Create a legacy goal scale

Prev Next

If you wish to add a new goal scale, follow these steps. 

  1. Go to Quick-access menu > Goals > Manage goals.
  2. Click Add a new goal scale.
  3. Enter a Name that describes this scale. It will be visible when selecting the scale to use in a framework.
  4. Enter the Scale values with one value one each line. Values should be in order from most complete to least. For example:
    • Completed
    • In Progress
    • Started
  5. Enter a Description of the scale.
  6. Click Save changes.

Be sure to edit the new scale to set the default value and mark which values will be considered as complete.

Add a goal scale.

Next steps

Course badgeThe Totara Academy has a whole course dedicated to using Goals in Totara Learn. Here you can learn more on how to use goals, see best practice, and give it a go yourself.

Join the Totara Community for more resources to help you get the most out of Totara. 


© Copyright 2026 Totara Learning Solutions. All rights reserved.