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title: Mark a barrier’s effectiveness
description: "In this guide, we'll show you how to mark a barrier's effectiveness. Follow these steps: **Step 1: Double-click on a barrier. On the Element Description Box, click the Effectiveness tab. ** **Step 2: On the dropdown menu, choose the barrier’s effectiveness…"
url: "https://incident-insight.com/docs/mark-a-barriers-effectiveness/"
updated: "2025-07-10"
category: "How-to Guides"
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# Mark a barrier’s effectiveness

In this guide, we'll show you how to mark a barrier's effectiveness. Follow these steps:

**Step 1: Double-click on a barrier. On the Element Description Box, click the Effectiveness tab. **

**Step 2: On the dropdown menu, choose the barrier’s effectiveness (None, Effective, Partially Effective, and Ineffective). **![](https://incident-insight.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/mark-a-barriers-effectiveness.png)

A symbol will then appear on top of the barrier, indicating its effectiveness. 

![](https://incident-insight.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/mark-a-barriers-effectiveness-result.png)