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  1. Moodle
  2. MDL-66716

Timeline block shows incorrect date of due items

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    • MOODLE_36_STABLE, MOODLE_37_STABLE
    • MOODLE_310_STABLE
    • master-MDL-66716
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      1. Log in as admin.
      2. Go to Admin / Location / Location settings and configure:
        1. timezone = "Australia/Sydney"
        2. forcetimezone = "Users can choose their own timezone"
        3. Save changes (button)
      3. Go to current user (admin) profile, click "Edit profile" and configure:
        1. Timezone = "Server timezone (Australia/Sydney)"
        2. Update profile (button)
      4. Create a course.
      5. Create 8 assignments with due date as folollowing:

      6. Assignment due on 01 Sep 2020 at 09:00 AM
        		 
        Assignment due on 01 Sep 2020 at 10:00 AM
        		 
        Assignment due on 01 Sep 2020 at 11:30 PM
        		 
        Assignment due on 02 Sep 2020 at 00:30 AM
        		 
        Assignment due on 01 Nov 2020 at 11:30 PM
        		 
        Assignment due on 02 Nov 2020 at 00:30 AM
        		 
        Assignment due on 01 May 2021 at 11:30 PM
        		 
        Assignment due on 02 May 2021 at 00:30 AM

      1. Set system date to `04 Apr 2020 Australia/Sydney timezone` (a day before DST ends). Timezone can be different, but should observe daylight saving time. In further steps Australia/Sydney timezone and its start/end dates will be used.
      2. Enroll your user to the course.
      3. Navigate to dashboard.
      4. Add Timeline block.
      5. Confirm, that all 8 events are aligned to the correct dates.
      6. Set system date to `05 Apr 2020 Australia/Sydney timezone` (the day when DST ends).
      7. Refresh the dashboard page.
      8. Confirm, that all 8 events are aligned to the correct dates.
      9. Set system date to `06 Apr 2020 Australia/Sydney timezone` (a day after DST ends).
      10. Refresh the dashboard page.
      11. Confirm, that 8 events are aligned to the correct dates.
      12. Set system date to `03 Oct 2020 Australia/Sydney timezone` (a day before DST starts).
      13. Refresh the dashboard page.
      14. Confirm, that all 8 events are aligned to the correct dates.
      15. Set system date to `04 Oct 2020 Australia/Sydney timezone` (the day when DST starts).
      16. Refresh the dashboard page.
      17. Confirm, that all 8 events are aligned to the correct dates.
      18. Set system date to `05 Oct 2020 Australia/Sydney timezone` (a day after DST starts).
      19. Refresh the dashboard page.
      20. Confirm, that all 8 events are aligned to the correct dates.
      21. Set system date to current date.
      22. Navigate to Dashboard > Preferences > User account > Edit profile and set your user timezone to "Asia/Magadan" (can be defferent depending on your timezone, but is supposed to be "+1" hour).
      23. Open the dashboard page.
      24. Confirm, that all 8 events were adjusted with regards to new user timezone (eg "Assignment due on 01 Sep 2020 at 09:00 AM" moved to 1 Sep 10 am, "Assignment due on 01 Sep 2020 at 11:30 PM" moved to 2 Sep 00:30 am etc).
      25. Navigate to Dashboard > Preferences > User account > Edit profile and set your user timezone to "Asia/Seoul" (can be defferent depending on your timezone, but is supposed to be "-1" hour).
      26. Open the dashboard page.
      27. Confirm, that all 8 events were adjusted with regards to new user timezone (eg "Assignment due on 01 Sep 2020 at 10:00 AM" moved to 1 Sep 9 am,  "Assignment due on 02 Sep 2020 at 00:30 AM" moved to 1 Sep 11:30 pm etc).
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      Log in as admin. Go to Admin / Location / Location settings and configure: timezone = "Australia/Sydney" forcetimezone = "Users can choose their own timezone" Save changes (button) Go to current user (admin) profile, click "Edit profile" and configure: Timezone = "Server timezone (Australia/Sydney)" Update profile (button) Create a course. Create 8 assignments with due date as folollowing: Assignment due on 01 Sep 2020 at 09 : 00 AM Assignment due on 01 Sep 2020 at 10 : 00 AM Assignment due on 01 Sep 2020 at 11 : 30 PM Assignment due on 02 Sep 2020 at 00 : 30 AM Assignment due on 01 Nov 2020 at 11 : 30 PM Assignment due on 02 Nov 2020 at 00 : 30 AM Assignment due on 01 May 2021 at 11 : 30 PM Assignment due on 02 May 2021 at 00 : 30 AM Set system date to `04 Apr 2020 Australia/Sydney timezone` (a day before DST ends). Timezone can be different, but should observe daylight saving time. In further steps Australia/Sydney timezone and its start/end dates will be used. Enroll your user to the course. Navigate to dashboard. Add Timeline block. Confirm , that all 8 events are aligned to the correct dates. Set system date to `05 Apr 2020 Australia/Sydney timezone` (the day when DST ends). Refresh the dashboard page. Confirm , that all 8 events are aligned to the correct dates. Set system date to `06 Apr 2020 Australia/Sydney timezone` (a day after DST ends). Refresh the dashboard page. Confirm , that 8 events are aligned to the correct dates. Set system date to `03 Oct 2020 Australia/Sydney timezone` (a day before DST starts). Refresh the dashboard page. Confirm , that all 8 events are aligned to the correct dates. Set system date to `04 Oct 2020 Australia/Sydney timezone` (the day when DST starts). Refresh the dashboard page. Confirm , that all 8 events are aligned to the correct dates. Set system date to `05 Oct 2020 Australia/Sydney timezone` (a day after DST starts). Refresh the dashboard page. Confirm , that all 8 events are aligned to the correct dates. Set system date to current date. Navigate to Dashboard > Preferences > User account > Edit profile and set your user timezone to "Asia/Magadan" (can be defferent depending on your timezone, but is supposed to be "+1" hour). Open the dashboard page. Confirm , that all 8 events were adjusted with regards to new user timezone (eg "Assignment due on 01 Sep 2020 at 09:00 AM" moved to 1 Sep 10 am, "Assignment due on 01 Sep 2020 at 11:30 PM" moved to 2 Sep 00:30 am etc). Navigate to Dashboard > Preferences > User account > Edit profile and set your user timezone to "Asia/Seoul" (can be defferent depending on your timezone, but is supposed to be "-1" hour). Open the dashboard page. Confirm , that all 8 events were adjusted with regards to new user timezone (eg "Assignment due on 01 Sep 2020 at 10:00 AM" moved to 1 Sep 9 am,  "Assignment due on 02 Sep 2020 at 00:30 AM" moved to 1 Sep 11:30 pm etc).

