Customised reports - Revision history

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The XSL stylesheet

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The XSL stylesheet

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The XML data file

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Examples of Student Reviews; Bespoke Grade/Assessment Reports designed for Schools

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Examples of Student Reviews; Bespoke Grade/Assessment Reports designed for Schools

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 This page shows examples of custom reports that have been created for schools. The [[review designer]] page gives information about the steps involved in having a custom report created for a school. <br> <br>
 [[Image:Review1.gif|thumb|An example of how a student review could look]]
 [[Image:certificates.gif|thumb|Certificates can be automatically generated for pupils who achieve a certain number of [[Behaviour|behaviour]] points.]]

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 This page shows examples of custom reports that have been created for schools. The [[review designer]] page gives information about the steps involved in having a custom report created for a school. <br> <br>
 [[Image:StudentReview.jpg|thumb|An example of how a student review could look]]
 [[Image:Review1.gif|thumb|An example of how a student review could look]]
 [[Image:certificates.gif|thumb|Certificates can be automatically generated for pupils who achieve a certain number of [[Behaviour|behaviour]] points.]]
 ==An important note==
 Student review generation for a specific Student Review Period will only work for a brief time within a school year where the data (grades, element schedules, student group memberships, the review design script etc) are all in "sync". It's important to upload them to the SIMS Document Server at this point if you require a record of them in future.

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 The OUTPUT.XML file can then be opened in Internet Explorer (other browsers may not work) and the final report will be generated. Changes can be made to the XSLT file using [http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/uk/site.htm Notepad++] or a similar text editor. Refreshing Internet Explorer would then display those changes in the report. <br> <br>
 [[Category:Grading]]
 [[Category:Behaviour]]
 [[Category:Detentions and Removals]]

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 ==The XSL stylesheet==
-This text file transforms data that it reads from the XML data file into an HTML file that can be printed out. Some simple XSL stylesheets are included with the software and can be viewed by selecting one of the designs found under "Slip designer" or "Review designer" in various sections on the [[PARS main menu]].
+This text file transforms data that it reads from the XML data file into an HTML file that can be printed out. Some simple XSL stylesheets are included with the software and can be viewed by selecting one of the designs found under "Slip designer" or "Review designer" in various sections on the [[PARS main menu]]. <br> <br>
-When editing an existing design in PARS, the "Test" button will appear if there is a valid XML data file in the Windows temp folder however the method outlined above is generally quicker.
+When editing an existing design in PARS, the "Test" button will appear if there is a valid XML data file in the Windows temp folder however the method outlined above is generally quicker. <br> <br>
 [[Category:Grading]]
 [[Category:Behaviour]]
 [[Category:Detentions and Removals]]

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 ==The XML data file==
-A data file is generated from the SIMS database whenever a slip is generated. The data file is used as the source of data for the XSL stylesheet. This file is found in the PARS TEMP folder after a slip is generated and is called [[OUTPUT.XML]], DROUTPUT.XML or MDOUTPUT.XML. The PARS TEMP folder is found in the local PARS folder.
+Student review designs use [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xslt XSLT] to layout the data in the OUTPUT.XML file, converting it to PDF or HTML in the final printable copy. <br> <br>
-The XML that PARS produces is unformatted but it can be tidied easily using [http://www.perfectxml.com/msxmlTidy.asp this] website.
+There are various free pieces of software that make it easier to work with XML and XSLT: <br>
+[http://www.xmlfox.com/ XMLfox] ''rearranges the XML into a grid view and makes it easy to navigate through large files.'' <br>
-This line of code can be added to the top of the XML data file to allow the transformation to be viewed outside of PARS:
+[http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/uk/site.htm Notepad++] ''is a useful program for editing code and has settings for a wide range of different languages.'' <br> <br>
 ==The XSL stylesheet==

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