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  1. Moodle
  2. MDL-40368

Improve the capability overview tool.

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    • Improvement
    • Status: Closed
    • Minor
    • Resolution: Fixed
    • 2.6
    • 2.6
    • Administration
    • MOODLE_26_STABLE
    • MOODLE_26_STABLE
    • wip-MDL-40368-m26
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      1. Log in as an admin.
      2. Create a custom role and override some system capabilities for it.
      3. Browse to Settings > Users > Permissions > Capability overview.
      4. Try searching, make sure the list is reduced as you type.
      5. Search until there is one item only and make sure it is automatically selected.
      6. Search until there are no items and make sure the search turns red.
      7. Enter a generic search that gives you several results.
      8. Select a couple of capabilities (but not all).
      9. Select a couple of roles (not all).
      10. Submit the form.
      11. Check you are shown a comparison for the capabilities and roles you selected.
      12. Check that the capabilities and roles are still selected.
      13. Check that your search persisted.
      14. Clear your search.
      15. Select all the capabilities.
      16. Select All in roles.
      17. Submit the form.
      18. Check the display is correct.
      19. Check the role you created is displaying its customisations correctly.
      20. Repeat in supported browsers.
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      Log in as an admin. Create a custom role and override some system capabilities for it. Browse to Settings > Users > Permissions > Capability overview. Try searching, make sure the list is reduced as you type. Search until there is one item only and make sure it is automatically selected. Search until there are no items and make sure the search turns red. Enter a generic search that gives you several results. Select a couple of capabilities (but not all). Select a couple of roles (not all). Submit the form. Check you are shown a comparison for the capabilities and roles you selected. Check that the capabilities and roles are still selected. Check that your search persisted. Clear your search. Select all the capabilities. Select All in roles. Submit the form. Check the display is correct. Check the role you created is displaying its customisations correctly. Repeat in supported browsers.

    Description

      While testing a permission issue the other day I got frustrated with the display of the capability overview block so while testing I re-wrote it to display more information.

      This issue is to see whether others like the improvement.

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              samhemelryk Sam Hemelryk
              samhemelryk Sam Hemelryk
              Petr Skoda Petr Skoda
              Damyon Wiese Damyon Wiese
              Rossiani Wijaya Rossiani Wijaya
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                Resolved:
                18/Nov/13