Enabling the custom text column

The Custom Column can be used to store additional values relevant to the assessment. In addition, it can be used to determine which assessments show on reports, or even to assist with moving results after a course type change.

If enabled, the 'Custom Text Column' displays an extra column/criterion for an assessment. The column accepts all alpha-numeric characters and has a character limit of three characters.

Step 1: Enable the Custom column option for the Programme

1. Go to the Teaching workspace > Timetable > My classes
2. Click on the class or the Load programme icon
3. Select Edit marks book settings
4. Under Custom column, toggle the button to read "ON" and click Save.

Step 2: Enable the Custom column option for an assessment

This process assumes step one above has been completed.

1. Go to the Teaching workspace > Timetable > My classes
2. Click on the class or the Load programme icon for the class and select
3. Select the Overview of assessment sub-page.
4. Next to Custom column ("Custom column"), toggle the button to read "ON" and click Save.

Showing the assessment 'Custom' text column in SEQTA Learn and SEQTA engage

There is a site-wide setting that needs to be enabled for the Custom text column to show in SEQTA Learn and SEQTA Engage.

Administration access is required to enable or disable this option as it requires access to the Application settings. The setting is called 'Display custom text value' and can be set independent for SEQTA Learn and SEQTA Engage.

Related articles:

• About Course Types
• Creating and Managing Course types
• Results Missing After Course Type, Rubic or Assessment Changed From Graded to Scored
• Changing the Course type associated with a programme
• Changing and configuring Application settings