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-===== Exam Edit General =====
+===== Exam Edit Pass =====
-The Exam general edit page allows users to edit general information for an Exam record.  Once changes are made the user can click the **Save** button in the bottom right hand corner to commit changes to the database.  Note: User rights might be restricted by [[security_edit_forms|Form rights]], [[security_edit_banks|Bank rights]] or the record being [[concepts#Record Locking|locked]].
+The Exam pass edit page allows users to edit pass/fail information for an Exam record.  Once changes are made the user can click the **Save** button in the bottom right hand corner to commit changes to the database.  Note: User permissions might be restricted by [[security_edit_forms|Form permissions]], [[security_edit_banks|Bank permissions]] or the record being [[concepts#Record Locking|locked]].
-{{:exameditgeneral.png?600|}}
+{{:exameditpass.png?600|}}
+==== Exam Fields ====
+^ Field ^ Description ^
+|Exam ID | Generated when the Exam is created.  Unique identifier of the Exam. |
+|Pass Mark| The minimum value required to pass the Item.|
+|Pass Type| Possible values are Value Percent (candidate score as a percent is compared to Pass Mark as a percent) or Value Raw (candidates point total is compared to Exam Pass. Default is Value Raw.|
+|Round Type|Affects whether Candidate's Exam score is rounded.  The four round modes are: \\ None (default) which does not round the score \\ Round which rounds to the nearest whole number (.5 rounding to nearest even number) Ex 50.1 → 51, 51.5 → 52, 52.5 → 52 \\ Round Up which always rounds up to the next whole number Ex 61.1 → 62 \\ Round Down which always rounds dow to the previous whole number Ex 71.9 → 71|
+|Mark Versions|Only used by [[start#CE Marking Center#|Marking Center]]|
+|Angoff|A predicted difficulty for the Exam.|
+|Duration|Used in [[start#CE Online Testing|Online Testing]] to establish a maximum time (in minutes) to write the Exam.|
+|GUID|Global Unique Identifier. Read only.|
+|Use Scaled Score?|If checked then exports of Exam result data will report on Candidate's Scaled Scores.  If unchecked will report on Candidate's raw scores.|
+|Use Subscore Percent?|If checked then exports of Exam result data will report on Candidate's Section level Scores as a percentage. If unchecked will report on Candidate's Section level as raw scores.|
+|Raw Cut Score|Used in Scaled Scoring.|
+|Raw Min Score|Used in Scaled Scoring.|
+|Scaled Cut Score|Used in Scaled Scoring.|
+|Scaled Min Score|Used in Scaled Scoring.|
+|Scaled Max Score|Used in Scaled Scoring.|
+|Alternate Mean|Used in TScore calculation for Exam TScore.  If 0, calculated Exam Mean is used.  Default 0|
+|Alternate Stdev|Used in TScore calculation for Exam TScore.  If 0, calculated Exam Standard Deviation is used.  Default 0|
+See [[Calculations#Scaled Scoring|Scaled Scoring]] for more.
-=== Alternate Language Text===
+==== Alternate Competency Values ====
-Both the **Title** and **Description** field are language specific.  To maintain alternate languages of the Title and Description select the alternate language from the Language selector in the title bar.  Make your changes and click the **Save** button.
+Some Exams calculate the Exam TScore by Aggregating Competency TScores.  These Competency TScores are calculating using Alternate Mean and Stdev for each unique Competency linked to an Item on the Exam.
-==== Linking a Copyright ====
+To open the Alternate Competency Value maintenance click the **Edit Values...** button.
-To link a Copyright, click the **Select** button next to the Copyright field.
-{{:exameditgeneralcopyrightselect.png?600|}}
+{{:exameditpassalternatecompetency.png?600|}}
-This opens a Copyright selector.  Select the Copyright and click the **Add Selected** button.
+This will open the Exam Alternate Competency Values Edit window.  Here, a grid will list each unique Competency linked to an Item on the Exam.
