This chapter provides an overview of Test Administration setup and discusses how to:
Activate Test Administration.
Define tests and calculated results in the catalog.
Create test trees in Tree Manager.
Link test trees to programs.
Set up Default VAVO Combination Grade Courses.
Create test lists.
Define evaluation rules.
Understanding Test Administration SetupThe Test Administration functionality enables institutions to create a catalog of tests, similar to the course catalog. The test catalog consists of tests and calculated results. Calculated results either are the end result of a test or can be used to calculate the average result of multiple tests. Tests can be repeated and the repeat rules that are set for a calculated result tell the system which result to use for calculation. The calculation results can be run by individual student, by program, or by student group.

Common Elements Used in This Chapter|
Academic Career |
Enter the appropriate academic career for the test or calculated result offering, test list, or requisite. Define careers on the Academic Career Table. |
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Academic Institution |
Enter the appropriate academic institution for the test or calculated result offering, test tree, test list, or requisite. Define institutions on the Academic Institution Table. |
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Academic Organization |
The system populates this field from the academic organization that is linked to the subject entered in the Subject Area field. You can override the value. |
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Subject Area |
Enter the subject area of the test or calculated result offering, test list, or requisite. Subject area values are defined on the Academic Subject Table page. |
Activating Test Administration
Using Test Administration is optional. Activate the functionality on the Installation table.

Page Used to Activate Test Administration|
Page Name |
Definition Name |
Navigation |
Usage |
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SCC_INSTALL_SA2 |
Set Up SACR, Install, Student Admin Installation, SA Features |
Activate the Test Administration functionality and enter the last test ID numbers used. |

Activating Test AdministrationAccess the SA Features page (Set Up SACR, Install, Student Admin Installation, SA Features).
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Test Administration |
Select to activate the Test Administration functionality. |
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Last Test ID Assigned, Last Test List ID Assigned, and Last Requirement ID Assigned |
These fields are visible only when the Test Administration check box is selected. When you activate Test Administration, enter the number prior to the number with which you want to begin the ID counting for these fields. For example, if you enter 99 in each of these fields, the system will begin assigning the ID for each at 100. After activation, these fields display the last test, test list, and requirement ID numbers that are assigned by the system. Note. If you leave these fields blank, the system begins counting for each of these IDs with 1. |
See Also
Selecting Student Administration Installation Options
Defining Tests and Calculated Results in the Catalog
In the test catalog, define all of the tests that will be used in test programs. Also define calculated results, which link tests and other calculated results together with calculation rules for the system to use to calculate final test grades for students.
Calculated results can also be linked to the course catalog so that completed grades can be written to the student enrollment record.
This section discusses how to:
Define tests.
Define test offerings.
Define a test set for calculated results.
Link a course to the test.

Pages Used to Define Tests and Calculated Results in the Catalog
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Page Name |
Definition Name |
Navigation |
Usage |
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SSR_TST_CAT_NLD |
Records and Enrollment, Test Administration NLD, Set Up Test Administration, Test Catalog, Test Catalog |
Create, view, or update tests or calculated results. |
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SSR_TST_CAT_OF_NLD |
Records and Enrollment, Test Administration NLD, Set Up Test Administration, Test Catalog, Offering |
Define the academic institution, group, catalog number, career, and subject for the test or calculated result. |
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SSR_TST_CAL_NLD |
Records and Enrollment, Test Administration NLD, Set Up Test Administration, Test Catalog, Test Set |
This page appears when Calculated Result is entered in the Test Type field on the Test Catalog page. Link the calculated result to tests and other calculated results from which the grade is calculated, and enter information about the calculated result. |
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SSR_TST_CRS_NLD |
Records and Enrollment, Test Administration NLD, Set Up Test Administration, Test Catalog, Course Link |
This page appears when Calculated Result is entered in the Test Type field on the Test Catalog page. Link the calculated result to a course. |

