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12 **Constants**
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15 //true //or //TRUE//
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18 True
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22 //false //or //FALSE//
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29 **Variable**
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32 //now//
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35 Current server system time
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40 **Functions**
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51 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
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54 //date("[date]")//
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57 Query date
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59 |(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
60 (((
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62 //inLearningGroup("//[string]//")//
63 )))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
64 (((
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66 Returns TRUE for all members of the learning group with the title [string] of the current course. You can find an example on [[Expertenregeln zur Prüfung von Nutzerrolle und Guppenzugehörigkeit.>>doc:LMS.Benutzerhandbuch OPAL.Lehren.Kurs.Freigabe von Kursen und Kursinhalten.Expertenmodus zur Freigabe innerhalb von Kursen.Anwendungsbeispiele zu Expertenregeln.Expertenregeln zur Prüfung von Nutzerrolle und Guppenzugehörigkeit.WebHome]]
67 )))
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71 //inLearningGroup("//[string1]//","//[string2]//")//
72 )))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
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75 Returns TRUE for all members of the specified learning group [string1] of the course with the specified course ID=[string2].
76 )))
77 |(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
78 (((
79 (% class="TableParagraph" %)
80 //inLearningGroupWaitingList("//[string]//")//
81 )))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
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84 Returns TRUE for all users on the waiting list of the learning group [string] of the current course.
85 )))
86 |(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
87 (((
88 (% class="TableParagraph" %)
89 //inLearningGroupWaitingList("//[string1]//","//[string2]//"// //)//
90 )))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
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93 Returns TRUE for all users on the waiting list of the learning group [string1] of the course with the specified course ID=[string2].
94 )))
95 |(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
96 (((
97 (% class="TableParagraph" %)
98 //inRightGroup("//[string]//")//
99 )))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
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102 Returns TRUE for all members of the right group [string].
103 )))
104 |(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
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107 //isLearningGroupFull("//[string]//")//
108 )))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
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111 Returns the Boolean TRUE (=full) or FALSE (=not full) for the specified learning group in the current course.
112 )))
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116 //isLearningGroupFull("//[string1]//","//[string2]//")//
117 )))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
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120 Returns the Boolean TRUE (=full) or FALSE (=not full) for the specified learning group=[string1] of the course with the course ID=[string2].
121 )))
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123 (((
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125 //isUser("//[string]//")//
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129 Returns TRUE for the user with the user name [string].
130 )))
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134 //inLearningArea("//[string]//")//
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138 Returns TRUE for all members of the groups in the learning area [string] of the current course.
139 )))
140 |(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
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142 (% class="TableParagraph" %)
143 //inLearningArea("//[string1]//","//[string2]//")//
144 )))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
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147 Returns TRUE for all members of the groups in the specified learning area [string1] of the course with the specified course ID=[string2].
148 )))
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150 (((
151 //inLearningAreaWaitingList("[string1]","[string2]")//
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154 Returns TRUE for all members on the waiting list of the learning group in the learning area [string1] of the course with the specified course ID=[string2].
155 )))
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159 //getNumberOfEnrollments("//[string1]*//")//
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163 Returns TRUE, when the configured number of learning group members is reached in the learning area (string1).
164 )))
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168 //isGlobalAuthor(0)//
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172 Returns TRUE for all members of the OPAL author group.
173 )))
174 |(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
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177 //isCourseAdministrator(0)//
178 )))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
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181 Returns TRUE for all owners of your course (learning resource).
182 )))
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186 //isCourseCoach(0)//
187 )))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
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190 Returns TRUE for all users who supervise a learning group.
191 )))
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195 //isGuest(0)//
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199 Returns TRUE for all users who visit OPAL as guests.
200 )))
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204 //isExternalUser(0)//
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208 Returns TRUE for everyone who uses OPAL as an external user.
209 )))
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213 //hasAttribute("//[AttrName]//","//[string]//")//
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217 Returns TRUE if [string] matches the value of the AAI attribute [AttrName] of the respective user.
