--- loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Docs_Check_Resource_Versions.tex 2005/05/03 16:05:05 1.2 +++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Docs_Check_Resource_Versions.tex 2013/12/18 19:05:28 1.7 @@ -1,22 +1,45 @@ -\label{Docs Check Resource Versions} -To check or set the versions of your resouces, do the following: - -\begin{enumerate} - -\item Select \textbf{DOCS} on the Remote Control or Main Menu. -\item Click the \fbox{Check/Set Resource Versions} button at the top of -the \textbf{Course Documents} screen to see which resources have been updated over a specific -time frame. - -\end{enumerate} - -NOTE: By default, when you import a resource, you always get -the latest resource and that resource will update to the latest if -the author publishes changes. Using the Check/Resource Version tool, -you can lock all of your resources in their current version. You can -also view which changes have occured in a particular time frame by -choosing a this time frame from the drop-down box and clicking -the \fbox{Display} button. From here, you can choose to lock one -or more individual resources in place. It is recommended that you leave -the default settings to keep all resources up-to-date because most -resource changes are improvements by the author. +\label{Docs_Check_Resource_Versions} +To check or set the versions of resources imported into your course, do the following: +\begin{enumerate} + +\item Select \textbf{Course Editor} on the Inline Menu or +\includegraphics[width=0.03\paperwidth]{docs} +\textbf{Edit course contents} +within Main Menu. +\item Click the \textbf{Content Utilities} tab in the Course Editor screen +\item Click +\includegraphics[width=0.03\paperwidth]{resversion} +to see which resources have been updated over a specific +time frame. + +\end{enumerate} + + +NOTE: When you import a resource into a course, you get +the most current resource by default. + +You can also fix the version of a resource used in a course, +so it will not change automatically should the author republish it. + +However, LON-CAPA recommends that you use the default settings to keep all resources +up-to-date because most resource changes are improvements by their authors. + +There are three parts to the ``Check Resource Versions'' screen. + +\begin{itemize} + +\item Change display + +Select the time frame for which version changes are to be displayed, and click the \fbox{Display} button to update the listing. If resources changed within the time frame they will be listed in date order with most recently changed listed first. + +\item Actions + +If you wish to apply a version rule to all resources imported into your course, click the \fbox{Go} button for one of the two options -- either always use the most recent published version for all resources, or fix all resources to the version currently in use in the course. + +\item Version choice(s) for specific resources + +If you wish to fix only specific resources to a particular version, but allow others to use the most recent version, select a version from the select box for each of the resources to be fixed, and click either of the \fbox{Save changes} buttons. + +The ``History'' column includes links to versioned resources and also links to display the differences between any version and the most recently published one. + +\end{itemize}