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title: "Assessments"
slug: "assessment"
updated: 2026-05-28T11:16:09Z
published: 2026-05-28T11:16:09Z
canonical: "help.cirrusassessment.com/assessment"
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> ## Documentation Index
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# Assessment

### An introduction to Assessments
In this article, we will look at:

* Your **Assessments** overview
* How to create or edit an assessment from the overview page
* How to archive/delete assessments

#### Create / Edit an Assessment from the overview page


*  Click on **Assessments** on the navigation panel, and  the ‘**Assessments: Overview**' will open:

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

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In the **Assessments** overview, you will see a list of:

1. Assessments that you have created
2. Assessments that have been shared with you
   
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* **Use the 'Filter' to find your assessment:**
   If there are a lot of assessments, you can easily filter them. For example, by selecting a specific hierarchy, or adjusting the '**Status**' to show only ‘**Live**’ assessments.
   
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* **Click on the assessment to edit it**
To edit an assessment, simply click on it and open its assessment dashboard.

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* The information shown in the overview can be sorted by **Title**, **Last Modified**, and more.

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



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* **Use the '+Add assessment' to start creating a new assessment** 

You will need to make a choice on the type of questions that can be selected (formative, summative or mixed), see our article on [how to create a new assessment](/v1/docs/step-1-create-new-assessment). 

:::(Info) (What you need to create an assessment)
To be able to create an assessment, you will need some 'ingredients' ready - for example, a set of questions to add to your assessments. 

You should have successfully created some questions, or some questions have been shared with you, or made available to you using hierarchies.
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#### Archiving or deleting assessments
To delete an assessment, you can check the box in front of any listed assessment to select it, and use the '**Delete**' button to have it deleted. 


In the **Bulk actions** drop down list, you can find '**Archive**' and '**Copy**' choices to click on for the selected assessment. *(your administrator needs to grant you permission to do so via Role settings)*

:::(Warning)
Assessments that have been scheduled or taken by candidates **cannot** be unpublished or deleted. This is to prevent loss of information that needs to be stored. 
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![cannot delete scheduled assessment.gif](https://cdn.document360.io/cdfc20c8-6721-4154-b0a1-9f49f139d107/Images/Documentation/cannot%20delete%20scheduled%20assessment.gif){height="" width=""}
 

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If needed, you can amend your assessment by **creating a new version**. Simply click on the assessment and click on the 3 vertical dots on the top right of the page, and create new version.


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


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You can check how many versions have been created by checking the revision history. 
Click on the 3 vertical dots on the top right of the page and **view history**.

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


Alternatively you can archive the assessment - archiving an assessment means it will **no longer be available for scheduling**.  

The schedules made before archiving the assessment will not be affected.