C Preferences Matrix

This appendix describes the preferences used by OSL.

C.1 Preferences Matrix

The following table provides a list of preferences.

US - User Specific

UM - User Modifiable

Table C-1 List of preferences

Code	Name	Description	US	UM	Default	Behaviour Definition	Type
OSL_ACCESSIBILITY_MODE	Accessibility mode	The accessibility mode	Y	Y	ACCESSIBLE	If the value is Accessible, Output supports accessibility features.If the value is Inaccessible, Accessibility-specific constructs are removed to optimize output size.If the value is Screen Reader, Accessibility-specific constructs are added to improve behavior under a screen reader.	LOV
OSL_ALLOW_HIDDEN_FEEDBACK	Allow teacher to hide feedback from students	Enable teachers to hide feedback from students	N	N	FALSE	Setting to TRUE allows teachers to provide student feedback that can only be read by other teachers.	Boolean
OSL_ALLOW_INTERNAL_OBSERVATIONS	Allow internal audience observations	Enable teachers to create observations for an internal audience	N	N	TRUE	Setting to TRUE allows teachers to create observations that can only be read by other teachers.	Boolean
OSL_DASHBOARD_TAB_ORDER	Display order of the Dashboard tab	Display the Dashboard tab in the Teacher UI	N	N	0	Setting to anything other than 0 ensures that the Dashboard tab is displayed in the Teacher UI.	Integer (0-4)
OSL_DEFAULT_ROLE	User default role	The user's default role.	Y	Y	TEACHER	Defines the default role for users that have multiple role (For example, teacher and parent).	LOV
OSL_DISPLAY_CONTENT_BUTTON	Display content link in LT	Display content link in LT	N	N	FALSE	When the value is TRUE, the chart icon is displayed in the toolbar of the Curriculum tab.	Boolean
OSL_DISPLAY_CURRICULUM_CHART_ICON	Display curriculum chart icon	Defines whether the chart icon is displayed in the Curriculum tab toolbar	N	N	FALSE	When the value is true,the chart icon is displayed in the Curriculum tab toolbar.	Boolean
OSL_DISPLAY_END_DATED_STUDENTS	Display end dated students by default	Display end dated student in teachers' class lists by default	Y	Y	TRUE	Setting to TRUE ensures that end-dated students are displayed to the teacher by default.	Boolean
OSL_DISPLAY_EXTERNAL_STUDENTS	Display external students by default	Display external students in teachers' class lists by default	Y	Y	TRUE	Setting to TRUE ensures that externally enrolled students are displayed to the teacher by default.	Boolean
OSL_DISPLAY_STUDENT_COLUMNS	Display the student columns by default	Defines whether to display the student columns by default in the Class page of the Teacher UI	N	N	FALSE	Setting to TRUE will ensure that the student columns are displayed in the Class page of the Teacher UI by default.	Boolean
OSL_EXPAND_ACTIVITIES	Display activities expanded	Defines whether activities should be automatically expanded	N	N	FALSE	Setting to TRUE ensures that container activities are automatically expanded in the Class page of the Teacher UI.	Boolean
OSL_EXPAND_FRAMEWORK	Expand frameworks	Defines whether frameworks should be automatically expanded	N	N	FALSE	When the value is true, frameworks should be automatically expanded.	Boolean
OSL_LIST_NAME_FORMAT	Display format of listed names	Defines the display format of listed student names	Y	Y	DISPLAY_NAME	Defines the format in which student names are displayed when listed in the Teacher UI.	LOV
OSL_NAME_SORT_ORDER	Sort order of listed names	Defines the sort order for listed names of institutions and persons	Y	Y	DISPLAY_NAME	Defines the sort order for names of institutions and persons when listed in any UI.	LOV
OSL_OBSERVATIONS_TAB_ORDER	Display order of the Observations tab	Display the Observations tab in the Teacher UI	N	N	3	Setting to anything other than 0 ensures that the Observations tab is displayed in the Teacher UI.	Integer (0-4)