-{{:exameditgeneralcopyrightselecting.png?600|}}
+{{:exameditalternatecompetency.png?600|}}
-The Copyright selector closes and the selected copyright is displayed.
+To edit the alternate mean or stdev for a competency, click the pencil to the left of the row.  The users can then change the alternate mean and stdev.  To save the changes click the check box to the left of the row.  To cancel the changes click the x.
-{{:exameditgeneralcopyrightselected.png?600|}}
+{{:exameditalternatecompetencysave.png?600|}}
-==== Exam Fields ====
+To remove a row from the grid, click the x to the right of the row.
-^ Field ^ Description ^
-| Exam ID | Generated when the Exam is created.  Unique identifier of the Exam. |
+To exit the Alternate Competency Value maintenance, click the **Close** button in the bottom left corner.
-| Title| The title for the Exam.  This is a language specific field.|
-| Description| A description for the Exam.  Longer and more verbose description than Title.  This is a language specific field.|
+==== Notes ====
-| External ID| External IDs are used when mapping back and forth to other systems.|
+Once changes are saved, they are saved with the Exam until they are modified again.  This means they do not have to be modified each time a calculation is run.  If no values are setup for the competencies (ie 0), then the calculated mean and stdev for the competency will be used for calculating TScores.
-| Auto Scan ID| Can be used in conjunction with Scanning (FIXME link) to Automatically select the Exam when scanning sheets.  Future Use.|
-| Status | In Development - The Exam is still being created.  Any Item or Attachment can be linked to it. \\ Field Testing - The Exam is ready for trial runs. Only Field Testing or Active Items and Active Attachments can be linked to it. \\  Active - The Exam is in production.  Only Active Items and Attachments can be linked to it. \\ Inactive - The Exam is no longer in use and by default does not appear in the Exam selector.|
+If a new Competency is linked to the exam, either by changing the Items on the Exam or modifying an Item already linked to the Exam, the default values for the Alternate mean and Stdev will be 0, meaning the calculated mean and stdev for the competency will be used for calculating TScores.
-|Substatus|Informational field.  Contents vary based on Status value.  Does not impact Exam Documents, calculated results or reports.|
-| Copyright ID| Exams can be linked to a [[copyright_entry|Copyright]].|
+If a Competency is removed from the Exam, either by changing the Items on the Exam or modifying an Item already linked to the Exam, the Competency Alternate values will be removed.
-|Available Date Time|Used by online testing (FIXME link) to limit exposure of Exam.|
-|Expiration Date Time|Used by online testing (FIXME link) to limit exposure of Exam.|
-| Effective Date | By default, on most tools, only effective/non-expired records are available to be selected.  Either to be edited or linked to another record.  An effective record is a record with an Effective Date prior to today.  By default, the Effective Date is set to the previous day on all newly created records.|
-| Expiry Date | By default, on most tools, only effective/non-expired records are available to be selected.  Either to be edited or linked to another record.  An expired record is a record with an Expiry Date prior to today.  By default, the Expiry Date is set to December 31, 2100 on all newly created records.|
 ==== Tab Strip ====
-The tab strip at the top of the page allows the user to go back to the Exam entry grid [[exam_entry|Selection]], to the [[exam_edit_pass|Pass]] page, to the [[exam_edit_notes|Notes and Custom]] page, to the [[exam_edit_Layout|Layout]] page or [[exam_document|Document]] page.
+The tab strip at the top of the page allows the user to go back to the Exam entry grid [[exam_entry|Selection]], to the [[exam_edit_general|General]] page, to the [[exam_edit_notes|Notes and Custom]] page, to the [[exam_edit_Layout|Layout]] page or [[exam_document|Document]] page.  Audit will navigate to the [[audit|Audit page]] and displays Audit information for the selected record.
+==== Alternate Versions ====
+If there are multiple versions of the Exam, the user can navigate amongst them using the **Select Version** drop down in the blue info bar.  See [[concepts#Versioning|Versioning]] for more.