Candidate Forecast Report

Use the Candidate Forecast Report in the External Exams Manager module to run a report to check candidate forecast grades across all exam programmes in a selected exam cycle.

This is useful for distributing to candidates and parents for checking before the EDI file is created.

Staff can also use the External Exams wizard in the wizard bar to check forecast grades for individual candidates.

To produce a candidate forecast report: 

1. Open the External Exams Manager module and select the Forecasts tab.
2. Select Candidate Forecast Report from the right hand menu to display the Report Wizard window:
   
3. Select the General Options tab and work through the sections displayed:
   
   1. Reporting Services. The 'In-Built Report' is preselected and can only be changed by iSAMS HelpDesk.
   2. Select the exam Cycle that you want to report on.
   3. Select your preferred Report Format. Select Word if you want to distribute the report to parents. Produce the report in Excel if any manual amendments need to be made to forecast grades.
   4. Select the Candidate Status that you want to report on. Choose from either:
   • • 'Current'.
     • 'Private'. This includes returning candidates.
     • 'All' candidates. This is useful if private and returning candidates are sitting exams alongside current candidates.
4. Select the Filter Options tab and choose the students that you want to include in the report. Either:
   • Enter the name of a specific student in the Single Student section.
     or
   • Select a year group, form, boarding or academic house in the Student Group section.
5. Select the Custom Text tab and enter any text that you want to add to the report, such as instructions on checking and returning the data in the report. Click Save if you want to reuse the text for future reports. This is only displayed on .html and .doc formats.
6. Select the Report Specific Options tab:
   1. Use the checkboxes to select the information shown on the report.
   2. Select the order to display candidates in the report.
7. Click Produce Report, an example of a Word report is shown below:
   
8. Scroll through the report to see the forecast grades for each candidate.
9. Choose to print or save the report as required. When you print the Word report each candidate is printed on a separate page so can conveniently be posted off to parents and candidates.
10. Use the report for parents and candidates to check the forecast grades. Any changes can be made by the exam administrator before the forecast files are created to send to exam boards.