Once you construct your items in the prescribed format to be uploaded, you can import them to your project.
Import items to the project
- Select the Manage → Import menu and click the Questions tab.
- To select an .XML file or .XML Schema:
- Click Choose File in the Select file (.xml)* section.
- Select the file to be uploaded.
- Click Open. The path of the file is displayed in front of the Choose File button.
- Click Upload. The file is uploaded to the server and is available for use.
- To select a .XLS*file:* (file:*)
- Click Choose File in the Select file (.xls)* section.
- Select the file to be uploaded.
- Click Open. The path of the file is displayed in front of the Choose File button.
- Click Upload. The file is uploaded to the server and is available for use.
- If you want to import the same Items as enemies, then select the Don't skip duplicate questions, import them as enemies box.
- Items imported to ExamDeveloper are listed on the Import Questions page.
You can select the boxes next to them to:- Examine the Questions: Click Examine Questions to view the items and make sure that the import was successful and as expected.
- Accept Questions: Once you are satisfied with the import, click Accept Questions to accept the items into the project. The items cannot be used until they are accepted.
- Reject Questions: If some items are not imported correctly, you can reject them which deletes the items from the project.
While importing items, there are error messages for missing mandatory fields for both XML and XLS templates.
Error messages for XML templates are listed below:
Sr. No. | XML Error | Error Messages |
---|---|---|
1. | Structure validation error | "Invalid XML structure. Please open and check the file: Name cannot begin with the '<' character, hexadecimal value 0x3C. Line 52, position 7." |
2. | Question Stem missing | "Import failed. Please check the error summary listed below. |
3. | Question type missing | "Import failed. Please check the error summary listed below. |
4. | Blueprint not matching with system | "Import failed. Please check the error summary listed below. |
5. | Assets in Question/Options not in system | "Import failed. Please check the error summary listed below. |
6. | No images exist for Hotspot Question | "Import failed. Please check the error summary listed below. |
7. | True/False not found in Correct tag | "Import failed. Please check the error summary listed below. |
8. | Hotspot label data missing/incorrect | "Question: This is a sample hotspot Question: Data is missing/incorrect for Hotspot label data entered for hotspot Question. Column/Option, label 1. |
9. | Duplicate Question exist | "Import failed. Please check the error summary listed below. |
10. | Duplicate case exist | "Import failed. Please check the error summary listed below. |
11. | Invalid Options | "Import failed. Please check the error summary listed below. |
12. | Invalid Reference | "Import failed. Please check the error summary listed below. |
Error messages for XLS are listed below:
Sr. No. | XLS | Error Messages |
---|---|---|
1. | Expected column missing in Reference/Question | An unknown error has occurred: Must specify valid information for parsing in the string. |
2. | Reference mapping not correct | Import failed. Please check the error summary listed below. |
3. | Data missing in Type/Stem/Options/Correct | Import failed. Please check the error summary listed below. |
4. | If oral Question contains Option | Import failed. Please check the error summary listed below. |
5. | Blueprint not matching | Import failed. Please check the error summary listed below. |
6. | Assets used in Question/option not found | Import failed. Please check the error summary listed below. |
7. | Invalid image in hotspot | Import failed. Please check the error summary listed below. |
8. | Image not found in hotspot | Import failed. Please check the error summary listed below. |
9. | True count not correct | Import failed. Please check the error summary listed below. |
10. | True/False not correct in true/false type Question | Import failed. Please check the error summary listed below. |
11. | Hotspot labels not correct | Import failed. Please check the error summary listed below. |
12. | Duplicate Options exist | Import failed. Please check the error summary listed below. |
13. | Reference not mapped correctly | Import failed. Please check the error summary listed below. |
14. | Asset in pull-down/true false Question. | Import failed. Please check the error summary listed below. |