# Scoping Out
You can 'scope out' questions or credits that do not apply to your development.
When you select "Scope Out", you must explain why the credit is not applicable to your project. Once a credit is scoped out, the points are removed from the available points for that category. Note that scoping out credits may reduce the options available for a development to demonstrate best practice and pass the tool overall.
# Examples
- The credit Energy 3.3 - External Lighting could be scoped out where the development does not have any external lighting.
- The credit Waste 1.1 - Construction Waste - Building Re-use could be scoped out if there are no existing buildings on the site (e.g. for a greenfield development).
- It is acceptable to scope out a bath or washing machine in a retail development.
- It is acceptable to scope out a urinal in a residential project.
# Annotation
BESS provides the opportunity for you to add additional information about a specific credit using the annotate field.
This is an optional field that can be utilised for any credit. The notes added here will appear in the final report.
Each category also has a notes field that you can use to add information not specific to a credit