JourFixe-2015-04-13

Date and place:

• Monday, April 13, 2015 from 12h30 - 17h30 at ILIAS-Verein office in Köln

• Jean-Luc Braun, Björn Heyser, Michael Janssen, Colin Kiegel, Alexander Killing, Richard Klees, Matthias Kunkel (Minutes), Fabian Schmid

1 Appointments

• 2015-04-27: Jour Fixe
• 2015-04-29: SIG Mathe+ILIAS, Uni Mainz
• 2015-05-11: Jour Fixe
• 2015-05-29: ILIAS Nord, HS Wismar
• 2015-06-08: Jour Fixe
• 2015-06-10: ILIAS NRW, Wissenschaftspark Gelsenkirchen
• 2015-06-18: ILIAS Süd, Uni Konstanz
• 2015-06-22: Jour Fixe
• 2015-08-28: ILIAS 5.1.0 beta1
• 2015-09-08: DevConf, FH Dortmund
• 2015-09-09 - 10: 14th ILIAS Conference, FH Dortmund

2 Bugfixing for maintained versions 4.3, 4.4 and 5.0

Last releases:

• ILIAS 5.0.1 published at  April 08, 2015
• ILIAS 4.4.8 published at March 18, 2015
• ILIAS 4.3.10 published at January 31, 2015

• 5.0.2 is scheduled for May 2015
• 4.4.9 is scheduled for May 2015
• 4.3.11 is not scheduled yet

We went through Mantis and had a overlook about all open issues reported or modified since the last Jour Fixe. All issues were screened and assigned to the responsible developers. We discussed in detail:

• Mantis 15715: Login Auth Type not flexible enough : If the auth_mode field is set to "ldap" the corresponding account should only accept LDAP authentication not Shibboleth. If a user "a" is authenticated via Shibboleth and in ILIAS only a user "a" with LDAP auth_mode exists a new account should be created with ext_account "a" and auth_mode "Shibboleth". Any meaningful combination of LDAP/Shibboleth for the same accounts would be a feature request.
• Mantis 14077: Exercise Peer Feedback Deadline : We agree that peer feedback deadlines should be included, but overall only the one next deadline should be displayed (regardless whether it is a hand-in or a feedback deadline)

3 Developing ILIAS 5.1

3.1 Development Issues 5.1

• Study Programme: Introduction of Object Type: We appreciate the mockups for the learner view.
  • We agree that the study programs a user is assigned to should be part of the "Overview" screen. However they should be listed above the "Selected Items", since we consider this list being more important and usually shorter. The desktop overview should only have a link to the detailed view where nodes can be expanded. Expansions does not take place "within" the overview screen.
  • We also discussed the permissions of the object. We start with "visible" and "write" permissions. There is no read permission that controls if users can access the learner view, this is only controlled by the assignment of the user to the program.
  • Types of programme nodes are defined in a new administration section for "Study Programmes".
  • Richard presented a JavaScript-based tree editing view. We ask to forward this suggestion to the kitchen sink group for discussion.

3.2 Feature Requests for ILIAS 5.1

Re-scheduled features:
The following features were already scheduled for a previous ILIAS version but not implemented due to missing funding or time. We have re-scheduled them for 5.1 to save time for discussing new feature requests.

1. Object Terminator - We still need funding to implement such an object terminator. This tool is important if we want to support a proper deinstallation process for repository objects and repository plugins. Any partly funding is highly appreciated. Please contact Matthias Kunkel or Stefan Meyer.

