif)

Alternatively, archive the assessment to make it unavailable for future scheduling. Existing schedules are not affected.

#### Updated items

![Screenshot 2025-03-06 at 14.01.32.png](https://cdn.document360.io/cdfc20c8-6721-4154-b0a1-9f49f139d107/Images/Documentation/Screenshot%202025-03-06%20at%2014.01.32.png)

The **Update** indicator on the overview page means the assessment contains one or more [items that have been updated](/v1/docs/item-revisions-item-versions).

To apply the latest item updates, republish the assessment using **Bulk actions**.