5 How to Manage Preferences

This chapter describes how to manage preferences in the Learning Tool Admin.

About Preferences

OSL provides a number of preferences that allows administrators and users to customize the functionality and display of data within the Learning Tool.

All preferences have a site-wide default value that is applicable for all users, unless a user-specific value is specified, in which case the user-specific value overrides the site-wide value for that user.

Certain preferences do not allow user-specific values.

Department administrators can manage all aspects of a preference, such as description, site-wide value and user-specific values.

A school administrator can set the user-specific value for users to which he or she is attached.

Search for Preference

Figure 5-1 Searching for Preference

To search for a preference, perform the following:

1. Click the Preferences tab.

2. Enter one or more search criteria.

3. Click Search.

   The system displays a list of preferences that match the specified criteria.

Note:

By simply clicking the Search button, without entering the values in the search criteria field, the system provides the user with a list of all existing preferences.

View Preference

Figure 5-2 Viewing Preference

To view the details of a preference, perform the following:

1. On the Preferences tab, search for preferences and select one preference to view the details.

2. Click View. The View Preference page displays.

   If the preference is User Enabled, then you will be prompted to select one or more users. Selecting a user will enable you to view any related user-specific preference value for the selected users.

3. In the View Preference page, you can see the preference details.

4. Click Return to go back to the Search Preference page.

Edit Preference

Figure 5-3 Editing Preference

To edit the details of a preference, perform the following:

1. On the Preferences tab, search for preferences and select one preference to view the details.

2. Click Edit. The Edit Preference page displays.

   If the preference is User Enabled, then you will be prompted to select one or more users. Selecting a user will enable you to view and edit any related user-specific preference value for the selected users.

3. To edit the user preference value, select one user and click Edit. A dialog box appears, which enables you to edit the user preference value. Click OK.

   You can apply one user preference value to all users by clicking the Apply To All button. All users in the table shows the selected user preference value.

4. Click Save and Return to go back to the Search Preference page.

To remove one user preference value, perform the following:

1. Select one user to remove the user preference value.

2. Click Remove.

   The user-specific preference value will be removed and the site-wide default value will apply for this user.