Updating Messages/Display Text

A number of configuration database tables are involved in the translation/message text system.

• configs.tds_coremessageobject - Primary message-related table containing the message key and default message (English)
  • The _key column contains the primary key LONG value, a foreign key to the configs.client_messagetranslation and configs.client_coremessageuser table
  • The appkey column contains the message key string referenced in the application code
• configs.client_messagetranslation - Contains localized/translated messages
  • keyed by the _fk_coremessageobject column, which is a foreign-key to configs.tds_coremessageobject.
  • If there is a record for a message key present in this table, the message in client_messagetranslation will override the default message defined in configs.tds_coremessageobject
• configs.__appmessages - A “cache” table where localized messages are copied into by the student and proctor applications as the messages are encountered.
  • This table should be cleared after making changes to the other message-related tables
• configs.client_coremessageuser - A table mapping a message key to a particular application
  • This table only needs to be inserted into when creating a new message

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As of Fall 2018 the Smarter Balanced Test Delivery System (TDS) is no longer supported.

The code base and documentation for the TDS is available within the Smarter Balanced GitHub repository.

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