Submission Specs

• &subspecs - Specify which files are accepted during submission

  • Example 1: accept allocator.c and optionally any .h files and any other .c files.

    &subspecs
    accept  allocator.c *.h/0+ *.c/0+
    &end

  • Example 2: accept files1 or accept files2 or ...

    &subspecs
    accept  FPView.java readme.txt *.java *.jar/0+ *.jpg/0+ *.png/0+ *.txt/0+ *.fpe/0+
    accept  readme.txt *.h *.cpp *.tem/0+ dsview.pro *.jpg/0+ *.png/0+ *.txt/0+ *.fpe/0+ *.tgz/0
    accept  *.zip readme.txt
    accept  *.tgz readme.txt
    &end

  • Example 3: reject all

    &subspecs
    reject *
    &end

    reject * to stop submissions. Used when automarking prac where the submissions come from the exam account

• &deadline - Specify assignment deadline

  • group deadline [[, startdate], enddate]

  • Example 1: Accept submissions any day.

    &deadline
    all Tue 23 Sep 09:59:59 
    &end

  • Example 2: Accept submissions until a specified date.

    &deadline
    all Tue 23 Sep 09:59:59, Sun 28 Sep 09:59:59 
    &end

  • When student submits after this date, they will get this message:

    You cannot submit after this date: Sun 28 Sep 09:59:59
    Submission NOT accepted

  • Example 3: Accept submissions from a start date until an end date.

    &deadline
    all Tue 23 Sep 09:59:59, Mon 8 Sep 09:59:59, Sun 28 Sep 09:59:59 
    &end

• &latepen/&earlybonus - Specify the late penalty or early bonus

  • Example 1:

    &latepen
    ceiling %
    0 per hour for 1 hour
    15 per day for 4 days
    &end

  • ceiling - penalty is reduction in maximum available mark

  • ceiling % - penalty is specified as percentages, default is mark

  • 0 per hour for 1 hour - exempted if less than an hour late

  • 15 per day for 4 days - 15% of the total mark is deducted from the maximum for each day late

  • Example 2:

    &earlybonus
    raw
    0 per day for 3 days
    1 per day for 1 day
    &end

  • raw - change to the raw mark

  • 0 per day for 3 days - no change to the raw mark if 3 days or less early

  • 1 per day for 1 day - one mark added to raw mark if 4 days or more early

• &extension - Add students who need extensions

  • Example 1: Specify days late

    &extension
    3123456 5
    &end

    The student will get 5 days extension. After 5 days, the usual late penalty applies.

  • Example 2: Specify hours late

    &extension
    3123456 0:1
    &end

    The student will get 1 hour extension.

• &maxsize - Change submission file size

  • Example:

    # 1 MB
    &maxsize = 1024

• &backups - Keep previous submissions

  • Example:

    # current submission and keep the previous three submissions
    &backups = 3