What is a Major vs Minor Change
The Edify tool will allow you to make changes to any Unit of Competency; changes can be made as a Version change (Major change) or a simple change (Minor Change). Changes are determined by the system, but it is important to note how the units will be presented in the LMS. This article will cover the differences between Major and Minor changes.
Major Change
A type of version change made to a Unit in Edify that will affect enrolments in the LMS. This occurs when the structure of the unit has changed.
When a unit with major changes is published in the LMS, the changes will not affect any current enrolments and will only appear for new enrolments after the LMS publish date.
The first time any unit is published in an LMS organisation, it is considered a Major change.
Minor Change
A type of version change made to a Unit in Edify that will affect enrolments in the LMS. This occurs when the existing structure of the unit remains the same, but the content inside that structure has been changed, ie text or asset changes.
When a unit with Minor changes is published in the LMS, the changes will affect all current enrolments made since the last Major change to the unit was published in the LMS.
Examples of Changes
| Type of change | Change |
|---|---|
A Section Title is changed. Example: The Knowledge questions section label is changed to Activities. | Major |
A Section description type is changed to None, Custom or Boilerplate. Example: The Knowledge questions Boilerplate is changed to a Custom Description. | Minor |
The position of a Task within an assessment section is changed. Example: The first Performance Task (PT 3.1) is moved to the end of the section (becoming PT 3.4). | Minor |
A Section that is not present in the Online variant is disabled. Example: The Performance tasks are disabled in the Sections area when it has previously been disabled in the Online variant. | Minor |
A Section that is present in the Online variant is disabled. Example: The Knowledge questions is disabled in the Sections area which also disables it in the Online variant. | Major |
A Question is deleted and a new Question of the same type is added in the same position. Example: An Essay question (KQ 2.3) is deleted and a new Essay question (KQ 2.3) added. | Minor |
A Question is deleted and a new Question of a different type is added in the same position. Example: An Essay question (KQ 4.2) is deleted and a new Table question (KQ 4.2) added. | Major |
The position of a Question within an assessment section is changed and the order of question types remains the same. Example: In a Quiz section, there are True/False (T/F) and Multiple Choice (MCQ) questions. The first 5 questions are T/F and the next 5 questions are MCQs. The questions are re-arranged so the order of question types remains the same, i.e. the first 5 questions are T/F and the next 5 questions are MCQs. | Minor |
The position of a Question within an assessment section is changed and the order of question types is also changed. Example: In a Quiz section, there are True/False (T/F) and Multiple Choice (MCQ) questions. The first 5 questions are T/F and the next 5 questions are MCQs. The questions are re-arranged so the order of question types alternates between T/F and MCQ questions, i.e. a T/F is the 1st question, a MCQ is the 2nd question, a T/F is the 3rd question, etc. | Major |
A Section label is changed. Example: The Topic section prefix is changed to Part. The Question component label is changed to Activity. | Major |
Section Components inside a Section are enabled or disabled. Example: The Table question type is enabled in the Knowledge questions, no Table questions are added. | Minor |
Section Mapping inside a Section is enabled or disabled. Example: The Knowledge Evidence mapping is enabled in the Practical assessment section. | Minor |
| Type of change | Change |
The unit type (NRT, Non NRT, Universal) of a boilerplate is changed. Example: The Knowledge questions default Boilerplate is changed from the NRT to Universal Unit Type. | Minor |
The content (title, content introduction, content main body) of an existing Boilerplate is changed. Example: An asset link is added to the Content Introduction of a custom Boilerplate Third Party Report that is already being used by an Assessment Section. | Minor |
| Type of change | Change |
The Mapping in a Question or Task is updated (components are added or removed from the Question/Task). Example: In an existing Knowledge question (KQ 1.4), PC 2.1 is removed and KE 3 is added. | Minor |
A change is made to the question or answer text in a Question or Task. Example: A spelling error is corrected. | Minor |
The asset link/image in a Question or Task is updated (added and/or removed). Example: An image in Knowledge Question 3.2 is removed from the question text and an asset link is added to the trainer's answer guide. | Minor |
An individual Question or Task label is changed. Example: Custom component labels is enabled and the Project 1 label is changed to Catapult Case Study. | Major |
The answer options are changed in a Question or Task. Example: The Attach files or Record videos option is switched from enabled to disabled. | Major |
| Type of change | Change |
A Section is added to, disabled in, or removed from the Online Navigation Menu. Example: A Multiple choice quiz Section is added to the Online Navigation Menu. | Major |
The position of a section in the Online Navigation Menu is changed. Example: The Supporting info Section is moved above the Assessments Section on the Online Navigation Menu. | Major |
A section is changed to be Trainer only. Example: An existing custom Trainer instructions Supporting Info section is enabled as Trainer only. | Major |
A section is changed to be Gradable. Example: The Performance tasks or Practical assessment sections is enabled as Gradable in the Online variant. | Major |
Auto marking is added or removed from a section. Example: The Multiple choice section has previously been enabled in the unit and the section is changed to enable auto marking. | Major |
A section in the Online variant is enabled or disabled. Example: The Knowledge questions Section is disabled in the Online variant. | Major |
A section in the Online variant is added or removed. Example: A custom-made Third party report Section is added to the Assessment tab of the Online variant. | Major |
The About this unit heading or text on the Unit home page is updated. Example: Updating the wording of the About this unit text to include an asset link. | Minor |
The Unit home page's Background Image is changed. Example: A background image is added to the Unit home page. | Minor |
A button on the Unit home page is added, removed or updated. Example: A purple tab asset link is added to the Unit home page, or an asset link is updated in an existing purple tab button. | Minor |
A section is replaced with an identical duplicate of the section. Example: A duplicate of the Knowledge Questions Section is added to the Online variant, and the original default Section is disabled. | Minor |
| Type of change | Change |
The content of an existing mapping component is changed. Example: Correcting a typo in Performance Criteria 2.3. | Minor |
A mapping component is added or deleted. Example: A new Foundation Skill (FS 1) is added to the Mapping. | Major |
| Type of change | Change |
In the Media Library, an asset is set as Archived. Button or text links to this asset are unchanged. Example: A file asset learner_instructions_v1.pdf is archived in the Media Library and all text links to the asset are unchanged. | Minor |
An asset is moved from Unit Specific to Common Media in the Media Library. Example: A file asset learner_instructions_v1.pdf is moved from the Unit Specific library of a unit into the Common Media. | Minor |
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