A
Database is a
collection of organised and managed content
often on a specific topic:
- Files
- Images
- Weblinks
- Text
Moodle's Database activity can be
added to a course page as a resource.
- Navigate to your your course page and
click on the Edit
mode button on the
top right on the screen to turn editing
on.
- In the section of
your page that you want to
add a Database, go to the
bottom of the section and
click +Add
and activity or
resource.
- Select Database from
the Activity
Chooser list:
- Fill-in
the Name and Description in
the General section
of the edit screen.
- Set your Entries
requirements.
- Explore the
other settings in the editing page.
- Once complete, save your
edits by clicking
on Save
and return to
course or Save
and display on the
base of the screen.
- If you click Save and
display you will
be brought directly to your new database
page, or you can access your database from
your course page.
The Database screen
has three options available to start
building your database activity:
- Click on the Create a
field menu
dropdown to manually create fields
based on the dropdown list
available.
- Click on Import a
preset to
import a preset.
- Click on Use a
preset to use
one of the 3 new presets (added to
Moodle 4.1) included in the
activity.
If you select
the Use a
preset option,
this takes you to a page where you can
select a preset. Click on the name of
the desired preset to preview it;
select on the radio button of your
choice to use the desired preset and
then the Use this
preset at the
bottom right of the screen.
You can
find more information on the Database
activity in Moodle on the MoodleDoc's
website.