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If not ticked: Only combined reports are stored under the archive path, and the ‘Complete’ subfolder is no longer used. This option is slightly faster in a hosted environment as it avoids downloading individual class reports. It is also useful in a non-hosted environment when the individual class reports are not needed in the archive.
Please note that individual class reports are not stored in the Synergetic database, only combined reports are.
Process overview
Generation and combining: Reports are generated and combined directly on the hosted file system.
When the configuration key StudentReportsPrint|Archive|HostedMode , is set to Y or blank, Synergetic generates all the individual reports in the temporary folder and then saves the combined reports to the Archive Path.
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When the configuration key StudentReportsPrint|Archive|HostedMode , is set to N
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The reports are now archived straight to the Archival Path. The individual reports are generated in the Archival path and combined in the same location.
Storage: Combined reports are copied to the selected archive path. If the tick box for storing individual class reports is not selected, the process is faster as it skips downloading individual reports.
Testing and Validation
If you are running on a hosted site, you may wish to verify that Synergetic is detecting this, and override the config key if it is not
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