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The options for the format value are 'scorm', 'social', weeks', and 'topics'. | The options for the format value are 'scorm', 'social', weeks', and 'topics'. | ||
===Role Names=== | |||
'teacher', 'editingteacher', 'student', 'manager', | 'teacher', 'editingteacher', 'student', 'manager', | ||
'coursecreator', 'guest', 'user' are - where config permitting - you can | 'coursecreator', 'guest', 'user' are - where config permitting - you can | ||
substitute your own name for these roles (string value). | substitute your own name for these roles (string value). | ||
===Category=== | |||
For category you must supply the category name as it is in Moodle and this | For category you must supply the category name as it is in Moodle and this | ||
field is case sensitive. If Sub Categories are involved then the full | field is case sensitive. If Sub Categories are involved then the full | ||
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a back slash eg: 'some\/category'. | a back slash eg: 'some\/category'. | ||
===Course Templating=== | |||
add column backupfile which has the fully qualified path name to a file on | add column backupfile which has the fully qualified path name to a file on | ||
the server that has a a Moodle course backup in it. | the server that has a a Moodle course backup in it. | ||
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will be copied over the top of the new course. | will be copied over the top of the new course. | ||
Course Enrolment Methods | ===Course Enrolment Methods=== | ||
Enrolment methods need special CSV columns as there can be many per course, and the fields for each | Enrolment methods need special CSV columns as there can be many per course, and the fields for each | ||
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* disable - disable_<n> with value 1 | * disable - disable_<n> with value 1 | ||
startdate enrol_startdate enrol_enddate | ===startdate enrol_startdate enrol_enddate=== | ||
For startdate enrolstartdate, and enrolenddate the values should be supplied in the form like 31.01.2012 or | For startdate enrolstartdate, and enrolenddate the values should be supplied in the form like 31.01.2012 or | ||
31/01/2012 that can be consumed by strtotime() (http://php.net/manual/en/function.strtotime.php) - check | 31/01/2012 that can be consumed by strtotime() (http://php.net/manual/en/function.strtotime.php) - check | ||
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and so on. OR - you can pass a text string that php strtotime() can recognise eg: '2 weeks' or '10 days' | and so on. OR - you can pass a text string that php strtotime() can recognise eg: '2 weeks' or '10 days' | ||
Enrolment Method Role | ===Enrolment Method Role=== | ||
Default Role for an enrolment method is supplied by adding the 'role_<n>' column. The expected value is the | Default Role for an enrolment method is supplied by adding the 'role_<n>' column. The expected value is the | ||
descriptive label for the given role eg: 'Student', or "Teacher'. | descriptive label for the given role eg: 'Student', or "Teacher'. | ||
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a name,short1,Miscellaneous,id1,a summary,manual,864000,Manager | a name,short1,Miscellaneous,id1,a summary,manual,864000,Manager | ||
Update Course: | ===Update Course:=== | ||
Make sure you have shortname in the csv. After uploading the file, select: | Make sure you have shortname in the csv. After uploading the file, select: | ||
Upload type: one of the update existing related options | Upload type: one of the update existing related options | ||
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Allow Renames: Yes | Allow Renames: Yes | ||
Update example: | ===Update example:=== | ||
fullname,shortname | fullname,shortname | ||
new full name,short1 | new full name,short1 | ||
Run it in batch mode | ==Run it in batch mode== | ||
Execute Course Upload in batch mode - this must be run as the www-data user (or the equivalent user that the web server runs under). | Execute Course Upload in batch mode - this must be run as the www-data user (or the equivalent user that the web server runs under). | ||
Revision as of 15:03, 9 April 2013
CSV File format
Possible column names are: fullname, shortname, category, idnumber, summary, format, showgrades, newsitems, teacher, editingteacher, student, modinfo, manager, coursecreator, guest, user, startdate, numsections, maxbytes, visible, groupmode, restrictmodules, enablecompletion, completionstartonenrol, completionnotify, hiddensections, groupmodeforce, lang, theme, cost, showreports, notifystudents, expirynotify, expirythreshold, requested, deleted, // 1 means delete course oldshortname, // for renaming backupfile, // for restoring a course template after creation templatename, // course to use as a template - the shortname reset, // reset the course contents after upload - this resets everything
- so you loose groups, roles, logs, grades etc. Be Careful!!!
