Examination

Start

There is more than one way to start an examination in PlanTest. If started from job control or command line, the start parameters can accomplish quite a lot.

Job Control Startup

PlanTest will usually be initiated by a job control application, as part of a complete jurisdictional workflow. When initiated by job control, all data, services and necessary permissions will be set up automatically. Exactly how a job starts PlanTest examination is site specific, for more information on systems integration there is a special topic under Administration (read more...). There may also be a site specific topic for your jurisdiction.

The typical job control startup automatically executes the following:

1. Sets the mode (full examination, or review only)
2. Loads all associated data (file or service sources, new and per original).
3. Selects the subject plan.
4. Loads the workflow associated with the subject plan type.
5. Executes all analytic tests in the workflow.
6. Presents the analytic results in the Results and Decisions window.

This is the most common examination startup, and most users will not need to use the PlanTest menus and controls to accomplish these tasks manually.

Ad Hoc Startup

The job control startup has obvious advantages. However, sometimes you need to use PlanTest in a less constrained environment, such as when dealing with special cases, investigation outside normal cadastral processes, or when testing new PlanTest functionality.

When you start PlanTest without parameters, you need to use PlanTest menus and controls to:

1. Load data
2. Select the subject plan
3. Execute analytic tests.

The main menu "Import" menu items load data from files or services and are site specific. For ad hoc PlanTest work, they are the basic means to load data for examination. Alternatively you can use the command line, which is described in the administrative document here.

Once data is loaded, the

Data Decides Workflow

The imported data contains properties that define the type of plan or submission. Depending on the type, the associated workflow is loaded and is visible then in the Workflow Control window.

• workflow steps of two types
• type of step decides what is done

Recording On/Off

This is just a mention of the modes and recording control available. For integrated startup, there is an option for review only use. This was to allow review of examination without the possibility of overwriting the examination performed by the examiner. Another feature is the ability to stop recording during an examination, and then re-start recording. This may be necessary if you want to perform some investigation task and then return to making decisions. In practice, this is rarely done.

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