Item Edit General
The Item General edit page allows users to edit general information for an Item record. General information includes Status, Effective and Expiry Dates, links to Authors, Copyrights and Competencies. 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 Form permissions, Bank permissions or the record being locked.
Note: if the Item is currently in use on any Exam, a warning message appears in yellow at the top of the page.
Clients have ability to customize Item Entry. Contact TDA for more information.
For CPS custom Item Entry, click here.
Item Fields
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Item ID | Unique ID generated automatically when item is created. |
| Display ID | This is entered by the user to help keep track of Items. It differs from the Item ID in that the Item ID is automatically generated while the Display ID is entered by the user. It can be Alphanumeric. |
| External ID | External IDs are used when mapping back and forth to other systems. |
| Enabled | Checked means Item is enabled, unchecked means Item is not enabled. |
| GUID | A unique ID generated for at creation of Item. |
| Status | In Development - The current record is still being created. It is not yet ready to be used on active Exams. Field Testing - The Item is available to Draft and Field Testing Exams. Active - The current record is ready to be used on active Exams. Inactive - The current record is not active, it cannot be used if it is set to inactive. For information regarding status rules, please see Status |
| Substatus | Tracks a Substatus value for the Item. |
| Item Group ID | Click the Select button to open an Item Group selector. Binds the Item to the Item Group. Click the red X to remove the link. |
| Group Sequence | Sets the sequence of the Item within the Item Group. Item Groups that do not allow partial selection or randomized sequencing add all Items within the Group when linked to an Exam in the specified sequence. |
| 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. Effective and Expiry Dates |
| 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. Effective and Expiry Dates |
| Angoff | Used in estimating cut score of an Exam. Numeric value. |
| Assessment Type | Ties to Marking Center. |
| Author | Click the Select button to open a Author selector. Links the Item to the Author. Click the red X to remove the link. |
| Copyright | Click the Select button to open a Copyright selector. Links the Item to the Copyright. Click the red X to remove the link. |
Tab Strip
The tab strip at the top of the page allows the user to go back to the Item entry grid Selection, to the Item Edit Text page, to the Item Edit Value page, to the Item Edit Competency page, to the Item Edit Reference page, to the Item Edit Meta page, to the Item Edit Attachment page, to the Item Edit Statistics page or Usage page. Audit will navigate to the 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 Versioning for more.
