Exam Actions Menu

9.4.14 Exam Actions Menu

To open the actions of an exam, select the edit icon (1) in its Actions column. The actions available depend on the exam status. For an exam on the Created tab, the menu contains the following groups.

Figure 9-27 Exam Actions Menu

Exam actions:

• Edit: Opens the exam on the Manage Exam screen.
• Mark Publish: Publishes the exam (2). See the procedure below.
• Delete: Deletes the exam.
• Copy Exam: Creates a copy of the exam. [TO CONFIRM: the earlier manual states that the schedule and weightage of the copy are reset and must be entered again.]
• Add New Exam: Creates another exam like this one for a different group of students. [TO CONFIRM: the earlier manual states that the new exam keeps the weightage, duration, number of items and blueprint, and requires a new schedule.]
• Print: Prints the exam paper. Not available for OSCE exams.
• Exam Alignment Report: Displays how the exam items align with the course outcomes.

Review Exam actions:

• Forward to Exam Reviewer: Sends the exam to an exam reviewer before it is published.

To publish the exam:

1. In the row of the exam, select the edit icon (1).

The exam actions menu opens.

1. Select Mark Publish (2).

A message warns that a published exam cannot be printed until it is marked as Conducted.

1. Select Yes.

A message asks whether to synchronize the exam data with the examination server.

1. Select Yes.

The Mark Publish popup displays the progress: Fetching Exam Detail, Creating Directories, Copying Data for Proctors/Students and Copying Exam Data. During publishing, the Publish Notification popup opens.

Figure 9-28 Publish Notification Popup

1. Select Send Predefined to send the standard notification, Send Customized to write your own message, or Close to publish without a notification.

When all steps are complete, the message Exam published successfully appears.

1. Close the popup.

The exam moves to the Published tab with the status Published.