Technical Support for COMPASS® Internet Version
Documentation
- Technical Specs (Revised November 2011 for Internet Explorer 9)
Minimum workstation requirements and settings needed to install COMPASS - Technical Checklist (Revised May 2010)
Things to watch for as you install COMPASS - Installation Guide (Revised November 2011 for Internet Explorer 9)
Step-by-step instructions for installing COMPASS - Supplemental Guide for XP Service Pack 2 (Revised May 2010)
Preliminary installation steps to follow if your workstation is running Windows XP - FAQs (Revised May 2010)
Answers to common questions about installing and using COMPASS - SSR File Layout (Updated October 2009)
A detailed list specifying the meaning of codes built into COMPASS - Uploading COMPASS Data to Your Student Information System (PDF; 5 pages, 33KB; updated February 2009)
News and Updates
- Item Pool Updates: New COMPASS Item Pools have been authored and are ready for download. If you have not updated your workstation since June 8, 2012, you must apply COMPASS Item Pool Updates to continue testing. Printable instructions are accessible from the link below:
- Updating Your COMPASS Item Pools (PDF; 1 page, 35KB)
- IE9 is now supported for use with COMPASS Internet Version. (Technical Specs updated November 2011)
- Computer System Maintenance Schedule through September 30, 2013 (Updated February 2013)
- ACT System-wide Computer Routine Maintenance Periods (affecting all ACT computer services, including COMPASS Internet Version and e-Write in COMPASS Windows)
System-wide maintenance periods are now scheduled as shown below. No Saturday night/Sunday testing or reporting with COMPASS will be possible during the following Saturday night/Sunday periods:- Mar 16–17, 2013 — Saturday, 5 p.m. CDT thru Sunday, 5 p.m.
- Apr 20–21, 2013 — Saturday, 5 p.m. CDT thru Sunday, 5 p.m.
- May 18–19, 2013 — Saturday, 5 p.m. CDT thru Sunday, 5 p.m.
- Jun 22–23, 2013 — Saturday, 5 p.m. CDT thru Sunday, 5 p.m.
- Jul 20–21, 2013 — Saturday, 5 p.m. CDT thru Sunday, 5 p.m.
- Aug 17–18, 2013 — Saturday, 5 p.m. CDT thru Sunday, 5 p.m.
- Sep 14–15, 2013 — Proposed: Saturday, 5 p.m. CDT thru Sunday, 5 p.m.
- COMPASS System Maintenance Periods (affecting only COMPASS Internet and e-Write in COMPASS Windows)
When required, COMPASS-specific system maintenance periods occur on Thursday nights, beginning at 11 p.m., central time, and generally are completed by 3 a.m., central time, Friday mornings.
- ACT System-wide Computer Routine Maintenance Periods (affecting all ACT computer services, including COMPASS Internet Version and e-Write in COMPASS Windows)