Syllabus Builder Documentation
Field Management
Importance
The site administrator is responsible for configuring the fields that will be used by all instances of the Syllabus builder activity module. All instances of the Syllabus Builder activity throughout the site will use the same fields and have the same structure/layout.
Location
The template for the Syllabus Builder activity module can be found by navigating to Site administration ► Plugins ► Activity modules ► Syllabus Builder, and by selecting the Fields tab.
Steps
Each field displayed has several options available:
- Selecting Required will mark the field with a red asterisk on the instructor's view of the syllabus when in editing mode. The instructor will we required to populate the field prior to saving the syllabus.
- Selecting Locked will shade the field gray on the instructor's view of the syllabus when in editing mode. The instructor will not be allowed to modify the contents of a locked field.
- Selecting a field's Edit action () will open the editing panel for the field where all configuration options for the field can be modified including Field name, Type, Field Description, and any other fields available depending on the specific field type.
- Selecting a field's Delete action () will open a confirmation dialog. Select Yes, remove the field to complete the deletion of the field.
- The position of a field relative to the other fields in the template can be altered by using the Move () icon to drag the field to a new position.
- Any changes made to a field on this view will require that Save changes be selected at the bottom of the page to save the template as a whole.
Important Note
Making changes to the Default Entry value of a "text" or "textarea" field that has previously been published will not display the new default value for currently existing instances of the Syllabus Builder activity. If it is important that the new default value for the field by propagated to all instances of the field across all Syllabus Builder activity instances, the site administrator will need to first delete the field, construct a new one with the appropriate Default Entry value, and republish the template.