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Index: openacs-4/packages/acs-authentication/www/doc/ext-auth-pam-install.html =================================================================== RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/acs-authentication/www/doc/ext-auth-pam-install.html,v diff -u -r1.6.2.2 -r1.6.2.3 --- openacs-4/packages/acs-authentication/www/doc/ext-auth-pam-install.html 3 Jul 2020 07:53:44 -0000 1.6.2.2 +++ openacs-4/packages/acs-authentication/www/doc/ext-auth-pam-install.html 1 Aug 2024 07:38:16 -0000 1.6.2.3 @@ -64,5 +64,5 @@ The OpenACS server itself is the "Local Authority," used by default.

Browse to the authentication administration page, http://yourserver/acs-admin/auth/. - Create and name an authority (in the sitewide admin UI)
Set Authentication to PAM.
If the PAM domain defines a password command, you can set Password Management to PAM. If not, the PAM module cannot change the user's password and you should leave this option Disabled.
Leave Account Registration disabed.
Configure Batch Synchronization + Create and name an authority (in the sitewide admin UI)
Set Authentication to PAM.
If the PAM domain defines a password command, you can set Password Management to PAM. If not, the PAM module cannot change the user's password and you should leave this option Disabled.
Leave Account Registration disabled.
Configure Batch Synchronization

FAQ

Why Does an implementation reference an interface?

This might seem a little strange since a binding is the official - reference between an implementation and an interface. However + reference between an implementation and an interface. However, it is quite possible that an implementation for interface might exist prior to the interface being defined, ie the interface defining package is not installed. By retaining this information @@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ container for operations. contract_desc is a text description of the contract.

(sql):

                 acs_sc_operation__new (contract_name, operation_name,
-                                       operation_desc, operation_iscachable_p,
+                                       operation_desc, operation_iscacheable_p,
                                        operation_inputtype, operation_outputtype
                                       ):

Index: openacs-4/packages/acs-templating/www/doc/timing-3.html =================================================================== RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/acs-templating/www/doc/timing-3.html,v diff -u -r1.3 -r1.3.2.1 --- openacs-4/packages/acs-templating/www/doc/timing-3.html 7 Aug 2017 23:48:02 -0000 1.3 +++ openacs-4/packages/acs-templating/www/doc/timing-3.html 1 Aug 2024 07:38:16 -0000 1.3.2.1 @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ suppressed them. The log message that marks the beginning of each phase is written in the lower right of the graphs. Each curve curve plots 288 page requests. As I didn't - back port of the configurable cache refreshing stragegy ('never' or + back port of the configurable cache refreshing strategy ('never' or 'always'), I show all graphs in the 'normal' colors. The label is 'do', though.

Index: openacs-4/packages/ajaxhelper/www/doc/index.html =================================================================== RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/ajaxhelper/www/doc/index.html,v diff -u -r1.9 -r1.9.2.1 --- openacs-4/packages/ajaxhelper/www/doc/index.html 7 Aug 2017 23:48:03 -0000 1.9 +++ openacs-4/packages/ajaxhelper/www/doc/index.html 1 Aug 2024 07:38:16 -0000 1.9.2.1 @@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
Ajax Procedures :

-Prototype has a pair of javascript functions that alllow +Prototype has a pair of javascript functions that allow programmers to use XMLHTTP. The ajax.updater and ajax.request functions. See http://api.prototypejs.org/ajax/Ajax/Updater/ Index: openacs-4/packages/assessment/www/doc/as_items.html =================================================================== RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/assessment/www/doc/as_items.html,v diff -u -r1.16.2.2 -r1.16.2.3 --- openacs-4/packages/assessment/www/doc/as_items.html 5 Oct 2019 13:43:47 -0000 1.16.2.2 +++ openacs-4/packages/assessment/www/doc/as_items.html 1 Aug 2024 07:38:16 -0000 1.16.2.3 @@ -131,7 +131,7 @@

Read: An assessment author (who is granted this permission) can -reuse this as_item in one of his sections. (NB: Usually the original +reuse this as_item in one of his sections. (NB: Usually, the original author has admin privileges.). This is a finer granulation than the previous "enabled_p" as it allows specific access to an item.
Write: Author can reuse and change this as_item.
choice_label_orientation - how shall the label be positioned -in relation to the choice (top, left, right, buttom).
+in relation to the choice (top, left, right, bottom).
sort_order_type: Numerical, alphabetic, randomized or by order of entry (sort_order field).
add new table to assessment-item-types-create.sql
add entry to matrix table item_type -> display_type in assessment-types-create.sql
add content type data to tcl/as-install-procs.tcl. adhere to the naming standards!!
add tcl procs to tcl/as-item-type-$$-procs or tcl/as-item-display-$$-procs with ::new, ::edit, ::copy procs. adhere to naming standards!!
add Tcl procs to tcl/as-item-type-$$-procs or tcl/as-item-display-$$-procs with ::new, ::edit, ::copy procs. adhere to naming standards!!
add admin pages to add new instance: www/admin/item-add-$$ or www/admin/item-add-display-$$
add admin pages to edit new instance: www/admin/item-edit-$$ or www/admin/item-edit-display-$$
add pages to display data: lib/item-show-$$ or lib/item-show-display-$$

As is the custom in the OpenACS framework, all RDBMS tables in -the package will be prepended with "as_" to prevent further prefent +the package will be prepended with "as_" to prevent further prevent naming clashes. Judicious use of namespaces will also be made in keeping with current OpenACS best practice.

