Notes: March 30th Release

Please note: In the interest of informing our customers as early as possible of any platform changes, we are sharing these release notes in advance of the software release. The final updates may vary and will be documented accordingly.

Authoring Portal

Blueprint Settings: “Go to Topics” Button Label

On the Blueprint Settings page, the primary navigation button has been relabeled from “Go to Authoring” to “Go to Topics” to better reflect the next step in the blueprint workflow. The button still takes users directly to the Topics section for the same blueprint, and its styling, icon, placement, and behavior remain unchanged.

Clearer Blueprint Configuration Tooltips

Several Blueprint configuration settings now include tooltips that explain their purpose directly in the UI, including fields such as Minimally Qualified Candidate Title, item naming settings (Target Forms, Scored Items Per Form, Margin for Bad Items), and multiple item-writing and SME review options.

New tooltips clarify when warnings are shown (for negatively phrased stems or use of “All of the Above” / “None of the Above”), what permissions item writers and SMEs have (e.g., adding exhibits, reviewing items they previously reviewed), how Delivery Status and Source/Primary Language work, and how Item Tags (Tag Name and Description) should be used. The “Require Comments on Changes Made to an Item in Item Management” setting has also been standardized in its capitalization for consistency.

Exam Duration Improvements in Blueprint

Blueprint exam duration options now include 180‑minute and 240‑minute templates, each with predefined scored items per form, target forms, and margin for bad items that follow the existing “duration ÷ 1.8 minutes per item” logic. For newly created blueprints, the default target forms is now 2 and the default margin for bad items is 10% for any selected duration, while existing blueprints are unchanged. Admins (Certiverse, Org, and Super) can also update the Exam Duration field on a blueprint until it reaches Published status.

Easier Access to Blueprint Settings from Item and Exam Screens

A new gear icon has been added in both the Item Writing tab (Authoring) and the Items section in Exam Management to provide direct access to the associated blueprint’s settings from within those screens. Selecting the gear opens the existing blueprint settings in a side panel, which can be expanded to full-screen view if needed. The configuration options, behavior, and user permission logic of the blueprint settings remain unchanged; this update only introduces additional, more convenient access points to the same settings.

Blueprint Settings: Read-Only Segments Preview in Reference Materials

The Blueprint Settings page now includes a read-only Segments preview within the Reference Materials section so Exam Managers can quickly see which blueprint segments are available when configuring reference materials. This preview mirrors the existing segment structure without allowing edits, helping ensure reference materials are aligned with the correct segments.

Exam Management

Item Management: Prevent Losing Edits When Updating Notes

In Item Management full size view, updating notes no longer causes unsaved item edits to be lost. The separate Update/Cancel buttons under the Notes pane have been removed, and notes are now saved through the main footer controls (Update / Cancel) together with other item changes. Switching tabs no longer triggers a discard-changes dialog for notes, while existing Update behavior for the item itself remains unchanged.

Exam Management: Blueprint Name Displayed in Exam List

The Exam Management exam list now includes a column showing the associated blueprint name for each exam. This makes it easier to identify and filter exams by their blueprint directly from the main list view.

Exam Management: Improved Exam Code Generation and Validation

Exam Management now features enhanced logic for generating and validating exam codes. When creating a new exam, the system automatically generates a unique six-character Exam Code based on the blueprint name, ensuring consistency and reducing manual entry errors. The Exam Code field also includes improved validation to prevent duplicate codes and to enforce the required format. These updates streamline the exam creation process and help maintain data integrity across all exams.

Streamlined Exam Creation with Advanced Settings Tab

The exam creation flow in Exam Management has been reorganized to separate basic configuration from more detailed options. The main exam setup is now handled on a “General” tab (formerly “Summary”), while a new Advanced Settings tab groups additional configuration areas such as Reference Materials, Performance Based Test, Results Configuration, and Delivery Security. Existing exams retain all their settings, but fields have been relocated into the new structure for a cleaner, less cluttered workflow. Several defaults and UI improvements have also been introduced:

• Exam Name and Exam Title now default to the blueprint name for new exams. 

