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  2. MDL-31355

Link a due date from Forum to the Calendar.

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      Manually enter forum due dates into the calendar.

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      Manually enter forum due dates into the calendar.
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      Creating a forum

      1. Login as a teacher of a course
      2. Add a new forum activity to the course.
      3. On the 'Adding a new Forum' page, expand the 'Availability' section and set a due date and a cut-off date.
      4. Submit the form to create the forum.
      5. Go to the calendar from the course and verify that you can see an event that is related to the forum
      6. Verify that the event's date is on the due date
      7. Verify that there is no event on the cut-off date

      Editing a forum

      1. Log in as a teacher
      2. Edit the forum's settings and change the due date and the cut-off date.
      3. Go to the calendar and verify that the forum's due date on the calendar is updated.

      In action, when the due date is in future

      1. Log in as a teacher
      2. Edit the forum,'s settings and make sure that the forum's due date is set to a date in future. If not, change that to a date in future and save the form.
      3. Now log in as a student and go to the forum.
      4. Verify that the due date of the forum is being displayed to you at the top of the page.
      5. Verify that you see the "Add a new discussion" button. Click on that button and post something to the forum.
      6. Go to the discussion you created. Verify that the due date of the forum is being displayed there as well.
      7. Verify that you can reply to your post by clicking on the reply button and posting a reply.

      In action, when the due date is in the past, but the cut-off date is in future

      1. Log in as a teacher
      2. Edit the forum,'s settings and make sure that the forum's due date is set to a date in the past, and the forum cut-off date is set to a date in future. Adjust the value of the fields to meet the mentioned condition and save the form.
      3. Now log in as a student and go to the forum.
      4. Verify that the due date of the forum is being displayed to you at the top of the page.
      5. Verify that you see the "Add a new discussion" button. Click on that button and post something to the forum.
      6. Go to the discussion you created. Verify that the due date of the forum is being displayed there as well.
      7. Verify that you can reply to your post by clicking on the reply button and posting a reply.

      In action, when the cut-off date is in the past

      1. Log in as a teacher
      2. Edit the forum,'s settings and make sure that both the forum's due date and cut-off date are set to dates in the past. If not, change them to dates in past (for example to yesterday and to the day before yesterday) and save the form.
      3. Now log in as a student and go to the forum.
      4. Verify that you see a message saying the cut-off date is reached.
      5. Verify that you cannot create new discussions in the forum (there shouldn't be a button to create a new discussion)
      6. Go to a discussion
      7. Verify that you see a message saying the cut-off date is reached.
      8. Verify that you cannot reply to any post

      Drag & Drop

      1. Log in as a teacher of a course
      2. Add a new forum activity (name it "forum2") to the course.
      3. On the 'Adding a new Forum' page, expand the 'Availability' section and set a due date and a cut-off date.
      4. Go to the calendar in the course
      5. Find the event that is for "forum2" in the calendar
      6. Start to drag the forum event
      7. Confirm that you get an error message when you try to drop the event on an invalid day
      8. Confirm that if you drop the event on a valid day that the calendar is updated correctly
      9. Go to the settings of "Forum2" and confirm that the due date for the forum is updated  correctly
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      Creating a forum Login as a teacher of a course Add a new forum activity to the course. On the 'Adding a new Forum' page, expand the 'Availability' section and set a due date and a cut-off date. Submit the form to create the forum. Go to the calendar from the course and verify that you can see an event that is related to the forum Verify that the event's date is on the due date Verify that there is no event on the cut-off date Editing a forum Log in as a teacher Edit the forum's settings and change the due date and the cut-off date. Go to the calendar and verify that the forum's due date on the calendar is updated. In action, when the due date is in future Log in as a teacher Edit the forum,'s settings and make sure that the forum's due date is set to a date in future. If not, change that to a date in future and save the form. Now log in as a student and go to the forum. Verify that the due date of the forum is being displayed to you at the top of the page. Verify that you see the "Add a new discussion" button. Click on that button and post something to the forum. Go to the discussion you created. Verify that the due date of the forum is being displayed there as well. Verify that you can reply to your post by clicking on the reply button and posting a reply. In action, when the due date is in the past, but the cut-off date is in future Log in as a teacher Edit the forum,'s settings and make sure that the forum's due date is set to a date in the past, and the forum cut-off date is set to a date in future. Adjust the value of the fields to meet the mentioned condition and save the form. Now log in as a student and go to the forum. Verify  that the due date of the forum is being displayed to you at the top of the page. Verify  that you see the "Add a new discussion" button. Click on that button and post something to the forum. Go to the discussion you created.  Verify  that the due date of the forum is being displayed there as well. Verify  that you can reply to your post by clicking on the reply button and posting a reply. In action, when the cut-off date is in the past Log in as a teacher Edit the forum,'s settings and make sure that both the forum's due date and cut-off date are set to dates in the past. If not, change them to dates in past (for example to yesterday and to the day before yesterday) and save the form. Now log in as a student and go to the forum. Verify that you see a message saying the cut-off date is reached. Verify that you cannot create new discussions in the forum (there shouldn't be a button to create a new discussion) Go to a discussion Verify that you see a message saying the cut-off date is reached. Verify that you cannot reply to any post Drag & Drop Log in as a teacher of a course Add a new forum activity (name it "forum2") to the course. On the 'Adding a new Forum' page, expand the 'Availability' section and set a due date and a cut-off date. Go to the calendar in the course Find the event that is for "forum2" in the calendar Start to drag the forum event Confirm that you get an error message when you try to drop the event on an invalid day Confirm that if you drop the event on a valid day that the calendar is updated correctly Go to the settings of "Forum2" and confirm that the due date for the forum is updated  correctly

      When creating a forum, I would like to see a new item added that states:
      "Show this due date in the Calendar."

      This can go either above or below the "Restrict ratings to items with..." items, but it should not replace these "Restrict ratings..." items. Each will serve its own purpose. Currently, the forum setup webpage is lacking a connection to the calendar.

      With this approach, a forum can remain open even after the due date just in case students want to continue discussion. By also having the "Restrict dates..." field, it becomes obvious when student do not post by the due date. So I believe that all of these fields can work well together. However, maybe this post will stimulate some even better ideas.

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