Validating a Test and Fixing Errors

Before you can publish a test, you must validate it to make sure there are no test errors. To do this, click Validate Test in the test toolbar on the test builder page. If the test is already valid, this button turns gray and displays Test is Valid. You cannot validate a test if any of its items have unsaved changes.

Table 1 explains how to resolve the validation errors that may appear.

Table 1: Possible Validation Errors in a Test

Validation Error	How to Fix This Error
You cannot publish items that use the template's sample content. You must make some changes to this item	This error occurs when you create a new item from a template but you do not make any edits to the item’s default content. To fix this, click Edit in the item toolbar for the item and update the content so that it is not identical to that of the sample content.
You must add at least one item to this test.	This error occurs when the test does not contain any items. To fix this, add at least one item to the test.
This item is linked to a stimulus in one test and on its own in another. You either need to add the item's linked stimulus to this test or remove the item from a stimulus it does not belong to.	This error may occur when you add a library item to a stimulus. Stimuli cannot be linked to items that already exist in an item library. To fix this, remove the item and add it to a new test page instead of the stimulus. This error may also occur when you add a library item to a test without its linked stimulus. To fix this, remove the item from the test and add its linked stimulus instead. The linked item should be added automatically when you add its stimulus.
You must link at least one item to this stimulus.	This error occurs when a stimulus is added to the test but no items are linked to the stimulus. To fix this, click the stimulus thumbnail, then click the button directly below it to create a linked item.
This item is in under review and cannot be published until it is approved and added to a shared library.	This error occurs when you add an item that has been submitted to a shared item library but has not been approved. To fix this, you must remove the item from the test.
You do not have permission to publish this item	This error occurs when you have added a shared item that you do not have permission to publish. To fix this, you must remove the item from the test. If you still wish to add an item like this to this test, you should create a copy of the shared item.
Item missing required property [Grades/Subject/Name]	This error occurs when an item on the test is missing a required property. To fix this, make sure you select a value for all properties labeled as required in the Item Properties menu for each item.