Once Members have completed the Placement process and you have closed the Placement Tool, it is time for the League to use Members’ selections and placement rankings to assign their placements for the year. There are two main steps to this last part of Placement.


Configuring the Genetic Algorithm

The algorithm examines Members’ Placement Matching or Placement Sign-up choices and suggests placement positions based on criteria you specify.  This is the criteria you can configure:

  1. Most people receiving their top choice
  2. Most people receiving any of their choices
  3. Meeting minimum placement volunteers

Rank each criteria in order of importance for your League, with 1 being Most Important and 3 being Least Important. We recommend that your League prioritizes “Most people receiving their top choice.”


For detailed instructions on configuring the algorithm your League has chosen, please refer to this step-by-step Knowledge Base article, Configuring and Running the Genetic Algorithm.


Assigning Placements to Members

  • After configuring the Genetic Algorithm, go to Admin / Member Management / open Position Manager:
  • Click on the Placement Matching Assignment tab


  • To see which Members have completed Placement Matching or Placement Sign-up and see their Placement Selections, go to the Positions Choices column

  • Members who have completed the Placement process will have their placement selections listed under the Position Choices column

 

  • To filter, type a keyword in the field and click enter. For example, type in “Committee” and click enter to see all the positions with the word “Committee” 
  • For advanced filtering options, click on the 3 vertical dots next to the field 
    • Choose from: Contains, Does not contain, Empty (Null), Not Empty (Not Null), Starts with, Ends with, Exactly Equals, Does Not Exactly Equal


  • On the screen, you will see Members listed with their placement choices
  • In the Assigned Positions column, click on the + icon
  • This will open up a drop-down with the placements
  • Select the intended placement and click Save