This article is intended for customers using ExamSim. If you're interested in leveraging ExamSim contact your BenchPrep Customer Success Manager today for pricing! 

To ensure a smooth configuration and maximize the benefits of ExamSim, review the considerations and recommendations before implementation.

Considerations

Currently, ExamSim is not compatible with the following features:

• Side-by-Side question experience 
• Adaptive Study Plan
• Questions from lesson connections
• Engage

Recommendations

Here are some best practices to follow when implementing ExamSim in your courses:

• Enable ExamSim from the Start – Implement ExamSim in NEW courses to provide a consistent and realistic testing experience. We do not recommend enabling the feature in existing courses. 
• Plan Course Structure Early – Design your course layout with ExamSim in mind to avoid restructuring later. 
• Decide Where to Enable ExamSim - Based on your course structure and learning objectives, decide whether to enable ExamSim for practice, specific tests, or both.
• Test in Staging - Before deploying ExamSim in live courses, we recommend testing it in a staging environment first. This allows you to simulate the learner experience in a controlled setting, identify any potential issues, and address them before making the feature available in production. Learn more about the staging environment here. 

Enabling ExamSim

Once ExamSim is enabled for your tenant, review the steps below to get started:

Enable ExamSim in Course Configuration

1. In Blueprint, locate the course you would like to enable ExamSim configuration for.
2. Click on Configuration on the left-hand side. 
3. Locate the “ExamSim Exam Experience” and/or “ExamSim Practice Experience" feature accesses and toggle feature(s) ON based on where you would like to enable ExamSim. 
   
4. Once enabled for practice, ExamSim will be live immediately.

For exams, follow Step 2 to activate ExamSim for specific tests.

Apply ExamSim to Specific Exams (If Applicable)

1. If using ExamSim for exams, navigate to Tests in BluePrint within the selected course.
2. Click the eye icon next to the test you want to modify.
3. Click Edit, then scroll to the bottom section and locate the Exam Display Setting section. 
   
4. Select ExamSim and click Update to apply the changes. ExamSim will be live immediately after the update. Repeat these steps for each exam you want to enable ExamSim for.