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The controls for securing access to your assessment is broken down into five areas which will appear in the lower right panel when you use the link shown, as above, in the top right panel. These include:
These features combined allow you to specify who may access an assessment, from where and at what time. For example, you could restrict access to a particular computer laboratory at a particular time. With a proctor checking id's at the door, you enjoy the same level of security as a paper-based test. Test Pilot's security features represent the most comprehensive set of security features for online assessment in the industry. Global Info - v4.3 and later (Info for v4.2 and earlier)
Owner's E-Mail Address - enter an e-mail address to be used as a return address for any automatically generated e-mail messages for this assessment. E-mailing functions require special configuration and security permissions that may not be available at all installations. Managers - you may specify a set of assessment managers to assist you. They may have varying levels of access as specified in this list. In order for the managers to log in, they must follow the same procedure as the owner except using the unique id and password entered in this list. The following levels of manager security are available:
The manager list is edited as any user list. A list of users is presented. The list is sorted by name or id as determined by the Name/ID popup menu:
Following the list of users is an editing area where you may make new entries or change or delete existing entries. Clicking on any existing entry in the list will cause the information about that entry to be presented in the editing area. Depending upon your server authentication architecture a password editing box may or may not be displayed. Consider the following sample editing area resulting from clicking on the name Kennedy above.
In addition to the standard editing fields, the following manager specific fields are presented for editing:
When changing an existing entry, the password is never shown and will remain unchanged unless a new entry is made in the empty password box. As for the remaining fields, you may simply make changes and then click the Update Entry button to record the changes. The ID field may not be changed. If you have an incorrect ID, delete the entry and create a new one. To create a new entry, click the New Entry button, fill in the appropriate fields and click Update Entry. There is no limit to the size of a user list. Entries are displayed 100 at a time. To delete an entry, click on the id in the user list to have the entry displayed in the editing area. Then, check the enable deletion checkbox and finally click the Delete Entry button. You may also import a list of participants from either a file stored on the Test Pilot server or from a list pasted into a space provided.
Test Pilot assumes a tab or comma delimited ASCII file of users listed one per line such as what might be created by ALL common database, spreadsheet, word processor or text editing programs. You will need to tell Test Pilot the order of the fields in your data by entering numbers as appropriate in the spaces provided. If the information is in a server file in the format recognized by version 3 of Test Pilot, simply click the v3 format checkbox. Specifically for managers, you may elect to set standard permissions for all imported managers using the manager import permission controls:
Import from a Field - If you paste the user information into the field provided, be sure to click the button to indicate that you are importing from a field. Import from a File - If you are importing from a file, be sure to click the button to indicate that you are importing from a file. For security purposes, Test Pilot imports from files located in the web server's current directory as defined by the URL used to access the index management options. If you used http://SERVER/servlet/TestPilot4/tests/joe/mytest.tp4?manage then Test Pilot uses the joe subdirectory of the tests subdirectory of the web server's document root directory. Enter the name of the ASCII file in the selected directory which contains the user information and click the Import button. The files MUST have an extension of .txt or .tpj. Be sure to remove the file after importing to avoid any privacy or security issues. About the Fields Each user should be assigned a unique id and a password which will be associated with their name and e-mail entries. The fields are defined as follows: id - this is an arbitrary string of one or more characters; spaces, commas, tabs or nonprinting characters are not allowed. It is this id which must be entered in security challenges when they appear. password - this is an arbitrary string of one or more characters; spaces, commas, tabs or nonprinting characters are not allowed. It is this password which must be entered in security challenges when they appear. Depending on your server architecture, the password may or may not be presented for editing. name - this is an arbitrary string of one or more characters; spaces, commas, tabs or nonprinting characters are not allowed. e-mail - this should be a valid internet e-mail address including an account id, an @ sign and a domain name which together form an e-mail address for the manager. Help is Available! Please note that, at any time while you are editing an assessment, you can click upon the titles of the fields listed for your entries. If you do so, a pop-up window with an explanation of the items use and features will be shown. Saving your Changes - Don't Forget to Update It should be noted that on the editing panels, you will see one or more Update buttons. Whenever you adjust a setting or make changes to any item, you must click an update button to record the changes. You may make multiple changes and then click Update, but if you fail to click the update button, your changes may not be recorded. The mode popup menu allows you to adjust access to Test Pilot features and trim the detail of the automatically provided assistance for authoring.
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