[LON-CAPA-users] Problem with Groups

[Stuart Raeburn]

Todd,

If you view Navigate Contents as Course Coordinator do you see:

(a) A "Course Groups" folder
(b) A group folder for "Group Folder - StudioTA" within the Course  
Groups folder.

If so, use "Edit Course" to determine if "Hidden URL" is checked for  
the "Course Groups" folder and/or the "StudioTA" folder.  If either  
are checked, then TAs will see the message "You do need to  
re-initialize this course before being able to access this resource",  
when trying to enter the group.

So far I have not replicated the parameter setting errors you report  
when creating a new group.  It is possible that the course update  
which occurs automatically after adding folders, but before automatic  
setting of parameters was unsuccessful for some reason, hence the  
resources were not considered part of the course.

It would be possible to use LON-CAPA's standard parameter setting to  
set the missing parmeter on these new folders/simple page, by hand.   
The parameter to set is:

"Resource Hidden from Students"

This should be set to:

(a) yes for all
(b) no for group: StudioTA

for the following:

Group Folder - StudioTA

and for the items within that folder:
Group homepage - StudioTA
Discussion Boards

Stuart Raeburn
MSU LON-CAPA group



Quoting Todd Ruskell <truskell@mymail.mines.edu>:

> All,
>
> I hate asking this, because I'm pretty sure I've had this problem
> before and got it answered, but my searches have not been fruitful.
>
> I have a cloned course, with cloned groups.  In particular, a group
> for TAs with a file repository.  I've given the TAs membership in the
> group.  The access start date is after the course start date, the
> group access ends before their enrollment in the course ends.   The
> TAs can see the group, but whenever they try to enter the group, they
> get the "You do need to re-initialize this course before being able to
> access this resource" error.  This happens even after several logouts
> and logins.
>
> So I tried creating a new group.  The following errors were reported:
> A problem occurred when creating folders for the new group StudioTA:
> Parameters not set for
> /uploaded/csm/6y3246837ee2b4bc0csml1/group_folder_StudioTA.sequence
> because the resource was not recognized as part of the course.
> Parameters not set for /adm/csm/6y3246837ee2b4bc0csml1/StudioTA/smppg
> because the resource was not recognized as part of the course.
> An error occurred while setting parameters for Discussion Boards folder:
> Parameters not set for
> /uploaded/csm/6y3246837ee2b4bc0csml1/group_boards_StudioTA.sequence
> because the resource was not recognized as part of the course.
> Group StudioTA was updated.
>
> But the group appeared to be created.  I can see it as CC, I can see
> the enrolled users, but again, the TAs get the "re-initialize course"
> error.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Todd
> --
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> Colorado School of Mines
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