What is Abandon Exam? The Abandon Exam feature allows you to archive an exam attempt when you no longer want it to count toward your performance or appear in your active exam history. When to Use Abandon - False Starts: When you accidentally started an exam - Interrupted Sessions: When external factors prevented proper completion - Practice Runs: When you want to test the system without recording results - Unsatisfactory Performance: When you want to exclude a poor attempt from your records How to Abandon an Exam 1. Navigate to Results: Go to the exam results page (/exams/results/[attemptId]) 2. Click "Abandon Exam": Red button in the top-right corner 3. Confirm Action: A dialog will appear asking for confirmation 4. Read the Warning: "Are you sure? This exam result will be archived and scheduled for deletion. Once deleted, this action cannot be undone." 5. Confirm: Click "Confirm Abandon" to proceed What Happens When You Abandon - Status Change: Exam status changes to "ABANDONED" - Visual Indicator: Red "Abandoned" badge appears - Scheduled Deletion: Exam is marked for automatic deletion - History Impact: No longer counts in performance statistics - Reversible: Can be restored before automatic deletion Restore Abandoned Exam 1. Access Results: Go to the abandoned exam's results page 2. Click "Restore Exam": Blue button that replaces the abandon button 3. Automatic Restoration: Exam returns to its original status (COMPLETED or IN_PROGRESS) 4. Re-inclusion: Exam again counts toward performance metrics Important Notes - Automatic Cleanup: Abandoned exams are automatically deleted after a certain period - No Undo After Deletion: Once the automated cleanup runs, restoration is impossible - Performance Impact: Abandoned exams don't affect your overall statistics - Audit Trail: The system maintains logs of abandon/restore actions
