I have the following problem:
If a teacher opens the course settings, the Course category box displays only the course's current category but does not show any of the other categories available on the site.
In the role permissions "Change course category" is allowed.
The categories show just fine in the courses list, and I am able to add a new course to any of them.
Can someone point me in the right direction?
Kind regards,
Toms
Hi Toms,
For other course categories to show in the Course category select menu, the teacher must have the "Change course category" capability in these other categories. Normally, a user is assigned the role of teacher in a course and not a category context, hence only the current course category is displayed.
Well done for figuring out a solution and thanks for posting it!
As you've found, the "Change course category" capability must be given to a teacher by assigning them a role, either in a category context, or as a system role (then all course categories on the site are shown in the select menu).
Hello Thomas,
The System and Category checkboxes on the edit role page are for allowing the role to be assigned in these contexts. Normally the Teacher role is assigned in the course context i.e. you enrol a teacher in the course and give them the role of Teacher.
You can assign teachers the role of Teacher in the system context by going to Site administration / Users / Permissions / Assign system roles. However, they would then have the role of Teacher in every course on your site. This is most likely not what you want! Thus, you would need to create an additional role, as described in the documentation Capabilities/moodle/course:changecategory.
