The Item Group general edit page allows users to edit text and general information for an Item Group 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 Form permissions, Bank permissions or the record being locked.

Maintaining Rich Text (HTML)

The Group Text filed is rich text. For more on rich text editing click here.

Alternate Language Text

Both the Title and Text field are language specific. To maintain alternate languages of the Title and Text select the alternate language from the Language selector in the title bar. Make your changes and click the Save button.

Item Group Fields

Field Description
Item Group ID Generated when the Item Group is created. Unique identifier of the Item Group.
Title A short description of the Item Group. This is a language specific field.
Text The text of the Item Group that will appear at the start of Item groups on Exams. This is a language specific field.
External ID External IDs are used when mapping back and forth to other systems. This is a language specific field.
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
Allow Partial Selection If checked allows users to select only some of the Items in the Item Group for an Exam. Items in the Item Group can be removed from the Exam. If unchecked, all Items linked to the Item Group are added to the Exam. Individual Items in the Item Group cannot be removed from the Exam.
Randomize Sort If checked, allows the user to rearrange the sequence of Items in the Item Group on the Exam. If unchecked the user cannot change the sequence of items within the Item Group on the Exam.

Tab Strip

The tab strip at the top of the page allows the user to go back to the Item Group entry grid Selection, to the Attachments page or Usage page. Audit will navigate to the Audit page and displays Audit information for the selected record.