Moodle plugins directory: Dashboard: Versions: 2.5.0 (build 2013042500) | Moodle.org
Dashboard
Blocks ::: block_dashboard
Maintained by Valery Fremaux
Graphic, one query dashboard element using MIT library JQplot and other libraries
Dashboard 2.5.0 (build 2013042500)
Moodle 2.5
Released: Sunday, 11 May 2014, 7:06 PM
Dashboard element block
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the dashboard element bloc is of use with flexible Moodle
page formats allowing free setup of the page layout using blocks.
It implements a "dashboard element" capable to plot and render in
many graphic output formats any result of a complex query presented
to the Moodle database (or an eventual external PostGre schema).
Given a full query, the dashboard block mashes up :
- Data table output
+ Linear (records) data table
+ Tabular (cross dimension) tables
+ Treeview (on hierarchical mapped results)
- Graphic plotting using JQPlot
+ Line graphs
+ Bar graphs
+ Pie graphs
+ Donuts graphs
- Geographic plotting (using GoogleMaps API)
+ Google Maps + query data plotting
+ Possibility to change icons and plor mutiple class data using course files
+ Geocoding requests to Google handled (up to 2500 per day) with static long term caching
=> Will evolve
- Time special plotting : Integrating SIMILE Timeline plugin
+ Plot on a timeline plugin of "instant" and "time duration" events
+ possibility of setting up color classes for events
+ possibility to customize "instant" pin icons from course files
=> Will evolve
- Data output additional features
+ Data output formatting (using sprintf formatting)
+ Filters (selecting output or query fields for filtering)
+ Summators : displaying computed sums of output fields
+ Cumulative mode : Produces cumulative sum of a field without extra query
+ Data colouring and marking (on tables) using comparison formulas (ex: %% == 0 )
+ Mappable Labels for ALL query field names
- Performance features
+ Result caching (programmable retension delay)
+ Croned refresh of cache
+ Instance adjustable refresh mode or global cron settings
# Install
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1. Deploy the block in Moodle/blocks as usual
2. Activate notifications to install the data model
3. Create a course, better a flexipage or paged format course if available
4. Add a Dashboard block and write a query
5. Define output fields, output modes, output labels... and discover features....
# Library locations
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Libraries will work from inside the block dashboard.
A further version might propose to move them into a "shared libs framework" local plugin for code packaging optimisation.
# Install additive for running timelines
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Timeline needs to be post page loading activaed. We got some issue to stack onload events
on body element. The solution is till now to add a late call to initialisation in footer :
Add this statement :
if (function_exists('timeline_initialize')) timeline_initialize();
As latest possible statement in footer.
Enjoy nice plotting...
##############################
the dashboard element bloc is of use with flexible Moodle
page formats allowing free setup of the page layout using blocks.
It implements a "dashboard element" capable to plot and render in
many graphic output formats any result of a complex query presented
to the Moodle database (or an eventual external PostGre schema).
Given a full query, the dashboard block mashes up :
- Data table output
+ Linear (records) data table
+ Tabular (cross dimension) tables
+ Treeview (on hierarchical mapped results)
- Graphic plotting using JQPlot
+ Line graphs
+ Bar graphs
+ Pie graphs
+ Donuts graphs
- Geographic plotting (using GoogleMaps API)
+ Google Maps + query data plotting
+ Possibility to change icons and plor mutiple class data using course files
+ Geocoding requests to Google handled (up to 2500 per day) with static long term caching
=> Will evolve
- Time special plotting : Integrating SIMILE Timeline plugin
+ Plot on a timeline plugin of "instant" and "time duration" events
+ possibility of setting up color classes for events
+ possibility to customize "instant" pin icons from course files
=> Will evolve
- Data output additional features
+ Data output formatting (using sprintf formatting)
+ Filters (selecting output or query fields for filtering)
+ Summators : displaying computed sums of output fields
+ Cumulative mode : Produces cumulative sum of a field without extra query
+ Data colouring and marking (on tables) using comparison formulas (ex: %% == 0 )
+ Mappable Labels for ALL query field names
- Performance features
+ Result caching (programmable retension delay)
+ Croned refresh of cache
+ Instance adjustable refresh mode or global cron settings
# Install
#########
1. Deploy the block in Moodle/blocks as usual
2. Activate notifications to install the data model
3. Create a course, better a flexipage or paged format course if available
4. Add a Dashboard block and write a query
5. Define output fields, output modes, output labels... and discover features....
# Library locations
########################################
Libraries will work from inside the block dashboard.
A further version might propose to move them into a "shared libs framework" local plugin for code packaging optimisation.
# Install additive for running timelines
########################################
Timeline needs to be post page loading activaed. We got some issue to stack onload events
on body element. The solution is till now to add a late call to initialisation in footer :
Add this statement :
if (function_exists('timeline_initialize')) timeline_initialize();
As latest possible statement in footer.
Enjoy nice plotting...
Version information
- Version build number
- 2013042501
- Version release name
- 2.5.0 (build 2013042500)
- Maturity
- Beta
- MD5 Sum
- e2f5830e63694deae2cd522aab929d88
- Supported software
- Moodle 2.5
- Latest release for Moodle 2.5
Version control information
- Version control system (VCS)
- GIT
- VCS repository URL
- VCS branch
- MOODLE_25_STABLE
Default installation instructions for plugins of the type Blocks
- Make sure you have all the required versions.
- Download and unpack the block folder.
- Place the folder (eg "myblock") in the "blocks" subdirectory.
- Visit http://yoursite.com/admin to complete the installation
- Turn editing on in any home or course page.
- Add the block to the page
- Visit the config link in the block for more options.