Deactivate Sittings

You can deactivate a sitting if you no longer want it to be displayed in the Sittings list.

Deactivation is the process of moving older sittings (or sittings that are no longer required) to a different location on the platform. You would normally deactivate a sitting if you wanted to reduce the number of sittings that appear in the Sittings list. This could be because you want to make the Sittings list more manageable, thus making it easier for you to find current and newer sittings.

After you deactivate a sitting, the following will happen:

• The sitting will no longer be displayed in the Sittings list. 

• You will no longer be able to change details of the sitting (unless it is reactivated).

• Any unused credits from students who did not use their access codes to log into the sitting will be returned to 'Available Credits'. This is once the Test Start Period has elapsed, indicating that the sitting has expired.

Any students still in the sitting can continue taking their tests using their access codes, up until the sitting expires.

When viewing the Sittings list, you click the Show Deactivated Sittings box above the Sittings list to display all deactivated sittings.

You can restore deactivated sittings if you want to reverse the deactivation process, which means any reactivated sittings will now reappear in the Sittings list.

How to Deactivate Sittings

1. Click Sittings on the Testwise home screen. All existing sittings are displayed in the Sittings list.

2. Find the Sitting(s) you want to deactivate.

Note: If required, use the Search Bar to find a specific sitting by name.

3. Click the Checkbox to the left of each sitting that you want to deactivate. You can select multiple sittings at one time. You can also click the checkbox in the headings column to select all sittings within the list at once, if required.

Note: The checkbox will turn purple with a tick when selected.

3. Click Deactivate once you have selected the sitting(s) that you want to deactivate.

4. Click Confirm on the pop-up asking whether you want to confirm the deactivation of the selected sitting(s). This will complete the deactivation process.

Note: Deactivated sittings can be reactivated at any time and will appear in the Sittings list again.

5. Alternatively, you can also deactivate an individual sitting by clicking Deactivate Sitting in the 'Action' column.

Note: If not immediately visible, click the 'ellipsis' to display all available functions for a sitting. Select Deactivate Sitting.

6. Click the Show Deactivated Sittings checkbox above the Sittings list to view all deactivated sittings.

7. Deselect the Show Deactivated Sittings checkbox to return to the active Sittings list.

Note: Deactivating a sitting does not return credits to the account. In order to do that the sitting must be closed.