Configuration. Part 1

Configuration

The Configuration section of the administrative area allows you to manage general settings of the system, public web site and customize courses settings.

The Configuration page allows a user to customize layout settings of specific sections of the Joomla LMS main interface.

To be able to change the layout settings, go to Configuration > Configuration in the left menu.

The administrator area allows you to change settings of the following sections (to pass to a specific section, click a corresponding tab on the Configuration page):

• Global;
• Conference;
• Courses;
• Gradebook;
• Files;
• Attendance;
• Users;
• Payments;
• Plugins.

To manage the settings, use the following icons at the top of the page:

Icon	Name	Description
	Back	Brings a user to the previous page displayed.
	Save	Allows a user to save the changes.
	Apply	Allows a user to apply the changes to the system.
	Cancel	Allows a user to cancel the current operation.

Changing Global Settings

Global settings describe the common properties of Joomla LMS.

To change the system global settings:

1. Go to Configuration > Configuration in the left menu.
2. Click the Global tab of the displayed form.

3. Change the settings as described in the following table:

   Field	Step
   JoomlaLMS is offline?	Select Yes if Joomla LMS should be offline; otherwise select No.
   Offline message	Enter the message that should be displayed if JoomlaLMS gets offline.
   Save certificates on server	Select Yes if you want to save certificates on server, otherwise select No.
   Print S/N on certificates	Select Yes ifyou want serial number to be printed on certificates, otherwise select No.
   Print barcode on certificates	Select Yes if you want barcode to be printed on certificates, otherwise select No.
   Print 'duplicate' watermark on duplicates	Select Yes if you want a 'duplicate' watermark to be printed on certificates' duplicates, otherwise select No.
   JoomlaLMS component heading	Enter the heading that will be displayed for the JoomlaLMS component. Please note that this feature is available for Professional version only.
   JoomlaLMS page title	Enter the title of the page that will be displayed for the JoomlaLMS component. Please note that this feature is available for Professional version only.
   Enable chat	Select Yes if you want chat to be available for courses; otherwise select No.
   Enable tracking	Select Yes if you want system tracking to be available for courses; otherwise select No.
   Groups	Select group mode: - Local - groups are managed by Teachers and Administrators; - Global - groups are managed by Administrators only.
   Default language	Select a default language for the user interface of JoomlaLMS.
   Community Builder installed	Select Yes if you want Community Builder to be installed; otherwise select No.
   Allow guest access	Select Yes to approve guest access otherwise select No.
   Date format	Select a preferred time format to be used in the system: Year/Month/Day or Day/Month/Year.
   First day of week	Select the first day of the week: Monday or Sunday - to be used in calendars within the system.
   Version checking	Select a preferred mode of checking availability of new versions of JoomlaLMS: Manual or Automatic.

4. Click the Save icon () or the Apply icon () at the top of the page to save the changes; click the Cancel icon () to cancel changes.

Tip: To know the purpose of a specific filed in the form, move the pointer over the icon - as a result, a tool tip will be displayed.

Conference Settings

Conference settings describe the properties of JoomlaLMS Conference section.

To change the conference settings:

1. Go to Configuration > Configuration in the left menu.
2. Click the Conference tab of the displayed form.

3. Change the settings as described in the following table:

   Field	Step
   Enable conference	Select Yes if the use of conference should be enabled for courses; otherwise select No.
   Flash server URL	Enter your Flash Media Server account URL by the following pattern: rtmp://flashserverdomain.com.
   Number of clients	Enter the maximum number of clients able to take part in the conference. Please note that the value in this filed should be set according to your media server account limitations.
   Conference colors	Enter the colors that will be used for the Conference section layout. You can select an already predefined set of colors from the Colors styles list or enter corresponding values into the following fields:  Background; Main color; Title color; Border color; Title font color; Files & users font color; Toolbar color. To select a necessary color, use the button.
   Conference description	Enter a conference description. Use the embedded Visual Editor to format the text.

4. Click the Save icon () or the Apply icon () at the top of the page to save the changes; click the Cancel icon () to cancel changes.

Courses Settings

The Courses settings form lists all categories of courses currently present in Joomla LMS. This section allows a user to add new course categories, edit the names of existing ones or delete course categories.