1. Audience Response System: Introduction of Audience Response System: We highly appreciate this feature and schedule it for 5.1.
   • We would like to have a good name for the object that is added to the repository (ARS is considered as category of type - but you do not add an ARS to a course or category). Any suggestions are welcome.
   • Please write a short technical concept on the authentication and necessary changes in the ILIAS init procedure (send this to Stefan Meyer).
   • Question editing should be reused from the T&A component (similar to learning modules). Please also check with Björn Heyser, if result storage could be also done in the T&A. If necessary, funding for a proper interface in the T&A may be necessary.
2. Test Question Pool: Long Menu Question : Please provide mockups for the different screens/elements of the workflow. Please make a mockup of the responsive version of the "large list selection" ("< >") user interface element (if any such version is planned). Please get also in touch with the kitchen sink group and ask for suggestions.
3. Learning Communities: Who is online? tool for awareness : We support the feature in general (chapter up to 1.4), but see it as a precondition in either the development of the "approved contacts" or the "supporters" concept. Please make a visual prototype that uses as many bootstrap concepts as possible and provide it to the kitchen sink group. There is a need for discussion especially in the points of grouping (tabs) and scrolling. Starting with a scrollable list is ok for us. Please list the "Who is online" feature as a candidate for abandonded features (or possibilities to show this information at least for administrators). A general alhpabetical ordering (last name) is ok. We postpone the final decision until the issues above are clarified.
4. Forum: Search Field in Forums: We appreciate the feature in general and schedule it for 5.1. We think that the redundance in the user interface is ok, since usability is greatly improved. The search in the forum should re-use the general search mode currently activated (especially lucene should be used if activated). The presentation of search results should be implemented by the search component and be similar to the standard results screen. Sub elements (here topics) should be listed on the top level in this case, each entry should get a relevance bar (if lucene activated). The result screen should be presented in the "UI context" of the forum. The local search in the wiki should be modified accordingly.

3.3 Decision Postponed

The following features requests will be discussed in an upcoming Jour Fixe due to missing time.

Features with (announced) funding:

1. IPE: Adjusting image size in pages
2. IPE: Option to Hide Title of Item Groups
3. Wiki: Embedding and Scripting on Wiki Pages
4. Exercise: Make peer feedback relevant for passed status
5. Cron Service: Summary Mail comprising News of Groups and Courses
6. Test: Cloze Question Improvements
7. Export: Export HTML source code to Excel
8. Mail: Placeholder_FIRST_NAME_in_fields_CC_and_BCC
9. Session: Hide columns in edit participants tab of a session
10. Portfolio: PDF-Printing a Portfolio
11. Personal Desktop: Configure detail options for Selected items
12. Media Pool: Insert question into a content snippet in media pools
13. Course / Learning Communities: Course Contacts and Support Contacts
14. Wiki: Extending User Activities for Page Editing, Protecting and Deleting
15. Wiki: HTML Export Extensions
16. Course / Groups: News Notification for Courses and Groups
17. Course: Default for Status "Online" after copying an object
18. Test: Separating Submission and Navigation
19. Test: Export HTML source code to Excel
20. Question Pool & Test: Revision of MCQ: Alternative points specification for multiple choice question
21. Portfolio: Export and Import of Portfolios
22. Portfolio: PDF-Printing a Portfolio
23. Metadata: Local Custom Metadata
24. Learning Module: Support Plugin Question Types on Learning Module Pages
25. Session: Hide columns in edit participants tab of a session
26. Personal Desktop: Configure detail options for Selected items
27. Media Pool: Insert question into a content snippet in media pools
28. Authentication/Login: OAuth1 and OAuth2
29. Exercise: Criteria for assignment reviews
30. Exercise: Extension of peer feedback: self-review
31. Test: Extended Test and Item Statistics
32. Test / Plugin Slot: Plugin Slot for Test and Item Statistics
33. Copying Linked Objects
34. Interactive Videos
35. Exercise: Show Peer Feedback Deadline in Object Description
36. Notifications: Scheduled Reminders
37. Repository et. al.: My courses and groups as alternative source on copy screen
38. Registration: Multiple LDAP server configurations
39. SOAP: SOAP method for determination of Learning Progress: getProgressInfo
40. Repository: Improve Deletion of Objects
41. General Services / Multilinguality: Extended Translation Functionality for Container
42. Courses: Embedded Folders in Courses
43. Repository: Tile View in Repository
44. Repository: Images for Tests
45. Repository: Images for exercises
46. Repository: Image for File Objects
47. Language Handling: Language Detection via Browser
48. Registration: No automatic log out / Users stay logged in
49. Mail: HTML Mails with Skin
50. LM ILIAS: Improve Usage of Subtitles
51. Interfaces: [[[Project] LTI Support in ILIAS]]
52. Media Pool and Media Object: Migrate videos to mp4
53. Course: Learning Objectives-Driven Course
54. Notifications: Concept for a Notification System

1. Forum: Add New Posting
2. Test: Improve Shuffling of Answer Options during Testpass
3. My Workspace: Better Integration of Workspace with Repository

