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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
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:
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
