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# Compliance Operations
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A compliance operation is a **calculation node**: it combines the score of several elements (topics, advanced analysis elements, or even other compliance operations) using an operator, to produce a single, reusable score.
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It lets you build scoring rules richer than a simple total: add up several sub-criteria into one score, or keep only the best (or worst) of a group of elements.
A compliance operation can itself contain other compliance operations (but never itself), which lets you build a multi-level calculation tree rather than a flat list.
## Create a compliance operation
1. Click the "**Create a compliance operation**" button
2. Enter its title
3. Choose the **operator**: Sum, Max, Strict Max, or Min
4. Click "**Save**"
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**The 4 operators:**
* **Sum**: adds up the score of each assigned element, weighted by its weight.
* **Max**: keeps only the best score among the assigned elements that were evaluated on the call; an element that was not detected is simply ignored.
* **Strict Max**: only keeps the best score if **all** assigned elements were evaluated on the call; an element that was not detected counts as a failure rather than being ignored.
* **Min**: keeps only the lowest score among the assigned elements.
*(Definition to be confirmed with the product team before publishing — not verified during this session.)*
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## Assign elements
Once you've finished creating the compliance operation, click "**Manage items**" to assign it, by tab:
* **Topic**
* **Advanced analysis**
* **Compliance operation** — a compliance operation cannot be assigned to itself
For each assigned element, enter its **weight**.
Once created, the compliance operation can in turn be assigned to a [compliance module](/cogneed-centre-daide/cogneed-help-center/dashboard/content-management/compliance-modules.md) or an [evaluation sheet](/cogneed-centre-daide/cogneed-help-center/dashboard/content-management/evaluation-sheets.md), just like a topic or an advanced analysis element.
