How many calculations can I add, and in what order do they run?

There is no limit on the number of calculations you can add to a subsection. However, the number and complexity of calculations affect how quickly the assessment and its report are processed, so where you place them matters.

When calculations run

Calculations run at a different point depending on the Section Type of the section they are in:

Recommended placement

As a guide, more than about 10 calculations in a single Normal Section can cause a noticeable delay when the respondent moves to the next page. The exact point depends on how complex the calculations are.

If your assessment uses many calculations, or complex ones:

1. Create a section at the end of the assessment for the calculations.
2. In the Assessment Builder, hover over the section, click Edit, and open the Options tab.
3. Set Section Type to Individual Report, then click Save.
4. Move the calculations that are only needed for the report into that section.

Sections marked as Individual Report do not display to the respondent. For details, see Managing Assessment Sections.

The order calculations run in

Calculations within a subsection run in position order, from the lowest position number to the highest.

If one calculation uses the result of another, place them in separate subsections, with the dependent calculation in a later subsection. For example, if Calculation B uses the output of Calculation A, put Calculation A in one subsection and Calculation B in the next. Placing both in the same subsection is not reliable, even when Calculation A has the lower position number.

For full details, see Setting Up Calculations for Assessments and Managing Assessment Sections.