Create a Case
A Case is a group of items that share a split screen exhibit.
You must create a case before you can create an item for a case or add an item to a case. The Allow the creation of new cases option must be enabled on the Manage → Settings → Configuration → Cases tab (see Cases Tab) in order to create cases. Only users with the Create Cases permission described in Create Roles can create cases. Item writers not assigned the Create Cases permission receive an error if they try to create case from the Write Question page.
- There are three methods of creating a new case.
Create an Item on the Write Question page and select the Add Question to Case button.
- Select Case (G-Type) from the Question Type drop-down list on the Write Question page.
- Select the Develop → Cases → Add Case menu.
- The Add/Edit Case page opens where you enter the Case Name, select the Exhibit language, and enter Exhibit text. You can also format and add assets as required.
Enter a Case name. This is a mandatory field.
Select the Exhibit language from the drop-down list. The exhibit languages available in the parent Item Bank of the project are available in this drop-down list. The selected exhibit language determines the language of the items inside the case. All items added to the case must be authored in the same language.
- Enter the Exhibit text. Enter text or assets that should be presented to the candidates when they are attempting to answer items from this case. This is the information that is displayed in the left pane of the split screen exhibit. It is available for all the items attached to the case.
- You can format the entered text by changing the font type, or adding tables and assets to the text.
- You can add assets to the text by clicking the Asset Manager icon on the Rich Text editor toolbar of the text field. For more details on uploading assets, refer to Attach an Asset.
Click Save All. The case is saved and given a Case Number and an Exhibit ID.
Add an existing item to a case
You can add previously authored and submitted items to a case.
Enter the required search criteria in the search panel and click Retrieve Questions.
ExamDeveloper searches the ItemBank according to the criterion you provided, and the search results are displayed. Select the check box(es) on the left for the item(s) you wish to add.
Click the Add Questions button. The selected items are displayed in the Questions tab of the Add/Edit Case page with a delete icon next to the item.
Click Save All. The case is saved and displayed in the Add/Edit Case page.
Write a new case item
You can author a new item from the Add/Edit Case page. Only users with Create Case permission can see the Write Question button.
- Click Write Question on the Select Questions tab at the bottom of the Add/Edit Case page.
The Write Case Question page opens where you can author a new item.
- Author the new item following the rules for the selected item type.
- You have three options for saving the item:
- Click Save, the item is saved as a Draft and added to the case. You are returned to the Write Case Question page at the point where you can author a new item. The Case accordion lists your newly authored item. Click the Edit
button to edit the newly authored item.
- Click the Preview button. Changes to the item are saved, all items on the case remain checked-out, and the case opens in the Preview window. Only users with permission to preview items will see this button.
- Click Exit to Case and then click OK to confirm you want return to the case without saving the changes to the item. If you have not saved changes to the item, all changes for the item are lost when you click Exit to Case. Any items that were saved are listed in a Draft state on the Questions tab of the case. Click the Edit
button to edit the newly authored item. Only items in a draft state can be edited from the Add/Edit Case page.
Click Submit All to Save the changes to the current item and Submit the item to the case, and to submit all Draft items on the case and promote them to the next state in the workflow. The case is saved and no items are left in the Draft state.
- Click Save, the item is saved as a Draft and added to the case. You are returned to the Write Case Question page at the point where you can author a new item. The Case accordion lists your newly authored item. Click the Edit
If there are any items still in the Draft state, click Submit All on the Add/Edit Case page. This saves changes to the case and submits all items on the case that are still in a Draft state and promotes them to the next state in the workflow.