Moodle Plugins directory: Workflow block: Comments

Tuesday, 17 October 2023, 6:08 PM - Oshan SLA

Tue, 17 Oct 2023 10:08:31 GMT

by Oshan SLA.

In this plugin can user request course 1 approve set ---> then go to 2 nd approve state

Tuesday, 1 March 2022, 9:16 PM - Tim Hunt

Tue, 01 Mar 2022 13:16:38 GMT

by Tim Hunt.

Sorry, no. That is just not how this plugin is designed.

Tuesday, 1 March 2022, 9:13 PM - Scott Burnett

Tue, 01 Mar 2022 13:13:54 GMT

by Scott Burnett.

Is there a way to add multiple workflows on a single course? I have a trainer who had the brilliant idea of using workflows as part of the onboarding/orientation process. Providing access to the workflows not to build the course but to complete actions during onboarding. Thanks

Tuesday, 6 April 2021, 5:25 PM - Tim Hunt

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 09:25:49 GMT

by Tim Hunt.

Check the output from cron, to see if any errors are being reported.

We user quiz workflows which send emails, and it works for us. So, it can work. There must be something about how your particlar workflow is set up which is causing problems, and you need to find what that is.

Sunday, 4 April 2021, 2:49 PM - Jonathan Aspeling

Sun, 04 Apr 2021 06:49:55 GMT

by Jonathan Aspeling.

Hi Tim
Thank you for this plugin, would really appreciate help on a specific issue. Am running on version 3.9, there is no problem linking an e-mail template at course level and mail is successfully sent on step completion. At activity level (using quizz activity) the identical e-mail template does not send to the relevant e mail addresses. Any pointers would be welcome.

Monday, 22 February 2021, 2:40 AM - Mohamed Atia

Sun, 21 Feb 2021 18:40:56 GMT

by Mohamed Atia.

Hi Tim,
is there any plans to support MS SQL as when I tried the block with MS SQL Server I got the below error when I tried to create a new Workflow
Error Code: 102
Message: [Microsoft][ODBC Driver 17 for SQL Server][SQL Server]Incorrect syntax near 'LIMIT'.

SELECT stepno FROM mdl_block_workflow_steps WHERE workflowid = '2' ORDER BY stepno DESC LIMIT 1
-- line 900 of \lib\dml\sqlsrv_native_moodle_database.php: call to sqlsrv_native_moodle_database->do_query()
-- line 976 of \lib\dml\sqlsrv_native_moodle_database.php: call to sqlsrv_native_moodle_database->get_recordset_sql()
-- line 1671 of \lib\dml\moodle_database.php: call to sqlsrv_native_moodle_database->get_records_sql()
-- line 285 of \blocks\workflow\classes\workflow.php: call to block_workflow_step->create_step()
-- line 107 of \blocks\workflow\editsettings.php: call to block_workflow_workflow->create_workflow()
[array (
0 => 2,
)]
Error code: dmlreadexception

Monday, 11 January 2021, 10:15 PM - Tim Hunt

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 14:15:29 GMT

by Tim Hunt.

A better string would be: "The email template {$a} does not exist.". Thank you for pointing this out.

Saturday, 9 January 2021, 5:39 PM - Stamos Spiliotis

Sat, 09 Jan 2021 09:39:55 GMT

by Stamos Spiliotis.

Hi Tim,
There is a lang string named invalidemailemail that says: "An invalid email email was specified. The email specified was '{$a}'"
I am trying to translate it to greek.
Could it be changed to
"Invalid email specified: '{$a}'" or
"Invalid email: '{$a}'" or
"'{$a}' is not a valid email"
???
Or does it mean something else?
Thank you

Friday, 2 March 2018, 9:32 PM - Tim Hunt

Fri, 02 Mar 2018 13:32:22 GMT

by Tim Hunt.

Part of the point of the workflow block is to co-ordinate work between different people. Therefore, it is a feature that everyone (with the right capability) can see what the current step is. You should word the instructions so it is clear who is responsible for doing what.

If you really want it to work differently, you could probably do it using the 'When step starts' script to assign a role that Prevents some of the workflow capabilities, to hide the block from people who are not supposed to do this step.

There is a restriction that you can only have one workflow in each context. Therefore, you can have one workflow for each activity, as well as one for the course. Not sure if that helps.

Friday, 23 February 2018, 2:28 PM - Amruta Jamale

Fri, 23 Feb 2018 06:28:16 GMT

by Amruta Jamale.

I have created a workflow for 2 roles:
Role1- Instructor
Role2- Trainer
Workflow has 2 steps, Step-1 should be performed by Trainer and Step-2 should be performed by Instructor.
Hence step-1 should be visible only to Trainer while step-2 should be visible to Instructor , however step 1 is also visible to Instructor and even he can perform this step which is not desirable... Kindly help me with this issue.

I have another question that is :
Is there any restriction that at a time only 1 workflow can be added on any course?

Thanks in advance

Wednesday, 21 February 2018, 8:56 PM - Tim Hunt

Wed, 21 Feb 2018 12:56:50 GMT

by Tim Hunt.

What do you mean "can perform both the steps"? Do you mean "can see and click the Finish step button?"

The way it works is a little bit complicated. Users will see the button if EITHER they have 'block/workflow:dostep' capability, or if they have one of the step roles.

So, perhaps you need to change the role definitions, so that the users do not have block/workflow:dostep?

Wednesday, 21 February 2018, 7:10 PM - Amruta Jamale

Wed, 21 Feb 2018 11:10:25 GMT

by Amruta Jamale.

Hi Tim,
Thank you for your reply in such short time.
I got my mistake. But now I am facing another problem that is:
The steps defined in the workflow should be performed by the roles assigned to that particular step. But when I defined two steps with different roles both roles can perform both the steps which is not as expected. Kindly guide for the same.

Wednesday, 21 February 2018, 6:15 PM - Tim Hunt

Wed, 21 Feb 2018 10:15:36 GMT

by Tim Hunt.

What exactly have you tried? As a test, can you add a standard HTML block? (Adding the workflow block is similar.)

Wednesday, 21 February 2018, 4:47 PM - Amruta Jamale

Wed, 21 Feb 2018 08:47:04 GMT

by Amruta Jamale.

I am using moodle 3.2, I have installed workflow block and after adding this block on course I am not getting add workflow button option.
Please help in this issue, It's URGENT.
Thanks in advance.

Monday, 5 February 2018, 10:43 AM - Andrew Lyons

Mon, 05 Feb 2018 02:43:02 GMT

by Andrew Lyons.

Please note that you MUST NOT use 'any unique number' for the contextid when calling $workflow->add_to_context($contextid);.
Contexts are used throughout Moodle and have meaning.
The contextid is what ties the instance of the workflow block to some content - i.e. a course, category, activity, block, etc.
If you do this, then you may find that you shoot yourself in the foot should you add the block to different places in the future and that location is one of the 'unique' numbers you've chosen.