    Description

      Original description:

      1. Create new course with completion tracking enabled
      2. Add label with Activity Completion Expected Completion date of 22nd Dec 2019
      3. Go to the dashboard
      4. Change Timeline block to show 6 months ahead
      5. See that date due for the label created at 2. is 21st Dec 2019 (one day before what it should be)
      6. This does not occur for dates within the next 5 weeks (so today, 18th Sept 2019, dates of 27th Oct 2019 and forwards show correctly in the Timeline block)
      7. This has been tested with quiz and assignment with the same result

       Update:

      So the issue can be caught, when user in timezone which observes DST being in summer has winter events in their Timeline block. 

      MDL-63044 was designed to rely on user timezone set in Moodle, not the timezone that can be retrieved from user browser.

      However, having today user midnight timestamp is not enough to figure out user timezone and does it observe DST or not (eg Melbourne, Australia vs Vladivostok, Russia).

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          is duplicated by

          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents Moodle from functioning correctly. MDL-66885 Timeline date time seems to be a day early

          • Minor - Minor loss of function where workaround is possible
          • Closed
          will be (partly) resolved by

          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents Moodle from functioning correctly. MDL-66168 Activity start date and due date adds/subtracts 1 hr on backup and restore over DST -> Standard Time change

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

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              mikhailgolenkov Misha Golenkov
              chris.pratt Chris Pratt
              Neill Magill Neill Magill
              Eloy Lafuente (stronk7) Eloy Lafuente (stronk7)
              Anna Carissa Sadia Anna Carissa Sadia
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                9/Nov/20

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