--- loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Course_User_Parameter.tex 2004/09/14 22:12:36 1.2
+++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Course_User_Parameter.tex 2014/04/25 15:15:49 1.9
@@ -1,48 +1,60 @@
\label{Course_User_Parameter}
-To set the course parameters for a selected user, do the following:
+To set content parameters for a selected user, it is recommended that you use the Parameter Helper. However, if you need to use the Table Mode, then do the following:
\begin{itemize}
-\item Click \textbf{PARM} on the remote control.
-\item At the \textbf{Set Course Parameter} screen, type the
- \textbf{username} or \textbf{id} of the desired user. If you do not
-know the username or id, then click the \textbf{Select User} link.
-\item Select the \textbf{Parameter level} from the pull down menu. (See discussion
-of parameter levels in \ref{Course_Parameter_Levels}.)
-\item Select the enclosing map or folder from the pull down menu. If you choose
+\item Select \includegraphics[width=0.03\paperwidth]{parm}
+\textbf{Modify parameter settings (due dates, etc) for resources and the course
+} on the Main Menu.
+\item On the \textbf{Parameter Manager} screen select
+\item Select \includegraphics[width=0.03\paperwidth]{edit-copy}
+\textbf{Edit Resource Parameters - Table Mode}.
+\item At the \textbf{Table Mode} screen
+select the \textbf{Parameter Level} from the pull down menu.
+(See discussion of parameter levels in Table Mode section \ref{Table_Mode}.)
+\item Screen select the enclosing map or folder
+from the pull down menu. If you choose
course level you will skip this step.
-\item Click \textbf{Set Course Assessment Parameters}.
+\item In the section headlined \textbf{User Specification (optional)}, type the
+ username or id of the desired user. If you do not
+know the username or id, then click the \underbar{Select User} link.
+\item Click \fbox{Update Parameter Display}.
\item For \textbf{Course Level} and \textbf{Map Level} parameters:
\begin{itemize}
-\item At the default value column, click "\textbf{-}" for the parameter you want to set for
-the selected user. A new window will open.
+\item At the default value column,
+click on the link for the
+parameter setting you want to assign (note that parameters without assigned values are represented by \underbar{\includegraphics[width=0.015\paperwidth]{editmap}}). A new window will open.
\item Update the selected parameter.
-\item Click \textbf{Store}.
+\item Click \underbar{Save}.
+\end{itemize}
The default value will now reflect the new parameter setting for the selected
user. \textbf{Parameter in Effect} will reflect the parameter settings for all other
-users in the course. Repeat the previous three steps as necessary.
+users in the course.
+
+Repeat the previous three steps as necessary.
-\end{itemize}
\item For \textbf{Resource Level}:
\begin{itemize}
-\item Within the \textbf{User \_\_\_\_ at Domain \_\_\_\_} column, click on the "\textbf{-}" for the
-parameter setting you want to assign. A new window will open.
+\item Within the \textbf{User \_\_\_\_ at Domain \_\_\_\_} column,
+click on the link for the
+parameter setting you want to assign (note that parameters without assigned values are represented by \underbar{\includegraphics[width=0.015\paperwidth]{editmap}}). A new window will open.
\item Update the selected parameter.
-\item Click \textbf{Store}.
+\item Click \underbar{Save}.
+\end{itemize}
+
+The \textbf{Parameter in Effect} column reflects the parameter setting that is in effect
+for the selected user. The last column reflects the value for your username
+and does incorporate complete cascading within a problem for your username.
-The Parameter in Effect column reflects the parameter setting that is in effect
-for the selected user. The last column reflects the value for your user name
-and does incorporate complete cascading within a problem for your user name.
Repeat the previous three steps as necessary.
-\end{itemize}
\end{itemize}