Scoring-grading: This has been a rather controversial area because of the wide range of needs for derived calculations/evaluations that different applications need to perform on the raw submitted data. In many cases, no calculations are needed at all; only Index: openacs-4/packages/assessment/www/doc/display_types.html =================================================================== RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/assessment/www/doc/display_types.html,v diff -u -r1.9.2.3 -r1.9.2.4 --- openacs-4/packages/assessment/www/doc/display_types.html 7 Feb 2023 13:15:06 -0000 1.9.2.3 +++ openacs-4/packages/assessment/www/doc/display_types.html 1 Aug 2024 07:38:16 -0000 1.9.2.4 @@ -176,9 +176,9 @@
Name: text. Name of the section like "test view sorted"
Number of questions per page: integer. THIS HAS TO BE CHANGED IN THE DATA MODEL FROM PAGINATION_STYLE. How many questions shall be -displayed per page in this section. Usually the answer would be "" for +displayed per page in this section. Usually, the answer would be "" for all questions on one page (default), or "1" for one question per page -(a.k.a. one question at a time), but any number is imagineable.
ADP style: ADP to choose from that will control the makeup of the section along with the option to create a new one and a link to edit existing ones that

Read: An assessment author (who is granted this permission) can -reuse this assessment (NB: Usually the original author has admin +reuse this assessment (NB: Usually, the original author has admin privileges.)
Write: Author can reuse and change this assessment.
Admin: Author can reuse, change and give permission on this @@ -204,7 +204,7 @@
- Read: A section author (who is granted this permission) can reuse -this section (NB: Usually the original author has admin privileges.)
- Write: Author can reuse and change this section.
- Admin: Author can reuse, change and give permission on this section
- Item Authoring and -Catalogue: all the pages involing the item creation and the item +Catalogue: all the pages involving the item creation and the item catalogue.
- Assessment Delivery: all the pages involved in Index: openacs-4/packages/assessment/www/doc/item_types.html =================================================================== RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/assessment/www/doc/item_types.html,v diff -u -r1.6.2.2 -r1.6.2.3 --- openacs-4/packages/assessment/www/doc/item_types.html 5 Oct 2019 13:43:47 -0000 1.6.2.2 +++ openacs-4/packages/assessment/www/doc/item_types.html 1 Aug 2024 07:38:16 -0000 1.6.2.3 @@ -274,7 +274,7 @@
- Composite multiple choice with Fill-in-Blank item:
  Multiple Choice question with an additional short_text input -field. Usually used for the "Other" thing
  +field. Usually, used for the "Other" thing
- Calculation: Index: openacs-4/packages/assessment/www/doc/requirements.html =================================================================== RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/assessment/www/doc/requirements.html,v diff -u -r1.6.2.3 -r1.6.2.4 --- openacs-4/packages/assessment/www/doc/requirements.html 5 Oct 2019 13:43:47 -0000 1.6.2.3 +++ openacs-4/packages/assessment/www/doc/requirements.html 1 Aug 2024 07:38:16 -0000 1.6.2.4 @@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ Assessment or set of Assessments to a specific set of subjects, students or other data entry personnel. These actions potentially will involve interfacing with other Workflow management tools (e.g. an -"Enrollment" package that would handle creation of new Parties (a.k.a. +"Enrollment" package that would handle creation of new Parties (aka clinical trial subjects) in the database.
  
  Schedulers could also be teachers, curriculum designers, site @@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ datum, when, whether it is a correct value, whether anyone has looked at it or edited it and when, etc etc...)
  -
  Staff could be site coordinators in clinical trials, insurance +
  Staff could be site coordinators in clinical trials, ensurance adjustors, accountants, tax preparation staff, etc.
  