OSL_PARENT_ACCESS_TO_DISCUSSIONS	Allow parent access to discussions	Enable parents to view the posts in discussion learning items	N	N	TRUE	Setting to TRUE allows parents to access the posts of all students in discussion learning items.	Boolean
OSL_PARENT_ACCESS_TO_STUDENT_LIST	Allow parent access to student list	Enable parents to view the list of students assigned to a learning item	N	N	TRUE	Setting to TRUE allows parents to access the list of students enrolled in their student's learning items.	Boolean
OSL_RECENT_DEMONSTRATIONS_MONTHS	Months of recent demonstration data to display	The default number of months worth of demonstration data to display in all interfaces	Y	Y	12	Used by the Teacher UI and Standard UI to control how many months' worth of demonstrations data to display by default.	Integer (0-168)
OSL_RECENT_OBSERVATIONS_NUMBER	Number of recent observations	The number of recent observations to display on the Standard UI	Y	Y	7	Used by the Standard UI to control how many recent observations to display by default.	Integer (1-20)
OSL_REVIEW_TAB_ORDER	Display order of the Curriculum tab	Display the Curriculum tab in the Teacher UI	N	N	2	Setting to anything other than 0 ensures that the Curriculum tab is displayed in the Teacher UI.	Integer (0-4)
OSL_RTE_DISPLAY_UPLOAD_TAB	Display upload tab in RTE	Defines whether to display the upload tab in the rich text editor	N	N	TRUE	When the value is true, display the upload tab in the rich text editor.	Boolean
OSL_SHOW_FOOTER	Display footer in LT and LT Admin	Defines whether to display the footer in the LT and LT Admin	N	N	TRUE	Setting to TRUE ensures that the footer is displayed on the Teacher UI and Admin UI.	Boolean
OSL_SHOW_LOGOUT_LINK	Display logout link in LT & LT Admin	Display logout link in LT and LT Admin	N	N	FALSE	Setting to TRUE ensures that the Logout button is displayed on all UIs.	Boolean
OSL_STUDENT_WORKSPACE	Student workspace	The student's preferred workspace - Standard or Basic	Y	N	Standard	Defines which LT interface is displayed to the student	LOV
OSL_TEACH_TAB_ORDER	Display order of the Class tab	Display the Class tab in the Teacher UI	N	N	1	Setting to anything other than 0 ensures that the Class tab is displayed in the Teacher UI.	Integer (0-4)
OSL_TEACHER_ACCESS_TO_ALL_SCHOOLS	Allow teacher access to all schools	Enable teachers to view classes in all schools	N	N	TRUE	Setting to TRUE allows teachers to view the details of classes in schools in which they do not teach.	Boolean
OSL_TEACHER_ACCESS_TO_OTHER_STUDENTS_OBSERVATIONS	Allow teacher access to observations about other students	Enable teachers to view and create observations about students they don't teach	N	N	TRUE	Setting to TRUE allows teachers to access observations about students that they do not teach.	Boolean
OSL_TEACHER_ACCESS_TO_OTHER_STUDENTS_WORK	Allow teacher access to work of other students	Enable teachers to view the work of students they don't teach	N	N	TRUE	Setting to TRUE allows teachers to access the work of students that they do not teach.	Boolean
OSL_TEACHER_ACCESS_TO_SHARE_SCHOOLS	Allow teacher access to all schools when sharing Learning Items	Enable teachers to share Learning Items with classes from any school	N	N	TRUE	Setting to TRUE ensures that teachers are able to share learning items with classes from any school.	Boolean
OSL_USE_HIGH_CONTRAST	Use high contrast colours in Class screen	Enable teachers to select the regular colors or high contrast (color-blind) colors for cells in Class screen	Y	Y	FALSE	Setting to TRUE ensures that the Class screen uses high contrast colors to indicate student progress, which are more clearly distinguished for color-blind teachers.	Boolean
OSL_WORKSPACE_BACKGROUND	Workspace background	Preferred workspace background	Y	Y	Grey	Defines which background is displayed on the Standard UI or Basic UI.	String