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Export and import exam creation rules

Allow users to add exam creation rules by importing from a spreadsheet/CSV file, and export them in the same format.
Suggested by: Wes H (CollegeNET) (25 Nov, '19) Upvoted: 09 Apr Comments: 1
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Exam Creation > Exclude CRN: We'd like to be able to upload a large number of CRNs to exclude.

A large number of CRNs need to be excluded from our Banner final exam creation process and it is impractical to enter them individually by hand.
Suggested by: Tammy (05 Nov, '21) Upvoted: 20 Mar Comments: 3
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Report that shows which sections have exams and which don't

Useful for double-checking a full term's exam schedule
Suggested by: Wes H (CollegeNET) (25 Nov, '19) Upvoted: 03 Apr Comments: 3
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Duplicative Final Exam Event Import-Combined Sections

Adjust the way final exam events are generated upon import for combined sections such that there is only one final exam event per associated class section. Currently ...
Suggested by: Amanda Barnes (27 Apr, '21) Upvoted: 05 Dec, '23 Comments: 5
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Banner - send final exam data back to SIS

When a final exam is created, send that data back to the SIS.
Suggested by: Wes H (CollegeNET) (25 Nov, '19) Upvoted: 11 Oct, '23 Comments: 1
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Allow sections to have more than one created exam (eg, midterms)

Exam creation only allows a given section to have one exam, and a new exam creation rule overwrites that exam. Would like an option to create an additional set of ...
Suggested by: Wes H (CollegeNET) (25 Nov, '19) Upvoted: 18 Jul, '22 Comments: 0
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Banner - Add Section Indicator as an Exam Extract Set Criteria

Add Section Indicator as a criteria for exam extract sets used for exam creation. Some sections have meeting patterns for lectures and labs contained under one ...
Suggested by: Maggie (13 Oct, '21) Upvoted: 16 Nov, '23 Comments: 1
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Do not include - subject/course in Exam Creation

We would like to be able to exclude specific courses (not just broad subjects) in exams. For example COLL (subject) 1000 (course) does not have exams, ...
Suggested by: Pam Lau (01 Sep, '21) Upvoted: 13 Oct, '22 Comments: 1
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Common exams - use group name in LYNX as event name in 25Live

When several sections are grouped together for the purpose of creating a common exam, the event in 25Live has the same name as an exam that would be generated based ...
Suggested by: Wes H (CollegeNET) (05 May, '20) Upvoted: 03 Jun, '20 Comments: 1
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Add additional Criteria in FInal Exam Extracts for Course Number

In the criteria for creating Exam Extracts the option to add a course number is not very specific, you can only select starts with or ending with. It would be nice to ...
Suggested by: Sarah Barber (21 Mar, '23) Upvoted: 11 Oct, '23 Comments: 0
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Exam Creation Rules - SIS Course ID addition to Criteria

We have certain courses that we need to completely exclude from final exam scheduling. Currently, I have to use the SIS section ID to exclude every single section of ...
Suggested by: George (13 Oct, '22) Upvoted: 02 Feb Comments: 1
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Exam Creation Rules - an "Else" rule

It would be very helpful if there was an else rule for creating exams that do not match any of the times specified in our final exam schedule. Our institution has an ...
Suggested by: George (13 Oct, '22) Upvoted: 02 Feb Comments: 0
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Banner - Add Credit Hours as an Exam Extract Set Criteria

Add Credit Hours as a criteria for exam extract sets used for exam creation. Some sections have meeting patterns for lectures and labs contained under one section. If ...
Suggested by: Maggie (29 Oct, '21) Upvoted: 01 Nov, '21 Comments: 1
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Populate comment field of section with EXAM details

Please populate the comment field or description field on a LYNX section with text explaining where and when the exams are taking place so that the users don't have ...
Suggested by: Wes H (CollegeNET) (16 Mar, '20) Upvoted: 16 Mar, '20 Comments: 1
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Add feature for LYNX exam creation to be based on sequential order rather than meeting pattern ID #

Our school final exam policy is "if the section's first meeting of the week is on x day of the week at x time, then make the exam at Y day/time" type rules. For ...
Suggested by: Jennifer Clifton (23 May, '23) Upvoted: 23 May, '23 Comments: 0
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Match Room Characteristics/Features Between Exams and Classes

Currently, Optimizer cannot effectively be used to place exams because Lynx does not reference the related class section's required room characteristics/features. It ...
Suggested by: Liz Hirsch (18 Feb, '22) Upvoted: 18 Feb, '22 Comments: 0
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Add Section Status as a Criteria for Exam Creation

Add Section Status as a criteria for the exam creation extract set so that those sections without an Active status could be omitted.
Suggested by: Maggie (30 Apr, '21) Upvoted: 30 Apr, '21 Comments: 0
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Option to turn off or on having EXAM added to Final Exam Event Name

This goes against our naming convention and just make it prevents the finding of same named classes by sorting on Event Name. It is not necessary because we use a ...
Suggested by: Pamela Mason (12 Jun, '20) Upvoted: 12 Jun, '20 Comments: 0
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Final Exam creation to handle instructors with Exams at the same time.

Something that would allow us to see and work through Final Exams where an instructor is schedule to have more than one Exam at the same time. Then be able to put in ...
Suggested by: Pamela Mason (12 Jun, '20) Upvoted: 12 Jun, '20 Comments: 0
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Merge exam creation rules when copying

urrently, when you copy rules from one extract set to another the copied rules overwrite the old rules. Would like an option to either add the copied rules to the set ...
Suggested by: Wes H (CollegeNET) (25 Nov, '19) Upvoted: 25 Nov, '19 Comments: 0
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Colleague - send final exam data back to SIS

When an exam is created in 25Live via LYNX, export that data back to the SIS. For Banner, see: ...
Suggested by: Maggie (27 Oct, '23) Comments: 0
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