  System / Application Overview
  @@ -584,7 +584,7 @@
  Whether anonymous Subjects are allowed
  
  Text of email to Subjects to Invite, Remind and Thank them for performing Assessment
  -
  Text of email to Staff to Instuct, Remind and Thank them for +
  Text of email to Staff to Instruct, Remind and Thank them for performing Assessment on a Subject
Index: openacs-4/packages/assessment/www/doc/sequencing.html =================================================================== RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/assessment/www/doc/sequencing.html,v diff -u -r1.5.2.1 -r1.5.2.2 --- openacs-4/packages/assessment/www/doc/sequencing.html 17 Aug 2019 09:29:28 -0000 1.5.2.1 +++ openacs-4/packages/assessment/www/doc/sequencing.html 1 Aug 2024 07:38:16 -0000 1.5.2.2 @@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ ":item_1234 == 'blue' AND :item_4231 == 'red'". Additionally other variables might be defined by the API at a later stage, e.g. ":percent_score", which would be replaced by the -current percentage value (a.k.a. score) that subject had in the test so +current percentage value (aka score) that subject had in the test so far (taken from the as_session_table). It might be interesting to pass these variables along in the API, this remains to be seen when actually implementing the system.
Index: openacs-4/packages/assessment/www/doc/versioning.html =================================================================== RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/assessment/www/doc/versioning.html,v diff -u -r1.2 -r1.2.16.1 --- openacs-4/packages/assessment/www/doc/versioning.html 28 Jul 2004 10:35:57 -0000 1.2 +++ openacs-4/packages/assessment/www/doc/versioning.html 1 Aug 2024 07:38:16 -0000 1.2.16.1 @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@

During its lifetime, an Assessment may undergo revisions in the midst of data collection. These revisions may be minor (change of a -label on an Item or adddition of a new Choice to an Item) or major +label on an Item or addition of a new Choice to an Item) or major (addition or deletion of an entire Section). Obviously in most applications, such changes are undesirable and people want to avoid them. But the reality is that such changes are inevitable and so the Index: openacs-4/packages/assessment/www/doc/asm_trigger_doc/ch02s01.html =================================================================== RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/assessment/www/doc/asm_trigger_doc/ch02s01.html,v diff -u -r1.4 -r1.4.2.1 --- openacs-4/packages/assessment/www/doc/asm_trigger_doc/ch02s01.html 4 Aug 2018 09:34:07 -0000 1.4 +++ openacs-4/packages/assessment/www/doc/asm_trigger_doc/ch02s01.html 1 Aug 2024 07:38:16 -0000 1.4.2.1 @@ -1,3 +1,3 @@ - 1. Manage Permissions
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1. Manage Permissions
To create an assessment is necessary to have create permissions over the assessment instance. This permission can be inherit or can be granted by a site wide administrator. This permissions can be managed by the site wide administrator following the Permissions link in the assessment admin page.
To create triggers is necessary to have admin permissions over an assessment. The admin permission is inherit to the user that creates an assessment and also can be granted by the assessment administrator. This permissions can be managed follogging the Permission link that appears in the list of assessments.
Both links will lead the user to a page where the necessary permissions can be set.
Also the user can search for another user to manage his permissions:
After clicking OK, the user will appear in the list an the permissions can be set properly.
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To create an assessment is necessary to have create permissions over the assessment instance. This permission can be inherit or can be granted by a site wide administrator. This permissions can be managed by the site wide administrator following the Permissions link in the assessment admin page.
To create triggers is necessary to have admin permissions over an assessment. The admin permission is inherit to the user that creates an assessment and also can be granted by the assessment administrator. This permissions can be managed follogging the Permission link that appears in the list of assessments.
Both links will lead the user to a page where the necessary permissions can be set.
Also the user can search for another user to manage his permissions:
After clicking OK, the user will appear in the list the permissions can be set properly.
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To define an Action Trigger, the field "Type" in the form must be checked as "Action".
The condition field shows the question and its possible anwers, it means that when the user is responding the assessment, if this answer is given for this question, the action will be executed.
After the trigger is created, the action related must be chosen, also the time when the action will be executed, and the message shown to the user when the action is executed.
The actions can be executed in three different times:
1. Immediately: it means that the action will be executed after the user finish to respond the current section.
2. At the end of this Assessment: it means that the action will be executed when the user finish to respond all the sections of the assessment.
3. Manually:this means that the action will be executed by an administrator (i.e. in case that the request needs approval).
After select the action related to the trigger, the parameters for the action must be set, the select boxes display the options depending on the type of the parameter.
- Query: display the values returned by the query defined for the parameter.
- Name: the options displayed depends on the time of execution:
  Immediately: display all the questions defined in previuos sections.
  At the end of the assessment and Manually: display all the questions defined in the assessment.
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To define an Action Trigger, the field "Type" in the form must be checked as "Action".
The condition field shows the question and its possible answers, it means that when the user is responding the assessment, if this answer is given for this question, the action will be executed.
After the trigger is created, the action related must be chosen, also the time when the action will be executed, and the message shown to the user when the action is executed.
The actions can be executed in three different times:
1. Immediately: it means that the action will be executed after the user finish to respond the current section.
2. At the end of this Assessment: it means that the action will be executed when the user finish to respond all the sections of the assessment.
3. Manually:this means that the action will be executed by an administrator (i.e. in case that the request needs approval).
After select the action related to the trigger, the parameters for the action must be set, the select boxes display the options depending on the type of the parameter.
- Query: display the values returned by the query defined for the parameter.
- Name: the options displayed depends on the time of execution:
  Immediately: display all the questions defined in previuos sections.
  At the end of the assessment and Manually: display all the questions defined in the assessment.
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\ No newline at end of file Index: openacs-4/packages/assessment/www/doc/user_interface/assessment_creation.html =================================================================== RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/assessment/www/doc/user_interface/assessment_creation.html,v diff -u -r1.8.2.1 -r1.8.2.2 --- openacs-4/packages/assessment/www/doc/user_interface/assessment_creation.html 17 Aug 2019 09:29:28 -0000 1.8.2.1 +++ openacs-4/packages/assessment/www/doc/user_interface/assessment_creation.html 1 Aug 2024 07:38:16 -0000 1.8.2.2 @@ -97,10 +97,10 @@
- Availability: 2 date widgets (from, and to). This will set the time the time the survey will become visible for the respondees. It is -overridden by the parameter enabled (if a assessment is not enabled, it +overridden by the parameter enabled (if an assessment is not enabled, it will never be visible, regardless of date).
- How often can a assessment be taken: Number of times a survey +
- How often can an assessment be taken: Number of times a survey can be taken by a respondee.
- How long has a user to pause: Number of hours a respondee has @@ -256,7 +256,7 @@
- File: file (file for import)
- Download file name: short_text. Filename for the download of +
- Download filename: short_text. Filename for the download of the export.
Index: openacs-4/packages/assessment/www/doc/user_interface/index.html =================================================================== RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/assessment/www/doc/user_interface/index.html,v diff -u -r1.7.2.2 -r1.7.2.3 --- openacs-4/packages/assessment/www/doc/user_interface/index.html 5 Oct 2019 13:43:47 -0000 1.7.2.2 +++ openacs-4/packages/assessment/www/doc/user_interface/index.html 1 Aug 2024 07:38:16 -0000 1.7.2.3 @@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ test results. In addition to this, it will provide functionality to other packages to allow rating of their contents (one example of this would be Lars Rating package, that would be used as a basis for this). -In general it should provide a very flexible way of adding scores into +In general, it should provide a very flexible way of adding scores into the system, either automatically (as described above) or manually (e.g. this student did a good oral exam).
In addition to the possibility to enter scores/rates, the grading @@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ would be to treat the /pvt/home page as a collection of assessment data and the "change basic information" as one assessment among many.

