Creating a New Publication

  1. From the Assessment menu in the banner, select Publication Maintenance. The Publications page appears.

  1. Select the publication values from the following dropdown lists:

    • Source: The location from which the tests associated with the publication will be retrieved. Can be either FlightPlan or an older publication.

    • Subscribing Client: The client for whom the publication is being created.

    • Year: The administration year for the publication.

    • Season: The test window associated with the publication.

  1. Click Create a new publication. The New Publication page appears, displaying a single Attributes tab.

  1. Select or enter values for the different publication attribute fields. Fields marked with asterisks (*) are mandatory.

    • In the Name and Date fields, enter the publication name and the date when the tests go live. The date must be in mm/dd/yyyy format.

    • From the Include Student Help dropdown list, specify whether student help should be included or not.

    • Optional: From the Contract dropdown list, specify the contract type if desired.

  1. Click Save before navigating to any other tab, because your edits will not save automatically. The publication key and name along with additional tabs are displayed. The publication is also listed in the Existing Publications section on the Publications page.