Resources¶

Resources are media files and content — audio, documents, images, videos, and HTML snippets — that you can embed in items and stimuli. They are stored centrally in the Resources library and can be reused across multiple items and stimuli within the same module.

Resource types¶

Type	Description
Audio	Audio files for listening exercises, spoken instructions, or audio context
Document	Passages, instructions, data tables, or reference materials
Image	Photographs, diagrams, charts, or illustrations
Video	Video for instructions, scenarios, or visual demonstrations
HTML Snippet	Inline HTML for interactive widgets or formatted text blocks

Legacy resource types may appear in the dropdown but are not documented here — they are kept for compatibility with older content.

Practice test

Try an HTML Snippet resource in action — an interactive electrical circuit diagram that responds to test-taker input.

Open practice test →

Create a resource¶

Select Author > Resources, then select Actions > Add Resource.

The Actions dropdown menu open, showing the Add Resource option

Complete the New Resource form:

Select a Discipline and Module.
Enter an Identifier.
Optionally, enter a Description (visible to authors only — not shown to test-takers) and a Culture Code.
Select a Resource Type.

The New Resource form showing fields for Discipline, Module, Identifier, Description, Culture Code, and Resource Type

Select Save.

Add a resource to an item¶

You can insert a resource directly into an item's content using the Insert/Edit Resource icon in the item editor toolbar.

Open an item and place the cursor where you want to insert the resource.

Select the Insert/Edit Resource icon from the editor toolbar.

Select an existing resource from the library, or upload a new one.

The item editor showing a resource embedded in the item content

Select Save.

Tip

Preview the item after adding a resource to confirm it displays and functions as expected for test-takers. See Preview items.

Settings¶

Administrators can configure the following settings at Settings > Resource Designer Settings.

Available Resource Types — controls which resource types are available across your organisation. Types disabled here are hidden from all local tenants.

Enable workflows for resources — requires resources to pass through an approval workflow before they can be used in items.

Identifier Auto Generation — defines a pattern for automatically generating identifiers when creating new resources.