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Performance Module – Tool Options
If the Performance Module type is selected, the following Tool settings are available.
Tools
These options define or enable various functions across all Instances.
- Scheduler … Schedule the timing of Survey and Event availability. This feature is important when multiple Instances will occur in a calendar year and the schedule is fixed. See Measurement Model – Scheduler
- Module Builder … Use this tool to complete the configuration of your Module. See Module/Instance Builder
- Auto-Instance Settings … Use this tool to set the default settings to automate the creation of future Instances. (See Auto-Instance Settings )
- Quick Link Settings …Use this tool to set the default settings for the quick links toolbar within this Module. (See Using GideonSoft (Quick Links) )
- Import a backup … This lets you import all the necessary data to recreate an Instance.
- This requires the same version of GideonSoft for the source file as the installation you’re attempting to import into.
- Click “Import a backup”.
- Drag and drop the backup file you wish to import onto the “Drop files here to upload” box.
- Once the import completes, you can then navigate to the newly created Instance.
- Export a backup … This saves all the data from an Instance so you can load it into a new Instance.
- This saves to a .gd file. It may be helpful to include the GideonSoft version number when naming the export file.
- Click “Export a backup”.
- From the drop down, select which Instance to export.
- Click the blue “Export Backup” button.
- You will be prompted to save the file. Once saved, you can now import that Instance into another GideonSoft installation.
- Instance Objects … Objects are anything that you want to evaluate that is not an individual person. See Instance Settings – Objects.
- Profile Visualization Settings … see Settings – Profile Visualization.
- Model Builder … see Measurement Model – Model Builder.
- Manage Goal Library … see Manage Goal Library
- Home Page Customization … see Settings – Home Page Customization
- Manage Module Attachment Types … Manages grouping and permissions for People attaching files to a person’s Profile. See Module Settings – Managing Attachment Types.
Feedback Tool
This is a feedback and counseling tool to assist evaluators in the assessment and counseling process.
- Content Library … Contains common feedback statements. See Feedback-Configuring Content Library.
- Content Categories … Create and edit categories to organize feedback statements, and help evaluators find and select the most appropriate content. See Feedback-Configuring Content Categories.
- Content Rules … Create rules that will display specific feedback statements based on the criteria you set. See Feedback-Configuring Content Rules.
Deleting an Instance
- To delete an Instance, as opposed to closing, click on the red “! Delete an existing Instance” link found at the bottom of the corresponding Module’s settings page.
- Select from the list of Instances contained in the Module.
- Click the red “Delete Instance” button.
- You will be prompted to confirm the removal.
Note: Deleting an Instance will delete all data associated with the instance. This includes data such as: evaluations, roles, scores and descriptives. This operation cannot be undone.
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Version(s): GideonSoft 2021 Release 3 and later