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  2. MDL-20153

Exporting/importing several question categories at once

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    • Type: Improvement
    • Status: Reopened
    • Priority: Minor
    • Resolution: Unresolved
    • Affects Version/s: 1.9.5, 2.8.2, 3.2.3, 3.2.4, 3.3, 3.4.3, 3.5
    • Fix Version/s: None
    • Component/s: Questions
    • Labels:
    • Testing Instructions:
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      1. Go to the "Question bank"->"Import". Check "Moodle XML format" and click on "Choose a file...". Select file "test.xml". Click on "Import".
      Go to the "Question bank"->"Category". The result is this structure of category:
      Default for Front page (0)

      • first (3)
      • - sub_first_1 (10)
      • - sub_first_2 (5)
      • - - sub_first_2_1 (6)
      • - - sub_first_2_2 (4)
      • - sub_first_3 (5)
      • second (3)
      • - sub_second_1 (3)
      • - sub_second_2 (3)
      • - sub_second_3 (3)
      • - - sub_second_3_1 (10)
      • - - sub_second_3_2 (3)
      • - - sub_second_3_3 (3)
      • third (3)
      • - sub_third_1 (5)
      • - sub_third_2 (5)
      • - sub_third_3 (5)
        2. Go to the "Question bank"->"Export". Check "Moodle XML format", check category "Default for Front page" and click on "Export question to file".
        Save file. Saved file must be equal test.xml, except comments.
        3. Export one category. Go to the "Question bank"->"Export". Check "Moodle XML format", check category "sub_first_2_2" and click on "Export question to file".
        Save file. Saved file must be equal test4.xml, except comments.
        5. Export several category on one level. Go to the "Question bank"->"Export". Check "Moodle XML format", check categories "first" and "second" and click on "Export question to file". Make sure that when you check parent category, it's children categories are selected automatically.
        Save file. Create new course. Go to the "Question bank"->"Import". Check "Moodle XML format" and click on "Choose a file...". Select saved file. Click on "Import".
        Go to the "Question bank"->"Category". The result is this structure of category:
        Default for Front page (0)
      • first (3)
      • - sub_first_1 (10)
      • - sub_first_2 (5)
      • - - sub_first_2_1 (6)
      • - - sub_first_2_2 (4)
      • - sub_first_3 (5)
      • second (3)
      • - sub_second_1 (3)
      • - sub_second_2 (3)
      • - sub_second_3 (3)
      • - - sub_second_3_1 (10)
      • - - sub_second_3_2 (3)
      • - - sub_second_3_3 (3)
        Delete course with questions and categories.
        6. Export several category on different levels. Go to the "Question bank"->"Export". Check "Moodle XML format", check categories "first" and "sub_second_1" and click on "Export question to file".
        Save file. Create new course. Go to the "Question bank"->"Import". Check "Moodle XML format" and click on "Choose a file...". Select saved file. Click on "Import".
        Go to the "Question bank"->"Category". The result is this structure of category:
        Default for Front page (0)
      • first (3)
      • - sub_first_1 (10)
      • - sub_first_2 (5)
      • - - sub_first_2_1 (6)
      • - - sub_first_2_2 (4)
      • - sub_first_3 (5)
      • second (0)
      • - sub_second_1 (3)
        Delete course with questions and categories.
        7. Go to the "Question bank"->"Import". Check "Moodle XML format" and click on "Choose a file...". Select file "testsystem.xml". Click on "Import".
        Go to the "Question bank"->"Category". The result is this structure of category:
        Default for Front page (0)
      • first (3)
      • - sub_first_1 (10)
      • - sub_first_2 (5)
      • - - sub_first_2_1 (6)
      • - - sub_first_2_2 (4)
      • - sub_first_3 (5)
      • second (3)
      • - sub_second_1 (3)
      • - sub_second_2 (3)
      • - sub_second_3 (3)
      • - - sub_second_3_1 (10)
      • - - sub_second_3_2 (3)
      • - - sub_second_3_3 (3)
      • third (3)
      • - sub_third_1 (5)
      • - sub_third_2 (5)
      • - sub_third_3 (5)
        Default for System (0)
      • first_system (1)
      • - sub_first_system_1 (1)
      • - sub_first_system_2 (1)
      • - sub_first_system_3 (1)
        8. Go to the "Question bank"->"Export". Check "Moodle XML format", check categories "first" and "sub_first_system_1" and click on "Export question to file".
        Save file. Create new course. Go to the "Question bank"->"Import". Check "Moodle XML format" and click on "Choose a file...". Select saved file. Click on "Import".
        Go to the "Question bank"->"Category". The result is this structure of category:
        Default for Front page (0)
      • first (3)
      • - sub_first_1 (10)
      • - sub_first_2 (5)
      • - - sub_first_2_1 (6)
      • - - sub_first_2_2 (4)
      • - sub_first_3 (5)
        Default for System (0)
      • first_system (1)
      • - sub_first_system_1 (2)
      • - sub_first_system_2 (1)
      • - sub_first_system_3 (1)
        Delete course with questions and categories.
        9. Go to the "Question bank"->"Export". Check "Moodle XML format", check categories "first" and "sub_first_system_1" and uncheck "Write context to file". Click on "Export question to file".
        Save file. Create new course. Go to the "Question bank"->"Import". Check "Moodle XML format" and click on "Choose a file...". Select saved file. Click on "Import".
        Go to the "Question bank"->"Category". The result is this structure of category:
