Publishing items in spreadsheet format

The Surpass Publisher can publish items retrieved from the Surpass Platform in spreadsheet format for direct import into other test drivers.

This article explains how to publish items in spreadsheet format.

In this section

1. Select items to publish

Select the items you want to publish by selecting their corresponding checkboxes.

You can select all items in the list using the checkbox in the header row. All items in the list are selected by default.

For more information on the Surpass Publisher item grid, read About the Surpass Publisher item grid.

2. Select Publish selected items

Select Publish selected items.

3. Select to publish in spreadsheet format

In the first step of the Publish wizard, Exporting Options, select Spreadsheet – content from the Publishing Format drop-down menu.

For information on the Pearson VUE QTI and Spreadsheet – tags format options, read Publishing items for Pearson VUE and Publishing tags in spreadsheet format respectively.

4. Specify a save destination

Select […] to choose a save destination for your published items. You must give the ZIP file a name.

Select Next to continue.

5. Review and publish package

Review the package summary in Step 2 of the Publish wizard before publishing.

Select Publish to publish your items. Your items are published in a ZIP file in your specified Save destination.

The ZIP file contains an XLSX file of the items’ content and a folder containing any media attached to the item(s). Different item types are broken down by tab within the spreadsheet.

Once Publish has been selected, you can view the progress of the publishing process within the wizard. You can also choose to Stop publishing if required.

Upon completion, a Publish report detailing the success or failure of the publish attempt is generated. For more information on the generated report, read Downloading publish reports.