With a little bit of tweaking and the possibility to add instant -gratification, a.k.a. aggregated result display, it could include the poll +gratification, aka aggregated result display, it could include the poll package and make it redundant.

Last but not least with the ability to display questions in a multi dimensional way to the user, the assessment system is useful for Index: openacs-4/packages/assessment/www/doc/user_interface/tests.html =================================================================== RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/assessment/www/doc/user_interface/tests.html,v diff -u -r1.8.2.2 -r1.8.2.3 --- openacs-4/packages/assessment/www/doc/user_interface/tests.html 5 Oct 2019 13:43:47 -0000 1.8.2.2 +++ openacs-4/packages/assessment/www/doc/user_interface/tests.html 1 Aug 2024 07:38:16 -0000 1.8.2.3 @@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ with it. This can also be negative. For each option the user choose he will get the according percentage. If negative points are allowed, the user will get a negative percentage. In any case, a user can never get -more than 100% or less then -100%. +more than 100% or less than -100%.

Starttime of the response will be logged
First section will be delivered to the user for anwering. +
First section will be delivered to the user for answering.

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Depending on the settings, the display of the assessment will vary: @@ -60,7 +60,7 @@

Allow for chancellation of the test with a chancel button. The result will not be stored but the test will be marked as taken.

If immediate answer validation (a.k.a.. ad_form check) for a +

If immediate answer validation (aka. ad_form check) for a question is true, check the answer if it is valid, otherwise notify the user that it is not and do not store the result.

Index: openacs-4/packages/file-storage/www/doc/design.html =================================================================== RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/file-storage/www/doc/design.html,v diff -u -r1.6.2.2 -r1.6.2.3 --- openacs-4/packages/file-storage/www/doc/design.html 5 Oct 2019 13:43:48 -0000 1.6.2.2 +++ openacs-4/packages/file-storage/www/doc/design.html 1 Aug 2024 07:38:16 -0000 1.6.2.3 @@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ The main objects of File Storage are "folders" and "files". A "folder" is analogous to a subdirectory in the Unix/Windows-world filesystem. -Folder objects are stored as Content Repostory folders, thus folders +Folder objects are stored as Content Repository folders, thus folders are stored "as is" in the Content Repository.

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