Moodle

Document that database "Required entries" is not compatible with database linking filter

Details

  • Type: Bug Bug
  • Status: Closed Closed
  • Priority: Minor Minor
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • Affects Version/s: 1.8.4, 1.9
  • Fix Version/s: 1.9.5
  • Component/s: Database activity module
  • Labels:
    None
  • Affected Branches:
    MOODLE_18_STABLE, MOODLE_19_STABLE
  • Fixed Branches:
    MOODLE_19_STABLE

Description

The problem is that the filter does not verify if user is able to see the entry.
This can not be fixed because this filter is very expensive already and we would have to disable text caching completely.

Workaround is to decument this in help/docs.

Issue Links

This issue has a non-specific relationship to:
MDL-13397 No message about required database entries Major Closed

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Petr Škoda (skodak) added a comment -

Just a note somewhere that database linking filter does not obey this restrictions, so it should not be recommended to enable these at the same time.

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Petr Škoda (skodak) added a comment - Just a note somewhere that database linking filter does not obey this restrictions, so it should not be recommended to enable these at the same time.
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Helen Foster added a comment -

Petr, thanks for your report.

The following note has been added to http://docs.moodle.org/en/Adding/editing_a_database and http://docs.moodle.org/en/Filters

Note: If entries are required before viewing, the database auto-linking filter should be disabled. This is because the database auto-linking filter can't determine whether a user has submitted the required number of entries.

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Helen Foster added a comment - Petr, thanks for your report. The following note has been added to http://docs.moodle.org/en/Adding/editing_a_database and http://docs.moodle.org/en/Filters Note: If entries are required before viewing, the database auto-linking filter should be disabled. This is because the database auto-linking filter can't determine whether a user has submitted the required number of entries.
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Petr Škoda (skodak) added a comment -

thanks a lot

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Petr Škoda (skodak) added a comment - thanks a lot
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Sam Hemelryk added a comment -

Should this also be commented on in the help file associated with Required Entries when creating/editing a database resource?
/help.php?module=data&file=requiredentries.html&forcelang=

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Sam Hemelryk added a comment - Should this also be commented on in the help file associated with Required Entries when creating/editing a database resource? /help.php?module=data&file=requiredentries.html&forcelang=
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Helen Foster added a comment -

Good point Sam. How about we add the following note to the help file:

Note: This feature cannot be used together with the database auto-linking filter, since it's not possible for the database auto-linking filter to determine whether a user has submitted the required number of entries.

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Helen Foster added a comment - Good point Sam. How about we add the following note to the help file: Note: This feature cannot be used together with the database auto-linking filter, since it's not possible for the database auto-linking filter to determine whether a user has submitted the required number of entries.
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Helen Foster added a comment -

Note added to requiredentriestoview.html

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Helen Foster added a comment - Note added to requiredentriestoview.html

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