See also: Bank OverviewDefine Bank PermissionsDefine Form MetadataDefine Bank Workflow


As part of implementation, customers using AD Authoring will have at least one bank set up for them. There are situations in which additional banks may be created to support different access and workflows. There is typically no need to create separate banks for subject areas or grades. An example of an exception would be when the visibility of metadata in the item analysis report should vary by subject. 

The Pearson Program Delivery team will work with the customer to determine appropriate bank configurations to support desired workflow. Be sure to save any changes.

  1. Navigate to Authoring > Banks.

  2. Click the Edit icon for a bank.

  3. In General Settings:

    • Bank Name: Enter a name for the item bank, starting with a customer identifier, e.g., PCD Sandbox, PCD Reserved Benchmark, PCD Common Assessment.

    • Bank Prefix: Enter a prefix string of 1–10 characters to help identify content from this bank. Three to five characters As a best practice to insure unique item identifiers and facilitate support, make the prefix a short abbreviation of the organization name (e.g. district initials). if you have multiple banks, further differentiate but keep it short (e.g., LCHSC and LCHSB could be used for common and benchmark banks, respectively) The prefix appears at the beginning of each system generated identifier. 

    • Auto-Numbering Type: Set the identifier to be generated as Randomized string.

    • Bank Print Configuration: Select Yes if applicable.

item bank general settings


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