ICNDT EQB USER MANUAL
Created on: 2017-09-08

Issue 2Contents
PREPARATION FOR INSTALLATION (CLIENT VERSION)............................................................... 2
INSTALLATION (CLIENT VERSION) .............................................................................................. 3OPENING THE DATABASE (CLIENT VERSION) ............................................................................. 4
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS ....................................................................................................... 5
FUNCTIONS ................................................................................................................................. 5
1. EDIT/VIEW QUESTION PAPERS ............................................................................................... 6
2. PRINT PAPERS ......................................................................................................................... 9
3. VIEW ARCHIVE ........................................................................................................................ 94. VIEW/EDIT SECTOR CODES ..................................................................................................... 95. VIEW/EDIT METHOD CODES .................................................................................................. 96. EXPORT TO WORD .................................................................................................................. 97. IMPORT FROM WORD ............................................................................................................ 9STATISTICAL FUNCTIONS .......................................................................................................... 108. COUNT QUESTIONS FOR GIVEN SECTOR/METHOD/LEVEL CODES ...................................... 109. COUNT SYLLABUS REFERENCES FOR GIVEN SECTOR/ METHOD/ LEVEL CODES .................. 1010. SUMMARISE ALL QUESTIONS BY SECTOR METHOD AND LEVEL........................................ 11APPLICATION CODE UPDATES. ................................................................................................. 11QUESTION DATA UPDATES. ...................................................................................................... 11END ........................................................................................................................................... 12

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PREPARATION FOR INSTALLATION (CLIENT USER VERSION)
The ICNDT Examination Question Bank (IEQB) is designed to operate on a PC running under aWindows 7 Operating System and having MS Word 2010 installed.
The IEQB Application must be installed on a single PC for "stand alone" operation.
The installer creates a restore point every time it runs, but it is recommended to create oneof your own before you run it for the first time.
Before running the installer, which is provided on a USB memory stick, create a foldersomewhere to hold the data files such as c:\NDTQuestionData. It can be whatever orwherever you like, but not in the Program Files folder.
Insert the memory stick into a spare USB socket on your PC. Wait while driver software is
installed, if necessary. Navigate to the USB drive folder:

Expand the zipped folder ICNDTEQBClientV2.zip:

Extract the files into a temporary folder, e.g. c:\temp, ready for installation.

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INSTALLATION (CLIENT USER VERSION)
Navigate to the temporary folder and run (double-click) ICNDTEQBInstallClient.V2.exe.
Respond to the prompts as follows:

If Windows User Account Control asks if you want to allow the program to makechanges, click Yes
On the first dialog click Next
On the second dialog leave Full selectedClick Next
On the third dialog leave the default folder as it is and click Next
On the fourth dialog browse to and select the data folder you created and click Next
On the fifth dialog click Install
On the final dialog click Finish

The start and uninstall menu items are in a group called ICNDT EQBWhen you run the database for the first time following installation, you will see a message
like this:The serial number is unique to the machine and is generated the first time the code runs.
You will now need an unlock code, which cannot be generated in advance. You need tocontact chp@cksconsulting.com with the 16 digit serial number and CKS will provide anunlock code which will resemble: 7abcd8MR0.
Alternatively you can ask the ICNDT Administrator for an unlock code which CKS Consulting
will then provide direct or through the Administrator; this way the Administrator will be able
to confirm that the request is valid (the message in the above dialog may not be identical tothe above example).
The initial database application username and password are admin, admin. This can only be
used once, and must be changed by the user immediately by accessing Menu, Changepassword.

