# Adds toggle to disable scoring for a scorable field with confirmation prompt and background score recalculation

## Problem

Once a multi-choice field (select box, radio button, checkbox, or slider) is set up with scoring in a form builder template, there is no way to exclude it from assessment score calculations without removing the field entirely. If an administrator decides a particular question should no longer contribute to the assessment score, they have no option short of rebuilding the template.

## Solution

Administrators can now toggle scoring on or off for individual multi-choice fields directly in the form builder. When scoring is disabled for a field, its score values are cleaned up and all existing assessment scores for the template are automatically recalculated in the background. The field remains on the template and continues to collect responses -- it simply no longer contributes to the assessment total.

## How it works

A "Scoring" checkbox appears in the context bar sidebar for any field that supports scoring (select boxes, radio buttons, checkboxes, and sliders). The checkbox controls whether the field's option values are treated as scores in assessment calculations.

**Disabling scoring on a field:**

* Score values are stripped from the field's options. Each option's numeric score is replaced with its label text, both in the client and on the server.
* Existing submitted input values that stored a numeric score are updated to store the corresponding label instead, preserving a clear audit trail via versioning.
* A background job recalculates all in-progress and completed assessment scores for the template, excluding the disabled field from the totals.

**Re-enabling scoring on a field:**

* The field can have scores assigned to its options again. Previous scores are not restored -- the administrator sets new values.
* Assessment scores are recalculated once new score values are saved.

**Confirmation prompts:**

* If the template is in use, a confirmation warns that all assessment scores for the template will be recalculated.
* If the template is not in use but the field has existing score values, a simpler confirmation asks the administrator to confirm they want to disable scoring.

## UI

* The "Scoring" checkbox appears in the field context bar sidebar, below the field type-specific settings, for supported field types.
* When scoring is enabled, the assessment score weight input is visible beneath the checkbox.
* When scoring is disabled, the score weight input is hidden and score value inputs on individual options are removed.


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