# Configure the potential analysis

The potential analysis lets you assign strength values to the closed questions in your questionnaire and turn them into a quantitative evaluation. This page gives you an overview of the configuration options and links to the individual how-tos.

> **Background:** For what the potential analysis is and how the evaluation works, see [What is the potential analysis?](/en/c/feedbacks/what-is-potential-analysis).

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The potential analysis only works with closed questions (for example multiple-choice, rating, scale, matrix). Open questions such as text fields cannot be quantified.

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## Open the configuration page

1. Open the [review settings](/en/c/feedbacks/open-settings)
2. Scroll to the **Potential Analysis** section
3. Click **Configure potential analysis**

 ![The Potential Analysis section in the settings with the Configure potential analysis button](/attachments/feedbacks/potenzialanalyse-konfigurieren/einstellungen-potenzialanalyse-button.png)

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The button is only active when the questionnaire contains at least one closed question. Otherwise the hint "Potential analysis deactivated." appears.

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## Overview of the configuration page

The configuration page has four areas:

 ![Overview of the potential analysis configuration page with its four areas](/attachments/feedbacks/potenzialanalyse-konfigurieren/konfigurationsseite-uebersicht.png)

### 1. Competencies

The competency evaluation lets you sort questions into thematic groups. The results are then shown per competency in the evaluation — for example as a radar chart. Click **Show configuration** to expand this area.

More information: [Add a competency evaluation](/en/c/feedbacks/add-competency-evaluation)

### 2. Potential values

Here you see every closed question in the questionnaire. For each question you can:

* Include or exclude the question from the potential analysis with a checkbox
* Assign a numeric strength value (potential value) to each answer option

The strength values determine how many points a participant earns for a given answer.

More information:

* [Include and exclude questions in the potential analysis](/en/c/feedbacks/include-questions-in-potential-analysis)
* [Configure potential values / strength values](/en/c/feedbacks/configure-strength-values)

### 3. Potential rating

At the bottom of the page, under the **Potential rating** heading, you find five color-coded levels (from red to green). For each level you set:

* A label (for example "Meets expectations")
* A point range (from ... to ... points)

The **Maximum points** in the top right shows the highest total value achievable, so you can spread the levels sensibly across the point range.

More information: [Configure potential levels](/en/c/feedbacks/configure-potential-levels)

 ![Potential rating with five color-coded levels and point ranges](/attachments/feedbacks/potenzialanalyse-konfigurieren/potenzialbewertung-niveaus.png)

### 4. Potential calculation

Under the potential rating, you choose the basis for the overall strength value:

* **Self-assessment (employee)**: only the points from the self-assessment
* **External assessment (supervisor)**: only the points from the supervisor's assessment
* **Average assessment**: the average of the self- and external assessment

 ![Potential calculation with three options](/attachments/feedbacks/potenzialanalyse-konfigurieren/potenzialberechnung-optionen.png)

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The potential rating and potential calculation are only available for two-sided feedbacks (for example annual reviews). For multi-rater feedbacks (360°), these areas are not shown.

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## Save changes

After adjusting all settings, click **Save** at the bottom of the page. easyreview then automatically recalculates the strength values for all existing participations.

## Further reading

* [What is the potential analysis?](/en/c/feedbacks/what-is-potential-analysis) — explains the concept and how the potential analysis works
* [View the potential analysis](/en/c/feedbacks/view-potential-analysis) — shows where to find the results of the potential analysis after configuration