Objectives
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The Objective function is used by administrators to manage and configure the objectives associated with training and testing for each certification. They are only available with the Omnixx Trainer extension.
To configure the objectives for a certification, click the Objectives option from the Trainer drop-down menu. A list of all certifications previously added to the database is displayed in the Functionality area of the screen. Highlight the appropriate certification by clicking it with your mouse, and then click the Next button to continue. (Refer to Section 12.1.1 – Select Certification for the “select a certification” process.) However, if a certification was previously selected, the information for that particular certification will be displayed in place of the list of available certifications. Note: The particular certification selected for this function is Trainer Certification shown in the Certification field in the Omnixx Console Summary area.
The Select Action Objectives screen consists of two sections: Actions and Objectives. The administrator is provided with a list of available Actions, and entries for each Objective related to the selected certification. The administrator may select only one option from each list.
Actions
The Actions feature allows the administrator to select the action to apply to the certification. It also permits objectives to be assigned to a particular certification.
Objectives
The administrator selects an Objective from the list to modify a particular certification by clicking the radio button located to the left of the objective ID field.
The administrator selects the Add new objective option and the Add Objective screen is displayed.
The administrator enters data for the new objective in the following fields:
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Identifier – The naming convention for the objective must be numeric, unique, and cannot contain any spaces. Dashes, hyphens and periods between characters are acceptable.
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Name – Enter the full name of the objective.
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Priority – The objective may have a priority of 1-5, with 1 being the highest priority level. Five (5) objectives are allowed for a certification and only one priority level each for an objective.
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Miscellaneous – Any desired miscellaneous text information can be entered for the objective.
If all the information is entered correctly, click the Next button. If the objective is successfully added to the database, the Add Objective Confirmation message appears on the screen.
Click the OK button to add the new objective to the database. The Select Action Objectives screen with the new objective is displayed for the Omnixx Console interface.
If the administrator selects the Add copy of selected objective option, the Copy Objective screen is displayed with the selected objective for the certification. This function is used to create a new objective, which is a copy of the selected objective in the list. It begins with a copy of all data elements of the selected objective. A new name for the copied objective must be provided by the administrator allowing modification of data elements with new values.
If all the information is entered correctly, click the Next button. If the certification objective is successfully added to the database, the Add Objective Confirmation message appears on the screen.
Click the OK button to return to the Select Action Objectives screen. Note the new objective is added to the Objectives section.
If the administrator selects the Modify objective option, highlight the objective to modify by clicking the radio button located to the left of the objective ID field, then click the Next button to display the Modify Objective screen. The administrator may modify the selected objective; however, the Identifier field is displayed in grayed text (“grayed-out”) and cannot be altered. Identifiers are referred to as primary keys and are used as search criteria.
Make modifications to the following parameters (if any):
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Name – Enter the full name of the objective.
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Priority – The objective may have a priority of 1-5, with 1 being the highest priority level. Five (5) objectives are allowed for a certification and only one priority level each for an objective.
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Miscellaneous – Any desired miscellaneous text information can be entered for the objective.
After successfully entering the changes to the objective, click the Next button to update the database. The administrator is returned to the Select Action Objectives screen.
If the administrator selects the Delete objective option, select the objective to delete by clicking the radio button to the left of the objective ID field, then click the Next button to display the Delete Objective Confirmation dialog box is displayed.
If the administrator decides not to delete the objective, clicking the Cancel button will display the Cancel Confirmation dialog box. Click the OK button and the administrator returns to Select Action Objectives screen.
The administrator may confirm his or her intention to delete the selected objective by clicking the OK button. The Delete Objective message is displayed.
Click the OK button to return to the Select Action Objectives screen. Note that the selected objective is deleted from the Objectives screen.
If no further actions are required, the administrator may click Done, then the Next button to display the Certification Properties Complete message.
The administrator may click the OK button to return to the Omnixx Console Trainer Functions screen.