grouped_assignments.py - assignment-related tables

 
db.define_table(
    "assignments",
    Field("course", db.courses),
    Field("name", "string"),
    Field(
        "points", "integer", default=0, notnull=True
    ),  # max possible points on the assignment, cached sum of assignment_question points
    Field(
        "threshold_pct", "float"
    ),  # threshold required to qualify for maximum points on the assignment; null means use actual points
    Field("released", "boolean", default=False),
    Field(
        "allow_self_autograde", "boolean"
    ),  # if True, when student clicks to autograde assignment, it calculates totals; otherwise it only scores individual questions but doesn't calculate score for the assignment
    Field("description", "text"),
    Field("duedate", "datetime"),
    Field("enforce_due", "boolean"),
    Field("visible", "boolean", default=False),
    Field("is_timed", "boolean", default=False),
    Field("is_peer", "boolean", default=False),
    Field("current_index", "integer", default=0),
    Field("time_limit", "integer"),
    Field("from_source", "boolean", default=False),
    Field("nofeedback", "boolean"),
    Field("nopause", "boolean"),
    Field("peer_async_visible", "boolean", default=False),
    format="%(name)s",
    migrate=bookserver_owned("assignments"),
)


db.define_table(
    "grades",

This table records grades on whole assignments, not individual questions

    Field("auth_user", db.auth_user),
    Field("assignment", db.assignments),
    Field("score", "double"),
    Field("manual_total", "boolean", default=False),

guid for the student x assignment cell in the external gradebook

Guessing that the lis_outcome_url length is actually inteded for this field, use that as its maximum length.

    Field("lis_result_sourcedid", "string", length=1024),

web service endpoint where you send signed xml messages to insert into gradebook; guid above will be one parameter you send in that xml; the actual grade and comment will be others

Per the LTI spec v1.1.1 in section 6, the maximum length of the lis_outcome_url field is 1023 characters.

    Field("lis_outcome_url", "string", length=1024),
    Field("is_submit", "string"),
    migrate=bookserver_owned("grades"),
)

db.define_table(
    "practice_grades",
    Field("auth_user", db.auth_user),
    Field("course_name", "string"),
    Field("score", "double"),
    Field("lis_result_sourcedid", "string"),

guid for the student x assignment cell in the external gradebook

    Field("lis_outcome_url", "string"),

web service endpoint where you send signed xml messages to insert into gradebook; guid above will be one parameter you send in that xml; the actual grade and comment will be others

    migrate=table_migrate_prefix + "practice_grades.table",
)
 
 

question_grades

db.define_table(
    "question_grades",

This table records grades on individual gradeable items

    Field("sid", type="string", notnull=True),
    Field("course_name", type="string", notnull=True),
    Field("div_id", type="string", notnull=True),

The ID of a record in the answer table (mchoice_answers, fitb_answers, etc.) that was graded.

    Field("answer_id", type="integer"),
    Field("deadline", "datetime"),
    Field("score", type="double"),
    Field("comment", type="text"),
    migrate=bookserver_owned("question_grades"),
)