        Question categories for 'Course: <name of course>'
        Default for Front page (0)
      • first (3)
      • - sub_first_1 (10)
      • - sub_first_2 (5)
      • - - sub_first_2_1 (6)
      • - - sub_first_2_2 (4)
      • - sub_first_3 (5)
        Default for System (0)
      • first_system (0)
      • - sub_first_system_1 (1)
        Question categories for 'System'
        Default for System (0)
      • first_system (1)
      • - sub_first_system_1 (2)
      • - sub_first_system_2 (1)
      • - sub_first_system_3 (1)
        Delete course with questions and categories.
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      1. Go to the "Question bank"->"Import". Check "Moodle XML format" and click on "Choose a file...". Select file "test.xml". Click on "Import". Go to the "Question bank"->"Category". The result is this structure of category: Default for Front page (0) first (3) - sub_first_1 (10) - sub_first_2 (5) - - sub_first_2_1 (6) - - sub_first_2_2 (4) - sub_first_3 (5) second (3) - sub_second_1 (3) - sub_second_2 (3) - sub_second_3 (3) - - sub_second_3_1 (10) - - sub_second_3_2 (3) - - sub_second_3_3 (3) third (3) - sub_third_1 (5) - sub_third_2 (5) - sub_third_3 (5) 2. Go to the "Question bank"->"Export". Check "Moodle XML format", check category "Default for Front page" and click on "Export question to file". Save file. Saved file must be equal test.xml, except comments. 3. Export one category. Go to the "Question bank"->"Export". Check "Moodle XML format", check category "sub_first_2_2" and click on "Export question to file". Save file. Saved file must be equal test4.xml, except comments. 5. Export several category on one level. Go to the "Question bank"->"Export". Check "Moodle XML format", check categories "first" and "second" and click on "Export question to file". Make sure that when you check parent category, it's children categories are selected automatically. Save file. Create new course. Go to the "Question bank"->"Import". Check "Moodle XML format" and click on "Choose a file...". Select saved file. Click on "Import". Go to the "Question bank"->"Category". The result is this structure of category: Default for Front page (0) first (3) - sub_first_1 (10) - sub_first_2 (5) - - sub_first_2_1 (6) - - sub_first_2_2 (4) - sub_first_3 (5) second (3) - sub_second_1 (3) - sub_second_2 (3) - sub_second_3 (3) - - sub_second_3_1 (10) - - sub_second_3_2 (3) - - sub_second_3_3 (3) Delete course with questions and categories. 6. Export several category on different levels. Go to the "Question bank"->"Export". Check "Moodle XML format", check categories "first" and "sub_second_1" and click on "Export question to file". Save file. Create new course. Go to the "Question bank"->"Import". Check "Moodle XML format" and click on "Choose a file...". Select saved file. Click on "Import". Go to the "Question bank"->"Category". The result is this structure of category: Default for Front page (0) first (3) - sub_first_1 (10) - sub_first_2 (5) - - sub_first_2_1 (6) - - sub_first_2_2 (4) - sub_first_3 (5) second (0) - sub_second_1 (3) Delete course with questions and categories. 7. Go to the "Question bank"->"Import". Check "Moodle XML format" and click on "Choose a file...". Select file "testsystem.xml". Click on "Import". Go to the "Question bank"->"Category". The result is this structure of category: Default for Front page (0) first (3) - sub_first_1 (10) - sub_first_2 (5) - - sub_first_2_1 (6) - - sub_first_2_2 (4) - sub_first_3 (5) second (3) - sub_second_1 (3) - sub_second_2 (3) - sub_second_3 (3) - - sub_second_3_1 (10) - - sub_second_3_2 (3) - - sub_second_3_3 (3) third (3) - sub_third_1 (5) - sub_third_2 (5) - sub_third_3 (5) Default for System (0) first_system (1) - sub_first_system_1 (1) - sub_first_system_2 (1) - sub_first_system_3 (1) 8. Go to the "Question bank"->"Export". Check "Moodle XML format", check categories "first" and "sub_first_system_1" and click on "Export question to file". Save file. Create new course. Go to the "Question bank"->"Import". Check "Moodle XML format" and click on "Choose a file...". Select saved file. Click on "Import". Go to the "Question bank"->"Category". The result is this structure of category: Default for Front page (0) first (3) - sub_first_1 (10) - sub_first_2 (5) - - sub_first_2_1 (6) - - sub_first_2_2 (4) - sub_first_3 (5) Default for System (0) first_system (1) - sub_first_system_1 (2) - sub_first_system_2 (1) - sub_first_system_3 (1) Delete course with questions and categories. 9. Go to the "Question bank"->"Export". Check "Moodle XML format", check categories "first" and "sub_first_system_1" and uncheck "Write context to file". Click on "Export question to file". Save file. Create new course. Go to the "Question bank"->"Import". Check "Moodle XML format" and click on "Choose a file...". Select saved file. Click on "Import". Go to the "Question bank"->"Category". The result is this structure of category: Question categories for 'Course: <name of course>' Default for Front page (0) first (3) - sub_first_1 (10) - sub_first_2 (5) - - sub_first_2_1 (6) - - sub_first_2_2 (4) - sub_first_3 (5) Default for System (0) first_system (0) - sub_first_system_1 (1) Question categories for 'System' Default for System (0) first_system (1) - sub_first_system_1 (2) - sub_first_system_2 (1) - sub_first_system_3 (1) Delete course with questions and categories.
    • Affected Branches:
      MOODLE_19_STABLE, MOODLE_28_STABLE, MOODLE_32_STABLE, MOODLE_33_STABLE, MOODLE_34_STABLE, MOODLE_35_STABLE
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      Description

