Add Cohort Manager Field
Step 1. Select Administration
Step 2. Select Site Administration
Step 3. Select Users
Step 4. Select User profile fields
Step 5. Select Cohorts Select
Step 6. Fill out the required fields -
|
Field |
Explanation |
|
Short name |
Choose a short name that is unique and not used elsewhere on the platform. This is a required field. |
|
Name |
Choose a name that is unique and not used elsewhere on the platform. This is a required field. |
|
Description |
Enter a description, you may wish to add why this user profile is important |
|
Is this field required |
It is unlikely that you would select this field as mandatory for the purposes of Cohort Select. Selecting yes, will mean that every user on the platform MUST have this filled populated. Please note, if users already exist on the system and you create a required field, they MUST fill out this information before moving to course content. |
|
Is this field locked? |
Prohibits users from changing what the field is populated with. Only an administrator can update this field. |
|
Should this data be unique? |
This means that the same data cannot be added to a profile twice. This is particularly useful when using User Identification numbers |
|
Display on signup page? |
When a client creates an account (self signup) this will be included in the sign up information that they see. |
|
Who is this field visible to? |
You are able to choose from Not visible, visible to user, visible to everyone |
|
Category? |
Select which user category you’d like to have this profile field added to. |
Step 7. Once you have completed filling out all of the fields, select Save Changes.
Step 8. The cohort select profile field has now been created.
Assign user as Cohort Manager
Step 1. Select My Users
Step 2. Select Browse users
Step 3. Select the user that you’d like to add as a cohort manager, select the COG which is located under the edit column.
Step 4. Scroll down to find the Other Fields category and select from the drop down which cohorts you would like this user to manage.
Step 5. Select Update profile
When the user next logs in, they will be able to see their team/s and run reports on their cohorts.