• Exam Code auto-generates a six-character code based on the blueprint name.

• Exam Type defaults to Live.

• Tooltips for Exam Name and Exam Title are now displayed via info icons.

• The “Default Exam Form Maximum Time” is disabled and cleared when an exam is marked as Untimed.

• The header text has been updated from “Exam Management” to “Exams” to match the navigation menu.

Form Assembly: “Enemies” Column in Manual Item Add

When manually adding items to a form in Exam Management, Exam Managers can now view an Enemies column in the item search table, matching the behavior and data used on the Item Management page. The column is enabled by default and can be toggled via the column selector. It displays enemy item IDs using the existing formatting and logic and ensures enemy information is accurate and consistent across both views, helping avoid conflicting items appearing on the same form during form assembly.

Proctoring

AI Webcam: Automatic Facial Detection Alerts for Proctors

Remote proctoring now includes AI‑based facial detection that helps proctors quickly identify potential violations during live exam sessions. When enabled via new AI proctoring settings, the system runs in the background and automatically raises incidents such as “Face out of view” (no face detected) and “Another person in the room” (multiple faces detected). Each alert includes a timestamp and a short cached video segment from just before the event, displayed in a dedicated incident modal where the proctor can review the footage and choose to Ignore or Log the incident, with all alerts, escalations, and proctor actions recorded for auditing. Proctors can also temporarily turn AI proctoring features on or off per session using a toolbar control if the AI is generating too many false positives, without impacting overall exam performance.

Admin

AI Enemy Detection: Organization-Level Opt-In Control

External Organization Admins, SuperAdmins, and OrganizationAdmins can now control whether Automated AI Enemy detection runs for their organization via a new AI Configurations tab in Admin Portal → Organization Settings. This tab includes an organization-wide toggle that, when enabled, explicitly opts the organization into background AI processes that detect and populate item enemy relationships across all blueprints. The toggle is off by default. The opt‑in state is stored and persisted, and the toggle is temporarily disabled with an explanatory message whenever related processing is in progress; if a user attempts to switch it off during active processing, a modal prompts them to try again after the current process completes.

AI Enemy Detection: Remove RAG Data on Opt-Out

When an organization turns OFF the Automated AI Enemy Detection toggle after previously enabling it, the system now removes the RAG vector data that was uploaded for this feature in the background. This removes only the supporting data used by the feature and does not remove any enemy relationships that were already identified and saved on items. The cleanup process is designed to run safely, retry if needed, keep a full log of activity, and continue without interrupting normal UI or API use.

AI Item Enemy Detection for Opted-In Blueprints

When Automated AI Enemy Detection is enabled for an organization, the system uses AI to identify and populate enemy item relationships across all eligible blueprints. Accepted items are processed initially, and as they are updated, AI-identified enemies are shown distinctly in Item Management. Manually removed AI enemies are excluded from future suggestions. Processing is asynchronous and logged, and turning off the feature deletes only the underlying vector data, not existing enemy relationships.

Connector Label Update: “Eligibility & Results”

The connector type label previously named “Live Eligibility” has been renamed to “Eligibility & Results” everywhere it appears in the UI. This update better reflects that the connector covers both eligibility and exam result data, without changing any existing connector behavior or configuration.

Delivery

Clearer Eligibility Error Messages in Booking Flow

Eligibility error messages in the exam booking flow now specify why a candidate can’t book, whether their eligibility hasn’t started, has expired, or delivery has ended, making the reason explicit and reducing confusion.

Test Center & Events

Test Center Reservations: Automatic Status Refresh

The Test Center Reservations grid now refreshes automatically when exam statuses change (or on a set interval), so staff no longer need to manually reload the page to see updated check‑in and exam states. Filters, sorting, and column selections are preserved on refresh to keep the view stable during busy sessions.