Tier: Add/Edit

Tier is a group of reviewers with specific privileges and access in the event management system.

Add Tier or Edit Tier

An Add Tier window opens when you click Add New on the Tiers page.
An almost identical Edit Tier window opens when you click edit in the list of tiers on that page.

Tier Name is the name of the tier. It is required and must be unique in the event.
Examples include "Initial Review" or "Senior Team".

Due Date is an optional date by which reviewers should complete their reviews.
This date is mainly for Review Reminders and does not automate anything else, nor does it prevent reviewers from being late.
You can select a date from the calendar or enter it in mm/dd/yyyy format.
The result will be available as a dynamic data field that you can add to a Reviewer Email Template.

Can see Reviews in Tier(s) is a field that lets you select the tiers (if any) from which reviewers in this tier can see the reviews.
Example: If you have four tiers, reviewers in the first tier may see no other reviews, while reviewers in the fourth tier may see reviews from the third tier or from all earlier tiers.

Privileges allow reviewers to do more than just review and score sessions.
Allow reviewers to see Speaker details — If selected, reviewers in this tier will be able to see a Speakers section with details of the Master Speakers for a paper: Name, Type, Organization, Email, and Bio.
Allow reviewers to Edit sessions — If selected, reviewers in this tier can edit sessions.
Allow reviewers to Approve/Reject sessions — If selected, reviewers in this tier can approve sessions or reject them.
Sessions approved by reviewers in this tier skip reviews in subsequent tiers (if there are any), and are qualified for scheduling.
Sessions rejected by reviewers in this tier also skip reviews in subsequent tiers (if there are any).

Select the Email Templates to be used for notifications that will be generated automatically and sent to reviewers.
Default email templates are created automatically when you create the Speakers and Sessions Reviewer Portal.

When Assigned — The email to be sent to all reviewers in this tier when a session is assigned to it.
Upon Review Completion — The email to be sent to a reviewer when they complete their review of a session on this tier.

Review Reminder — The email to be sent automatically (at the frequency you select) to a reviewer until they have completed a review or the Due Date has passed.
Select the frequency:
Every day
Once every Two days
Once every Three days
Note: Review reminders are not sent after the Due Date.
Day Before Due Date — If selected, the Review Reminder email will also be sent on the day before the Due Date.
On Due Date — If selected, the Review Reminder email will also be sent on the Due Date.

Configure when Certain will give you an Approval Recommendation for a Session in this Tier.
(You see recommendations on Speakers and Sessions Session Reviews Manage Reviews.)

Add Recommendation — Click this to add the following fields for you to complete:
For Column — Select column: Score or a numeric Custom Field of class "Session Review".
Average Score is above — Select a score between 1 and 10.
OR the Percentage of Reviews completed is — Select a percentage between 1 and 100.
Target Tier — If selected, you must also select a tier. The recommendation will be to move the session on to that tier for review.
Example: Recommend moving a session from Tier 2 to Tier 3.
Approve — If selected, the recommendation will be to approve the session; that is, to change its status to Qualified.
Process Recommendations Automatically — If selected, the recommendations for sessions that have met their criteria are processed automatically within an hour or so. If left clear, you will see and need to process recommendations on Speakers and Sessions Session Reviews Manage Reviews.
Clear Recommendation — Clears the values in the recommendation fields, and removes the fields. Note: Available only after you click Add Recommendation.