Additional sorting options for My Courses and Groups

1 Initial Problem

On the Personal Desktop in "My Courses and Groups" list entries can be sorted by type and by location. 

Both sorting criteria have little relevance to users. Users want to be able to have the course / group starting next on top of their list.  

2 Conceptual Summary

The courses and groups should be sorted by the "Start Date" of their "Course Period" / "Group Period". 

• This requires Groups to have a Group Period with Start and End Date just like Courses have. 
• The Administration Panel should allow for setting a default of the type of sorting. 

3 User Interface Modifications

3.1 List of Affected Views

• Personal Desktop > My Courses and Groups 
• Administration > Personal Desktop  > Personal Desktop

3.2 User Interface Details

3.2.1 MY Courses and Groups on PD

On the Personal Desktop the menu behind the cog is extended to include one more option for Sorting: "Sort by Start Date". The term "Ordering" should be dropped for all related options as well. 

• The course or group with the Start Date closest to the current date will be displayed on top of the list. 
• If there are multiple list entries with the same Start Date, those entries will be listed in alphabetical order. 

3.2.2 Settings in Administration 

The Administration of the Personal Desktop Settings should be amended to allow for setting a sorting default. Users may still choose to pick a different option on their Desktop but would start out with the selected option. 

3.3 Sorted Personal Desktop

The list entries will have one of the statuses: 

1. Upcoming: Courses or Groups are pior to their Start Date 
2. • Start Date nearest to today is on top.
   • Start Date farthest in the past is last. 
   • Identical Start Dates are sorted alphabetically within "Identical Start Date"-batch.
3. Ongoing: Courses or Groups that are past their Start Date but have not reached their End Date. 
   • Start Date nearest to today is on top.
   • Start Date farthest in the past is last.
   • Identical Start Dates are sorted alphabetically within "Identical Start Date"-batch. 
4. Finished: Courses or Groups that are past their Start and End Date.
   • Start Date nearest to today is on top.
   • Start Date farthest in the past is last.
   • Identical Start Dates are sorted alphabetically within "Identical Start Date"-batch. 
5. Not Dated: Courses or Groups have neither Start Date nor End Date. 

Since Start / End Dates are given as DD.MM.YY at midgnight the list have a natural point in time to change. 

3.4 New User Interface Concepts

none

4 Technical Information

{The maintainer has to provide necessary technical information, e.g. dependencies on other ILIAS components, necessary modifications in general services/architecture, potential security or performance issues.}

5 Contact

• Author of the Request:Tödt, Alexandra [atoedt] 
• Maintainer: Killing, Alexander [alex]
• Implementation of the feature is done by: Jansen, Michael [mjansen]
  

6 Funding

If you are interest in funding this feature, please add your name and institution to this list.

• Mont Cenis Akademie

7 Discussion

JourFixe, ILIAS [jourfixe]: Nov 07, 2016: We highly appreciate this feature request and schedule it for 5.3. We would like to change the label "Finished" to "Ended" to avoid misunderstandings with course completion o.s.e.. The ordering of list entries should be: Upcoming, Ongoing, Ended, Not Dated.

8 Implementation

Test Cases

Test cases completed at 2017-04-06 by Tödt, Alexandra [atoedt]

• 18384: Standard-Sortierung in Administration konfigurieren
• 18383: Sortieren nach Startdatum
• 18385: Ändern der Standard-Sortierung

Approval

Approved at 217-04-06 by Tödt, Alexandra [atoedt]