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  1. Moodle
  2. MDL-64383

"Add a new user" form UI inconsistency

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    • Type: Bug
    • Status: Closed
    • Priority: Minor
    • Resolution: Fixed
    • Affects Version/s: 3.6.1, 3.7, 3.8
    • Fix Version/s: 3.6.5, 3.7.1
    • Component/s: Usability
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    • Testing Instructions:
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      Setup

      1. Login as admin

      Test

      1. Go to " Site administration -> Users -> Accounts -> Add a new user"
      2. Verify the "Username" field has a red icon indicating it is a required field.
      3. Hover over the red icon with the mouse cursor
      4. Verify the alt text for the icon is "Required"
      5. Fill out all other required fields for the form apart from "Username" and try to submit the form.
      6. Verify the form does not submit, the username field has a red border and the username field has the word "Required" after it.
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      Setup Login as admin Test Go to " Site administration -> Users -> Accounts -> Add a new user" Verify the "Username" field has a red icon indicating it is a required field. Hover over the red icon with the mouse cursor Verify the alt text for the icon is "Required" Fill out all other required fields for the form apart from "Username" and try to submit the form. Verify the form does not submit, the username field has a red border and the username field has the word "Required" after it.
    • Workaround:
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      Enter a username.

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      Enter a username.
    • Affected Branches:
      MOODLE_36_STABLE, MOODLE_37_STABLE, MOODLE_38_STABLE
    • Fixed Branches:
      MOODLE_36_STABLE, MOODLE_37_STABLE
    • Pull from Repository:
    • Pull 3.6 Branch:
    • Pull 3.6 Diff URL:
    • Pull 3.7 Branch:
    • Pull 3.7 Diff URL:
    • Pull Master Branch:
      MDL-64383-master
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      Description

      On the form Site administration -> Users -> Accounts -> Add a new user,
      username is a required field but it is not marked with the exclamation mark like other required fields:

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          caused a regression

          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents Moodle from functioning correctly. MDL-66071 Cannot update user profile with non-internal auth method such as LDAP

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

          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents Moodle from functioning correctly. MDL-66315 Revert MDL-64383

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

          Improvement - An enhancement to an existing Moodle feature. MDL-65944 Normalize the use or "required" vs "missingxxxx" in user edit forms

          • Minor - Minor loss of function where workaround is possible
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                  Fix Release Date:
                  8/Jul/19

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