To change the courses settings:

1. Go to Configuration > Configuration in the left menu.
2. Click the Courses tab of the displayed form.

3. Change the settings as described in the following table:

   Field	Step
   Courses list details
   Show fee type column	Select Yes if you want the Fee type column to be displayed in the Courses List page; otherwise select No.
   Show paid courses	Select Yes if you want paid courses to be displayed in the Courses List page; otherwise select No.
   Show courses authors	Select Yes if you want courses authors to be displayed, otherwise select No.
   Show/hide course properties
   Show course META properties	Select Yes if you want the META properties field to be displayed on the New course/Edit course page; otherwise select No.
   Show course ‘Access Level’ property	Select Yes if you want the Access Level property field to be displayed on the New course/Edit course page; otherwise select No.
   Show course fee property	Select Yes if you want the Fee property field to be displayed on the New course/Edit course page; otherwise select No.
   Show course ‘Additional registration’ property	Select Yes if you want the Additional registration property field to be displayed on the New course/Edit course page; otherwise select No.
   Show course 'Maximum Attendees' property	Select Yes if you want course 'Maximum Attendees' property to be shown, otherwise select No.
   Secondary categories mechanism
   Use secondary categories mechanism	Select Yes if you want a secondary categories mechanism to be used, otherwise select No.
   Allow teachers to specify secondary categories	Select Yes if you want to allow Teachers to specify secondary categories, otherwise select No.

• To add a new course category, enter its name into the text field at the top of the form and click the Add button.
• To edit a course category, double click its name in the table and modify the name of the category. Click the Save () or Apply () icon to save changes.
• To delete a course category, click the Delete icon () next to a corresponding entry in the list of categories. Click the Save () or Apply () icon to save changes.

Gradebook Settings

The Gradebook settings form lists all gradebook categories currently present in Joomla LMS. This section allows a user to add new categories, edit the names of existing ones or delete categories.

To change the gradebook settings:

1. Go to Configuration > Configuration in the left menu.
2. Click the Gradebook tab of the displayed form.

    

• To add a new gradebook category, enter its name into the text field at the top of the page and click the Add button.
• To edit a gradebook category, double click its name in the table and modify the name of the category. Click the Save () or Apply () icon to save changes.
• To delete a gradebook category, click the Delete icon () next to a corresponding entry in the list of categories. Click the Save () or Apply () icon to save changes.

Files Settings

The Files settings form allows a user to specify the types of files to be used by the system and the place of their location.

To change the file settings:

1. Go to Configuration > Configuration in the left menu.
2. Click the Files tab of the displayed form.

3. Change the settings as described in the following table:

   Field	Step
   SCORM folder	Enter the name of a folder where SCORM packages will be stored, for example, lms_scorm. Please note that there should be no ‘/’ character at the end of the name.
   Path to backups	Enter the path to backup folder where the backup copies will be stored, for example, /home/var/yourdomain/backup. Please note that there should be no ‘/’ character at the end of the path.
   Path to documents	Enter the path to the folder where the course documents will be stored, for example, /home/var/yourdomain/lms_files. Please note that there should be no ‘/’ character at the end of the path.
   Path to save certificates	Enter the path to the folder where the saved certificates are stored, for example, /home/var/yourdomain/save_certificates. Please note that there should be no ‘/’ character at the end of the path.
   Temporary folder	Enter the path to the folder where temporary files will be stored, for example, jlms. Please note that there should be no ‘/’ character at the end of the path.
   Path to save PDF invoice	Enter the path to the folder where the saved PDF invoices are stored, for example, /home/var/yourdomain/save_pdf_invoices. Please note that there should be no ‘/’ character at the end of the path.
   Supportable types of files to upload	Enter the extensions of files that should be supported by the system. Use comma to list extensions.

4. Click the Save icon () or the Apply icon () at the top of the page to save the changes; click the Cancel icon () to cancel changes.

Tip: To know the purpose of a specific filed in the form, move the pointer over the icon - as a result, a tool tip will be displayed.

Attendance Settings

The Attendance settings form allows a user to customize the registry of attendance used for courses. This section makes it possible to specify the days on which the Students’ attendance should be checked, as well as to set course studying hours.

To change the attendance settings:

1. Go to Configuration > Configuration in the left menu.
2. Click the Attendance tab of the displayed form.

3. In the Attendance days section of the form select the days on which the Students’ attendance should be marked.
4. In the Configure your attendance periods section of the form set the course studying hours:

   • To add an hour, enter hour Starting time and Ending time in the corresponding fields and click the Add button.
   • To delete an hour, click the Delete icon () next to a corresponding entry in the field.
   • To move an hour up or down in the timetable, click () or ().

