Surpass Release 12.16 Information (October 2018)
The 12.16 release of Surpass includes an array of exciting new features and enhancements, including a new Likert survey question type for HTML delivery, the ability to bulk schedule up to 3000 candidates and receive keycodes via email, and a new 'Advanced' mode supporting multiple answer boxes in the Short Answer question type in HTML delivery.
You can read a brief description of each feature below. Watch the Surpass 12.16 release video playlist on the Learning Portal for a demonstration of some of the key features.
New and Improved Features
Test Delivery
IMPROVED: Indicate to candidates which piece of source material they currently have open (HTML Delivery)
Tasks
Item Authoring
Test Creation
Test Administration
Setup & Site Settings
Integration: Updates to v2 of the API
- Enhancements to the ItemSet API to support fixing item sets.
- Enhancements to the Result, AnalyticalResult and HistoricalResult APIs to support an additional answer box in Multiple Choice survey questions.
- Support for the new Likert survey question type, including the ability to create, edit, retrieve and delete Likert items in the Item API. You can also retrieve candidate responses to Likert items in the Result, AnalyticalResult, and HistoricalResult APIs.
- Support in the Item API for the new ‘Advanced’ mode of Short Answer questions, so you can POST, PUT and GET items with multiple text boxes defined.
Integration: OAPI
The OAPI supports some of the features of v2 of the API as well as some additional functionality. It may be useful if you run large volumes through the API, as performance is significantly improved.
Additional Features and Enhancements
- New HTML SecureClient command line parameters to specify the folder location for 'Manual' File Attach question types and to ensure time remaining warnings appear over open applications.
- HTML Created Source Material now opens in a new window when delivered in HTML web delivery, rather than a new tab.
- You can now add comments in the HTML quality review panel to finish pages.
- Enhancements to the appearance of PDF Groups in the 'Documents' list of the PDF Viewer.
A Note on HTML Delivery
Resolved Issues
ID: DE20977
Issue: There was a slow response time when selecting multiple items to add to a test.
Resolution: There is now an improved response time when selecting multiple items.
ID: DE28718
Issue: It was possible to schedule some tests outside of the number of days specified in the ‘Maximum Advance Schedule’ setting.
Resolution: Tests cannot be scheduled beyond the specified maximum number of days in advance.
ID: DE30511
Issue: An incorrect message was displayed when trying to move a folder when creating a HTML test in the test wizard.
Resolution: An accurate message is now displayed.
ID: DE30930
Issue: When using the ‘from’ and ‘until’ date filters in the Mark screen to find tests completed within date range, the ‘Until’ date selector was not working correctly where the previous 30 days spanned more than one month.
Resolution: The filter works as expected.
ID: DE31227
Issue: When using the spreadsheet item type, the default font size was set to 16, which meant the text is too large to properly display in the cell.
Resolution: The font now defaults to size 12.
ID: DE31498
Issue: An error was displayed when using ‘&’ in comments when checking in a test form.
Resolution: The error does not display.
ID: DE31681
Issue: There was an unknown error when entering keycodes in SecureClient.
Resolution: Keycodes can now be entered and tests accessed without issue.
ID: DE32646
Issue: When a candidate takes a break, the start and end of the break were not timestamped in the candidate log.
Resolution: The candidate log now registers when candidates enter and leave a break.
ID: DE32810
Issue: Word documents in File Attach questions opened behind SecureClient and were inaccessible in lockdown mode.
Resolution: Word documents are now forced to open in front of SecureClient.
ID: DE32893
Issue: ‘Error 1’ was appearing when attempting to a view a Candidate Report in ‘Results’ due to ampersands (‘&’) being used in a learning outcome.
Resolution: It is now possible to view Candidate Reports for any tests where ampersands are present in tag values.
ID: DE32965
Issue: When using an iPad for HTML delivery, you could not move to the next question unless the candidate actively hid the keyboard.
Resolution: The delivery engine now automatically hides the keyboard when navigating through a test.
ID: DE33001
Issue: When printing Candidate Feedback, the PDF missed some pages from the ‘Summary by Topic’ section.
Resolution: The Candidate Feedback PDF prints all questions and full feedback per topic.
ID: DE33212
Issue: After moving an item with grouped media from another subject, an ‘invalid source material subjectID’ error was display when attempting to save.
Resolution: Imported items with grouped media now save correctly.
ID: DE33262
Issue: There was an intermittent issue with the diagram creator crashing in SecureClient.
Resolution: The diagram tool in SecureClient is now stable and more responsive.
ID: DE33299
Issue: Style profiles with embedded fonts were not supported in SecureMarker.
Resolution: Embedded fonts are now supported in SecureMarker.
ID: DE33387
Issue: Item Authoring was crashing when opening and editing items under certain circumstances.
Resolution: Item Authoring is now stable.
ID:
DE33427
Issue: After applying a colour preference change to a Spreadsheet question type in delivery, the altered font colour would persist in the 'View Responses' screen of 'Audit'.
Resolution: Font colour in 'Audit' > 'View Responses' is now always black on white regardless of candidate colour preference.
ID: DE33477
Issue: After finishing the last test in a battery, SecureClient would show a persistent loading screen although the test uploaded successfully.
Resolution: New logging has been added and test batteries can be completed.
ID: DE33853
Issue: There was an issue with images in grouped media not launching in the correct order in delivery and updates not being reflected after a Bulk Update in ‘Item Authoring’.
Resolution: Bulk update now increments major versions of items and grouped media behaviour has been rectified.
ID: DE33894
Issue: When the language toggle button was pressed in iPad delivery, it would cut off part of the question text.
Resolution: Horizontal scrolling has been added to iOS delivery.
ID: DE33920
Issue: Adding ! or ? to alternative text would be prevented with the error ‘Source material names can only contain alphanumeric characters’.
Resolution: It is now possible to use ! or ? in alternative text.
ID: DE33955
Issue: Multiple Choice questions would not preview if candidate feedback with a table was added via the API using HTML markup.
Resolution: You can now add tables to candidate feedback with HTML markup via the API and preview Multiple Choice questions with this feedback.
ID: DE34167
Issue: GET Results {keycode} requests to the API would be rejected with an error code 15 with the error, ‘An item with the same key has already been added’.
Resolution: Results are now returned successfully.
ID: DE34283
Issue: If you added a citation to an item, discarded changes, and made further edits to the item before saving, the original citation text would be retained.
Resolution: Citation deletions now persist.
ID: DE34289
Issue: The Resume Code would not allow candidates to re-enter a SecureClient after powering off their PC or using Ctrl+Alt+Del.
Resolution: Candidates can now re-enter their test in SecureClient in this instances with the Resume Code.