Overridden Grades getting un-overridden

Overridden Grades getting un-overridden

by Ela Goyal -
Number of replies: 3

I am facing an issue while using the "Single View- user" page under Grades.

This is my complete usecase -

I have multple grade items in my course. 

For 1 out of these grade items, I have uploaded marks using csv upload, the override flag automatically gets set.  I lock this grade item for which I have uploaded the marks. The course total is correct, and till here, everything is right.

Now, for one grade item, I go to Grades -> Single View page (filter by user). On this page, since the first grade item is locked, this item is greyed (disabled). I cannot make any changes to either the marks or the override flag here for this grade items.  (Correct behaviour)

While other grade items (unlocked) can be enabled by checking the override flag, I can enter/edit marks for these grade items for each student (since it's filtered by user). (Correct behaviour)

The Problem -> When I enter marks on this Single View (filter by user) page for any unlocked grade item and click on Save, the Override flag for Grade Item 1 (the one which was previously checked and locked) automatically becomes un-checked. 

This un-chechking of the override flag is an issue, and it is happening automatically without my intervention. This causes unstable behaviour in the gradebook, as the marks for all these unchecked grade items (automatic un-checking) get lost on any changes to these items (even such as unlocking and locking them)

See the screenshots in the attached pdf file.

Please help resolve this issue asap, as many teachers are complaining of "disappearing marks" from their courses.

regards

Ela Goyal

In reply to Ela Goyal

Overridden Grades getting un-overridden

by Onno Schuit -
Your screenshots in the pdf show what's happening: when Assignment 1 is locked, its Override checkbox is rendered as a disabled HTML input. Disabled inputs don't get submitted with the form, so when you save changes to another item, Moodle sees no override value for Assignment 1 and clears the flag.

Looks like a bug. Which Moodle version are you on?

I can think of two possible workarounds:

- Use the Grader Report (editing on) instead of Single View for courses with locked items. Saving a cell there only affects that cell.
- Temporarily unlock Assignment 1 before editing other items, then re-lock after saving. With the item unlocked, the checkbox is no longer disabled and the override flag survives the save.
In reply to Onno Schuit

Overridden Grades getting un-overridden

by Ela Goyal -
Hi Onno,
Thanks for your reply. I am using Moodle 5.0
For now, I have asked all my teachers to use Grader Report (editing on) for updating marks for specific grade-item, instead of Single View.
I cant ask the teachers to unlock the other Gradeitems that are already graded and locked. So, that option does not work for us.

It would be very helpful, if Moodle could look into this issue on Single View page and get it resolved.

thanks
Ela Goyal