Quest - Pre Generate an Exam

Pre-generating an exam enables the exam process to run much faster on Quest hardware. It is a necessary prep step for:

• exams with a large class size OR

• when multiple exams are running at the same time.

The process is as follows:

• Find out the instructor UT EID

• Go to Quest System Admin (https://quest.cns.utexas.edu/systemadmin/main)

  • Click on Masquerade, enter EID, and click on Change

  • Go to Instructor, click on course, click on exam, look at the URL at the top of the screen, and write down the Learning Module #

• Go to System Admin (https://quest.cns.utexas.edu/systemadmin/main)

  • Go to the Shortcuts tab and click on Instadmin

  • Click on the school category the instructor's course falls under

  • Go to learningmodule.id, enter number, click View

  • Click the Instances tab

  • Click the Pre generate PNG & Text button

• When the screen returns, all active students should have "generation completed" in the table displayed.