Custom Widgets and release conditions

Question

Hi All,

I have a custom widget that I have created and want to set up the release condition to be based on the role that the user is enrolled on within the course offering that the widget is displayed on; not there overaching higher org level release condition.

So I've set my widget up that the release condition is

Enrolled in current org unit as Learner

I've then added the widget to a homepage which is available to one of my course offerings.

Enrolled a user as a Learner on that course offering, they have a different role at top "Organisation" level however

Impersonate my learner on that course and they can't see the widget. It seems like the widget is only responding to their Organisational level role, rather than their "Current Org unit" role.

Anyone got any advice on how I can correct this? Release conditions like this work no issue for actual topics within the module and the user can see them based on their "Current Org Unit role"

Is there a way I can create a custom widget at course offering level rather than organisational level?

Birgitte.B.96 · Answer

Hi @Christina.T.727 What did you find out and what did you end up doing? I am facing the very same problem and it is causing big problems for our widget and homepage release plan.

If using a widget that is available through a homepage shared from the org level to the course, is it then the org role and not the course role that is used for the criteria "Enrolled in current org unit as [role X ]". That would be a a very, very odd design.

Birgitte

Stefanie.B.518 · Answer

Hey

I'm sorry to hear it's not working the way you want it to- but it sounds like you're pursuing the right path and reviewing with great support experts.

I have one more hunch- will send you a Direct Message

Christina.T.727 · Answer

@Stefanie.B.518 - thanks, spoken to support they don't believe what I am trying to do is possible, and that the release conditions will always pick up based on the org that the widget was created in, which seems an odd approach.

These were my steps though.

1. Select cog. Homepage management

2. Select widgets

3. Create new widget (so this is at organisation level)

4. Set release conditions

5. selected the org units I wanted to make the widget available too, save and close

6. Click homepages (So still at organisational level)

7. created my homepage, added the new custom widget to this homepage

8. Under make homepage available to entered the org units I wanted to have access to this new homepage.

9. Navigated to my course offering. Selected "Manage Hompages"

10. under active homepage selected the homepage I just created. Clicked "apply"

11. Go to classlist impersonated a user with the role in this course offering that matched the Learner 110 role as per release conditions, but their organisational role is a different role (they are a learner on some courses a mentor on others)

12. Go to homepage, and the new widget doesn't display, only the widgets based on their organisational role are available.