The property options control how a workbook is accessed, used and completed, and how to reorder pages, enable mapping, cascade tags and change other functions.
What Properties?
A workbook has three levels of permissions:
- Block - set-up each content block on the page with individual settings.
- Template - set-up the individual page's settings within the workbook.
- Workbook - set-up the overall workbook's settings to control how it is used.
For a one-page template, see Template properties.
Access Properties
Only an owner or collaborator of a resource can change its properties.
To access:
- From the Resource Store, click the workbook title and choose Edit resource
- Click the Properties button to open the sidebar.
- Click Block or Template or Workbook to show the respective panel of options.
Template - Category
Set the type of template to indicate its intended purpose. The resource icon will correspond in the Resource Store.
 | Experience To record completed activities and events. |
 | Plan To identify goals and how to achieve them. |
 | Reflection To consider past events and actions. |
 | Talent To showcase skills and abilities. |
 | Feedback To assess work by yourself or others. |
 | Worksheet To respond to questions and tasks. |
Template - Page release
Hide and show the visibility of each individual page within a workbook.
The page is shown at all times. (Default option)
The page is hidden and only shown when another page has been verified by an assessor in ATLAS. The dropdown menu selects which existing page releases the current page.
Useful when: a learner's progress needs to be assessed and verified before proceeding.The page is hidden and made visible on the date selected. Learners receive a notification when a new page becomes visible in a workbook.
Useful when: content or activities need to be automatically released at designated intervals to all learners.Template - Page locking
Enable assessors to lock a page when it is verified in ATLAS. This will prevent learners from making further changes to the individual page in Pebble+, but can continue to work on the remainder of the workbook.
Also see lock on submission in ATLAS.
Template - Reuse page
New pages added within a workbook during its build are not visible in the Resource Store. Ticking this option makes the template available so it can be reused as a page within another workbook or copied to create a new resource.
Changes made to a resource are reflected everywhere the template is used.
Template - Page ordering
The current page can be moved to another position in the workbook's contents and menu bar.
Nested workbook
If the current page is located within a nested workbook, it can only be reordered within the nested workbook.
To reorder:
- Click the Workbook properties tab
- Scroll to the very bottom of the sidebar
- Click the Reorder [nested workbook] button
Template - Preferred options
Set the appearance of new content blocks added to the page, or update in bulk all existing blocks using the Apply to all button.
Tick to show / untick to hide the visibility of a block's hint text when the asset is previewed or viewed.
Tick to place hint text within the block's response area where possible, or untick to show hint text beneath the block's title,
In-field hints cannot be text formatted and disappear when a response is entered.
Untick to hide the block if the learner has not yet provided a response in the content block, or tick to show the block even if the field is empty.
Preview means to open the asset in read-only mode using the preview button, and to view is when shared with the web or with ATLAS for assessment.
Workbook - Usage
Set the number of times the workbook can be used by each person. A use, known as a response, creates a new, blank asset and is saved to the learner's Asset Store.
The workbook resource can only be used to create one response. Attempts to create additional responses (assets) will see the user redirected to their existing saved asset in the Asset Store.
Optionally, tick Add to task list to indicate to the learner this workbook must be completed.
Useful when: only one response is required or permitted.The workbook resource can only have a specified number of responses created by each user. When reusing, the learner is prompted to either:
- continue working on an existing response (open the asset), or,
- create a new response.
When the total response limit is reached, the learner is redirected to open an existing asset only.
Useful when: a specified number of responses are required or permitted.The workbook resource can have an unlimited number of responses created.
Useful when: the number of responses is unknown or unrestricted.Workbook - Mapping
Enable the workbook to have assets mapped. It must:
- contain one or more capability blocks on at least one page.
- be set to single use only.
A workbook with mapping enabled cannot itself then be mapped to another asset.
Workbook - Cascade tag
A cascading tag passes any resource tags and retains them with the response when the workbook is used and saved as an asset .
Read more about tagging an asset.
Workbook - Progress tracking
Enable progress tracking on a workbook for a learner to mark a page as complete and keep track of their overall progress.
When enabled at workbook level, an individual page can be opted out of progress tracking by disabling at a template level.
Workbook - Calculate hours & points
Enable the auto-calculation of hours and/or points used across the entire workbook to give one total sum, for example:
- Two or more activity log pages.
- Two or more pages using a table using auto-sum.
- An activity log, and page with table using auto sum.
Read more about workbook page reports.
Workbook - Featured banner
Select an image to be used as the banner on all existing and new pages.
A banner image can still be changed on an individual page if required.