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title: Publish a metric type
description: Before it is possible to generate assessments, an assessment administrator must publish the associated metric type.
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# Publish a metric type

Before it is possible to generate assessments, an assessment administrator must publish the associated metric type.

## Before you begin

Role required: assessment\_admin or admin

## About this task

The **State** field on the Assessment Metric Type form indicates whether the type is published. The default state is **Draft**, which disables the system from generating assessments.

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Assessments** > **Metric Definition** > **Types**.

2.  Open a metric type record, and click **Publish**.

    The **Publish** button is available only if the state is **Draft** and there is at least one metric associated with the type.

    **Note:** A metric type cannot be moved back to the **Draft** state after it has been published.


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