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  2. MDL-56811

theme_boost: Announcements forum not automatically created

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    • Bug
    • Status: Closed
    • Blocker
    • Resolution: Fixed
    • 3.2
    • 3.2
    • Forum, Themes
    • MOODLE_32_STABLE
    • MOODLE_32_STABLE
    • MDL-56811-master
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      Create a new course - setting the "newsitems" setting to a value > 0
      Verify the new course has an "Annoucements" forum.

      Create a new course - setting the "newsitems" setting to a value == 0
      Verify the new course does not have an "Annoucements" forum.

      Edit the second course, change the "newsitems" setting to a value > 0.
      Verify the edited course does have an "Annoucements" forum.

      Create a 2 new courses via upload courses. Set newsitems = 0 in one and newsitems > 0 in the other. Verify the one with newsitems == 0 does not have an announcement forum and the other one does.

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      Create a new course - setting the "newsitems" setting to a value > 0 Verify the new course has an "Annoucements" forum. Create a new course - setting the "newsitems" setting to a value == 0 Verify the new course does not have an "Annoucements" forum. Edit the second course, change the "newsitems" setting to a value > 0. Verify the edited course does have an "Annoucements" forum. Create a 2 new courses via upload courses. Set newsitems = 0 in one and newsitems > 0 in the other. Verify the one with newsitems == 0 does not have an announcement forum and the other one does.

    Description

      As mentioned by emerrill the new Boost theme does not create an announcements forum even when the latest news in the course settings is set to a number higher than zero.

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          caused a regression

          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents Moodle from functioning correctly. MDL-56994 Creating course in single acitvity format automatically creates announcement forum

          • Blocker - Blocks development and/or testing, prevents Moodle from running (applicable to bugs only)
          • Closed
          has a non-specific relationship to

          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents Moodle from functioning correctly. MDL-26707 missing News forum - it doesn't appear if latest news block is missing in new courses

          • Major - Major loss of function, incorrect output
          • Closed

          Improvement - An enhancement to an existing Moodle feature. MDL-39247 POLICY: How to create a News Forum

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

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              damyon Damyon Wiese
              marycooch Mary Cooch
              Andrew Lyons Andrew Lyons
              David Monllaó David Monllaó
              Jun Pataleta Jun Pataleta
              Adrian Greeve, Ilya Tregubov, Kevin Percy, Mathew May, Mihail Geshoski, Shamim Rezaie, Huong Nguyen, Bas Brands, Mathew May
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                Resolved:
                5/Dec/16