[LON-CAPA-users] Changes to parameters are not taking effect

Raymond Batchelor batchelo at sfu.ca
Sun Apr 29 17:21:54 EDT 2012


This was a local network issue.  Now resolved.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Seema Ali" <sali at vsb.bc.ca>
To: "Discussion list for LON-CAPA users" <lon-capa-users at mail.lon-capa.org>
Sent: Sunday, 29 April, 2012 12:13:40
Subject: Re: [LON-CAPA-users] Changes to parameters are not taking effect


RE: [LON-CAPA-users] Changes to parameters are not taking effect 

Is there a way to prevent parameter changes? Maybe I set something accidentally. 

I have been successful in the past setting parameters for sections and folders. I am not sure what is preventing me from making changes now. 

>From Seema. 


-----Original Message----- 
From: lon-capa-users-bounces at mail.lon-capa.org on behalf of Seema Ali 
Sent: Sun 4/29/2012 11:39 AM 
To: Discussion list for LON-CAPA users 
Subject: Re: [LON-CAPA-users] Changes to parameters are not taking effect 

Hi Gerd, 

Thanks for the response. I tried it in Overview mode and instead of a pop-up window showing up there was a message: Error saving parameters 

I tried other folders and groups and it still didn't work. I'm not sure what was wrong with the parameters. I checked the end date of the course and it is set to July 1, 2012. 

>From Seema. 


-----Original Message----- 
From: lon-capa-users-bounces at mail.lon-capa.org on behalf of Gerd Kortemeyer 
Sent: Sun 4/29/2012 11:28 AM 
To: Discussion list for LON-CAPA users 
Subject: Re: [LON-CAPA-users] Changes to parameters are not taking effect 

Hi, 

On Apr 29, 2012, at 1:28 PM, Seema Ali wrote: 

> I tried to change the Parameter setting for an assessment in 2 days. I was able to do that before, for other sections and were successful but for some reason when I try to change the Open date, by clicking on the *, selecting the date from the pop up window, then save it. The * usually changes to the date but it didn't. I clicked on the * again and the date that I had selected and Saved, was still there but if I repeat the steps, the * is still there as well as the old date and time. A pop up window quickly appears and disappears, which I don't recall happening before. 
> 
> I used the "Edit Resource Parameters - Table Mode" to change the values. 
> 
> Any ideas what is preventing the parameter changes from being changed? 

It's probably set at the wrong level. Some possibilities: 

* for the top-level course folder, parameters cannot be set at the folder level. 
* parameters set on a part-level do not cascade "up" - you might have set something for "Part 2" of a problem, which would only catch for a problem that has a Part 2 

I would suggest going to the "Existing Parameters - Overview Mode," find the parameter that you set, and see what level it is set at. 

- Gerd. 


_______________________________________________ 
LON-CAPA-users mailing list 
LON-CAPA-users at mail.lon-capa.org 
http://mail.lon-capa.org/mailman/listinfo/lon-capa-users 




_______________________________________________
LON-CAPA-users mailing list
LON-CAPA-users at mail.lon-capa.org
http://mail.lon-capa.org/mailman/listinfo/lon-capa-users


More information about the LON-CAPA-users mailing list