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title: "Coordinator overview"
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# Coordinator - extended flow

***An extensive marking workflow requires a marking coordinator to set up this workflow. Read more about this role here.***

This articles will introduce you to the role and responsibilities of a marking coordinator.

This role will be setting up an entire marking workflow for a group of assessors and moderators (optional). Also the coordinator will keep an eye on the progress.

## When and how to use a marking coordinator?

There are a few scenarios that will optionally or mandatory lead to an extended workflow and thus the use of a marking coordinator.

* If the Assessment is published with an '[Extended Workflow](/v1/docs/step-5-publish-assessment)', setting up such workflow with a coordinator is mandatory.
* You could opt for an Extended Workflow when the Assessment contains open questions that require manual marking.
* The marking coordinator needs to have a [Site Role](/v1/docs/site-roles) that allows access to the 'coordinator tab'.
* The marking coordinator is part of the same hierarchy that was [connected to the schedule](/v1/docs/create-a-schedule).

:::(Info) (More on coordinator tabs & hierarchies)
You can only be a marking coordinator when:

* The Coordinator tab is activated in your Site Role. 
* When the exams you need to coordinate and you are both linked to the same hierarchies.
* When your user account has been given permission to be a marking coordinator for those specific hierachies.
 
**NOTE**: Contact your System Admin if you have not access to the tab or cannot see the exam content you need.
:::

## Setting up a workflow in 3 steps

Setting up a workflow requires 3 steps to be taken by the marking coordinator:

1. [Settings](/v1/docs/settings) > different marking settings. E.g. allocating assessors by 'candidates' or by 'items'.
2. [Assessors](/v1/docs/assessors) > setting up a pool of assessors/moderators that will get the work done. 
3. [Allocation](/v1/docs/allocation) > dividing the work over your pool with assessors/moderators.

Please read all of these articles to learn more. Or reach out to us for [training](/v1/docs/training).