# Aplus+ Platform setup what needs configuring on a new installation # Introduction ### Global grade systems Grade system define how assessments are a marked. Global grade system can be applied to any qualification delivered by a school. It it also possible to create local grade system for a particular campus. The grade system will establish rules for passing and failing a competency based qualification, and what grades to assign to an achievement based qualification. To add a new grade system select **Admin**->**Assessment**->**Grade Systems**–>**Global Grade Systems** from the main menu tabs. Then click **New…** ![image-1555541425443.png](https://bookstack.chesterwhitwell.co.nz/uploads/images/gallery/2019-04-Apr/scaled-840-0/image-1555541425443.png) Tick **Courses** for Applies to and give the system a title (*"competency system", "Achievement system"*). We use boundaries on the right to associate marks to grades. ![image-1555542069847.png](https://bookstack.chesterwhitwell.co.nz/uploads/images/gallery/2019-04-Apr/scaled-840-0/image-1555542069847.png) We can then indicate which grades will allow for a pass. use "**I**" to indicate **Incomplete grade.** Tick **Allow WD** and set WD Grade: to "**WD**", and apply: to '**Always, regardless of when**'. ![image-1555542394071.png](https://bookstack.chesterwhitwell.co.nz/uploads/images/gallery/2019-04-Apr/scaled-840-0/image-1555542394071.png) Click **Create**.

A competency based grade system will have one boundaries of 0 = F and 1 = C, Fail and complete.

![image-1555376790957.png](https://bookstack.chesterwhitwell.co.nz/uploads/images/gallery/2019-04-Apr/scaled-840-0/image-1555376790957.png) ![image-1555541559425.png](https://bookstack.chesterwhitwell.co.nz/uploads/images/gallery/2019-04-Apr/scaled-840-0/image-1555541559425.png) ### Attendance statuses ![image-1555376738901.png](https://bookstack.chesterwhitwell.co.nz/uploads/images/gallery/2019-04-Apr/scaled-840-0/image-1555376738901.png) ### Student specials ![image-1555376696460.png](https://bookstack.chesterwhitwell.co.nz/uploads/images/gallery/2019-04-Apr/scaled-840-0/image-1555376696460.png) ### Custom campus roles ![image-1555376660469.png](https://bookstack.chesterwhitwell.co.nz/uploads/images/gallery/2019-04-Apr/scaled-840-0/image-1555376660469.png) ### Custom system roles ![image-1555376631231.png](https://bookstack.chesterwhitwell.co.nz/uploads/images/gallery/2019-04-Apr/scaled-840-0/image-1555376631231.png)