System Settings
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BREADCRUMBS
This variable controls the viewing of breadcrumbs. Set to 0 disables, 1 enables. This can be set as Course Override to allow for instructors to change at the course level, or set to System Override sets the value for the entire system.
CONFIRM_ABANDON
Set to 0 to disable confirmation messages when leaving a form page.
CONTEXT_HELP
Set to 1 to activate context sensitive help mode for course and group content. When activated, users are taken to a search page based on the active tab. Appropriate content items must be created in Help for results to be found.
DF_MODERATOR_RIGHTS
Defines the course rights level for moderators of Discussion Forums (default is 16 - Manager)
NOTABS
Set to 1 to disable the tabs in a course or group.
SECTION_TIMEOUT
This variable is checked only upon entry into a course or group and supersedes the SESSION_TIMEOUT variable (if any).
SESSION_TIMEOUT
This variable is checked on log in and on entry into any course or group (value in minutes). It only increases the session timeout period – for example, if the timeout is already greater than the timeout specified in this variable then no change is made.
SIDEBAR
This variable controls the side bar display in a course or group. Set to 'NONE' to disable, 'INDEX' to display map view, or 'NEW' to display the What’s New view.
SIDEBAR_ICONS
Set to 1 to use item icons instead of bullets in the map view.
NETMAP
Set to 0 to revert to old version 6.0 course map.
ENFORCE_START_DATE
Course/Group Rights
ENFORCE_END_DATE
Course/Group Rights
WHATS_NEW_HIDDEN_PARENT
Inhibits display of items in what's new if parent item is not visible.
$NOSAVE$
Set to 1 to globally disable the Save Answers feature on quizzes and surveys unless explicitly overridden for a quiz or survey
$EXACTMATCH$
Set to 1 to globally require an exact match for fill-in-the-blank questions unless explicitly overridden at the quiz or question level.
$NOROUNDING$
Set to 1 to globally disable significant digit rounding comparisons for fill-in-the-blank questions unless explicitly overridden at the quiz or question level.
$NOSOUNDSLIKE$
Set to 1 to globally disable sounds-like comparisons for fill-in-the-blank questions unless explicitly overridden at the quiz or question level.
$ONCLICK$
Specify an alternate device-independent JavaScript event to use in place of ONCLICK events throughout the environment. Generally, this would be set to the ONSELECT event on a browser that supports such device-independent events.
LISTICON_CLOSED
The URL of the icon to display for closed nodes.
LISTICON_OPENED
The URL of the icon to display for open nodes.
LISTICON_LEAF
The URL of the icon to display for a bullet on each list item.
NUGICON_nuggetID
The URL of the icon to display in the title bar of the nugget specified by “nuggetID”.
NUGBULLET_nuggetID
The URL of the icon to display next to each list item in the nugget specified by “nuggetID”. Applies to the MYBOOKMARKS, MYCOURSES and MYGROUPS nuggets.
PLACEHOLDER
Placeholder text to use as a default value for form fields that are initially blank. This setting is only used in some areas of the environment. If set, it can help make the site more accessible to users of older accessibility software that has problems identifying empty form fields.
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