Product description

Intended use

The Vienna Test System is SCHUHFRIED GmbH's software solution for computer-based psychological assessment. Its areas of application range from individual assessments and tests in personnel psychology to clinical neuropsychology, traffic psychology, and sports psychology.

The Vienna Test System offers a wide portfolio of tests, including intelligence test batteries, special intelligence tests, ability tests, personality tests, and aptitude and interest tests. The tests are based on both classical and modern test theories and include adaptive and multimedia formats. They are designed to ensure the most comprehensive, fair, and valid psychological testing of a person.

The VTS consists of several components that can be used as needed, depending on the use case.

This page provides an overview of the functions and structure of the VTS, its different product variants, the required licenses and available purchasing options.

Structure and program components

The VTS consists of the VTS administration software, which is required for test presentation and the management of persons, test results, settings, and licenses. The administration software also manages VTS users (adding/removing users, managing rights). Provided that the appropriate licenses are available, testing can be started, and persons can be invited for testing directly from within the administration software.

The VTS administration software includes several components necessary for using the VTS:

• Database: SQL database for storing all relevant information and personal data or test results

• Testplayer: Application used to conduct tests. The Testplayer is available in a browser-based version (Testplayer Web) and a version that must be installed locally (Testplayer Client).

All functions of the VTS can be managed and used in the administration software. These include:

• Managing test takers: Creating new persons (either manually or via import), updating personal data, deleting persons → Persons page in the administration software

• Presenting tests: Selecting individual tests and configuring them (selecting test forms / subtests / scales), creating test batteries, assigning tests / test batteries to persons, initiating testing sessions or generating invitation links for testing in open mode or proctored mode → Testing page in the administration software

• Viewing results: Opening individual or multiple results, exporting results (PDF, .csv, VTS-format), creating reports → Results page in the administration software

• VTS Tools: Creating your own tests using the Test Generator, selecting suitable tests with the help of the Test Assistant, perform further analyses of the test results in VTS Analytics

• Managing settings: Configuring test administration and scoring (e.g., generating and creating Word reports), as well as setting up email options for sending invitation links

You can get to know the VTS administration software with a free demo account in VTS online. Simply follow the registration process under Register for demo account.

Product variants

The VTS administration software is available in two variants: the Vienna Test System online and the Vienna Test System offline.

Vienna Test System online

The Vienna Test System online (VTS online) is SCHUHFRIED's cloud-based solution. All you need to use VTS online is internet access. There is no need to install the administration software locally on your device. You can manage all functions of the VTS administration software in your browser. You can access your data and results at any time and from anywhere. VTS online can also be used via the browser on devices that do not run on Windows operating systems.

Thanks to the cloud-based infrastructure, you benefit from regular automatic updates of VTS. Your tests are therefore always up to date and feature the latest norms and functions. Your data is automatically backed up and protected in the best possible way on European servers. The infrastructure required for the efficient use of the VTS is provided via the cloud. You don’t need to worry about whether your devices meet the system requirements for the VTS. A stable internet connection is required to use the VTS online.

The VTS online is the ideal solution for users who want to administer efficient digital psychological assessments without any installation or maintenance costs.

A local software installation may also be necessary when using VTS online, for example, to administer tests that require additional input devices. In such cases, the Testplayer Client must be installed on the device used for testing. The Testplayer Client can only be installed on devices running the Windows operating system.

Vienna Test System offline

The VTS is also available as an on-premise solution (Vienna Test System offline). With this option, you receive an installation package that includes a specific VTS version. This allows you to install the VTS locally on your PC or server system. This means that the VTS is offline and linked to your local technical infrastructure and can only be run on the licensed devices. The VTS offline is only compatible with Windows operating systems.

Since all program components are installed on your devices, you always have full control over your data. However, depending on your specific use case, you must ensure that your devices' performance and configuration are suitable for the intended use. The VTS offline can also be used without an active internet connection.

WTS offline also has the ability to communicate with other software via interfaces. Provided that the external software supports the appropriate communication protocols, persons can be created in the VTS and test results can be retrieved via the external software, for example. More detailed information can be found on the page: Integration .

Comparison of product variants

If you would like to find out which of the two variants best suits your needs, please see comparison below:

¹ Online testing is only possible in VTS offline if the technical requirements are met (e.g., correct network configuration).

Update & support

The VTS is continuously being developed and improved. A new VTS version is generally released twice a year, in March and September. This includes new functions and improvements to the tests and the administration software. In addition, the norms of the tests and the available languages are continuously updated (if the test is part of our actively maintained portfolio¹).

SCHUHFRIED guarantees the functionality of the Vienna Test System only if the Vienna Test System is kept up to date, if your VTS version was released more than 36 months ago, the functionality of the system is no longer guaranteed and any technical support is subject to a fee. For details see our terms and conditions. We therefore strongly recommend that the software be updated continuously.

To keep your system up to date, SCHUHFRIED offers free updates² for VTS. To receive these updates, you must have VTS version 8.27 or higher. If this is the case, you will receive the installation package for the update free of charge in our marketplace and can update your VTS installation to the latest version yourself (see: Updating a single workstation installation ).

If technical problems arise during an update, SCHUHFRIED will assist you in troubleshooting, provided that the problems were caused by SCHUHFRIED (e.g., by an error in the software) and your VTS version is not older than 36 months. If your VTS version is older than 36 months, technical support from SCHUHFRIED for an update is subject to a fee. In the Release Notes, you will find information about when your VTS version was released. Using this information, you can check whether your version is older than 36 months.

If technical problems occur during operation, technical support from SCHUHFRIED is free of charge if the problems were caused by SCHUHFRIED and your VTS is not older than 36 months (see above). Therefore, please keep your VTS up to date. If you use VTS online, you will always have the latest version without any additional update or effort.

How do I get started with VTS?

• You can try VTS free of charge. On the homepage of VTS online, you can register for a demo account and experience the VTS administration software with a selection of tests from the SCHUHFRIED Selection. When you take the tests, however, only the instructions are presented, not the test items.

• The VTS administration software, licenses for the tests and, if required, our hardware can be purchased via the Marketplace.

¹ Currently, these are the tests: 2HAND, ATAVT, ATAVT-2, BMT, COG, DT, FCB5, INT, IVPE-R, LAT, MECH, MOUSE, PRIO, RT, SIGNAL, SPAN, STROOP, TACO, TMT-S, VIGIL, AVEM, GET, INSBAT 2, LVT, MLS, PP-R, SIMKAP, SMK, TOL-F, WAF, ZBA

² This does not apply to server/client installations where the update requires support from SCHUHFRIED's technical support team.