When switching GB modes, weigh equally option is not cleared from existing categories
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TESTING
GENERAL
TESTING
Description
To reproduce:
1) Set mode to Weighted Categories 2) Create category with weigh equally. 3) Switch to categories mode 4) Look at category, no longer see the weight equally.
At this point if you look at the DB, you will see IS_EQUAL_WEIGHT_ASSNS is set to 1, and not cleared, even though it is not meaningful anymore.
But not a good feature if the un-weighted category processing (e.g. the drop lowest setting) is affected by a setting that has no meaning in the existing mode of gradebook. This also happens when the equal-weight setting is used for processing drop lowest even after you you switch to weight by points (and the equal weighting setting is hidden) – the drop lowest setting is always visible, but is usable or not based on the hidden setting of the equal-weight flag.
I believe a fix for has been lost. This also appears related to GRBK-577.
Michael Wenk January 26, 2011 at 12:11 PM
One thing this does allow is if you switch back from categories to weighted categories mode, we "remember" that the category was equally weighted.
To reproduce:
1) Set mode to Weighted Categories
2) Create category with weigh equally.
3) Switch to categories mode
4) Look at category, no longer see the weight equally.
At this point if you look at the DB, you will see IS_EQUAL_WEIGHT_ASSNS is set to 1, and not cleared, even though it is not meaningful anymore.