With Anthony Harvey European Users Conference Manchester

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1 With Anthony Harvey

2 V5 What s New System Architecture and Scalability Participant i t Experience Management and Delivery of Multilingual Assessments V5 Technology and Impacts on Other Components Migrating from V4 to V5 Timeline for Release and Beta Testing Beta testing objectives and logistics Slide 2

3 New delivery platform Better participant experience More scalable Enhanced Security Allows use of multiple processors More robust save-as-you-go Mobile delivery / auto sensing 3-Tiered architecture Translation a Management ag Slide 3

4 What s new in Perception Version 5 base/getting_started/introducing_perception/intro501.asstarted/introducing px Slide 4

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6 Tk Takes better advantage of flatest IT technology Three Tiered Architecture Supports multiple processors Much more easily clustered than version 4 Installation software aids load balancing Software designed for clustering No more progress files makes load balancing easier to set up Configuration now in database, no longer in perceptionv4.ini Slide 6

7 Either layer can be scaled to meet demand d For instance: Lots of participants taking simple assessments would benefit from extra power in the presentation tier More complex assessments would benefit from extra power at the business logic tier

8 Database Tier Microsoft SQL or Oracle Business Logic Tier Windows Application Server Presentation Tier Windows or Linux Web Server Firewall Browser Can be installed on 3 servers: Separates presentation ti tier and business logic tier to meet security concerns Enables choice of technology platform for presentation tier Windows/IIS Linux/Apache Enables more scalable configurations

9 May also be installed on single Database application Tier server Microsoft and SQL database or Oracle server Business Logic Tier Presentation Tier Windows Application Server Firewall Browser Slide 9

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12 Responsible for presenting assessments via a web-browser Supports PC and mobile devices Supports configurable templates (.xtmp format) Provides non-qxq and QxQ functionality Single application providing replacement entry points for separate V4 web applications: Perception.php instead of perception.dll Open.php p p instead of open.dll Session.php instead of session.php TestCenter.php instead of testcenter.dll Slide 12

13 Wi Written in PHP Runs on Windows or Linux operating systems Sends/Receives XML requests to QABS and renders XML response into HTML Stateless Configuration synchronized with QABS Message schema specification documented Slide 13

14 Responsible for providing all assessment delivery business logic as a web service Runs under Windows Receives SOAP requests from another application eg e.g. QPLA Returns an XML response message corresponding to the request Architecture allows scalability through web farms Can be configured without restarting Slide 14

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16 Assessment list Question layouts Accessibility Assessment navigator Participant tools Auto-sensing for mobile delivery Authentication Slide 16

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26 Attempt t to submit with no connection allows retry Attempt to leave a page gives a warning Slide 26

27 Optimized i for screen-reader compatibility Text-sizing and contrast controls Navigation without mouse Keyboard shortcuts Alternate pointing devices Slide 27

28 Select by clicking form field or choice text region Slide 28

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31 Questionmark Packages the Assessment for Device/Browser/iframe / Sends Senses Device/Browser HTML Slide 31

32 Author once Deliver to any device or context Schedule once Single results set Slide 32

33 Look and feel Data set Version 4 Version 5 Deliver to any device Yes Yes Auto sense platform? No Yes Dynamic Skin No Yes Tuned for mobile devices Possible Yes Tuned for iframe delivery Possible Yes Author once, deliver to any No Yes Schedule once, deliver to any No Yes Simplified reporting for all platforms No Yes Slide 33

34 Generally the same as in v4 Questionmark authentication (perception.dll becomes perception.php) php) Open access Integration access (QMWISe, PIP, AICC, SCORM) Browser authentication Test center access Improved, simpler LDAP Authentication Schedule with participant p authenticated by LDAP Slide 34

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36 Translation management system Participant interface designed to accommodate multilingual l l assessments Shipping software includes participant facing software translated into 20 different languages Slide 36

37 Translated items are linked to original i base language item Will allow for comparing and contrasting item performance across languages going forward Base Language Translated Base Language Translated Item Item Assessment Assessment French French English German English German Dutch Dutch Slide 37

38 Interactive Translations Using Questionmark TMS Translations using 3 rd Party Tools Export to XLIFF (XML) On-The-Fly Translation Management System Set Up Project using TMS Manages translation process.does not do translation Import from XLIFF (XML) Translate using 3 rd Party Tools Slide 38

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49 European Dutch English French German Italian Norwegian Portuguese Russian Spanish Swedish Asian Bengali Chinese Hindi Japanese Punjabi Urdu ME/African Afrikaans Arabic Xhosa Zulu Slide 49

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51 Supports Windows Server 2008 Database support Oracle 9i Release 2, 10g and 11g SQL 2000, 2005 and 2008 Wider browser support ipod Touch / iphone have been tested in beta Now uses.net 2.0 (not the older.net 1.1) 1) Presentation tier can run on UNIX/Linux Requires PHP installed on server Installer does this for you on a Windows server Slide 51

52 QPLA Questionmark Presentation Layer Application QABS Questionmark Assessment Business Service TMS Translation Management System Slide 52

53 Create/edit administrators utility removed Now centralized to Enterprise Manager Some changes in tryout Local repository No assessment tryout Shared repository Improved assessment tryout - can tryout multi-block assessments Multilingual-aware aware (if using TMS) Template editor removed Slide 53

