SIR/Master

SIR TrainingSIR Training

OverviewOverview

SIR Training System. SIR Training System. 

Interactive data based application Interactive data based application written in PQLwritten in PQL

The actual source of the courses The actual source of the courses has not been written as yet. has not been written as yet. – The text you see is largely copied The text you see is largely copied

from the help system. There are a few from the help system. There are a few quiz questions but they are not quiz questions but they are not necessarily challengingnecessarily challenging

Using as a TraineeUsing as a Trainee

Start SIR and connect to the TRAIN Start SIR and connect to the TRAIN databasedatabase– ( SYSTEM.START executes and starts the ( SYSTEM.START executes and starts the

training application training application TRAINING.COURSE:E)TRAINING.COURSE:E).. LOG ON screen LOG ON screen

– Select an existing user id Select an existing user id – Enter a new id and optional password Enter a new id and optional password 

Press OK Press OK Main training dialog with root page Main training dialog with root page 

Main DialogMain Dialog Eight buttons at top of dialogEight buttons at top of dialog

– NextNext (or (or EnterEnter) goes to the next page in a course) goes to the next page in a course– PreviousPrevious goes to the previously viewed page goes to the previously viewed page– UpUp goes to the top of the current section goes to the top of the current section– DownDown goes to the next sub page the current section goes to the next sub page the current section– HomeHome will bring you back to the root page will bring you back to the root page– PrintPrint Saves section in a form suitable for printing. (Includes a Saves section in a form suitable for printing. (Includes a

course map, text and images)course map, text and images)– ExitExit– Help Help will display more information on the current pagewill display more information on the current page

Sub-sections in right hand list Sub-sections in right hand list (read marked)(read marked)

Progress Bar Progress Bar

Course OrganisationCourse Organisation Nested Tree StructureNested Tree Structure Root is all of the coursesRoot is all of the courses Right hand list of sub-sectionsRight hand list of sub-sections Various styles of things displayed Various styles of things displayed

– HTML styled textHTML styled text– Bitmap images Bitmap images – Contents of text filesContents of text files– Multiple choice and single answer questions Multiple choice and single answer questions – Executable command samplesExecutable command samples– Executable commands can be hidden Executable commands can be hidden – System can start other applications during courseSystem can start other applications during course

Managing TrainingManaging Training

  As trainees do course As trainees do course – Pages viewed are recorded Pages viewed are recorded – Quiz results recordedQuiz results recorded

TRAINING.REPORTSTRAINING.REPORTS

Maintaining CoursesMaintaining Courses Course data stored in three record typesCourse data stored in three record types

– PAGEPAGE– LINKLINK– DETAILDETAIL

PAGE record for each screenPAGE record for each screen LINK record defines tree structureLINK record defines tree structure

– LINK for each PAGE linked as sub-page to this LINK for each PAGE linked as sub-page to this PAGE PAGE

– Sub-pages can have their own sub-pagesSub-pages can have their own sub-pages– No limit to the depth of these linksNo limit to the depth of these links

DETAIL record for each line of text on PAGEDETAIL record for each line of text on PAGE

Data TypesData Types

PagesPages– 1 Root1 Root– 2 Course2 Course– 3 Topic3 Topic– 4 Text4 Text– 5 Quiz5 Quiz– 6 Example Code6 Example Code– 9 Image9 Image

LinesLines– 1 Text1 Text– 2 Exec2 Exec– 3 Choice3 Choice– 5 Answer5 Answer– 7 Image7 Image– 8 Run8 Run

    Maintaining CoursesMaintaining Courses MAINTAIN.EDITOR allows interactive changes MAINTAIN.EDITOR allows interactive changes

to the text and structure of the linksto the text and structure of the links– Export a branch of pages and import them Export a branch of pages and import them

elsewhereelsewhere– Export a subset of the text , edit it with a text Export a subset of the text , edit it with a text

editor and import it againeditor and import it again Export whole database, text edit and rebuildExport whole database, text edit and rebuild

– Lose users and historyLose users and history Export/import format is tagged dataExport/import format is tagged data

– Nested structureNested structure Imported data always added (no replace)Imported data always added (no replace)

– Delete existing data before re importing itDelete existing data before re importing it

SIR/Master

SIR TrainingSIR Training