8.19 Assess

8.19.1

Batch function "Remove tags": a new batch function accessed from the item bank allows users to remove blueprint tags from items in bulk. Link to Knowledge base article
CFR breakdown for sub-cohorts: Blueprint dimension categories associated to candidate records can be added to the Candidate feedback report to breakdown candidate performance further into sub-cohort. Link to Knowledge base article
WYSIWYG editor for OSCE marksheet: HTML text formatting is now enabled for the marksheet, fulfilling a popular customer feature suggestion.
Batch starting sessions: On the dashboard, multiple sessions can now be selected and started simultaneously.

Talview integration enhancement: added the ability to update candidates assigned to an exam and have the changes reflected in the Proview event.
A4B accessibility improvements: improve compatibility with screen readers, text-to-speech software, keyboard navigation and contrast.
Preventing DNA’ed candidates from entering exam: added the ability to complete a candidate when DNA’ed. Please notify risr/ team if you wish to change to this behaviour.
“Exams - View Dashboard” user permission added: new user permission available limiting user to viewing exam dashboard only.

Release Date: 16 April 2026

Optimized Exam Publishing: Enhanced the exam publishing performance for exams with numerous sessions and item variants.

Session Management: Resolved an issue where the "Stop Session" button on the dashboard failed to trigger an immediate results update. Stopping a session will now correctly force a refresh of all related data.
Attendance Tracking (DNA): Improved marking candidates as "Did Not Attend" (DNA) in specific scenarios, such as paper-only exams or instances where there was no related WSIUser object.
Live Update Visibility: Fixed a permissions bug to ensure users with "View Dashboard" access can correctly view live login updates as intended.
Reporting Accuracy: Fixed a failure in the Examiner Control Report that occurred when all candidates were excluded from a specific station.
- The system now performs a preliminary check if scores are available for an examiner before generating the report.
OSCE Form Improvements:
- Exam Preview: Fixed an issue where the OSCE item preview would incorrectly randomize schema answers.
- Variant Selection: Removed the "Not set" option for OSCE variants. A specific variant must now be selected to ensure data consistency.
Security & Access: Improved the login redirection logic for unauthorized users, ensuring a smoother transition to the login page and more robust permission handling.

Release Date: 7 May 2026

Intelligent Exam Dashboard Filtering: The Exam Dashboard and Session lists now can be configured to show only the sessions that match your user blueprint tags (when categorized with the same category).
New "Deliver Exams" Permission: We’ve introduced a specific permission—Exams: Deliver Exams. This allows administrators to grant users the ability to run sessions (Start, Stop, Pause, and exclude candidates) without needing broader administrative access.

Document Formatting: Fixed an issue where long, non-breaking text (like URLs) caused layout errors. HTML previews will no longer overflow horizontally, and PDF exports will no longer cut off content at the margins.
Result Generation Logic: To improve system performance and data accuracy, the automatic update of results and reports now triggers only when the final session in a group is stopped, rather than after every individual session.
Marking rounding: Fixed rounding for edge cases when the value could not be rounded like Infinity.
Reporting & Analytics:
- Results Analysis Graph: Fixed a bug where the Passing Threshold line was missing; it now renders correctly when the "Include pass/fail or grade" option is selected.
- Marking Reports: Resolved an ordering issue for interviews that occasionally caused incorrect item comparisons.
- Item Filtering: Fixed a bug that prevented filtering items by author within an item set.
Integrations & API:
- ProctorExam Support: Updated time-stamp formatting to ensure compatibility with recent ProctorExam requirements (switching from floats to integers/strings).
- API Reliability: Fixed an issue where creating an exam via API would fail if the latest version of an item set was still in "Draft" status.
- Documentation: Improved the visual layout of the Webhook registration API documentation.

Release Date: 15 May 2026

Resource thumbnails – Resolved an issue where multiple resources could display the same thumbnail image when uploaded with identical filenames. Each resource will now show its correct thumbnail.
Global criteria deletion – You will now see a warning if you attempt to delete a Global criteria that is currently in use, preventing accidental data loss.
ProView exam scheduling – Slot times are now correctly converted to UTC when pushed to ProView, ensuring exams are scheduled at the right time regardless of the candidate's timezone.
ProctorExam candidate time changes – Resolved an issue preventing candidates from unlocking and modifying their exam time slot, caused by a compatibility change in how ProctorExam handles time values.