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Creating Test Trees in Tree Manager

The Create Test Tree process creates test trees based on the information that you enter in the Test Catalog. The system then uses the structure of a test tree to calculate test grades for students.

This section discusses how to:

See the product documentation for PeopleTools: PeopleSoft Tree Manager

Page Name

Definition Name

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Create Test Tree

SSR_CRE_TRE_NLD

select Records and Enrollment, then select Test Administration NLD, then select Set Up Test Administration, then select Create Test Tree, then select Create Test Tree

Run the Create Test Tree SQR process (SRCRTRNL) to create a test tree.

Note: Create and update test trees using only this process. Do not create new test trees or add nodes to existing test trees through Tree Manager.

Validate Test Tree

SSR_VALID_TRE_NLD

select Records and Enrollment, then select Test Administration NLD, then select Set Up Test Administration, then select Validate Test Tree, then select Validate Test Tree

Run the Test Tree Validation SQR process (SRVALDNL) to validate the test tree. A test tree is valid when the structure of the tree in Tree Manager matches the structure of the tree in the Test Catalog.

View Tree Validation Results

SSR_TEST_TREE_NLD

select Records and Enrollment, then select Test Administration NLD, then select Set Up Test Administration, then select View Tree Validation Results, then select View Tree Validation Results

View test tree validation results.

Access the Create Test Tree page (select Records and Enrollment, then select Test Administration NLD, then select Set Up Test Administration, then select Create Test Tree, then select Create Test Tree).

Image: Create Test Tree page

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Create Test Tree page. You can find definitions for the fields and controls later on this page.

Create Test Tree page

Field or Control

Definition
Test ID

Enter the calculated result that will be the root node of the tree. The system creates the tree using the tests and other calculated results that you linked to this calculated result on the Test Set page.

Only those test IDs for which a user has access based on academic organization security are available.

Effective Date

Enter the effective date of the test tree. Assigning the test tree an effective date enables the user to record different versions of calculated results.
Tree Structure ID

The test structure TEST_ADMIN is delivered with the product. If you create additional tree structures, they must be set up exactly like the TEST_ADMIN structure.
Tree Name

Enter a name for the test tree.

Access the Validate Test Tree page (select Records and Enrollment, then select Test Administration NLD, then select Set Up Test Administration, then select Validate Test Tree, then select Validate Test Tree).

Image: Validate Test Tree page

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Validate Test Tree page. You can find definitions for the fields and controls later on this page.

Validate Test Tree page

Field or Control

Definition
Tree Name

Enter the name of the test tree for the system to validate.
Effective Date of Tree

Enter the effective date of the tree. Test trees can have multiple effective dates to accommodate several versions of the same test tree.

Access the View Tree Validation Results page (select Records and Enrollment, then select Test Administration NLD, then select Set Up Test Administration, then select View Tree Validation Results, then select View Tree Validation Results).

Image: View Tree Validation Results page

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the View Tree Validation Results page. You can find definitions for the fields and controls later on this page.

View Tree Validation Results page