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== Proposed XML structure ==
== Proposed XML structure ==


If the current category has parents then
If the imported/exported category has not parent then


<pre>
<pre>
<question type="category">
<question type="category">
   <category name="$parent category name$">
   <category name="$current category name$">
     <description>Description of category</description>
     <description>Description of category</description>
    <category name="$current category name$">
      <description>Description of category</description>
    </category>
   </category>
   </category>
</question>
</question>
</pre>
</pre>


else
else if


<pre>
<pre>
<question type="category">
<question type="category">
   <category name="$current category name$">
   <category name="$parent category name$">
     <description>Description of category</description>
     <description>Description of category</description>
    <category name="$current category name$">
      <description>Description of category</description>
    </category>
   </category>
   </category>
</question>
</question>

Revision as of 11:13, 18 October 2014

What is not saved?

At this format of import/export in not saved:

1. description of the imported/exported category,

2. description of parental category(categories).

Current XML structure

<question type="category">
  <category>
    <text> $course$ / [ $parent category name$ / ] $current category name$ </text>
  </category>
</question>

The amount of block [ $parent category name$ / ] can be more or equally to zero.

Proposed XML structure

If the imported/exported category has not parent then

<question type="category">
  <category name="$current category name$">
    <description>Description of category</description>
  </category>
</question>

else if

<question type="category">
  <category name="$parent category name$">
    <description>Description of category</description>
    <category name="$current category name$">
      <description>Description of category</description>
    </category>
  </category>
</question>

Old export compatibility problem