Users Settings

The Users settings form allows a user to customize the procedure of work with new users.

To change the users settings:

1. Go to Configuration > Configuration in the left menu.
2. Click the Users tab of the displayed form.

3. In the Allow import users field select Yes to allows import users; otherwise select No.
4. In the New user password field enter a default password that will be used for all newly created users.
5. Click the Save icon () or the Apply icon () at the top of the page to save the changes; click the Cancel icon () to cancel changes.

Tip: To know the purpose of a specific filed in the form, move the pointer over the icon - as a result, a tool tip will be displayed.

Payments Settings

The Payments settings form allows a user to customize the payment subscriptions used for the courses marked as ‘Paid’.

To change the payments settings:

1. Go to Configuration > Configuration in the left menu.
2. Click the Payments tab of the displayed form.

3. Change the settings as described in the following table:

   Field	Step
   SSL settings
   Secure checkout	Select Yes if you want to enable redirecting to a secure URL during checkout, otherwise select No.
   Secure course registration	Select Yes if you want the course enrolment questions to under HTTPS to be opened, otherwise select No.
   Secure URL	Enter a secure URL of your site, for example, https://yoursite.com (without trailing slash).
   Checkout options
   Currency code	Enter the three-letter of the currency that will be used for the payments.
   Currency sign	Specify the sign of the currency that will be used for the payments, for example, $.
   Enable tax counting	Select Yes if you want the amount of tax to be added to the total sum of payment for courses; otherwise select No.
   Enable terms and conditions agreement on subscription checkout	Select Yes if you want a user to confirm his/her agreement with the course terms and conditions when enrolling into the course; otherwise select No.
   Subscription terms and conditions text	Enter the text of the course terms and conditions.

4. Click the Save icon () or the Apply icon () at the top of the page to save the changes; click the Cancel icon () to cancel changes.

Tip: To know the purpose of a specific filed in the form, move the pointer over the icon - as a result, a tool tip will be displayed.

Plugins Settings

The Plugins settings form allows a user to enable the use of Quizzes and Forum for courses and customize their interface. To change the plugins settings:

1. Go to Configuration > Configuration in the left menu.
2. Click the Plugins tab of the displayed form.

3. Change the settings as described in the following table:

   Field	Step
   Quiz settings
   Width of the block for "Matching Drag&Drop"	Enter the value for the block width in pixels.
   Height of the block for "Matching Drag&Drop"	Enter the value for the block height in pixels.
   Show Progress bar	Select Yes if you want a progress bar to be shown, otherwise select No.
   Progress bar width	Enter the value for the progress bar width in pixels.
   'Highlight' effect for Progress bar	Select Yes if you want to add 'Highlight' effect for the progress bar, otherwise select No.
   'Smooth' effect for Progress bar	Select Yes if you want to add 'Smooth' effect for the progress ba, otherwise select No.
   Online help
   Link to the Live Help site	Enter the link to the Live Help site.
   Forum settings
   Enable forum	Select Yes if you want toenable forum, otherwise select No.
   Forum absolute path	Enter the forum absolute path, for example, /home/yourdomain/public_html/forum.
   Private (teachers) boards	Select Yes if you want to enable private (teachers) boards, otherwise select No. Enter its title and description.
   Learning paths boards	Select Yes if you want to enable learning paths boards, otherwise select No. Enter its title and description.
   Private (teachers) learning paths boards (LPaths boards should be enabled)	Select Yes if you want to enable private (teachers) learning paths boards, otherwise select No. Enter its title and description.
   Pathway plugin
   Show 'LMS homepage' item	Select Yes if you want 'LMS homepage' item to be shown; otherwise select No.
   Show 'Course homepage' item	Select Yes if you want 'Course homepage' item to be shown; otherwise select No.
   User Notes plugin
   Enable 'User Notes' plugin	Select Yes if you want to enable 'User Notes' plugin; otherwise select No.

4. Click the Save icon () or the Apply icon () at the top of the page to save the changes; click the Cancel icon () to cancel changes.

Tip: To know the purpose of a specific filed in the form, move the pointer over the icon - as a result, a tool tip will be displayed.