54 Enterprise Manager New TMS feature Updated to support new configuration and repository file structure Shared Repository Manager Support for new configuration and repository file structure V4 to V5 upgrade wizard, including template migration tool QMWISe New methods added for integration and content migration Added support for multilingual assessments Numerous bug fixes Slide 54

55 Included with standard Author and/or Server (some require license) AICC HR-XML support LDAP Printing and scanning Questionmark to Go SAP Connector Wimba Connector Windows authentication Add-ons/Connectors that will work unchanged Blackboard Connector Moodle Connector Questionmark Secure Word Authoring Templates Add-ons/Connectors to be updated and available around time of v5 Release SharePoint Connector Note: RMS for v5 Will be after v5 Release Slide 55

56 Support for Windows 2000 Support for MSDE Office Connector WbCTC WebCT Connector Content Packager Most use of Java D&D, hotspot question types now use DHTML Java question type, Java MathML no longer supported Only the Wimba question will still use Java LDAP functionality is changing See KB article for details: What functionality in Perception 4 has been dropped in Perception 5? Slide 56

57 Use of industry standard d technology means more robust delivery and better developer capability Templates now based on XML and CSS Transformations from QML to HTML now done by industry standard XSL\XSLT Continued use of Adobe Flash for some question types HTML design meets modern standards ds Slide 57

58 Can AM v4.x and AM v5.x co-exist on the same machine? Yes Can Perception server v4.x and v5.x co-exist on the same machine? No Can I import v4.x Qpack into a v5.x repository? Yes, but custom template caveats apply Yes, Qpack as of v4.3 Slide 58

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60 1. Read about Version 5 in more detail 2. Attend a webinar or briefing on Version 5 3. Identify stakeholders and hold a kick-off meeting 4. Backup the existing system 5. Do a trial conversion and upgrade 6. Set a date for the upgrade to happen on your production system 7. Do the detailed planning for the upgrade 8. Make the upgrade happen and check it 9. Implement new Version 5 features that t can help you

61 Database is not actually converted as in v3 to v4 process Newtablesareadded are added, butthereisnoactualthere transformation/conversion of records Templates Standard v4 templates upgraded automatically Customized templates will need manual upgrading Functional settings are migrated Look and feel will need to be re-done Slide 61

62 The following features of Perception Version 5 continue to use the Version 4 templates: Publish to Windows Questionmark to Go Print to HTML If a Version 4 template defined in an assessment is not found, the default Version 4 template will be used instead without an error being generated Slide 62

63 Objective: create a functional snapshot of v4 software and data for the purpose of running a trial upgrade to v5 Backup system and repository files C:\perception4 C:\Program Files\Questionmark\perception4\server Backup repository database Install v4 on trial server Create a new repository using Shared Repository Manager Use the same name for the repository as that used by the production environment Slide 63

64 Restore backups of system and repository files to trial server Restore the database backup Configure trial repository to use the restored backup from you v4 production site Slide 64

65 1. Install pre-requisites requisites for Perception Server a) PHP is a pre-requisite for use of Perception Server b) We provide a Pre-requisites for Perception Server install which does this 2. Run v5 installer a) Installer detects if requirements for hard drive space are sufficient b) Installer checks for previous versions of Perception c) Installer un-installs Perception Version 4 in the background d) Installer sets the Repository Files folder to \Perception4\ to access existing resource files e) Perception Version 5 is installed f) SRM and SRS configuration settings are moved to the ServerSettings.config file g) Shared Repository Manager is started h) The perceptionv4.ini file settings are migrated to the repository i) Repository Upgrade Wizard is used to update the repository j) The template settings used by the previous Version 4 templates are copied to the corresponding templates for Version 5 Slide 65

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67 Use Shared Repository Manager V4 repositories will be highlighted in red to indicate they need to be upgraded Select the repository that needs upgrading and choose the Repository Upgrade Wizard menu option Slide 67

68 The Repository Upgrade Wizard will prompt you to find and select the perceptionv4.ini file C:\Program Files\Questionmark\Perception4\server This is so it can import the v4 settings into the v5 repository In v5, configuration settings are stored in the database At the end of the upgrade process, the repository will as appear as below in Shared Repository Manager Slide 68

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70 Key sections: What is new in Version 5 Top 15 things you should know before upgrading Upgrade planning checklist Upgrade testing checklist How to guides on: Backup existing data Trial upgrades in safe environments Rollout into a production environment FAQs Troubleshooting guide Slide 70

71 V5 Documentation ti Website is available and now searchable aspx Current documentation available: Install Guides Most product user guides available Many KB articles Best Practice Guide: Upgrading Questionmark Perception from Version 4 to Version 5 New Best Practice Guide on Making Assessments Accessible coming soon Slide 71

72 , Phone Support of v4 Hosting upgrade (varies on customer needs) v4 Training - Open Enrollment * * * Months following v5 Release * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * v4 Training - Private, on site * * * * * * v4 Consulting * * * * * * Slide 72

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74 Beta - Beta Public Release Phase 1 Phase 2 Release to hosting April/May June - Aug Nov/Dec Beginning Dec/Jan Slide 74

75 Thanks for your attention and participation? i i Do you have any questions? Slide 75