1. Test: Extract Test Results from the Participant tab and make a separate Tab of it
2. User Interface: Error and No Permission Screen
3. Certificate: Open Badges
4. Courses and Groups: Blog-overview in member area of groups and courses
5. Personal Desktop: Usability Improvements of the Personal Desktop
6. User Interface: Breadcrumb Navigation Bar
7. Object Templates: Administrating Settings Templates
8. Course Management & Object Templates: Setting Templates Course
9. RBAC, Portfolio & My Workspace: Role-based Activation of Portfolio
10. Repository: Separate tracking of user access from content changes
11. Portfolio: Link to view stored portfolio
12. Learning Communities On-Screen Chat
13. Learning Communities User Connections / Approved Contacts
14. Chat: Messaging Server

1. Performance: Lightweight profiling of requests
2. Test: Style for Tests
3. Booking Tool: First Come First Serve Solution
4. Booking Tool: Reminders and Notifications in Booking Pool
5. Learning Progress determined by Collection of Objects, yet alterable by Tutor
6. Main Administration: Searchable Labels in Administration
7. Groups - Import Members or Batch Selection
8. Setup/Core: Modern Configuration File Format
9. IPE: Manual Carousel / Slider Content Element for Page Editor
10. IPE: Tabbed Content Element for Page Editor
11. Test: Random Test Directly Linked With Pool(s)
12. Test: Rearrange Elements of Test-Question-Page
13. Test/Pool: Test-Parts and Question-Groups
14. Learning Module ILIAS: ePUB Export
15. IPE: Context-dependent paragraph styles in advanced lists and tables
16. IPE: Linking in ILIAS Editor
17. Test: Filter Revision in Manual Scoring
18. Online Help: ILIAS can handle several help packages
19. Media Objects and Pools: Filter for inserting media objects from media pool
20. Repository: Separating Changed Inside and Number of Read Accesses
21. Media Objects and Pool: Extend Usage of Content Snippets
22. Organizational Units: OrgUnit behaves in RBAC like a group and category
23. Learning Module HTML: Abandon Feature - Bibliographical Data in HTML Learning Modules
24. Course Management: Streamline Membership Assignment Methods
25. Course Management: Mail from Course Members Gallery
26. RBAC: Role Template Screen Revision
27. Wiki: Embedding and Scripting on Wiki Pages
28. Core: Streamlining the copy process in general
29. IPE: Poll as Page Editor Element
30. Groups: Randomly distribute a set of course / group members  to a set of groups
31. Media Objects: Link-areas in images: coordinates should be easily changeable + grid desirable
32. Media Objects: Pop-up container: more variations desirable
33. Learning Module SCORM: Feedback of questions: change of behavior requested
34. News: Change Generation of RSS-Feed Link
35. Learning Module ILIAS & Test: Traceable connection between tests and ILIAS-learning module
36. Test: Detailed feedback (text and hyperlinks) after test is finished
37. Files & Learning Module ILIAS: Collaborative Annotation / Social Reading
38. IPE: Content Snippets in Pages of Container Objects
39. IPE: Content Snippets in Portfolio Pages
40. IPE: Content Snippets in Wiki Pages
41. Test: Multiple pass scoring: change default setting to scoring the best pass
42. Test: Using Signature-Plugin and Max. Processing Time simultaneously
43. User Interface: 'Availability' in Action-Menue and 'Settings'-Tab
44. Course Management: Printable Member List for Members
45. Course Management: Additional sorting options for My Courses and Groups
46. Search: Switch off Content Search but still search for Users
47. Learning Progress: Privacy Improvements of the Learning Progress for Course Members
48. Course Management: Send Mail when Course Copying is Finished
49. Learning Module SCORM: Internal Links for SCORM Modules
50. Booking Tool: Allow booking after timeslot has started
51. Booking Tool: Filter for free ressources
52. Booking Tool: Import form Untis or Davinci
53. My Workspace: Mediacast in My Workspace
54. Learning Communities: Teams
55. Exercise: Editable team constellations
56. Exercise: Building Teams out of Groups
57. Learning Modules HTML: timestamp for last changes in HTML Learning Modules
58. News: Present (manually created) news on course content page
59. My Workspace: »Last Edited« in Table of Shared Resources
60. Course / Group: Preset notification of blog posts
61. Precondition Handling: Separate Preconditions for Registration/Participation in Courses/Groups
62. Course: Auto-fill for Course waiting list
