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# Configuring the ResponseScore background job

The **ResponseScore** background job calculates a response score for each location based on lead interaction data. The score considers response rate, response time, and lead volume, and it updates a specified in your data.

Configuring the **ResponseScore** Job

Create a new Job under Background Jobs.  
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2. Choose **ResponseScore** as the job type
3. Provide a Job Name
4. Provide The following required arguments as described below.

## Arguments

The background job accepts the following arguments:

## Arguments

## 1. destination_field

* **Description**: The database field in the locations table where the calculated response scores will be stored.
* **Required**: ✅ Yes
* **Usage**: Provide the safe name of the database field. If this field does not exist, it should be created as a "Numeric, Decimal" field.
* **Validation**:

* If not provided, the job will terminate with an error: `"destination_field is required."`
* If the specified field does not exist in the locations table, the job will terminate with an error: `"<destination_field>... does not exist in the locations table."`

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## 3. response_rate_weight

* **Description**: The weight applied to the response rate component of the score calculation.
* **Default Value**: `0.7`
* **Type**: `double`
* **Usage**:

```
0.8
```

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## 4. response_time_weight

* **Description**: The weight applied to the normalized response time component of the score calculation.
* **Default Value**: `0.2`
* **Type**: `double`
* **Usage**:

```
0.3
```

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## 5. lead_volume_weight

* **Description**: The weight applied to the adjusted lead volume component of the score calculation.
* **Default Value**: `0.2`
* **Type**: `double`
* **Usage**:

```
0.1
```

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## 6. max_lead_acknowledgement_time

* **Description**: The maximum acceptable lead response time, used to normalize response times.
* **Default Value**: `5000` (milliseconds)
* **Type**: `integer`
* **Usage**:

```
5000
```

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## 7. lookback_days

* **Description**: The number of days to look back when analyzing lead data.
* **Default Value**: `90`
* **Type**: `integer`
* **Usage**:

```
60
```

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