--- title: Test the judging process description: You can test the judging process in Test or in Live mode by adding yourself as a program judge from Evaluation > Judges --- [Skip to content](https://hub.evalato.com/help/test-the-judging-process#main-content) [![Evalato-Logo-FullColor-MAIN](https://hub.evalato.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Evalato-Logo-FullColor-MAIN.png?width=160&height=49&name=Evalato-Logo-FullColor-MAIN.png)](https://evalato.com/) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Contact us](mailto:hello@evalato.com) [Contact us](mailto:hello@evalato.com) How can we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Evalato Help Docs](https://hub.evalato.com/help?hsLang=en) 2. [Evaluation, judging rounds, criteria](https://hub.evalato.com/help/evaluation-judging-rounds-criteria?hsLang=en) 3. [Judging rounds](https://hub.evalato.com/help/evaluation-judging-rounds-criteria?hsLang=en#judging-rounds) # Test the judging process ## You can test the judging process in Test or in Live mode by adding yourself as a program judge from Evaluation \> Judges   In order to test the judging process, please follow these steps: - Make a test registration for the program as an applicant would and *Submit* the test application for approval. There are no real payments in Test mode - they're simulated by the system, so you can also test the checkout process. - In your Evalato admin workspace go to **Applications** and *approve* and *shortlist* the test application using the **Set status** and **Set round** buttons, respectively; - Go to **Evaluation** \> **Judges** \> **Add judge** to add yourself as a program judge. Make sure you assign yourself to the judging round and category that the test application belongs to; - Check your email for the judging invitation and use the URL to log into the judging portal. Rate the test application; - Check in **Evaluation** \> **Results** to see if the judge vote for the test application has been registered correctly. - If you are testing in Live mode, you will need to delete the judge vote from **Evaluation** \> **Votes**, remove yourself from **Evaluation** \> **Judges**, and delete the test registration from **Registrations**. When switching from Test to Live mode these are all wiped out automatically. Make a test registration for the program as an applicant would and *Submit* the test application for approval. There are no real payments in Test mode - they're simulated by the system, so you can also test the checkout process. In your Evalato admin workspace go to **Applications** and *approve* and *shortlist* the test application using the **Set status** and **Set round** buttons, respectively; Go to **Evaluation** \> **Judges** \> **Add judge** to add yourself as a program judge. Make sure you assign yourself to the judging round and category that the test application belongs to; Check your email for the judging invitation and use the URL to log into the judging portal. Rate the test application; Check in **Evaluation** \> **Results** to see if the judge vote for the test application has been registered correctly. If you are testing in Live mode, you will need to delete the judge vote from **Evaluation** \> **Votes**, remove yourself from **Evaluation** \> **Judges**, and delete the test registration from **Registrations**. When switching from Test to Live mode these are all wiped out automatically. - [Getting started](https://hub.evalato.com/help/getting-started?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Program basics](https://hub.evalato.com/help/getting-started?hsLang=en#program-basics) - [Subscription terms](https://hub.evalato.com/help/getting-started?hsLang=en#subscription-terms) - [First steps](https://hub.evalato.com/help/getting-started?hsLang=en#first-steps) - [FAQs](https://hub.evalato.com/help/faqs?hsLang=en#main-content) - [General](https://hub.evalato.com/help/faqs?hsLang=en#general) - [Evaluation, judges, voting, results](https://hub.evalato.com/help/faqs?hsLang=en#evaluation-judges-voting-results) - [Registrations](https://hub.evalato.com/help/faqs?hsLang=en#registrations) - [Data analytics, tracking, and integrations](https://hub.evalato.com/help/faqs?hsLang=en#data-analytics-tracking-and-integrations) - [Pricing, payments, and billing](https://hub.evalato.com/help/faqs?hsLang=en#pricing-payments-and-billing) - [Website, public pages, applicant, and judging portals](https://hub.evalato.com/help/faqs?hsLang=en#website-public-pages-applicant-and-judging-portals) - [Applications](https://hub.evalato.com/help/faqs?hsLang=en#applications) - [Emails, automated messages, and wording](https://hub.evalato.com/help/faqs?hsLang=en#emails-automated-messages-and-wording) - [Integrations](https://hub.evalato.com/help/integrations?hsLang=en) - [Troubleshooting](https://hub.evalato.com/help/troubleshooting?hsLang=en) - [General](https://hub.evalato.com/help/general?hsLang=en) - [Response emails, automated messages & wording](https://hub.evalato.com/help/response-emails-automated-messages-wording?hsLang=en) - [Organization & users](https://hub.evalato.com/help/organization-users?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Organization settings](https://hub.evalato.com/help/organization-users?hsLang=en#organization-settings) - [Program settings](https://hub.evalato.com/help/organization-users?hsLang=en#program-settings) - [Profile settings](https://hub.evalato.com/help/organization-users?hsLang=en#profile-settings) - [Managing your program](https://hub.evalato.com/help/managing-your-program?hsLang=en) - [Website, embeddable form, and branding](https://hub.evalato.com/help/website-embeddable-form-and-branding?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Branding](https://hub.evalato.com/help/website-embeddable-form-and-branding?hsLang=en#branding) - [Website](https://hub.evalato.com/help/website-embeddable-form-and-branding?hsLang=en#website) - [Data analytics, export & integrations](https://hub.evalato.com/help/data-analytics-export-integrations?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Integrations](https://hub.evalato.com/help/data-analytics-export-integrations?hsLang=en#integrations) - [Import](https://hub.evalato.com/help/data-analytics-export-integrations?hsLang=en#import) - [Export](https://hub.evalato.com/help/data-analytics-export-integrations?hsLang=en#export) - [Evaluation, judging rounds, criteria](https://hub.evalato.com/help/evaluation-judging-rounds-criteria?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Criteria](https://hub.evalato.com/help/evaluation-judging-rounds-criteria?hsLang=en#criteria) - [Judging rounds](https://hub.evalato.com/help/evaluation-judging-rounds-criteria?hsLang=en#judging-rounds) - [Evaluation](https://hub.evalato.com/help/evaluation-judging-rounds-criteria?hsLang=en#evaluation) - [Setting up your program](https://hub.evalato.com/help/setting-up-your-program?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Forms & wording](https://hub.evalato.com/help/setting-up-your-program?hsLang=en#forms-wording) - [General settings](https://hub.evalato.com/help/setting-up-your-program?hsLang=en#general-settings) - [Categories](https://hub.evalato.com/help/setting-up-your-program?hsLang=en#categories) - [Payment settings](https://hub.evalato.com/help/payment-settings?hsLang=en#main-content) - [General](https://hub.evalato.com/help/payment-settings?hsLang=en#general) - [Payment methods](https://hub.evalato.com/help/payment-settings?hsLang=en#payment-methods) - [Discounts](https://hub.evalato.com/help/payment-settings?hsLang=en#discounts) - [Help for applicants & judges](https://hub.evalato.com/help/help-for-applicants-judges?hsLang=en) - [Winners](https://hub.evalato.com/help/winners?hsLang=en) # Evalato Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain [mailto:hello@evalato.com](mailto:hello@evalato.com) Copyright © 2025, Evalato