Database activity FAQ

Where can I download additional database presets?

See Database presets for discussion links with presets for download.

How can I create a database in which students can only view their own entries?

Either:

• Set up the database so that entries require approval. If the entries are never approved, then only the student that added a particular entry and the teachers can view it.

Or:

• Set the group mode of the database to "Separate groups" and assign each student to a separate group.

How can I enable a sort function by clicking on the field headings?

For sorting, you need to manually create the link in the template around that heading. To find the URL you need, you can do a sort using the menus and then look in the URLs. Take out everything but the d, sort and order parameters. For example,

http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=13&sort=44&order=ASC

http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=13&sort=44&order=DESC

How can I add highlighting like on the Module and plugins page?

In the repeated part of the template (note onmouseover and onmouseout to change the classes):

<tr onmouseover="this.className='trhighlight'" onmouseout="this.className='trnormal'">
 <td class="c0"><b><a href="##MoreURL##">[[Name]]</a></b></td>
 <td class="c1">[[Type]]</td>
 <td class="c2">[[Requirement]]</td>
 <td class="c3">[[Status]]</td>
 <td class="c4">[[Summary]]</td>
 <td align="center" class="c5">##Edit## ##Delete## ##More## ##Approve## </td>
</tr>

In the CSS template there are two styles:

.trnormal td {
   background-color: #FFFFFF;
 }
 .trhighlight td {
   background-color: #EEEEEE;
 }

How can I list database information horizontally instead of vertically?

• How can I list database information horizontally instead of vertically? Forum discussion

Can't get columns to line up in list view

• Can't get columns to line up in list view forum discussion including moodle.org presets for download

How can I make an Encyclopedia database preset?

• Encyclopedia database preset forum discussion including encyclopedia-style preset for download

Is there a Time stamp for database entries?

• Time stamp for database entries forum discussion

How can I make the title of an entry into a link?

To make the title of an entry in list view link to the single view, add the following code to the list template:

<a href="##moreurl##">[[Title]]</a>

See also

Using Moodle forum discussions:

• New preset, please review, and make suggestions! including FAQ preset for download
• Design a Database Preset for Document Sharing including preset for download
• Look of the database module
• For those who want the display of Moodle Site's Modules and plugins
• Looking for some stellar examples of Moodle courses including book reviews preset for download