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TestNav has a default primary SRF save location for all computers and devices. For detailed information on saved response files (SRFs) and log files, see Understand SRFs and Log Files.

SFTP configuration is not supported by all assessment management systems. Consult your assessment management system user guide to determine whether the SFTP option is available.

Before testing, refer to your assessment management system user guide to configure TestNav and complete the following steps. 

1. Configure student accounts to have complete read, write, and delete access in these save locations.
2. Communicate SRF and log file locations to test proctors.
3. Give proctors access to SRF and log files by either of the following:

   • Grant admin rights to proctors on each testing computer.
     

   • Instruct proctors to access these files while the student is logged in to the testing computer.

4. (Optional) Configure primary and a secondary save location through your assessment management system.

Default Primary Save Location

Set Up Response File Backups

TestNav has a default primary SRF save location for all computers and devices. For detailed information on saved response files (SRFs) and log files, see Understand SRFs and Log Files.

SFTP configuration is not supported by all assessment management systems. Consult your assessment management system user guide to determine whether the SFTP option is available.

Before testing, refer to your assessment management system user guide to configure TestNav and complete the following steps. 

1. Configure student accounts to have complete read, write, and delete access in these save locations.
2. Communicate SRF and log file locations to test proctors.
3. Give proctors access to SRF and log files by either of the following:

   • Grant admin rights to proctors on each testing computer.
     

   • Instruct proctors to access these files while the student is logged in to the testing computer.

4. (Optional) Configure primary and a secondary save location through your assessment management system.

Default Primary Save Location

Secondary Save Location

You can set a secondary save location through your assessment management system. Set a secure file transfer protocol (SFTP) address as the save location to ensure that the secondary save applies to all testing computers and devices.

Pearson strongly recommends that you configure a network drive as a secondary save location to ensure that you do not lose responses, even if a student cannot continue to test on the same computer. 

When a student responds to a test question, TestNav sends the response to the Pearson server. If the network experiences a connectivity issue, or the student encounters an error, TestNav saves the response to a saved response file (SRF).

TestNav also creates a log file during the testing session. These files help Pearson troubleshoot issues, if they occur. After connectivity is reestablished, and responses successfully save to the Pearson server, TestNav deletes the SRF.

For Windows and Mac, you must configure student accounts to have complete read, write and delete access in all save locations. You cannot configure the log file save location.

Secondary Save Location (PearsonAccess Next users only)

This section is not applicable to ADAM assessment management systems. This section pertains only to customers using PearsonAccess Next (PAN) as their assessment management system.

PAN users can place backup SRFs in a directory on the network file server, on the student's testing computer, or on a secure file transfer protocol (SFTP) site. The following table outlines the pros and cons of each backup save location. 

You should familiarize yourself with default response file backup locations. Some save locations are configurable. 

If you set a network file server as a primary or secondary backup location, do not use:

• Spaces in the save location path.
• A location that requires authentication. If authentication is required, TestNav cannot access the shared location.
• A Windows UNC (Uniform Naming Convention) or network path, such as \\ComputerName\SharedFolder\Resource on a Mac or Linux. Pearson recommends that you specify a mapped drive location, such as D:\TopDirectory\NextDirectory\SaveLocation.