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OPENING THE DATABASE (CLIENT USER VERSION)
Click on the start button and expand All Programs and you will see the ‘ICNDT EQB’Application. This will expand to three options which are: ‘ICNDT Examination Question
Database’, ‘Compact Database’ and ‘Uninstall NDT Question Database’.
To open the database click on the ‘ICNDTExamination Question Database option,
you will then be asked to Logon.
When logging on for the first time theuser name will be “admin” and thepassword will be “admin” the password iscase sensitive. A ‘Main menu’ window
will open within the ‘ICNDT Examination
Database’ window, which can be resizedand positioned in the usual way.
Client versions are copy protected (there
is no copy protection on the unrestricted
Administrator version), and only limited
functions are permitted (ICNDT willcontinue to manage and improve thequestion bank and its application).
When you have logged you can change
the user options by clicking on the‘Administer Users’ option on the ribbon
at the top of the ICNDT Examination
Database window.
A ‘User Admin’ dialogue box (left) will
now open. Note that full functionality
is available only to ICNDT administrator
users.
To create a new user click on the ‘Add’button at the bottom.
You will then be asked to type in thenew users name. You can then checkthe boxes for which you want the user
to be able to perform. When finished,click on ‘OK’. When you exit theapplication and logon under the newuser name you have created, you needto enter the new user’s password, which
will by default be “newuser” in lower case. This can then be changed by the new user whenaccessing the database by selecting ‘Set password’ option on the ribbon at the top of theICNDT Examination Database window.

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To change the password the new user willneed to click on the security option at thetop and click change password. You willthen be asked to type the old password,
the new password and the new password
again to confirm it. Then the new user
will be able to access the program under
their own user details.
Passwords may need to be changed by
the System Administrator - depending on
the access levels set for the new user.

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (CLIENT USER VERSION)
Activate the IEQB Application by navigating to to the “ICNDT EQB” folder on the Start Menu
and clicking the “ICNDT Examination Question Database” menu item.
Before users are permitted to enter the IEQB Application they will be asked to type in apassword. The password is case sensitive. Persons authorised to use the Database are issued
with a password by the system manager.
On input of a correct password, the Main Menu Screen of the IEQB Application will beoffered.

FUNCTIONS (CLIENT
USER VERSION)
There are ten functions on theMenu. Selection is made bypositioning the cursor (arrow)over the required function box
and clicking the left hand mousebutton once.
A description of each function
follows (Client users have limitedaccess to certain functions).

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1. EDIT/VIEW QUESTION PAPERS
Examination question editing functionality is available only to ICNDT administrator users;
Client users can only ‘read’ questions but cannot ‘edit’ questions. Client users can read andedit papers.
Examination papers can be auto generated or selectively generated from the ‘Paper
Content’ menu, which becomes available upon opening the ‘Edit/View Questions/papers’window.

Papers can be previewed and frozen (usually after a review by a responsible L3), or edited asa Word document.
The first of the tools the user will need to use is the paper list, accessed from the ‘Paper info’
drop-down menu. This will display a list which shows the status of the paper (e.g.
frozen/draft), the date it was frozen and allows the user to either unfreeze a current paperor create a new one.

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To select a paper the user will need to click on the box to the left of the paper reference, andclick on select. To amend a paper the user will need to highlight the paper they wish tochange click on the unfreeze option and it will ask if you want to raise the issue number, if
the issue number is raised a new paper is created with the same question content and theold paper remains frozen. The user also has the option of deleting a paper from the list.
Once a paper has been selected the question numbers appear to the side of the question
viewer.
To auto-generate a paper in a translated language it is necessary to select a paper, switch to
the language tab from which the paper will be generated in, then select auto-generate fromthe ‘Paper content’ drop down menu.

Using the paper tools the user can remove a question by highlighting the specific question in
the list then clicking on the remove current question button. A new question can be added
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Page 7 of 12the user will need to select the toggles at the bottom of the page to the correct sectormethod and level and then scroll through the question until a suitable question is found. To
add that question to the papers the user needs to click on the add question button on thepaper tools.

Question can also be added in blocks. Using the paper content menu and the add block ofquestions. The question numbers can just be typed in the lines and when the user clicks on
add the question will be added to the current paper.

Once the paper has the correct number of questions the paper can be previewed the option
presents the user with a preview of the paper under construction. The button that previews
the paper is the magnifying glass over a page icon on the paper tools.

