[LON-CAPA-users] Student-selectable slots

[Bjoern Baeuchle]

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hey,

I'm stuck. I try to set up a slot-based system to let the students
inscribe themselves to tutorials (several of which will be offered).

I (think I) figured out that slots can be used only in connection with a
resource, and in particular only with a problem. Is that correct?

Now, my plan was to create a 'dummy'-problem whose only purpose it is to
provide an interface for the students to select a slot. But the message
I get is
"Not open to be viewed".

In the parameter section for this resource, those are the "parameters in
effect":
"Problem Opening date": Wed Apr 15 01:58:00 pm 2009 (CEST)
"Problem Due Date": Sun Apr 26 12:00:00 am 2009 (CEST)
"Problem Answer Date": Tue Apr 21 12:00:00 am 2009 (CEST)
"Use slot based access controls": resource

For "Slots of availability", I could not find any documentation on how
to add multiple slots. I did try with a comma-seperated list:
slot1,slot2,... and with semicolons: slot1;slot2;...

In the "Managing slot" sheet, I find the only dates for slots set being
Start time: I tried dates in past & future
End time: Way in the future (july, actually).

When coming as a student or as course coordinator, I get the error
message stated above. When there is only one slot in "Slots of
availability" and the start time for the slot is in the future, I can
see the resource, but not choose to be added to the slot (and I remain
slotless).

Is using slots (or using them this way) completely futile or am I making
a trivial mistake? I'd appreciate any help.

Oh, btw: I'm using 2.8.0-2009011523 with the bugfix for
http://bugs.loncapa.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5888 .

Bjørn
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