Disambiguation of Gradebook Columns in Import Template

@Ali @sandra

In the Gradebook, it is currently possible to create multiple columns with the same name within a single course/class. This is a useful feature, as many schools reuse identical assessment names across different terms.

However, this creates ambiguity when importing marks using the DataStructure-markbookEntry.xlsx template, since there is no way to distinguish between columns that share the same name.

Request:
Add an additional field—such as “Term” (see attachment)—to the import template to help uniquely identify the target column during import.

While duplicate column names within the same term may still present an edge case, this enhancement would address the most common use case where assessments are repeated across terms.

Regards

Hi @tiekubd

Thank you for passing on the feature request. In order to be able to support this, a new importer file has been added to v31 which can be used to import marks into a Markbook Column by Term. Here is the PR: System Admin: added new Marks By Term importer for Markbook Column by ali-ichk · Pull Request #2080 · GibbonEdu/core · GitHub.

Thank you.