Defining Tests
Access the Test Catalog page (Records and Enrollment, Test Administration NLD, Set Up Test Administration, Test Catalog, Test Catalog).
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Test Type |
When entering a new value in the catalog, select whether you are creating a Test or a Calculated Result. When you save the test or calculated result, this field becomes view only. |
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Exam Type |
Select the exam type for this calculated result. Values are Central End Exam, Combination Grade, End Exam, Partial Qualification, Qualification, and School Exam. The exam type affects Test Administration grade calculation processing. If you select an Exam Type of Combination Grade for a calculated result, the grade calculation process looks for underlying student results where the Combination Grade check box on the Student VAVO Course Details page is selected. If the Combination Grade check box is selected, the underlying grade counts towards the overall Combination Grade. If the check box is cleared, the underlying result is managed in a way similar to a course exemption—the underlying results are exempted and the Student Grade table results Grade Attribute field is updated with the grade attribute Exempt Combination Grade. |
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Grading Basis |
Select the grading basis to be used with this test or calculated result. |
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Units 1 and Units 2 |
Enter the number of units that the student will be credited after completing the test or calculated result. These fields are used in the evaluation process based on how each individual institution needs to use them. |
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Test Level |
Select the level of difficulty of the test or calculated result. Values are A level, B level, C level, and D level. These levels are used for reporting purposes only and are not part of the calculation process. |
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Grade Valid |
Select the period for which the grade is valid. Values are Unlimited and Years After Term End. If you select Years After Term End, the Years Valid field appears. |
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Years Valid |
Enter the number of years that the grade assigned to a student for this test or calculated result is valid. This field appears if you select Years After Term End in the Grade Valid field. |

Defining Test Offerings
Access the Test Catalog - Offering page (Records and Enrollment, Test Administration NLD, Set Up Test Administration, Test Catalog, Offering).
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Catalog Nbr (catalog number) |
Enter the catalog number for this test or calculated result. This field is 10 digits. The system reserves the 4 left digits exclusively for numeric characters, and the right 6 digits for both alpha and numeric characters. A field edit enforces this programming. |
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Academic Group |
Enter the academic group to which this test or calculated result offering belongs. Academic group values are defined on the Academic Group Table page. |
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HEGIS Code |
Enter the CREBO code that is associated with the test. |
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Approved |
Select the test or calculated result approved status. Values for this field are delivered with the system as translate values. Do not modify these values in any way. Any modifications to these values require a substantial programming effort. Select Pending or Denied to prevent anyone from scheduling the test or calculated result. Select Approved to enable scheduling of the test or calculated result offering. |
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Long Description |
Enter a long description of the test. The text in this field can be used in crystal reports. |

Defining a Test Set for Calculated Results
Access the Test Catalog - Test Set page (Records and Enrollment, Test Administration NLD, Set Up Test Administration, Test Catalog, Test Set).
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Representation |
Select whether to Round or Truncate the calculated result. |
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Decimals |
Select the number of decimals to which the calculated result must be rounded or truncated. Values are 0, 1, and 2. |
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Handle Insufficient Grades |
Indicate how you want the calculation process to handle empty grades and grades that do not meet the minimal value. Values are: Conditional: Only grades that satisfy the minimum value are used in the calculation process. Do Not Calculate: If grades exist that do not meet the minimum value or if required grades do not exist, the result is not calculated. Exclude from Calculation: If no grade exists, the grade is not used in the calculation process. If the grade is below the minimum value, the grade is used in the calculation process. Include in Calculation: If no grade exists, the minimal value from the corresponding grade table is used in the calculation process. For all values except Do Not Calculate, if all requirements are met and all required grades exist, the grade is calculated with the status Complete, otherwise, with the status Incomplete. |
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Use Only Grades within Term |
Select if only the tests taken within the same term will be included in the result. |
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Sum Grades |
Select if the calculated result of all underlying tests will be a sum of the tests instead of an average. Note. The calculation process calculates an average of all test grades if this check box is cleared. |
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Seq Nbr (sequence number) |
When you add a new row, the system increments this field by 10; however, you can change the value to any number to change the order of the rows. |
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Weight |
Enter the weight of the test compared to the other tests in the grid. |
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Child Test ID |
Enter the test ID or other calculated result ID that you want in the test set of the calculated result. |
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Operators |
Select an operator to determine the minimum grade that a student must earn in a test for it to be used in the calculation process. Values are = (equal to), > (greater than), and >= (greater than or equal to). |
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Minimum Value |
Enter the minimum grade that a student must earn in a test for it to be used in the calculation process. |
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Repeat |
Indicate which test result must be considered if a student has repeated the test. Values are Average, Highest, and Latest. |

