Triggers and Action Execution in AssessmentDesignData ModelIt was necessary to add several tables to support the trigger and
action execution.User ManualHere are some statements to create triggers to branch between
sections or execute actions:Manage PermissionsTo create an assessment is necessary to have create permissions
over the assessment instance. This permission can be inherit or can be
granted by a site wide administrator. This permissions can be managed by
the site wide administrator following the Permissions link in the
assessment admin page.To create triggers is necessary to have admin permissions over an
assessment. The admin permission is inherit to the user that creates an
assessment and also can be granted by the assessment administrator. This
permissions can be managed folloging the Permission link that appears in
the list of assessments.Both links will lead the user to a page where the necessary
permissions can be set.Also the user can search for another user to manage his
permissions:After clicking OK, the user will appear in the list an the
permissions can be set properly.Actions AdministrationTo be able to administrate actions the user must have site wide
admin privileges. To admin actions the user must follow the link "Action
Administration" in the assessment admin page.Register User: create a new user account in the system.Event Registration: register the user to an event.Add to Community: register the user to dotlrn and also to a
dotlrn class/community.Actions can be also created, following the link "Add new
action":The action is formed mainlly by four things:Name: the desire name that gives an idea of what the action
do.Description: short explanation of what the action do, and how
its done.Tcl code: the code that its executed to performe the
action.Parameter: this are the variables needed in the tcl code, that
depends of the user.After the action is created, a link to add the parameters is
shown.When the link is followed, then a form to create the
parameter is shown, there are two types of parameters:Name: this will take the value from a response given by the
user to an item of the assessment.Query: for this type of parameter, the field query is used,
and the parameter will take the value or values that the query
returns.To delete an action the link "delete" in the action administration
page must be followed:Before deleting an action, a confirm message will be
displayed, the action will not be deleted if there is some reference to
this action (i.e. a trigger that wil execute this action).Trigger DefinitionAfter the assessment is created, the triggers can be defined for
questions with multiple choice responses.There are two type of triggers:Branch: This trigger will make that the secuence of sections
in the assessment change, depending on the answer that a user gives
to the question related to the trigger when the assessment is being
responded.Action: This trigger will execute the action related, also
depending on the answer that the user gives to the question related
to the trigger, when the assessment is being responded.The link to create a trigger appears in the action bar of the
items with multiple choice responses of the assessment.Branch TriggersTo define a Branch Trigger, the field "Type" in the form must be
checked as branch. Is necessary that at least one section is created
after the one that is being evaluated.The condition field shows the question and its possible answers,
this means that if a user that respond the assessment choose that
response the trigger will be activated, and the section secuence will
change.After the trigger is defined as branch, the section that will be
displayed next must be chosen:Action TriggersTo define an Action Trigger, the field "Type" in the form must be
checked as "Action".The condition field shows the question and its possible anwers, it
means that when the user is responding the assessment, if this answer is
given for this question, the action will be executed.After the trigger is created, the action related must be chosen,
also the time when the action will be executed, and the message shown to
the user when the action is executed.The actions can be executed in three different times:Immediately: it means that the action will be executed after
the user finish to respond the current section.At the end of this Assessment: it means that the action will
be executed when the user finish to respond all the sections of
the assessment.Manually:this means that the action will be executed by an
administrator (i.e. in case that the request needs
approval).After select the action related to the trigger, the parameters for
the action must be set, the select boxes display the options depending
on the type of the parameter.Query: display the values returned by the query defined for
the parameter.Name: the options displayed depends on the time of
execution:Immediately: display all the questions defined in previuos
sections.At the end of the assessment and Manually: display all the
questions defined in the assessment.Trigger AdministrationThe trigger administration page can be reached from two different
links, the link "Administer Triggers" in the action bar of each section,
or from the link that show the number of triggers related to an
item.If the trigger administration page is reached from thi link of the
section, all the triggers related to the items of the section will be
display, this allowst to manage the order of the execution of the
actions when they are executed immediately or at the end or the
assessment. When the arrorws that appear beside each trigger is clicked,
then the order of execution will change.If the trigger administration page is reached through the link
that show the number of triggers of each item, then the row will not be
shown. Through this interface, the trigger can be edited, deleted or can
be managed its notifications.When a trigger is deleted, a confirm message will be display
showing all the information related to it.The link "Notify User" leads to a page a user can request
notifications when this trigger is executed. It also allowst to search
and register another users to the notifications.Request AdministrationThe request Administration page can be reached following the link
in the action bar for a site wide administrator or following the link
show in the list of assessments that belong to a user.The Request Administration interface shows all the requests
(action triggers executions) that has been approved, approved with
errors and the ones that are waiting to be executed (i.e. Manually
executed triggers).This interface will display those requests related to the
assessments that the user owns, if the user is site wide administrator,
all the requests related to all the assessments will be display.An administrator can select requests that want to approve and
click in the button "Approve", and also can send mail to several users
that requested the action. Through this interface the notifications can
also be managed.Registration AssessmentTo be able to select an assessment that will be related to the
registration process is necessary that the user has site wide admin
privileges, because the interface can only be reached through the Main
Site Administration Page. This link only will appear if the Assessment
Package is installed and mounted.If the Assessment Package is installed and mounted, the
link can be follow and will lead to a page that shows all the assessment
that can be responded for anonymous users created in all of the diferent
instances of the assessment package that could exist. If the option "None"
is selected, it means that the registration process will be the same as
always has been, if any other option is selected, the assessment will be
displayed when a user creates a new account.AuthorsViaro Networks (www.viaro.net)Rocael Hernandez -- roc@viaro.netDesignVivian Aguilar -- vivian@viaro.netDesing and DevelopmentAnny Flores -- annyflores@viaro.netDevelopment and Documentation