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  2. MDL-74225

Dataformat plugin settings are never loaded

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    • MOODLE_311_STABLE
    • MOODLE_311_STABLE
    • MDL-74225-311
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      1. Download settings.php to the dataformat/excel/ directory of your site
      2. Log in as admin
      3. Navigate to Plugins in site administration
      4. Confirm there is Microsoft Excel (.xlsx) option next to Data formats
      5. Press Manage data formats
      6. Confirm Microsoft Excel (.xlsx) has a Settings link
      7. Press the Settings link
      8. Confirm you see the settings page for the Microsoft Excel (.xlsx) data format
      9. Enter a number in the Something setting field and save
      10. Confirm setting is saved
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      Download settings.php to the dataformat/excel/ directory of your site Log in as admin Navigate to Plugins in site administration Confirm there is Microsoft Excel (.xlsx) option next to Data formats Press Manage data formats Confirm Microsoft Excel (.xlsx) has a Settings link Press the Settings link Confirm you see the settings page for the Microsoft Excel (.xlsx) data format Enter a number in the Something setting field and save Confirm setting is saved

    Description

      If any dataformat plugins provide settings, using standard settings.php mechanism of doing so, they are never loaded into the admin tree so can never actually be accessed

      As noted in this discussion: https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=432785

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        1. MDL-74225_master.webm
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        2. MDL-74225_v311.webm
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        3. settings.php
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            pholden Paul Holden
            pholden Paul Holden
            David Carrillo David Carrillo
            Sara Arjona (@sarjona) Sara Arjona (@sarjona)
            Angelia Dela Cruz Angelia Dela Cruz
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              9/May/22

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