Linking a Course to the Test
Access the Test Catalog - Course Link page (Records and Enrollment, Test Administration NLD, Set Up Test Administration, Test Catalog, Course Link).
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Course ID |
Enter the course ID, from the Course Catalog, of the course to which this test or calculated result will be linked. |
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Course Offering Nbr (course offering number) |
Enter the course offering number to which this test or calculated result will be linked. |
Create/Update Student Enroll
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Create |
Select to have the calculation process create a new row on the Student Enroll table. |
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Update Existing Only |
Select to have the calculation process update the existing row on the Student Enrollment table. |
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:
Create a test tree.
Validate test trees.
View tree validation results.
See Also
PeopleTools PeopleBook: PeopleSoft Tree Manager

Pages Used to Create Test Trees|
Page Name |
Definition Name |
Navigation |
Usage |
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SSR_CRE_TRE_NLD |
Records and Enrollment, Test Administration NLD, Set Up Test Administration, Create Test Tree, 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. |
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SSR_VALID_TRE_NLD |
Records and Enrollment, Test Administration NLD, Set Up Test Administration, Validate Test Tree, 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. |
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SSR_TEST_TREE_NLD |
Records and Enrollment, Test Administration NLD, Set Up Test Administration, View Tree Validation Results, View Tree Validation Results |
View test tree validation results. |

Creating a Test Tree
Access the Create Test Tree page (Records and Enrollment, Test Administration NLD, Set Up Test Administration, Create Test Tree, Create Test Tree).
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Tree Name |
Enter a name for the test tree. |

Validating Test Trees
Access the Validate Test Tree page (Records and Enrollment, Test Administration NLD, Set Up Test Administration, Validate Test Tree, Validate Test Tree).
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Tree Name |
Enter the name of the test tree for the system to validate. |
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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. |

Viewing Tree Validation Results
Access the View Tree Validation Results page (Records and Enrollment, Test Administration NLD, Set Up Test Administration, View Tree Validation Results, View Tree Validation Results).
Linking Test Trees to Programs
Link test trees to programs to automate the process of linking students to test trees. When an applicant is matriculated, the system looks at the combination of institution, career, program, campus, load, and term for the individual and automatically links the student to the test tree with the same combination.

Page Used to Link Test Trees to Programs|
Page Name |
Definition Name |
Navigation |
Usage |
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SSR_PROG_TREE_NLD |
Records and Enrollment, Test Administration NLD, Set Up Test Administration, Link Test Tree to Program, Link Test Tree to Program |
Link test trees to academic programs. |

Linking the Test Tree to a Program
Access the Link Test Tree to Program page (Records and Enrollment, Test Administration NLD, Set Up Test Administration, Link Test Tree to Program, Link Test Tree to Program).
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Campus |
Enter the campus for this test tree. See Setting Up Campuses. |
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Academic Load |
Select the academic load for this test tree. |
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Term |
Enter the term for this test tree. Linking the test to a term enables the system to automatically link students to a test tree when they are matriculated. |
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Tree Name |
Enter the test tree for this academic program, campus, academic load, and term combination. |
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Tree EffDt |
Enter the effective date of the tree. Test trees can have multiple effective dates to accommodate several versions of the same tests. |
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Default |
Select whether this test tree should be used as the default for this academic program. |
Setting up Default VAVO Combination Grade Courses
This section discusses how to:
Add Combination Grade Course defaults.
Run the Combination Grade Process.

Pages Used to Set Up Default VAVO Combination Grade Courses|
Page Name |
Definition Name |
Navigation |
Usage |
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SSR_BR_VAVO_CTBL |
Records and Enrollment, Test Administration NLD, Set Up Test Administration, VAVO Combination Grade Courses, VAVO Combination Grade Courses |
Add one or more Combination Grade Test defaults per institution, career, term, tree name, and tree effective date. |
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SSR_VAVO_COMB_GRD |
Records and Enrollment, Test Administration NLD, Set Up Test Administration, VAVO Combination Grade Process, VAVO Combination Grd Process |
Run this process to find default Combination Grade Courses set up for institution, career, term, tree and tree effective date and assign these to students linked to this same tree and tree effective date. |

Adding Combination Grade Course DefaultsAccess the VAVO Combination Grade Courses page (Records and Enrollment, Test Administration NLD, Set Up Test Administration, VAVO Combination Grade Courses, VAVO Combination Grade Courses).
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Tree Name |
Select a validated Test Administration Test Tree value. |
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Tree EffDt (tree effective date) |
Select a validated Test Administration Tree effective date. |
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Test ID |
Test ID values contain EN test level tests from the values that you select in the Tree Name and Tree EffDt fields. |

Running the Combination Grade ProcessAccess the VAVO Combination Grd Process page (Records and Enrollment, Test Administration NLD, Set Up Test Administration, VAVO Combination Grade Process, VAVO Combination Grd Process).
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As Of Date |
The system date appears by default each time that you access the page, whether or not a date value already exists in the field. You can enter a different date before you run the process. |
Creating Test Lists
Test lists are used for two purposes:
To enroll students in multiple tests at one time during the enrollment process.
During the evaluation process.
This section discusses how to:
Create a tree list.
Add tests to a test list.

Pages Used to Create Test Lists
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Page Name |
Definition Name |
Navigation |
Usage |
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SSR_TST_LIST_NLD |
Records and Enrollment, Test Administration NLD, Set Up Test Administration, Test Lists, Test List Information |
Enter test list information, such as subject area, academic organization, and course ID. |
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SSR_TST_LISTLN_NLD |
Records and Enrollment, Test Administration NLD, Test Lists, Tests |
Add tests to the list, either individually or by test tree. |
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SSR_SEL_COPY_TESTS |
Click the Copy Tests button on the Test Lists - Tests page. |
Select the test list that you want to copy for this test list. |

Creating a Test List
Access the Test List Information page (Records and Enrollment, Test Administration NLD, Set Up Test Administration, Test Lists, Test List Information).
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Test List ID |
When you create a new test list, this number will be all zeros. When you save the test list, the system assigns the next sequential number from the Next Test ID field on the Installation table. |
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Test List Use |
A test list can be used to enroll students in tests or in the evaluation process. Values are: Both: Enables this test list to be used during the evaluation process and to enroll students into the tests on the list. Evaluation: Enables this test list to be used during the evaluation process only. Place: Enables this test list to be used to enroll students into the tests on the list only. |
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Course ID |
Select a course ID to link this test list to a course. |

Adding Tests to a Test List
Access the Test List - Tests page (Records and Enrollment, Test Administration NLD, Test Lists, Tests).
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Copy Tests |
Click to add tests by copying the tests in another test list. The Copy Tests page appears, where you can select a test list ID. |
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Tree Name |
Enter a test tree to add tests to the list by tree. |
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Tree EffDt (tree effective date) |
Enter the effective date of the tree that you want to use to add tests to the list. Only valid effective dates for the tree that you select are available. |
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Fetch Data |
Click to populate the grid with the tests and calculated results that make up the test tree. |
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Sequence |
The system increments this number by 1 for each row. Change the order of the rows by changing the sequence number. |
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Test ID |
Enter a test ID to add to this test list. This field is automatically populated when you click the Fetch Data button if you entered a test tree ID and effective date. |
Defining Evaluation Rules
Before you can use the Evaluate Students process to determine whether students have passed all of the requirements for a course, a test or calculated result of a test, or for graduation, you must define the evaluation rules, or requisites. The requirements for the evaluation are linked to test trees.
When the system evaluates students, the Evaluate Students SQR process (SREVAENL) uses the evaluation requisites that are defined for a student's academic career, subject, academic organization, and academic program.
This section discusses how to:
Define evaluation requisites.
Define evaluation rule details.

