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   13    <H2>Help for Professor Build Problem Set Page</H2>
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   17   <P><LI><STRONG>Build Problem Sets</STRONG>
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   19     <LI><STRONG>Set Definition Files</STRONG>
   20     <BR>Problem sets are built from their respective set definition files.  This is a
   21     file that resides on the server and contains information about the start and due
   22     dates of the problem set and the filenames of each problem in the set.  These items
   23     and others can be changed by going to #11 on the Professor Page: 'Examine or modify
   24     data for all students'.
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   26     <LI><STRONG>How to Build Problem Sets</STRONG>
   27     <BR>You can select any or all of the set definition files in the pop_up list on
   28     the page.  Some browsers may require you to hold down ctrl or some other meta key
   29     to select more than one file name.  NOTE:  If you have built a particular problem
   30     set before, building it again will NOT destroy the data for students who were
   31     already in the set.  It will, however, add any new students who may have been
   32     added.  If you want to edit the data for students who are already in the set you
   33     can do that in a variety of ways from the Professor's Page.
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   35     <LI><STRONG>Listing Actions</STRONG>
   36     <BR>You can, if you wish, have all the actions that are performed for each student
   37     as the set is built be listed on the screen.  This, however, can generate a great
   38     deal of information and so you can narrow this down to just listing the actions for
   39     new students or not listing any of the actions on individual students.  This option
   40     will still show which sets were built and general data such as how many new
   41     students were added, how many students were already in the set, and the dates for
   42     the problem set.
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   45   <P><LI><STRONG>Edit Set Definition Files</STRONG>
   46   <BR>This option is not currently available throught the web interface.  You can, however,
   47   edit set definition files from the command line.  If your set already has a set definition
   48   file then that file will be the name of the set will a .def extension.  If your set does
   49   not already have a set definition file, the easiest way to make one is to copy an already
   50   existing .def file and edit the specific information within the file with your favorite
   51   text editor.  Be sure, however, to keep the same formatting of the file (i.e. line
   52   spacing).  Once your set definition file has been created, you can reload the Build
   53   Problem Set Page and that .def file should appear in the pop_up list of problem sets.  If
   54   it does not, check to make sure that you have the file in the correct directory (with all
   55   the other .def files) and that it does in fact have a .def extension.
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   57   <P><LI><STRONG>Destroy and Rebuild Problem Sets</STRONG>
   58   <BR>If instead of just adding new students to a problem set, you want to change the problem
   59   set for all the students you can choose to destroy and rebuild problem sets.  NOTE: This
   60   will make it seem as if the problem sets you destroy and rebuild had NEVER been built in
   61   the first place. Any data for any student that might have already started the problem set
   62   will be completely erased.  Also, the seeds and psvns for each student will be changed so
   63   if any student has looked at their problems, any randomly chosen numbers (such as
   64   coefficients on an equation) will be completely changed. <STRONG>Be very careful.</STRONG>
   65   If you want to save the current scoring information for the set before you destroy and
   66   rebuild it, go to the scoring page and score the set and then move the .sco files out of
   67   the DATA directory (or else they will still be deleted).<STRONG>Be careful and think
   68   before you click.</STRONG>  Again you can select to see all the actions performed for
   69   each student or to just get the general information for each rebuilt set.
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   76 <A HREF="http://webwork.math.rochester.edu/">Webwork docs</A>.
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   84 Last updated: <STRONG>29 September 2000</STRONG><BR>
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