# Checklist
The Checklist is a **customisable "to-do list"** created by the designer. The Checklist is accessible only to players with special permissions.
| Benefit | Feature |
| ------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Ensure all training objectives are complete |
Fully customisable to-do list (objectives and tasks) visible to players that directly corresponds to the exercise objectives
Only accessible to designated players
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| Employ as a memory aid to guide activities during an exercise |
Checking objective auto-checks all items
Evaluation (AAR) feature functions within the Checklist, allowing observers to leave comments alongside objectives to quality the check
Player checklist responses are exported in the AAR report
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## Running
This is what Checklist looks like to players
{% hint style="danger" %}
The designer of the exercise must create the Checklist and activate the channel for it to be available on an exercise.
{% endhint %}
Checklist permissions are usually given to the observer player. Combine with the After-Action Review (AAR) special permission to **allow observers to make comments on checked items**.
{% hint style="info" %}
To find out about AAR, visit the page below:
{% endhint %}
{% content-ref url="../../observation/after-action-review-aar" %}
[after-action-review-aar](https://helpdocs.conducttr.com/feature-documentation/designing-and-running/observation/after-action-review-aar)
{% endcontent-ref %}
### Assign Checklist as special permission
Assign the Checklist special permission in `Teams` inside the Facilitator Dashboard:
### Using the Checklist
Players with the Checklist special permission will see the Checklist channel appear as an icon on their desktop.
* To mark an objective as completed, click the checkbox
* To leave an AAR comment next to an objective, click the speech bubble and write your comment
* A green speech bubble indicates a comment has been made
### Checklist & Exercise report
The checklist status of all players with access to the channel is presented in the AAR report. The AAR report can be downloaded from the Review tab.
Refer to the example below to see how Checklist and AAR comments are exported into an exercise report:
Moderators will be able to see the checklist status of all designated players when they export the AAR report.
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## Designing
### How to (Configuration)
Navigate to `Configuration` and `Exercise Setup` in the Editor to create your objectives. Click `Add objective`:
Create sub-objectives/goals by clicking `Add goal`:
Upload your checklist to your space in `Configuration` to see these changes:
