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+ Manage Permissions + + To create an assessment is necessary to have create permissions + over the assessment instance. This permission can be inherit or can be + granted by a site wide administrator. This permissions can be managed by + the site wide administrator following the Permissions link in the + assessment admin page. + + + + + + + + + + To create triggers is necessary to have admin permissions over an + assessment. The admin permission is inherit to the user that creates an + assessment and also can be granted by the assessment administrator. This + permissions can be managed folloging the Permission link that appears in + the list of assessments. + + + + + + + + + + Both links will lead the user to a page where the necesary + permissions can be set. + + + + + + + + + + Also the user can search for another user to manage his + permissions: + + + + + + + + + + After clicking OK, the user will appear in the list an the + permissions can be set properly. + + + + + + + + +
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+ Actions Administration + + To be able to administrate actions the user must have site wide + admin privileges. To admin actions the user must follow the link "Action + Administration" in the assessment admin page. + + + + + + + + + + + + Register User: create a new user account in the system. + + + + Event Registration: register the user to an event. + + + + Add to Community: register the user to dotlrn and also to a + dotlrn class/community. + + + + Actions can be also created, following the link "Add new + action": + + + + + + + + + + The action is formed mainlly by four things: + + + + Name: the desire name that gives an idea of what the action + do. + + + + Description: short explaination of what the action do, and how + its done. + + + + Tcl code: the code that its executed to performe the + action. + + + + Parameter: this are the variables needed in the tcl code, that + depends of the user. + + + + + + + + + + + + After the action is created, a link to add the parameters is + shown. + + + + + + + + When the link is followed, then a form to create the + parameter is shown, there are two types of parameters: + + + + Name: this will take the value from a response given by the + user to an item of the assessment. + + + + Query: for this type of parameter, the field query is used, + and the parameter will take the value or values that the query + returns. + + + + + + + + + + To delete an action the link "delete" in the action administration + page must be followed: + + + + + + + + Before deleting an action, a confirm message will be + displayed, the action will not be deleted if there is some reference to + this action (i.e. a trigger that wil execute this action). + + + + + + +
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+ Trigger Definition + + After the assessment is created, the triggers can be defined for + questions with multiple choice responses. + + There are two type of triggers: + + + + Branch: This trigger will make that the secuence of sections + in the assessment change, depending on the answer that a user gives + to the question related to the trigger when the assessment is being + responded. + + + + + + Action: This trigger will execute the action related, also + depending on the answer that the user gives to the question related + to the trigger, when the assessment is being responded. + + + + The link to create a trigger appears in the action bar of the + items with multiple choice responses of the assessment. + + + + + + + + +
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+ Branch Triggers + + To define a Branch Trigger, the field "Type" in the form must be + checked as branch. Is necessary that at least one section is created + after the one that is being evaluated. + + The condition field shows the question and its possible answers, + this means that if a user that respond the assessment choose that + response the trigger will be activated, and the section secuence will + change. + + + + + + + + + + After the trigger is defined as branch, the section that will be + displayed next must be chosen: + + + + + + + + +
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+ Action Triggers + + To define an Action Trigger, the field "Type" in the form must be + checked as "Action". + + The condition field shows the question and its possible anwers, it + means that when the user is responding the assessment, if this answer is + given for this question, the action will be executed. + + + + + + + + + + After the trigger is created, the action related must be chosen, + also the time when the action will be executed, and the message shown to + the user when the action is executed. + + The actions can be executed in three different times: + + + + Immediately: it means that the action will be executed after + the user finish to respond the current section. + + + + At the end of this Assessment: it means that the action will + be executed when the user finish to respond all the sections of + the assessment. + + + + Manually:this means that the action will be executed by an + administrator (i.e. in case that the request needs + approval). + + + + + + + + + + + + After select the action related to the trigger, the parameters for + the action must be set, the select boxes display the options depending + on the type of the parameter. + + + + Query: display the values returned by the query defined for + the parameter. + + + + + + Name: the options displayed depends on the time of + execution: + + + + Immediately: display all the questions defined in previuos + sections. + + + + + + At the end of the assessment and Manually: display all the + questions defined in the assessment. + + + + + + + + + + + + +
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+ Trigger Administration + + The trigger administration page can be reached from two different + links, the link "Administer Triggers" in the action bar of each section, + or from the link that show the number of triggers related to an + item. + + + + + + + + + + If the trigger administration page is reached from thi link of the + section, all the triggers related to the items of the section will be + display, this allowst to manage the order of the execution of the + actions when they are executed immediately or at the end or the + assessment. When the arrorws that appear beside each trigger is clicked, + then the order of execution will change. + + + + + + + + + + If the trigger administration page is reached through the link + that show the number of triggers of each item, then the row will not be + shown. Through this interface, the trigger can be edited, deleted or can + be managed its notifications. + + When a trigger is deleted, a confirm message will be display + showing all the information related to it. + + + + + + + + The link "Notify User" leads to a page a user can request + notifications when this trigger is executed. It also allowst to search + and register another users to the notifications. + + + + + + + + +
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+ Request Administration + + The request Administration page can be reached following the link + in the action bar for a site wide administrator or following the link + show in the list of assessments that belong to a user. + + + + + + + + + + The Request Administration interface shows all the requests + (action triggers executions) that has been approved, approved with + errors and the ones that are waiting to be executed (i.e. Manually + executed triggers). + + This interface will display those requests related to the + assessments that the user owns, if the user is site wide administrator, + all the requests related to all the assessments will be display. + + + + + + + + + + An administrator can select requests that want to approve and + click in the button "Approve", and also can send mail to several users + that requested the action. Through this interface the notifications can + also be managed. + + + + + + + + +
+ + + + Registration Assessment + + To be able to select an assessment that will be related to the + registration process is necessary that the user has site wide admin + privileges, because the interface can only be reached through the Main + Site Administration Page. This link only will appear if the Assessment + Package is installed and mounted. + + + + + + + + + + If the Assessment Package is installed and mounted, the + link can be follow and will lead to a page that shows all the assessment + that can be responded for anonymous users created in all of the diferent + instances of the assessment package that could exist. If the option "None" + is selected, it means that the registration process will be the same as + always has been, if any other option is selected, the assessment will be + diplayed when a user creates a new account. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Authors + + Viaro Networks (www.viaro.net) + + + + Rocael Hernandez -- roc@viaro.net + + Design + + + + Vivian Aguilar -- vivian@viaro.net + + Desing and Development + + + + Anny Flores -- annyflores@viaro.net + + Development and Documentation + + + + \ No newline at end of file