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  1. Moodle
  2. MDL-40356

Add an additional setting for a configurable private fullname display

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    • Improvement
    • Status: Closed
    • Minor
    • Resolution: Fixed
    • 2.5
    • 2.8
    • Libraries
    • MOODLE_25_STABLE
    • MOODLE_28_STABLE
    • wip-MDL-40356-master
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      Upgrade

      1. Upgrade the system.
      2. Edit some users to make sure that they have details in the additional name fields (firstname phonetic, middle name etc.).
      3. Go to [Site administration ► Users ► Accounts ► Browse list of users] and check that all of the names of the users are shown.
      4. Go to [Site administration ► Users ► Permissions ► User policies] and change the order of the 'Alternative full name format' placeholders.
      5. Go back to [Site administration ► Users ► Accounts ► Browse list of users] and check that the order has actually changed.

      Fresh install

      1. Create a fresh install and repeat the above steps from two onwards. Check for errors relating to the display of user names.
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      Upgrade Upgrade the system. Edit some users to make sure that they have details in the additional name fields (firstname phonetic, middle name etc.). Go to [Site administration ► Users ► Accounts ► Browse list of users] and check that all of the names of the users are shown. Go to [Site administration ► Users ► Permissions ► User policies] and change the order of the 'Alternative full name format' placeholders. Go back to [Site administration ► Users ► Accounts ► Browse list of users] and check that the order has actually changed. Fresh install Create a fresh install and repeat the above steps from two onwards. Check for errors relating to the display of user names.

    Description

      A second option that allowed for teachers and admin to configure the students display name as it does for fullnamedisplay could be very useful.

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          Improvement - An enhancement to an existing Moodle feature. MDL-46921 Allow sorting on additional name fields.

          • Minor - Minor loss of function where workaround is possible
          • Closed
          has been marked as being related by

          Improvement - An enhancement to an existing Moodle feature. MDL-44724 Allow fallback formats for 'Full name format' (fullnamedisplay)

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

          Improvement - An enhancement to an existing Moodle feature. MDL-31776 Additional name fields, to allow Asian languages to flexibly display user names in Chinese characters, local phonetic system or Romanization

          • Critical - Crashes server, loss of data, severe memory leak
          • Closed

          Improvement - An enhancement to an existing Moodle feature. MDL-46653 Get rid of fullname override parameter

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

          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents Moodle from functioning correctly. MDL-45905 fullnamedisplay (Full name format) not working properly

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

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              abgreeve Adrian Greeve
              abgreeve Adrian Greeve
              Damyon Wiese Damyon Wiese
              Dan Poltawski Dan Poltawski
              Sam Hemelryk Sam Hemelryk
              David Woloszyn, Huong Nguyen, Jake Dallimore, Meirza, Michael Hawkins, Raquel Ortega, Safat Shahin, Stevani Andolo
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              Dates

                Created:
                Updated:
                Resolved:
                10/Nov/14