In order to publish assessments in Perception from your desktop, the ODBC Connection must be configured properly. This is a one-time only process. To configure the ODBC drivers, perform the following steps:

1. Log on to your SCC computer, click the "Start" menu, go to settings and then select "Control Panel".
2. Select "Administrative Tools"
3. Select "Data Sources (ODBC)
4. Select the "System DSN tab and then click "Add"
5. Scroll through the list and select "SQL Server" click "Finish"
6. In the dialogue box:

   • Name: type "Peception"
   • Description: type "Perception Datasource"
   • Server: click the down arrow and select "BATMAN"
   • Click "Next"
   • Select second radio button "With SQL Server authentication...."
   • Enter the publishing Login and Password.

     NOTE: The Publishing ID/Password is NOT the ID/password you received to log on to Enterprise Manager. The publishing ID is "Perception3". The publishing password can be obtained from the Web Applications Administrator and click "Next"

   • Make sure the box next to"Change the Default database to" (should have perceptionV3 grey-out) is clicked and click "Next" and then "Finish"
   • Click "Test Data Source" and confirm that you receive the "TESTS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY" message and hit "OK"
   • Click "OK" through the screens that remain on your desktop to remove them.
7. ODBC setup is complete.

1. Open Assessment Manager
2. Open the assessment you wish to publish
3. Under "Assessment" on the menu bar, select "Publish for Web Delivery" and "via ODBC"
4. At the dialogue box, confirm that the DSN assessment and questions being published to says "Perception and click "OK"
5. At SQL dialogue box, the Login ID should say "Perception3" and you must enter the password (which you can obtain from the Web Apps Administrator
6. A message should display that the assessment has been published to the server.

1. Log on to Enterprise Manager at http://perception.sinclair.edu/em/login.asp?
2. Click on "System Administration"
3. Click on "Groups" and then list the participants within the group by clicking the black arrow to the right of the screen
4. Click the checkbox next to the student's name you wish to schedule
5. Click the "Schedule" link on the left hand nav bar
6. Click "Add Assessments" and select the assessment the student will take, then click "Close"
7. Click the "Schedule" tab and give the Schedule a Name (optional but if no name is present, the test name will show to the student)
8. Click the settings you wish to apply and then "Create Schedule"

1. Log on to Enterprise Manager at http://perception.sinclair.edu/em/login.asp
2. Click on "System Administration"
3. Click on "Groups"
4. Find your group and click the checkbox next to the group name, then click the "Schedule" link on the left hand nav bar
5. Click "Add Assessments" and select the assessment the student will take, then click "Close" or simply type the assessment name in the search box (if known) to avoid scrolling through all of the assessments.
6. Click the "Schedule" tab and give the Schedule a Name (optional but if no name is present, the test name will show to the student)
7. Click the settings you wish to apply and then "Create Schedule"

1. Log on to Enterprise Manager at http://perception.sinclair.edu/em/login.asp
2. Click on "System Administration"
3. Click on "Groups" and then select the black arrow to the right to list the participants
4. Click the student's name you wish to remove from the group
5. Select the group name you wish to remove and click "Remove Groups" and then click "Modify Participant"

   NOTE: This process will remove the student from the group only.

1. Log on to Enterprise Manager at http://perception.sinclair.edu/em/login.asp
2. Click on "System Administration"
3. Click on "Schedules"
4. Find the schedule for the student by searching for the participant's name
5. Click the box next to the schedule you wish to delete and click "Delete"

1. Log on to Enterprise Manager at http://perception.sinclair.edu/em/login.asp
2. Click on "System Administration"
3. Click on "Participants"
4. Find the participant you wish to schedule and click the box next to their name
5. Click the "Schedule" link on the left-hand nav bar
6. Click "Add Assessments" and select the assessment the student will take, then click "Close" or simply type the assessment name in the search box (if known) to avoid scrolling through all of the assessments.
7. Click the "Schedule" tab and give the Schedule a Name (optional but if no name is present, the test name will show to the student)
8. Click the settings you wish to apply and then "Create Schedule"

1. Log on to Perception Enterprise Manager
2. Select "groups" or "participants" depending upon whether you are scheduling an entire class or one participant only
3. Perform the group or participant query and click the check box next to the group or participant for which you will be creating a schedule
4. Click "Schedule"
5. On Screen 1 of the Schedule form (Assessments Tab), add the Assessment Name as normal
6. On Screen 2 of the Schedule form (Schedule), select "Require Monitoring" checkbox
7. Set the remaining settings you wish, as normal
8. Click "Create Schedule"

Once a schedule or assessment is set up to require monitoring, only a limited number of administrators with "monitor permissions" can "unlock" or allow access to the test. For this reason, faculty members with proctoring needs should contact this office for additional information.

Here's how the process works at the student end:

1. Student goes to http://perception.sinclair.edu (or logs in through my.Sinclair by clicking the Perception link) and logs into their Perception account as normal (i.e. using their firstname.lastname and "pass" and the last 4 digits of their SS#). Once in their account, they will see links to all assessments to which they have access.
2. If a particular assessment requires monitoring (i.e. the faculty member set up the schedule or assessment to require monitoring), once the student clicks the assessment link, an additional logon box will appear asking for a monitor to sign in. Once a monitor (again, any administrator who has monitoring access) logs in using their administrator ID and password for Perception the test will appear for the student.