Modify the weight of a category

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title: Modify the weight of a category
description: View category results stored in the Assessment Category Result \[asmt\_category\_result\] table, which display the overall ratings for each category based on the weighted value for each scored question, and edit the default Weight value.
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last_updated: "2026-09-10"
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# Modify the weight of a category

View category results stored in the Assessment Category Result \[asmt\_category\_result\] table, which display the overall ratings for each category based on the weighted value for each scored question, and edit the default Weight value.

## Before you begin

Role required: none

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **Quizzes** > **Category Results**.

    \[Omitted image "QuizCategoryResults.png"\] Alt text: Category results

    The system calculates results from the weight configured for each category. Weights are set to a value of 10 by default but can be changed.

2.  Navigate to**Quizzes** > **Categories**, and select a category from the list.

3.  In the Metric Category form, edit the default value in the **Weight** field.

4.  Click **Update**.

    **Note:** You can also edit the weight of a question in the Quiz view of the Assessment Metric form.


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