diff --git a/erpnext/buying/doctype/supplier_scorecard/supplier_scorecard.json b/erpnext/buying/doctype/supplier_scorecard/supplier_scorecard.json
index 95dc7518f63..6a077e9c354 100644
--- a/erpnext/buying/doctype/supplier_scorecard/supplier_scorecard.json
+++ b/erpnext/buying/doctype/supplier_scorecard/supplier_scorecard.json
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@
    "read_only": 0,
    "remember_last_selected_value": 0,
    "report_hide": 0,
-   "reqd": 0,
+   "reqd": 1,
    "search_index": 0,
    "set_only_once": 0,
    "unique": 0
diff --git a/erpnext/patches.txt b/erpnext/patches.txt
index 9d5b3311236..d34a3fb87d0 100644
--- a/erpnext/patches.txt
+++ b/erpnext/patches.txt
@@ -507,4 +507,5 @@ erpnext.patches.v10_0.set_discount_amount
 erpnext.patches.v10_0.recalculate_gross_margin_for_project
 erpnext.patches.v10_0.delete_hub_documents
 erpnext.patches.v10_0.update_user_image_in_employee
-erpnext.patches.v10_0.repost_gle_for_purchase_receipts_with_rejected_items
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+erpnext.patches.v10_0.repost_gle_for_purchase_receipts_with_rejected_items
+erpnext.patches.v10_0.allow_operators_in_supplier_scorecard
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diff --git a/erpnext/patches/v10_0/allow_operators_in_supplier_scorecard.py b/erpnext/patches/v10_0/allow_operators_in_supplier_scorecard.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..27478f3ad5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/erpnext/patches/v10_0/allow_operators_in_supplier_scorecard.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2019, Frappe and Contributors
+# License: GNU General Public License v3. See license.txt
+
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+import frappe
+
+def execute():
+	for criteria in frappe.get_all('Supplier Scorecard Criteria', fields=['name', 'formula'], limit_page_length=None):
+		frappe.db.set_value('Supplier Scorecard Criteria', criteria.name,
+			'formula', criteria.formula.replace('&lt;','<').replace('&gt;','>'))
+
+	for criteria in frappe.get_all('Supplier Scorecard Scoring Criteria', fields=['name', 'formula'], limit_page_length=None):
+		if criteria.formula: # not mandatory
+			frappe.db.set_value('Supplier Scorecard Scoring Criteria', criteria.name,
+				'formula', criteria.formula.replace('&lt;','<').replace('&gt;','>'))
+
+	for sc in frappe.get_all('Supplier Scorecard', fields=['name', 'weighting_function'], limit_page_length=None):
+		frappe.db.set_value('Supplier Scorecard', sc.name, 'weighting_function',
+			sc.weighting_function.replace('&lt;','<').replace('&gt;','>'))
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