      It would be really convenient to be able to select multiple question categories for export.

        Attachments

        1. categories checkboxes UI.png
          categories checkboxes UI.png
          18 kB
        2. test.xml
          211 kB
        3. test4.xml
          6 kB
        4. testsystem.xml
          5 kB

          Issue Links

          has been marked as being related by

          Task - A task that needs to be completed. Tasks usually refer to work that must be done outside the product. MDL-61094 As a teacher, I can export/import questions with their tags.

          • Minor - Minor loss of function where workaround is possible
          • Closed
          is blocked by

          Epic - Created by Jira Software - do not edit or delete. Issue type for a big user story that needs to be broken down. MDL-17064 Allow user to enter the required quantity of repeated elements in one page reload

          • Minor - Minor loss of function where workaround is possible
          • Closed
          will help resolve

          Improvement - An enhancement to an existing Moodle feature. MDL-41579 Bulk Export and Import Question Banks in a given course

          • Minor - Minor loss of function where workaround is possible
          • Open

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              Assignee:
              moodle.com moodle.com
              Reporter:
              oa_sychev Oleg Sychev
              Peer reviewer:
              Simey Lameze
              Participants:
              Component watchers:
              Tim Hunt, Andrew Nicols, Jun Pataleta, Michael Hawkins, Shamim Rezaie, Simey Lameze
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