Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Unleashed

Rating Settings

This page allows the library administrator to decide whether items in the list or library can be rated. If Allow Items in This List to Be Rated? is set to Yes, users with read permission level of higher can provide ratings in a list or library. If ratings are enabled for a list or library, two ratings fields are added to the content types available for the list: average rating and number of ratings. In addition, a column Rating (0-5) is added to the default view.

Ratings are a powerful tool that encourages users to rate documents or list items on a scale of 0 to 5. Although it is impossible to enforce “responsible” use of ratings, users should be informed that SharePoint does in fact track who rates documents how, and in fact, ...