Factors where the score is automatically derived by the system have a set of questions associated to them. However, just as not all agencies will provide the facility to perform assessments on clients, not all agencies will provide the facility to perform an assessment on all nine of the Self-Sufficiency assessment factors. The facilities and resources an agency has dictates whether the agency provides a client an assessment on one, more, or all of the nine factors. Agencies that do not provide the facility to run assessments or do not provide the facility to run an assessment on one or more of the nine self-sufficiency factors have an external party who will. For example, an agency may have the facility and resources to assess a client on employment, education, housing, transportation, child care, substance abuse, physical health and mental health but source an external party who will assess the client on domestic violence.
An agency who does not perform an assessment on a client for one, more or all of the nine A&T factors may request the assessment results from the external party who performs the assessment on the client. In this instance, the user may manually enter a score for a factor assessment for a client.