===== Item Edit Value =====
The Item value edit page allows users to edit value information for an Item record.  Value information for items primarily applies to essay/constructed response [[concepts#Item Types|type Items]].  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]].

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==== Item Fields ====
^ Field ^ Description ^
| Item ID | Will populate automatically when the Item is created. Unique identifier of the Item. |
| Item Value Max| Essay/constructed response type Items have point values entered for the candidate scores.  This is the maximum acceptable point value for this item.  Example: and essay Item out of 15 points would have 15 as its Value Max.|
| Item Value Default| Default score if not otherwise entered by mark entry or scan process.  Default value is 0.|
| Weighting| Multiplier that is applied to the Candidate's Item score.  Typically this is used to Scale Item scores to a common denominator.|
| Item Time| Used in [[start#CE Online Testing|Online Testing]].  Controls the maximum time (in minutes) the candidate can take to answer the item.|
| Item Pass| The minimum value required to pass the Item.|   
| Item Pass Type| Possible values are Value Percent (candidate score as a percent is compared to Item Pass as a percent) or Value Raw (candidates point total is compared to Item Pass. Default is Value Raw.|
| Item Round Type|Affects whether Candidate's Item 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 1.1 → 1, 1.5 → 2, 2.5 → 2 \\ Round Up which always rounds up to the next whole number Ex 1.1 → 2 \\ Round Down which always rounds dow to the previous whole number Ex 1.9 → 1|
| Item Must Pass| If checked, any Exam that uses this Item requires the Candidate to pass this item or they fail the Exam.  Default false (unchecked)|
|Alternate Values If Skipped| Item Writing supports up to 5 sets of answer key values.  If Skipped 1-5 is the default value if the Candidate did not respond to a Multiple choice option.  Typical use is for assigning a penalty (eg -0.5) for skipping an Item.|
|Alternate Other| Item Writing supports up to 5 sets of answer key values.  Other 1-5 is the default value for selecting an option if the option does not otherwise have its value specified.|

==== Tab Strip ====
The tab strip at the top of the page allows the user to go back to the Item entry grid [[item_entry|Selection]], to the [[item_edit_general|Item Edit General]] page, to the [[item_edit_text|Item Edit Text]] page, to the [[item_edit_competency|Item Edit Competency]] page, to the [[item_edit_reference|Item Edit Reference]] page, to the [[item_edit_meta|Item Edit Meta]] page, to the [[item_edit_attachment|Item Edit Attachment]] page, to the [[item_edit_stats|Item Edit Statistics]] page or [[usage|Usage]] page.  Audit will navigate to the [[audit|Audit page]] and displays Audit information for the selected record.  Note: depending on system configuration not all options are available.

==== Alternate Versions ====
If there are multiple versions of the Item, the user can navigate amongst them using the **Select Version** drop down in the blue info bar.  See [[concepts#Versioning|Versioning]] for more.