---
title: "Grade outcome settings"
slug: "grade-outcome-settings"
tags: ["Totara Learn", "Site Administrator", "Reference"]
updated: 2026-08-13T16:01:25Z
published: 2026-08-13T16:01:25Z
canonical: "totara.help/grade-outcome-settings"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://totara.help/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Grade outcome settings

## Outcome settings

When [setting up grade outcomes](/totara-20/docs/set-up-grade-outcomes) you can configure the following settings.

| **Setting** | **Description** | **Notes** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Full name | The name of the outcome. | - |
| Short name | A shortname, this is not displayed. | - |
| Standard outcome | A standard outcome is one that is available across the site. | This is selected by default when creating at a site-level and cannot be changed. |
| Scale | Select a grade scale to use with the outcome. Clicking the **Add new scale** link will take you to a new screen to create a [grade scale](/totara-20/docs/set-up-grade-scales). | - |
| Description | Optionally you can add a description of the outcome. | - |

## Grade outcome item settings

When [editing individual outcome items](/totara-20/docs/edit-grade-outcomes-and-outcome-items) you can configure the following settings.

| **Setting** | **Description** | **Notes** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Item name | The name of the custom grade calculate outcome item. | - |
| Item info | This setting provides space for entering information about the item. The information is not displayed anywhere else. | - |
| ID number | Setting an ID number provides a way of identifying the activity for grade calculation purposes. | - |
| Outcome | Use the dropdown menu to select another outcome to associate with this grade outcome item. | - |
| Linked activity | Use the dropdown menu to select an activity from the course to link to this outcome. You can also use the **Assign another outcome to this course** link to make other outcomes available. | - |
| Hidden | Determines whether grades are hidden from learners. | - |
| Hidden until | If the item has been set to hidden then a hidden until date may be set if desired, to release grades after grading is completed. | - |
| Locked | Determines whether grades are locked. Locked grades can no longer be automatically updated by the related activity. | - |
| Lock after | If you wish to lock the item at a later date then you can set when you wish the grades to be locked. | - |
| Grade category | The name of the parent category this item sits in. This cannot be edited here as it is tied to where the grade item activity sits. | - |

## Import settings

When [importing grade outcomes](/totara-20/docs/export-and-import-grade-outcomes) you can configure the following settings.

| **Setting** | **Description** | **Notes** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Import as custom outcomes (only this course) | If selected the imported outcomes will only be available on this course. | - |
| Import as standard outcomes | If selected the imported outcomes will be available across the site. | - |
| Import outcomes | This is where you should upload your outcomes file by either browsing for it or dragging and dropping it into the upload area. | - |

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