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Compare the rollout approaches before choosing a plugin.

Before you begin

  • Moodle 4.0+ (version >= 2022041900).
  • Administrator access with moodle/site:config permission.
  • A preconfigured StudyStash LTI tool.
  • Cron running in Moodle.
  • The plugin ZIP from your Customer Success Manager.
1

Install the plugin

Open https://<your-moodle-instance>/admin/tool/installaddon/index.php.Select Choose a file… and upload the ZIP from your Customer Success Manager. Select Show more… and set Plugin type to Local plugin (local).
Upload the plugin ZIP and select Local plugin.

Upload the plugin ZIP and select Local plugin.

Select Install plugin from the ZIP file. Select Continue after validation, then Continue after the server checks.At the plugins check, select Upgrade Moodle database now.
Complete the plugin installation with the Moodle database upgrade.

Complete the plugin installation with the Moodle database upgrade.

If an Upgrading to new version message appears, select Continue.
2

Configure the plugin

Use these settings:
Select the StudyStash tool and choose the activity settings.

Select the StudyStash tool and choose the activity settings.

Select Save changes, then open https://<your-moodle-instance>/local/studystash/index.php.
Open the rollout plugin to manage courses and sync tasks.

Open the rollout plugin to manage courses and sync tasks.

3

Choose courses to exclude

Open Excluded Courses. Use the filters to find any courses that should not receive the StudyStash activity, then select their checkboxes.
Select courses to leave out of the rollout.

Select courses to leave out of the rollout.

Select Save excluded courses, then return to Status.
4

Preview the sync

On Status, select Dry Run and wait for the task to finish. Larger course lists may take longer.
Run a preview before changing course activities.

Run a preview before changing course activities.

Open Logs and check the planned behaviour for each course before continuing.
5

Sync the courses

When the preview is correct, return to Status and select Sync StudyStash to Courses to apply the changes.
Run the sync after checking the dry-run logs.

Run the sync after checking the dry-run logs.