Abandon Test Export File (incl. Participants Results)

1 Reasons to Abandon Feature

The Feature to export Tests with participant result data needs a complete overhaul as it is currently implemented in a very convoluted way. We would like to concentrate our resources  to fix the current issues with question creation and the test player and would thus kindly ask the JF to agree to remove this function.

The import is currently broken for tests with random questions and has been broken for this scenario since at least ILIAS 7. We will find a solution to fix it for ILIAS 8 and 9, but this will be done in a way that will not ensure long term viability.

2 Technical Information

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3 Contact

• Author of the Request: Kergomard, Stephan [skergomard], Strassner, Denis [dstrassner]
  
• Maintainer: Strassner, Denis [dstrassner]
• Implementation of the feature is done by: {The maintainer must add the name of the implementing developer.}

4 Funding

Removing the feature from the ILIAS code base might need funding. If you are interest in funding this request, please add your name and institution to this list.

• Universität Hohenheim

5 Discussion

Use the following discussion section to express your objections against this request or your consent to get rid of this feature.

Weber, Jens [jens.weber], 29 JAN 2024: Spontaneously I don't have any strong objections, but this still feels a lot like a questionable edge case to me.
Not having the option to re-establish a test with its results on a different plattform or in a new version of ILIAS might cause unforeseen problems or break some special scenarios.
As a first measure to mititgate this aspect, maybe only the result export for random question tests could be removed/disabled, but the feature retained for all fixed question tests (as long as this doesn't break).

[mklehr] This feature is a core component of our e-exam process (transfer of exams with participant results between 2 ILIAS instances).
"maybe only the result export for random question tests could be removed/disabled" would not affect us here, however

Glaubitz, Marko [mglaubitz], 2024 - 02 - 14: From my point of view this is an excetional process. I am irritated or rather shocked by the nature of this procedure. "Pay if you want ot keep this feature" is by no means a good and generalizeable way for us to move foreward with ILIAS because it borders on extortion. A maintainer should care about how the functionality and the sustainablility of a feature can be  upheld. Threatening to remove a feature should only be an option if the funtionality is redundant or as a means of last resort.

We should start a discussion about this feature AND this practice in the SIG E-Assessment. Who has to authority to call for an SIG meeting?

6 Implementation

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Removed Testcases

The following testcases have been removed from Testrail or modified because the feature is no longer part of the ILIAS core.

• {Test case number linked to Testrail} : {test case title}

Approval

Approved at {date} by {user}.