Updated 11 Mar 22: added entry photo requirements
Updated 10 Mar 22: clarify that you must print before starting FLOWlock Browser
Updated 10 Mar 22: clarify that you must print before starting FLOWlock Browser
- This is a detailed exam schedule for Pre-Exam (PE) 2022, indicating scheduled and unscheduled break times.
- Don't forget your calendars
- External Resources at www.epo.org are available online during the exam. For all other materials, such as PCT Applicants Guide, you will need to have them on paper.
- Be prepared to contact the invigilators by chat widget, and be prepared to deal with FLOWlock Browser crashes. Only in emergencies and if the chat widget is not available, call the epo helpdesk: +49 89 2399 5155. Telephone lines are very limited - the chat widget is strongly recommended. Communication via email will not be dealt with.
- Last year, candidates received an e-mail with a hyperlink just before the exam. This year, no email will be sent - the flows will made available well before each of your exams, so you will see them after logging into WISEflow.
- Get everything ready early so you can relax. It is recommended to log-in 60 minutes before the start of the first flow. This will also give enough time to make sure that the room requirements are complied with, and to create your own evidence.
- Print BEFORE starting the FLOWlock Browser: 10 minutes before the start of the exam, any printable documents will appear on the flow page. Click on the refresh icon (clockwise arrow) or press F5 to see them.
- It is also possible to print using a second computer logged into WISEflow, but this second computer must be turned off and out of reach during the exam.
- Have a valid official photo ID (identity card or passport) ready and keep it within easy reach during the whole exam. You MUST verify your identity at the start of EACH FLOW by holding your ID next to your face for the entry photo. See Instructions to Candidates ITC IV, 6.
- During the exam, you must to stay in front of the camera - everything you want to use must be within arms reach.
- Don't lose track of time ⏰ during the scheduled lunch break - if you are more than 10 minutes late, you may need the invigilator password to start the flow
- During scheduled exam times and scheduled breaks, don't go online discussing the exam or share confidential exam info, such as personal login details & invigilator passwords. Wait until the scheduled end of the last part of each exam - after that, you can freely discuss. But remember - no-one knows the expected answers and which alternatives will be accepted.
- If you are not sure of an answer, or you know it will take a long time to figure it out or to look it up, leave the question(s) until the end. But make sure you give an answer to each question before the end of the part.
Good luck!
Hello,
ReplyDeletePlease, is it possible to test the entry photo?
Do you know if is it possible to test the taking of entry photo?
Thank you
I don't understand why they do not permanently have a camera/microphone test flow for this - there is very little support for those who are doing their best to test everything.
DeleteIt is possible to see if the camera is recognised:
To test your camera in WISEflow, click on the drop down menu next to your name and select "Edit profile" and Start FLOWlock to start the FLOWlock Browser. In the Assignment Options, click on "Appendix material" and "Manage appendices" to open the "Appendix manager" tab. In the "Appendix manager" tab, click on "New appendix", and then "Take an image". This looks like the "Entry image" screen used before each exam / flow.
Unfortunately, there is no microphone test.
I could not open the window next to the editor without the editor text going out of focus! I contacted helpdesk who just replied: something wrong with your hardware - cannot help you.
ReplyDeleteAnyone else had this?
This is a very common problem - it is not just you. This did not happen last year - it is a new problem. I have not heard of any solution, although someone mentioned scaling to 150% as a possible work-around,
DeleteCorrection: it could be solved by adjusting text zoom ratio into 125% in windows->display setting.
DeleteThe assignment preview window is the ONLY possibility you have for side-by-side comparison in the FLOWlock Browser.
This "solution" has not been posted anywhere on the EPO pages - it only appeared in the Telegram groups.
Blurry assignment preview: many candidates have reported this problem. The assignment preview window is the only possibility in FLOWlock to allow side-by-side comparison, so the blurriness makes this unusable. The official guidance received from the helpdesk, both during the mocks and during exams, is to not use the preview window, or that it was due to the individual system.
ReplyDeletea solution reported in the Telegram groups was to adjust the text zoom ratio in WINDOWS/ Display Settings to 125% before starting the FLOWlock Browser.
Note that this WINDOWS setting cannot be set or reset during the exam.
The zoom level of the FLOWlock Browser and all the tabs can be set during the exam using the selection menu which appears when the (i) icon in the top left is clicked.
It is also possible to separately change the zoom level of an assignment tab using CTRL+SCROLL MOUSE, or the (-) and (+) buttons in the assignment tab toolbar. Zoom settings can also be set directly by clicking on the arrow next to the percentage in the assignment tab toolbar.
It is only possible to separately change the zoom level of the answer tab using CTRL+SCROLL MOUSE.
Thanks -as always- for your help here, Pete! I was aware of the problem already before my exam, and just decided not to bother having this assignment window open. I assumed that only monitors with resolutions higher than full HD would keep the text in focus. Admittedly, it is ridiculous that the software has this problem in it. The EQE is obviously not the only exam where the side-by-side function is essential. At least I know this tip for the last exam! I just cannot believe the EQE has become unfair in this respect.
ReplyDeleteJust tried the zoom solution to 125%: It makes the words bigger so "easier" to read, but still the lack of sharpness is the same. This is a serious problem with the flow browser!
ReplyDeletethe windows zoom works for me. Not the zoom function of wiseflow
ReplyDeleteBad news on the un-Wiseflow front: I followed the great advice of others to increase windows zoom to 125% and reduce wiseflow zoom to 75% in order to have the editor in focus whilst having the assignment window open next to it.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, after about 20 minutes into the exam, the editor suddenly decided to go out of focus by itself! I tried closing and reopening the assignment window to no avail.
Informed invigilators who more or less ignored me -thanks guys!
This is so NOT funny - pretty sure it has put me on the pass-fail tightrope! Can't stand Wiseflow!