Clients are often assessed by running an assessment which contains multiple factors as described in Configuring Assessment Factors. However, there are some instances where a client is assessed for a factor but this does not form part of an assessment with other factors. For example, General Education Diploma (GED) assessments are often out sourced to third party providers. The third party provider sends the result of the assessment back to the agency. The result can then be recorded by the case worker.
Unlike factors described earlier, a question script is not needed since the agency will not be asking the questions of the client. As a result of this, neither a CER rule set or CDA Matrix is required. Only categories and classifications must be defined for each factor which will allow the case worker to record the appropriate result for the assessment of the factor.
Outcome plan factors can be defined by an administrator and can be shared across multiple types of outcome plans. The administrator can specify whether the factor is involved in planning and not just used to record results so that objectives and activities can be associated to the factor.