Test Takers Table

Test Takers Table

Getting Started with Test-Takers Table 

Understand about the various attributes of the test-taker in the test-takers table 

 


This article aims to provide you with an in-depth understanding of the test-taker table.  

The test-taker table not only has detailed information about the test-takers but also allows you to perform various functions like searching, sorting & filtering. It allows you to customize the table as per your needs and has list of actions that can be performed on test-takers.


1. Columns in Test Taker's Table

The new and revamped test-taker table has all existing columns as well as new columns. These Columns aimed at giving more information about the test-taker are of two categories. 
i. Default columns - These are columns which are displayed when the user opens the results dashboard for a test.
ii. Additional columns- These are columns which are not displayed by default but can be added from column customization settings

i. DEFAULT COLUMNS


S No.Column NameDetails
1NameName and email-id of the test-taker
2
ScoreScore secured by the test-taker in a test
3
Overall Status
It’ll show the current status of the test taker. For ex. The column will display “In Progress” if the test taker has commenced the test.
4
Detailed Status
Detailed status gives more information about the overall status.
5
Actions
Multiple action are available for each test-taker. For ex- resume test.
6
Test taker ID
Test taker ID as generated by the Mercer Mettl platform.

ii. ADDITIONAL COLUMNS


S No.Column NameDetails
1
Performance CategoriesIt will show you the category the test taker comes under. The category for a test taker will depend upon the logic defined while setting up the performance categories.
2Email status
These are the 4 statuses you’ll receive for the status of the invitation email sent to the test taker. 

Sent - the email has been sent from the platform.
Delivered- Mail has been successfully delivered. 
Opened- Mail has been opened by the test-taker.
Bounced- Mail has not been delivered. 
3
Invited OnIt displays the date on which the e-mail was sent to the test taker. 
4
Test DateIt displays the date on which the test was completed by the test-taker. 
5
Percentage
This displays the overall percentage of the test-taker 
6
Section DetailsIt gives score secured by test-taker for each section in the test.
7
Started onDate on which test was commenced by the test-taker. 
8
Submission Date
Date on which submission is to be made.

Only applicable for deadline-based tests. These are tests where the deadline to submit the test can be in days.
9
Reported at
Time at which test-taker enters the waiting room.

Only applicable if waiting room is enabled for the test.


2. Customizing Columns

Each user can customize columns as per their requirement by following the below steps: 

STEP 1: Click the icon below. 

STEP 2: A popup will appear. 

STEP 3: Select the columns to add or remove from the list of available columns. The selected columns will be displayed on the right. 


STEP 4: Columns can now be dragged and arranged as desired. 

STEP 5: Click the “Apply column” button to see your table changes. 



Name  & e-mail column and actions column cannot be removed or reordered 

3. Adding Filters

There are multiple ways to filter the test-taker table, which makes it more efficient to reach the desired test-taker.
1. You can filter the test-taker table by clicking on the graphs. 

2. There are inline filters available for columns.  

3. You can also use the filter icon to apply the filters. 



4. Removing Filters

STEP 1: Apply a filter using any one of the three methods mentioned above.  

STEP 2: A tag for the filter would appear on screen. 

STEP 3: Click on either “X” or “Clear all” to remove the filters. 

5. Sorting and Searching

i. DEFAULT SORTING

Default sorting is based on detailed status. For the test-taker where detailed status has been updated most recently will show on top. Detailed  Status reflect  various activities performed by test-admin (Ex-inviting test-takers), test-taker(Ex-completing a test) or system(Ex-auto-submitting the test due to time over).

Name
Detailed Status
Activity Time*
Test-Taker 1
Test-taker completed  
16:48
Test-Taker 2
Disconnected from the system
16:47
Test-Taker 3
In-progress
16:00
Test-Taker 4
Authorizer blocked
15:32
Test-Taker 5
Invited
15:30

ii. SORTING ON COLUMNS

Sorting is applicable on following columns

i. Name and e-mail
ii. Total Score
iii. Invitation Date
iv. Test finish date
v. Section score
vi. Test start date
vii. Submission date
viii. Reported at

iii. RESET SORTING BACK TO DEFAULT SORTING 

Click on the below icon to reset to default sorting or refresh the page.

iv. SEARCH TEST-TAKER NAME/ E-MAIL



You can enter the test-taker name or email and click on the search icon. The search also runs on a character basis. For ex- If you have the test-taker names such as John, James, Jenny, Janice, you can enter “ja” and click on the search icon. Both James and Janice will be displayed on your screen. 

If CIM setting is enabled, in that case the search will work on Test-taker ID.



6. Downloads


There are multiple downloads available on the results dashboard.  

i. Excel.

It contains all the data in the test-taker table along with marks scored by test-takers.

ii. Test-taker Reports.

Download the PDF Version of the online reports for the test-takers. 

iii. Reports with attachment.

Downloads PDF reports along with any documents uploaded against question by the test-takers. 

iv. Question analytics.

It contains analytics for the questions in the test.

7. Actions

There are various actions that can be performed on the test-taker at various stages in the test-takers journey. Refer below to understand the actions that are available:


S No.
Action Name
Remarks
1
Download Report
Individual and bulk PDF reports can be downloaded for test-takers.

This action is available once test-taker has finished the test and reports have been generated
2
Share result with test-taker 
Test-taker reports can be directly shared with test-takers 

This action is available once test-taker has finished the test and reports have been generated
3
Allow resume
Only applicable if a test- taker got disconnected while giving the test and could not re-join.
4
Delete
Delete a test-taker.

This action is available once test-taker has finished the test and reports have been generated
5
Revoke
Test-taker can only be revoked prior to starting the tests 
6
Send Reminders
If send reminder is activated in your account, you can send reminders for test-takers who have not started the test yet
7
Add/Remove Star
Test-taker can be bookmarked using add star and this bookmark can be removed using remove star

This action is available once test-taker has finished the test and reports have been generated

 8. Report Settings

 
S No.
Section Name
Remarks
1
Overall Summary
Hide/show overall summary section 
2
Section-wise Details
Hide/ show section wise details  
3
Difficulty Level Analysis
Hide/show difficulty level analysis 
4
Apply Candidate Identify Management
This hides the name/email of test-taker in shared reports and displayed the unique ID instead
5
Performance Categories
This allows you to decide whether to share the performance categories with everyone or with only the account holder. You can also choose to hide performance categories from report altogether 
6
Question wise Details
This allows you to decide whether to share the Question details with everyone or with only the account holder. You can also choose to hide Question details from report altogether 
7
Show Evaluator Comments
This hides the evaluator comments in shared reports  
8
Show Correct Answer Option
This hides correct answer options in shared reports 
9
Test log
This setting gives you option to show / hide test-log along with option of hiding various components of test-log in shared reports
10
Hide question text in shared report
This hides question text in shared reports
11
Hide download button in shared report
These hides download button in shared reports 
12
Unpublish Shared Report
This restricts access to shared reports 
13
Report Language
You can choose the languages in which to view the reports 

















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