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The combining exams feature allows you to combine multiple OSCE or written Written exams (more specifically exam blocks) into a single exam of the same type to allow desired results processing.

For example, this feature would allow you to run a two day exam with the same candidates on both days, but with different item sets (2 part OSCE), and then combine these two parts into a single exam for processing. After combining the exams you can use all result processing and reporting functionality for a combined exam as you would use for a normal exam. 

When you're combining exams Practique keeps the order of the items the same as it was in the exams being combined.

To run a combined exam:

1. Set up and schedule the individual exams as separate exams. For example you would have OSCE Part 1, OSCE Part 2.
   
   
2. Run these exams as per normal
   
   
3. Once you have run the exams, you can create a combined exam from the 'Create a new exam' screen by clicking 'I want to create a combined exam'. 
   
   
4. Select a date for that combined exam
   
   
5. Select the type of exam . Note which can be OSCE or Written. Note -  It is not possible to combine different types of exams.
   
   
6.  Practique will show eligible exam blocks that could be combined.
   
   
7. Click 'Add' to  to add the exam blocks to the combined exam.
   
   
8. By clicking 'Verify' Practique  Practique will give an overview of the number of candidates, examinations, interviews and cases/questions for the combined exam.
   
   
9. If you are happy with the combined exam overview, click 'Confirm and create'.
   1. Combining process may take substantial amount of time (even 10 minutes or more)
   2. You will see the progress for your new combined exam, please wait until combining is finished.
      
      
10. Practique will combine the exams, and a combined exam will appear on the desktop.

With the multiple concurrent exams feature, it is possible to run exams in different locations as separate exams at the same time, and then combine them afterwards to be processed as a single exam.

If there are combined exams set up, these will be visible from the dashboard.

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1. Dashboard.
   1. Exams which you've combined will change their title indicating that they have been Combined into new exam
   2. Combined exam will have title indicating that it is Combined exam

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