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The category enrolments plugin allows users to be enrolled in a category as opposed to individual courses. The plugin has to be enabled by the site administrator (see [[Enrolment plugins]]) but it is a legacy solution for those sites which have upgraded from Moodle 1.9. The recommended option is to use [[Cohorts]] instead.
The category enrolments plugin allows users to be enrolled in a category as opposed to individual courses. The plugin has to be enabled by the site administrator (see [[Enrolment plugins]]) but it is a legacy solution for those sites which have upgraded from Moodle 1.9. The recommended option is to use [[Cohorts]] instead.  


==Settings for category enrolment==
==Settings for category enrolment==
*Go to the category into which you wish to enrol users.
*Go to the category into which you wish to enrol users. '''Note:''' You need to have category rights (manger or administrator)
 
*In the ''Settings'' box,click ''Assign roles''. The list of possible roles you can assign will appear:
*In the ''Settings'' box,click ''Assign roles''. The list of possible roles you can assign will appear:
[[File:Categoryassign.png]]
[[File:Categoryassign.png]]


==Assigning teachers or students to a category==
== Admin settings for category enrolment==
*The category enrolment plugin may be enabled or disabled throughout the site in ''Settings>Site administration>enrolments>manage enrol plugins.''
===Assigning teachers or students to a category===
*By default, only managers and course creators can be assigned category-wide. If you want to add teachers or students then the site administrator needs to tick the "category" box in their role in ''Settings>Site Administration>Users>Permissions>Define roles''
*By default, only managers and course creators can be assigned category-wide. If you want to add teachers or students then the site administrator needs to tick the "category" box in their role in ''Settings>Site Administration>Users>Permissions>Define roles''
*To ensure they will be automatically assigned as teachers/students in any new courses you make, the administrator needs to set to "allow" the capability  ''enrol/category:synchronised'' for the role in question.
*To ensure they will be automatically assigned as teachers/students in any new courses you make, the administrator needs to set to "allow" the capability  ''enrol/category:synchronised'' for the role in question in ''Settings>Site Administration>Users>Permissions>Define roles''
 
[[File:Enrolcategorysync.png]]

Revision as of 11:30, 8 September 2011

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The category enrolments plugin allows users to be enrolled in a category as opposed to individual courses. The plugin has to be enabled by the site administrator (see Enrolment plugins) but it is a legacy solution for those sites which have upgraded from Moodle 1.9. The recommended option is to use Cohorts instead.

Settings for category enrolment

  • Go to the category into which you wish to enrol users. Note: You need to have category rights (manger or administrator)
  • In the Settings box,click Assign roles. The list of possible roles you can assign will appear:

Categoryassign.png

Admin settings for category enrolment

  • The category enrolment plugin may be enabled or disabled throughout the site in Settings>Site administration>enrolments>manage enrol plugins.

Assigning teachers or students to a category

  • By default, only managers and course creators can be assigned category-wide. If you want to add teachers or students then the site administrator needs to tick the "category" box in their role in Settings>Site Administration>Users>Permissions>Define roles
  • To ensure they will be automatically assigned as teachers/students in any new courses you make, the administrator needs to set to "allow" the capability enrol/category:synchronised for the role in question in Settings>Site Administration>Users>Permissions>Define roles

Enrolcategorysync.png