If the paper is satisfactory it can then be frozen, which means that no amendments can bemade to that paper without raising the issue. Freezing a paper makes the paper read only
and protects it from unauthorised alteration. The freeze function also locks the questions
held in the paper. This means that irrespective of any later amendment to questions having
the same number as those on the frozen paper, they will remain the same. This function
allows the certification body to retain a record of the questions used in any past examination
for the purpose of statistical appraisal of the suitability of a question or review following acomplaint.
The icon that enables the user to freeze a paper is the small diskette icon on the paper tools.
The large magnifying glass icon enables the user to view the syllabus references for thatpaper.

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2. PRINT PAPERS
The print papers option on the main menu allows the user to select from the paper list
whether they wish to view all papers, frozen papers only or draft papers only. The user canthen select which paper they wish to print and also whether they wish to print the paper
only, the paper and the answers or the answers only. When the user clicks on the close
button they will be returned to the main menu.

3. VIEW ARCHIVE
The Archive function allows the temporary or permanent removal of unsuitable orsuperseded questions from the database and is available only to ICNDT administrator users.

4. VIEW/EDIT SECTOR CODESThis function is available only to ICNDT administrator users.

5. VIEW/EDIT METHOD CODESThis function is available only to ICNDT administrator users.

6. EXPORT TO WORD
This function is available only to ICNDT administrator users.

7. IMPORT FROM WORD
This function is available only to ICNDT administrator users.
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STATISTICAL FUNCTIONS
8. COUNT QUESTIONS FOR GIVEN SECTOR/METHOD/LEVEL CODESThis option allows the user to count all the questions held in the database and also to countthe amount of questions for a particular sector, method and level.
This can be done by selecting the appropriate codes from the drop down menus.

9. COUNT SYLLABUS REFERENCES FOR GIVEN SECTOR/ METHOD/LEVEL CODESThis option enables the user to count the number of references for a particular syllabus
reference for either all questions or a specific Sector, Method and Level.
This can be done by selecting the appropriate codes from the drop down menus.

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10. SUMMARISE ALL QUESTIONS BY SECTOR METHOD AND LEVELThis enables the user to summarise question by sector method and level. The list is inalphabetical order. The number of references is the number of question for that particularsector method and level.
The list can be printed by clicking on the print button at the bottom of the screen.

APPLICATION CODE UPDATES.
CKS Consulting will manage changes to the code and produce a new installer, of which CKS
Consulting will provide to the ICNDT’s Administrator one unrestricted copy for admin use
and one client copy for distribution by whatever means has been agreed.
The Administrator and clients will run the appropriate version of the installer. This can bedone without the client having to ask for another unlock code (provided they install theupdate on the same machine as the original).

QUESTION DATA UPDATES.
As discussed previously, the Administrator will progressively edit and/or add to the questionbank using the Administrator copy of the database. When ICNDT is ready to send out aperiodic update to the clients:a) The Administrator should export all of the questions by NDT method to a number ofWord documents, zip each document and send it to CKS Consulting. Both Spanishand English versions must be exported. The questions must be exported withOP23_Appendix 4C_EQB Client Manual.Issue2.docx© ICNDTPage 11 of 12

numbers to tie the English/Spanish together - also export the other language (seebelow);b) CKS Consulting will transfer the questions into their copy of the database and make a
new installer;c) CKS Consulting will provide to the ICNDT’s Administrator one unrestricted copy foradmin use and one client copy for distribution.
d) The Administrator and clients will run the appropriate version of the installer. Asabove, it is proposed that this can be done without the clients having to ask for
another unlock code.
e) ICNDT is allowing clients to add other language versions of the questions. The
arrangements outlined above will deliver a completely new database with the ‘other’language fields empty. If clients have added other language versions, before
installing the new database they need to export all these questions to a set of Word
documents then import them again after installation. The relevant forms and code
have been composed so clients can only export/import the other language, and they
are forced to export with question numbers and overwrite on import (this prevents
clients using import as a means of adding questions to the database).

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