> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.meerietechnology.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# How to set up win criteria

> Decide what an option must achieve to count as winning, before you see the results.

Set the rules first, so the results cannot change what you count as a win.

## The win rule

The **win rule** says what an option must achieve to count as winning: how many objectives must be met, and how many strongly. You can type it or have [Dave](https://docs.meerietechnology.com/tools/dave.md) set it, for example:

> Must beat the baseline on NPV and meet two other objectives.

The report restates it as the **Definition of winning**. Open it with **Edit objectives and win rule**.

![The Definition of winning for the Halden Foods decision: win, strong win, acceptable and miss](https://mintcdn.com/meerie/4m98nozhN6Vq_X0_/images/win-rule.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=4m98nozhN6Vq_X0_\&q=85\&s=f0b195bface2e4632433c8814d572280)

In this example, a **win** needs revenue growth of at least 10%, an EPS improvement of at least 5% and a launch on time, all in the same simulated future. A **strong win** also meets two of three extra goals. **Acceptable** means not a win, but every must-have is above its floor. Anything else is a **miss**, and the plan needs a 70% chance of a win.

## Risk appetite

Set **risk appetite** per objective, on that objective's detail page: how big a shortfall you tolerate, and how often. Until you set it, the summary says "No risk appetite recorded yet".

## Your recommendation

Record your own call with **Edit report details**. It appears in the report beside what the model found.

> [!NOTE]
>
> Your judgments are stored beside the run, so changing them never makes a run stale.

> [!TIP]
>
> Agree the win rule and risk appetite with the decision owner before running. Choosing them afterwards invites fitting the rule to the answer. See [Best practice](https://docs.meerietechnology.com/best-practice.md).

**Next:** [Read the results](https://docs.meerietechnology.com/analyze/read-results.md)


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