63. Course: Course Type: Online vs. On-Site
64. Course: Course/Group Cancellation Deadlines
65. Course: Relative Dates in Courses/Groups
66. Course: Minimum Number of Participants
67. Learning Module ILIAS: Question Overview in ILIAS LM
68. IPE: Insert HTML5 Objekt
69. Media Pools and Media Objects: Client Side Editing of Image Maps
70. Learning Module SCORM: Improved License Management
71. Course: Using SCORM modules to validate course objectives
72. Test: Deactivation of Javascript Usage in Tests
73. Cloud Object: Cloud Folder in the users workspace
74. SCORM Editor: question pool support
75. SCORM Editor: Feedback of questions: change of behavior requested
76. SCORM Editor: Internal Links for SCORM Modules
77. SCORM Editor: poster image for videos
78. Intellectual Property Rights Object
79. ILIAS Learning Module: Improve Multi-Linguality and Translation
80. SOAP: SOAP method for determination of Learning Progress: getProgressInfo
81. Learning Modules: Copying Content from ILIAS Learning Modules into the ILIAS SCORM Editor
82. Help: Help Icon in the Page Editor Panel
83. Exercise: Extensions of Peer Feedback
84. Learning Progress: Segmented Learning Progress
85. Course: Course IDs
86. Course: Credit Points
87. Course: Separate Settings Subtab for Registration
88. Course: Course-Specific User Data: Boolean Format
89. Course: Learning Plan - Relative Timetable
90. Booking Pool: Extended Metadata for Booking Pools
91. Test: Tinting examination screen
92. Registration: Assigning roles and objects to user when registering
93. Portfolio/Personal Desktop: Portfolios on Personal Desktop
94. Media pools Move and copy of media objects in media pools
95. Usability Improvements in Test: Straightforward Configuration of Result Presentation
96. Usability Improvements in Test: Nice Presentation of Test Results
97. Portfolio: »Set Portfolio Online« Message in Share-tab
98. Portfolio: access to the portfolio via avatar in the headline
99. Usability: URLs without cmd nodes
100. Development Support: Autoloading
101. Test: History Mode for Personal Skill GUI
102. Data Collection: Summarize Columns
103. Maps: Set URLs for OSM-mirror and reverse geocoding server
104. Metadata: Location Multi-Part Custom Metadata
105. Booking Tool: Linking Booking Pools to Courses
106. Learning Module ILIAS: Continue as default
107. Personal Profile: Change Password in Personal Data
108. User Interface / Test: Indicator for hidden information in settings
109. Error dumping workflow for loadbalanced setups, see discussionpost on Error handling and logging
110. RBAC: Copy Permissions
111. Split DB-Update
112. Search results with additional information - Creation date
113. Registration: Avoid multiple Accounts per User
114. SOAP: Administration of SCORM-Learning-Modules via SOAP
115. Repository: Copy to Multiple Locations
116. Logging: Logging revision
117. Database: Additional DB-Storage of Memberships in Course/Groups
118. Search / User Administration: Hide inactive/expired accounts from person search
119. Competence Management: Usability Improvements in Competence Management
120. IPE: Displaying of Accordions Successively
121. Info Page: Revision of Info Page
122. Repository and Categories: Disable Tree
123. Language Handling: Multilingual Titles and Descriptions for All Object Types + Plugins
124. UI: Object List in Container
125. Learning Progress: Introduction of Individual Assessment
126. Learning Progress: Learning Progress Settings link to Container
127. Learning Progress: Learning Progress for Mediacasts
128. Learning Progress: Learning Progress for file objects
129. Metadata: Extend Custom Meta Data with Link-Type
130. Support of OrgUnits in Courses and Groups
131. Organisational Units - Organisational Units on Personal Desktop
132. Development Support: Dependency Injection
133. Online Help: Multilingual Support Online Help
134. Online Help: Customizable Online Help Packages

3.4 Requests for Removal

1. Remove Local Administration:

4 Miscellaneous

Development Support

• Registry pattern to get rid of global variables : Postponed to May 11.

Developer Forum

• Colin Kiegel requests for a Developer Forum where non-core developers can participate - or alternatively to open the Core Dev Group to non-Core Developers. Matthias will set up a poll in the Core Dev Group and asks for opening this group to selected non-maintainers. The decision is presented at the next Jour Fixe.

Next Jour Fixe

Monday, April 27, 2015, from 12h30 until 17h30 at the office of ILIAS-Verein in Cologne