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The Report select tool is used to select reports to view, print or export. Item Writing ships with many stock exams. Custom reports are also accessible through the Report Selector.

Report Selector is reached from the Main Menu, System → Report Selector

This will navigate the user to the Report Selector Page.

Import Files

Item Import supports importing Items from Microsoft® Excel (.xlsx) and Microsoft® Word (.docx) formats. The user can download the import templates using the template hyperlinks. Note: Microsoft® Excel or Microsoft® Word must be installed to open or maintain these files.

Uploading an Import File

To upload an Item Import file, click the Select button.

This will open a file dialog. Select the file and click Open button.

The import file will be uploaded but not Imported yet. To import the Items to the database click the Import button.

This will navigate you to a progress page. As the Items are imported and processed, this page will indicate the progress.

When complete, a message area will appear indicating how many records were processed and any validation issues that occurred. If successful a green message are will indicate success. If there were validation issues a yellow message are will appear. The user can navigate back to the Item Import page via the hyperlink.

Item Import Notes

For more on Item Import field types, validation, requirements, see Item Import Notes.