Question bank settings

The General tab will open by default. From here, you can rename your question bank. Below this option, you will also notice a dropdown menu Studies*. This menu is part of a closed beta feature that will be available in the future. It is not necessary to select a study at the settings here. It is still possible to create a question bank without selecting a study. 

In the danger zone section, you can also remove your question bank. Keep in mind, if you accidentally remove a question bank, only an administrator can restore it. Removed question banks will be permanently deleted after 180 days.

To help keep exercises and assignments in your question bank organised, we recommend using labels. The labels Draft, Review needed, Revision needed and Accepted are already included. In addition, it is possible to add your own personal labels. Question bank labels are sorted in alphabetical order.

Once you copy an assignment from your question bank to a course, the label will be changed to the default label that's set in your school settings. If there is no default label present, the label will be left blank. 

The labels can be used as metadata for both exercises and assignments. One label can be attached per exercise and per assignment. You can use the information in the label to cooperate with your colleagues. It is also possible to connect a protection rule to a label. A protection rule allows you to restrict certain actions if that label is connected. More information about protection rules can be found below.

Create labels in a question bank

When you create a label in your question bank settings, it will immediately be possible to start using them for both your exercises and your question bank assignments. There is no limit as to how many labels can be added to your question bank. To add a label follow the steps below, starting from the Label menu in the question bank settings.

1. Click on New label and fill in a name. 
2. Select a colour and set as the default label if desired. 
3. Click Save. 

Edit labels in a question bank

Editing a label will automatically update this label for both the exercises and the assignments this label is used. If you want to revert the change for a specific exercise or assignment, you will need to manually edit the label. To edit a label follow the steps below, starting from the Label menu in the question bank settings.

1. Click the more_vert-icon in the bar of the label you want to edit.
2. Click Edit and edit the data.
3. Click Save.

Delete labels in a question bank

A label can only be deleted when it is no longer attached to any exercises and assignments within your question bank. Deleting a label is permanent, which means it will not be possible to restore a label once it has been deleted. To delete a label follow the steps below, starting from the Label menu in the question bank settings.

1. Click the more_vert-icon in the bar of the label you want to delete.
2. Click Delete. 
3. Click Save.

In the Assignment protection rules tab, you can add protection rules to question bank labels. When an assignment is given a label with the protection rules turned on, contributors are no longer allowed to change exercises in this assignment as long as the label is active. There is only one option available when adjusting or creating a assignment protection rule. With this option, it will not be possible to add and remove questions to the assignment with this label.

To add an assignment protection rule, follow the steps below, starting from the question bank settings menu.

1. Click Assignment protection rules in the menu at the left.
2. Click Edit next to the label you want to add the protection rule to.
3. Check the box Disable changing exercises.
4. Click Save.

In the Exercise protection rules tab, you can define exercise protection rules for labels to:

• Disable changing the exercise
• Disable changing the grading scheme
• Disable changing the objectives
• Disable adding exercises to assignment

To add an exercise protection rule to a label, follow the steps below, starting from the question bank settings menu.

1. Click Exercise protection rules in the menu at the left.
2. Click Edit next to the label you want to add the protection rule to.
3. Check the boxes of the rules you want to enable.
   
4. Click Save.

In the Tags tab, you can see all the tags you have created and how many exercises include these tags. You also have the option to edit and delete tags. You can read more about using tags in your question bank here. 

The Log will show the date and time of adjustments to the question bank. For example, when a contributor was added or removed or a question bank assignment was created and/or removed. Please note, you will only see this version of the question bank log if the administrators of your school have disabled the beta feature logs. If this beta feature is enabled, you will see the question bank log in beta.

In the Removed exercises tab, you can view the exercises that were removed and the date on which they were removed. If necessary, you can also restore an exercise by clicking Restore.

In the Removed assignments tab, you can view question bank assignments that were removed and the date on which they were removed. If necessary, you can also restore a question bank assignment by clicking Restore.