At least one service is provided with at least one item of formatted assessment information associated with a data record, the formatted assessment information having a format which is predefined by the service and is predefined with regard to a multilevel assessment scheme having a number of assessment levels. A first item of assessment information associated with the data record is generated on the basis of a detected user specification. A plurality of items of formatted assessment information which are associated with the data record and correspond to format specifications of different services are derived from the first assessment information. The assessment information generated in this manner is made available to the services.