Pages Used to Define Evaluation Rules|
Page Name |
Definition Name |
Navigation |
Usage |
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SSR_REQUISITE_NLD |
Records and Enrollment, Test Administration NLD, Set Up Test Administration, Requisites, Requisites |
Define evaluation requirement by institution, career, program, subject area, academic organization, test tree, and test effective date. |
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SSR_REQUIS_LN_NLD |
Records and Enrollment, Test Administration NLD, Set Up Test Administration, Requisites, Requisites Lines |
Define the requisite lines for an evaluation requirement. |
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SSR_SEL_COPY_REQ |
Click the Copy Requisite Lines button on the Requisite Lines page. |
Select a requisite ID from which to copy lines into this requisite. |

Defining Evaluation Requisites
Access the Requisites page (Records and Enrollment, Test Administration NLD, Set Up Test Administration, Requisites, Requisites).
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Academic Program |
Enter the academic program to which this requirement applies. |
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Release Restriction |
Indicate whether the grades that are used to satisfy this requisite and that are also restricted can be used in other requisites. Values are: Keep: Grades used in this requisite that are restricted cannot be used in other requisites. Release: Restrictions from this requisite will be released, so grades used in this requisite can also be used in other requisites. |
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Evaluation Type |
Select the evaluation type of this requisite. Values are: End: The requisite applies to an end of term evaluation. In Between: The requisite applies to evaluation milestones during the term. This field is informational only and is not used in any processing. |
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Tree Name |
Enter the test tree for this requisite. Students who are linked to this test tree will be evaluated based on the requisites defined here when you run the Evaluate Students process. |
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Tree EffDt (tree effective date) |
Enter the effective date of the test tree for which you are defining evaluation requisites. |

Defining Evaluation Rule Details
Access the Requisites Lines page (Records and Enrollment, Test Administration NLD, Set Up Test Administration, Requisites, Requisites Lines).
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Copy Requisite Lines |
Click to select an already-created requisite to copy. The Copy Requisite Lines page appears. |
Requisite Lines Tab
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Seq Nbr (sequence number) |
The system increments the sequence numbers by 10 for each line added. The Evaluate Students process evaluates the lines in this requisite in the order established by the sequence numbers. To change the order of the lines, change the sequence numbers. |
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Operators |
If needed, select a Boolean operator to group requirements. The options are AND, AND NOT, OR, and OR NOT. |
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( (open parenthesis) |
Use parentheses to group requirements. You can use up to three levels. |
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Not |
Select if this line must not be true. |
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Type |
Indicate whether this requisite line pertains to a Calc Res (calculated result), Req (requisite), Test, or Test List. You can create a line that pertains to another requisite because you can have nested requirements. |
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Item ID |
Enter a calculated result, test ID, requisite ID, or test list ID, depending on what you selected in the Type field. |
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Description |
The description of the calculated result, test, requisite, or test list. |
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Operators |
Operators enable the system to evaluate grades on a minimum or maximum condition to determine insufficient grades. For test lists, values are < (less than), <= (less than or equal to), = (equal to), >= (greater than or equal to), and > (greater than). For calculated results, requisites, and tests, values are > (greater than), = (equal to), and >= (greater than or equal to). |
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Value |
Enter the minimum or maximum value of a grade. |
Details Tab
Access the Requisites Lines page: Details tab.
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Function |
Functions are used with test lists, and together with the minimum and maximum values enable you to link conditions to a group of courses, tests, or calculated results such as a minimum or maximum number of tests that a student must pass, or a minimum or maximum number with a specific calculated result. Values are: Average: The average of the tests or courses in the list List: The number of tests or courses that must be in the list. Sum 1: The sum of Units 1. Sum 2: The sum of Units 2. |
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Minimum Value |
Enter the minimum number for the selected function. |
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Maximum Value |
Enter the maximum number for the selected function. |
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Restrict |
Designate whether the grades that are used to satisfy this line can be used to satisfy other lines in other requisites. If the grades can be used to satisfy other lines in this requisite, leave the field blank. Select All Result if the grade used to satisfy this line cannot be used to satisfy other lines. The test or calculated result in this line is blocked for further evaluation within this requisite. Select Restricted if the grade used to satisfy this line cannot be used to satisfy other lines within this requisite, but can be used to satisfy lines in other requisites. The test or calculated result in this line is blocked for further evaluation within the requisite. |
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) (close parenthesis) |
Select to close group of lines. |
Comments tab
Access the Comments tab.
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Comments |
Enter any text that you want to appear on the Student Evaluation page. |