An example file is:
fullname,shortname,category,idnumber,summary,backupfile Computer Science 101,CS101,Cat1,CS101,The first thing you will ever know,/path/to/backup-moodle2-course-cs101-20120213-0748-nu.mbz
As a general rule, the input values for fields are what you find on the data entry form if you inspect the HTML element.
Format
The options for the format value are 'scorm', 'social', weeks', and 'topics'.
Role Names
'teacher', 'editingteacher', 'student', 'manager',
'coursecreator', 'guest', 'user' are - where config permitting - you can substitute your own name for these roles (string value).
Category
For category you must supply the category name as it is in Moodle and this field is case sensitive. If Sub Categories are involved then the full category hierarchy needs to be specified as a '/' delimited string eg: 'Miscellaneous / Sub Cat / Sub Sub Cat'. The delimiter can be escaped with a back slash eg: 'some\/category'.
Course Templating
add column backupfile which has the fully qualified path name to a file on the server that has a a Moodle course backup in it.
Add a column templatename which is the shortname of an existing course that will be copied over the top of the new course.
Course Enrolment Methods
Enrolment methods need special CSV columns as there can be many per course, and the fields for each method are flexible. The following is an example with two enrolment methods - manual, and self - firstly you need the column identifying the enrolment method enrolmethod_<n>, and then add the corresponding field values subscripted with _<n>. eg: fullname,shortname,category,idnumber,summary,enrolmethod_1,status_1,enrolmethod_2,name_2,password_2,customtext1_2 Parent,Parent,,Parent,Parent,manual,1,self,self1,letmein,this is a custom message 1 Students,Students,,Students,Students,manual,0,self,self2,letmein,this is a custom message 2 Teachers,Teachers,,Teachers,Teachers,manual,0,self,self3,letmein,this is a custom message 3
add the special columns for:
* delete - delete_<n> with value 1 * disable - disable_<n> with value 1
startdate enrol_startdate enrol_enddate
For startdate enrolstartdate, and enrolenddate the values should be supplied in the form like 31.01.2012 or 31/01/2012 that can be consumed by strtotime() (http://php.net/manual/en/function.strtotime.php) - check your PHP locale settings for the fine tuning eg: m/d/y vs d/m/y.
Enrolment method field 'enrolperiod' must be in seconds. If this is supplied then enrolenddate will be calculated as enrolstartdate + enrolperiod.
enrolperiod should be supplied in multiples of enrolment period measurements - 1 hour = 3600, 1 day = 86400 and so on. OR - you can pass a text string that php strtotime() can recognise eg: '2 weeks' or '10 days'
Enrolment Method Role
Default Role for an enrolment method is supplied by adding the 'role_<n>' column. The expected value is the descriptive label for the given role eg: 'Student', or "Teacher'.
Enrolment example: fullname,shortname,category,idnumber,summary,enrolmethod_1,enrolperiod_1,role_1 a name,short1,Miscellaneous,id1,a summary,manual,864000,Manager
Update Course:
Make sure you have shortname in the csv. After uploading the file, select: Upload type: one of the update existing related options Existing course details: Overide with file Allow Renames: Yes
Update example:
fullname,shortname new full name,short1
Run it in batch mode
Execute Course Upload in batch mode - this must be run as the www-data user (or the equivalent user that the web server runs under).
Options: -v, --verbose Print verbose progress information -h, --help Print out this help -a, --action Action to perform - addnew, addupdate, update, forceadd -m, --mode Mode of execution - delete, rename, nochange, file, filedefaults, missing -f, --file CSV File -d, --delimiter delimiter - colon,semicolon,tab,cfg,comma -e, --encoding File encoding - utf8 etc -c, --category Course category -s, --templateshortname Template course by shortname -t, --template Template course by backup file -g, --format Course format - weeks,scorm,social,topics -n, --numsections Number of sections
Example:
sudo -u www-data /usr/bin/php admin/tool/uploadcourse/cli/uploadcourse.php --action=addupdate \
--mode=delete --file=./courses.csv --delimiter=comma