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222 //isInAttribute("//[AttrName]//","//[substring]//")//
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226 Returns TRUE if [substring] matches a portion of the value of the AAI attribute [AttrName] of the respective user.
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231 //getUserProperty("//[string]//")//
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235 Returns the specified user property of the executing user.
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240 //getPassed("//[integer]//")//
241 )))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
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244 Returns the Boolean TRUE (=passed) or FALSE (=not passed) from the course element with the specified ID.
245 )))
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249 //getScore("//[integer]//")//
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253 Returns the number of points from the course element with the specified ID.
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258 //getAttempts("//[integer]//")//
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262 Returns the number of completed attempts from the course element with the specified ID. The Course elements //Test, Self-test//, //and Survey //(possible return values 0 or 1) show the number of started attempts. Course elements of the type //Task //show the return value of the number of submitted files; Portfolio Tasks the number of submitted Portfolio Tasks. You can find an example here [[Evaluation of the number of attempts>>doc:LMS.Benutzerhandbuch OPAL.Lehren.Kurs.Freigabe von Kursen und Kursinhalten.Expertenmodus zur Freigabe innerhalb von Kursen.Anwendungsbeispiele zu Expertenregeln.Auswertung der Versuchsanzahl.WebHome]].
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267 //getInitialEnrollmentDate("//[integer]//")//
268 )))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
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271 Returns the date of the respective course participant's first-time enrolment from the course element //Enrolment// with the specified ID.
272 )))
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276 //getRecentEnrollmentDate("//[integer]//")//
277 )))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
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280 Returns the date of the respective course participant's last enrolment from the course element //Enrolment// with the specified ID.
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284 //getInitialCourseLaunchDate(0)//
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287 Returns the date of the first course visit of the respective course participant.
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291 //getRecentCourseLaunchDate(0)//
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294 Returns the date of the last course visit of the respective course participant.
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299 //getRecentCourseLaunchDate(0)//
300 )))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
301 (((
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303 Returns the date of the last course visit of the respective course participant.
304 )))
305 |(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
306 (((
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308 //getPassedWithCourseId("//[integer-1]//","//[integer- 2]//")//
309 )))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
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312 Returns the Boolean TRUE (=passed) or FALSE (=not passed) from the course element with the ID=[integer-2] of the course with the ID=[integer-1].
313 )))
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317 //getScoreWithCourseId("//[integer-1]//","//[integer-2]//")//
318 )))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
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321 Returns the number of points from the course element with the ID=[integer-2] of the course with the ID=[integer-1].
322 )))
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324 (((
325 //getMarkWithCourseId(" //[integer-1]//","//[integer-2]//")//
326 )))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
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328 Returns the grade for the course element with ID=[integer-2] of the course with ID=[integer-1].
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332 //hasEvaluationCompleted("//KB-ID//")//
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335 Returns TRUE for all users who have successfully completed the specified course element.
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339 //getNumberOfEnrollments("//[string1]*//")//
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342 Returns TRUE, when the configured number of learning group members is reached in the learning area (string1).
343 )))
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346 //getOnyxTestOutcome("//[string1]//","//[string2]//")//
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349 Returns the value of the output variable from the ONYX test course element with the specified ID (string1) and the specified output variable (string2). The return value is a number.
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354 //getOnyxTestOutcomeZK("//[string1]//","//[string2]//")//
355 )))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
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358 Returns the value of the output variable from the ONYX test course element with the specified ID (string1) and the specified output variable (string2). The return value is a string.
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363 //getProgress(//"[integer]"//)//
364 )))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
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367 Returns the progress from the course element with the specified ID as a numerical value between 0 and 100 (percent).
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372 //isPasswordConfirmed("//[string]")
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376 Returns TRUE after entering the correct password (string1).
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379 Can only be used with course elements which offer a password restriction even in simple mode.
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384 //comesFrom("//[string]//")//
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388 Returns TRUE if the user has a linked account to OLAT with the specified system ID.
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401 //min//
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410 //h//
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423 Weeks
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428 //m//
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437 **Operators**
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542 (((
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544 **Booleans**
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