# Override an assessment

> Change a hard rule result or preference score on a fit report, with a reason. The AI suggestion stays on record beside your value and the readings update.

Source: https://delsivo.com/help/thesis-and-screening/overriding-an-assessment · Updated 2026-11-06

## Key takeaways

- Anyone who can edit a deal can override a hard rule result or a preference score on its current screening.
- Every override needs a reason. It is saved with your name and the time, and your team sees it on the fit report.
- The AI suggestion is never deleted. It stays visible beside your value, and the readings show what the AI suggested.
- Overrides belong to one screening run. A new run starts from fresh results and the earlier run keeps its overrides.

A screening is a suggestion. When your team knows better, for example a first call confirmed the round size, override the criterion on the deal's **Fit** tab. Your value replaces the suggestion in the report and the readings are recalculated, while the AI suggestion stays on record next to it.

## Override a hard rule

1. On the deal's **Fit** tab, open the rule under **Hard rules**.
2. Click **Override**.
3. In **Override [rule name]**, you see **Now:** with the current result. Choose the **New result**: **Met**, **Mismatch** or **Unknown**.
4. Optionally enter the **Value you found**, such as "USD 2.5M confirmed on the first call".
5. Write the **Reason**: what you checked and what you found.
6. Click **Save override**.

You see **Override saved with your reason.** The rule shows **Overridden**, your result, and "AI suggestion was" with the original result. If you entered a value, it shows under **Found:** with the source **Your team**.

You can keep the same result and only enter the value you found. To save, either the result or the value has to change.

## Override a preference score

1. Open the preference under **Preferences** and click **Override score**.
2. Set the **New score** from 0 to 10 with the slider (in steps of 0.5), or tick **Not enough evidence to score**.
3. Write the **Reason** and click **Save override**.

The preference shows **Overridden** with your score, and **AI score** with the model's. The thesis fit is recalculated from the new score.

## What changes in the report

- The top line shows **Includes overrides**.
- A reading that moved shows **Adjusted by overrides. AI suggested 64.** (with the original value).
- Each criterion lists its overrides, newest first: who changed what to what, when, and the reason.

Overrides change only how your team reads the report. They never change the deal's stage and never reach the founder.

## Overrides and new runs

Overrides apply to the deal's current screening. When a new screening runs, after a new deck or with **Run again**, it starts from fresh results. The earlier run, with its overrides, stays in **Run history**. If a criterion still needs correcting on the new run, override it there.

Overriding a run that a newer one has replaced isn't possible: you see "A newer run replaced this one. Override the current run instead."

## Who can override

Admins, Partners and the Analyst who owns the deal. Committee members and a Delsivo support view can't. Every override is recorded in the [activity log](/help/team-and-settings/exports-and-activity-log) with the criterion and the change.

## Frequently asked questions

### Can I undo an override?
Override it again with the result or score you want and a reason. Every step stays in the criterion's history, so the record shows what happened.

### Does an override teach the AI model?
No. Your override is saved with this fit report only. Delsivo doesn't send it back to the model.

### Should I override or fix the fact?
If the deck was simply wrong about a fact, a founder correction or a new deck fixes it for every future screening. An override fixes this one report, with your reason.