# Benchmarks

To add Benchmark data to your survey, please follow these steps:

1. From the Compass dashboard, click **Surveys**. **Please Note**: the **Surveys** option is only available to your organizations Compass administrator(s).
2. Click on the title of the survey you would like add benchmark data to.

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3. Click **Benchmarks** in the left column.
4. Click **AutoMap** then **Continue**. Automap will do its best to match items to TalentMap's benchmarked items. Click the **Expand All** icon in the top right to open the list of all items to see if the survey is mapped correctly.

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5. Items that have not been mapped will appear with a red background. To manually map an item, click the pencil icon to the right, then choose the correct item from the dimension dropdown list and click **OK**.

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6. To remove a benchmark mapping, click the pencil, then click **Clear Mapping** and **OK**.

Benchmark data will appear in Snapshot and Dashboard reports.
