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Build New Document
The Build New Document pages allows the User to build Exam Documents, Item Documents and Attachment Documents.
The Build New Document Page has many options for building documents. As this page is shared between Exam Documents, Item Documents and Attachment Documents, not all options are available for each build. There are many areas to this page: Option Set (in orange), Publish Options (in green), Templates (in blue) and Include Fields in purple). These areas are discussed below.
Create New Document
To create a New Document click the Start Document Build button (in red). This will navigate the User to a Document Build processing page. Here, the user can see the Document build processing via the progress bars and status text. The User can cancale processing by clicking the Request Cancel button.
When complete a green success massage will display and the User can click the Download Result button to download the created document. Clicking the hyperlink in the bottom left returns the User to the previous page.
Option Sets
The Build New Document Page has many options for building documents. So many, that it can be a lot of work to set all of the options for a specific document build. This is where Option Sets come in. An Option Set is a recording of all of the selected document build options that are selected. In choosing an Option Set the User loads all of the saved option values for building the document.
Selecting an Option Set
To select an Option Set, select the Option Set form the Select Option Set drop down list. This will load all of the option values saved with this Option Set.
Modifying an Option Set
To modify an Option Set, select it from the Select Option Set drop down list. Change any of the document build options, then click the Save button.
Deleting an Option Set
To delete an Option Set, select it from the Select Option Set drop down list. Then click the Delete button.
Creating an Option Set
To create a new Option Set, enter a name for the Option Set in the Enter New Name box and click the Save As button.
Publish Options
Field | Description |
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Language | Determines the language of the document being printed. |
Output Format | CE supports PDF, DOCX (open document) and Secure Exam Output. Note; Secure Exam Output requires SecureExam software. ![]() |
Exam Instance | For Exams with multiple Instances, the Instance must be selected so Document Build knows which sequence to order the Items in. |
Water Mark | A text field to include a simple Water Mark on each page of the document. |
Item Numbering | Controls how Items are numbered in the document formats are: 1., 1), A., A), a., a), i., i) |
Option Numbering | Controls how options of the Items are numbered in the document formats are: 1., 1), A., A), a., a), i., i), (A) |
Table of Contents | If checked a table of contents is added to the start of the document. Each section of the Exam gets a TOC entry. |
Display Exam Value | If checked the maximum point value for the Exam if all Items are answered correctly is displayed. |
Suppress Repeated Attachments | Items can be linked to Attachments. If consecutive Items are linked to the same Attachment, then the Attachment is rendered for each Item. If this option is checked, then the Attachment image is rendered for the first Item and a maessage This image appliex to the following {xxx} item appears. |
Section Title | If checked, the Title of the Section appears at the start of each Exam Section. |
Section Description | If checked, the Description of the Section appears at the start of each Exam Section. |
Section Value | If checked, the maximum point value for the Section appears at the start of each Exam Section. |
Item ID | If checked the Item's unique ID (as generated by CE) is displayed before each Item. |
Item Text | If checked the Item text (stem and options) is displayed before each Item. |
Item Value | If checked, the maximum point value for the Item appears before each Item. |
Item Answer | If checked, a red * appears next to each option of the Item that is flagged as correct. |
Page Break after Item | If checked a page break will occur in the document after each item, rendering one Item per page. |