Assembling Tests

The test assembly process entails grouping tests into batches and mapping forms onto the tests. Before you can assemble tests, the tests and segments must be created in FlightPlan, and the forms the tests will use must be built as described in Managing Forms.

To get started assembling tests, hover over the Form & Test Engineering menu in the banner and select Test Assembly. The Test Assembly - Main Index page appears, divided into multiple sections.

• The tests listed in Ready for Assembly are the ones created previously in FlightPlan. Only tests that are associated with publications are listed. To update the list of tests from FlightPlan, click Sync FlightPlan Tests. When syncing is complete, the message “Syncing: False” appears.

• The sections below, Assignment In Progress and Mapping In Progress, list the batches that are going through the assembly process, with tags indicating whether they are drafts or revisions (that is, batches that have been sent back from later stages).

• The next section, Pending Approval, lists batches awaiting approval by the Item Development Manager (IDM) and/or the Configuration team, with tags indicating which ones.

• The final section, Published Batches, lists the batches whose tests have been published.

To find tests or batches in any of the sections, use the filters at the top of the page. You can filter by client, season, school year, subject, grade, and/or mode of testing. (Modes of testing include DataEntry for Data Entry Interface (DEI) tests, ScannedPaper for paper tests to be scanned, ScoringCombo for combined tests in which segments are configured differently for scoring/reporting and administration, and more.) To search by test or batch name, enter text in the Custom search field. Click Apply. To show all tests and batches, including those from previous school years, click Reset.

Depending on your role, the View button beside a batch allows you to view more information.

The Export button beside a batch allows you to download an Excel (XLSX) file listing the information in the batch. This may be useful for doing a quality control review on batches that contain many tests and are easier to read in Excel than in the UI.

Expand and collapse sections using the and buttons.

This section explains the following tasks, which may be performed in order by various user roles:

• Creating a Batch of Tests

• Assigning Form Blocks to Tests in a Batch

• Mapping Form Blocks to Test Segments in a Batch

• Reviewing a Batch for Publication

• Editing a Published Batch