Brickfield Education Labs

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Introduction

The File size report displays the additional file size space which is being generated by the requested file conversions across the Moodle site.

Where to find the File size report

The File size report can be accessed via:

  • Site administration > Plugins > Local plugins > Report for Alternate Formats, and then click on the File size tab.
  • Course actions menu > More > Reports > File Conversions, and then click on the File size tab.

How to use the File size report

The File size report displays three different charts for different breakdowns of this file space information:

  • Space used for all converted files, per type.
  • Space used for newly created files, per week.
  • Space used for all converted files, accumulated over time.

View the space used for all converted files, per type (all time)

The file size report space used for all converted file, per time (all time) pie chart with the export filesize data as dropdown menu, and show chart data link.

To view the space used for all converted files, per type (all time):

  1. Ensure you are viewing the “File size report”.
  2. View the space used for all converted files, per type (all time) chart.

View the space used for newly created files, per week

The file size report space used for newly created files, per week chart with the export filesize data as dropdown menu, and show chart data link.

To view the space used for newly created files, per week:

  1. Ensure you are viewing the “File size report”.
  2. View the space used for newly created files, per week chart.

View the space used for all converted files, accumulated over time

The file size report space used for all converted files, accumulated over time chart with the export filesize data as dropdown menu, and show chart data link.

To view the space used for all converted files, accumulated over time:

  1. Ensure you are viewing the “File size report”.
  2. View the space used for all converted files, accumulated over time chart.

The available filters for the File size report

The file size report displaying the report heading, dates its showing data from, and the filters section. There are 2 filters: date from, and date to.

This File size reports table data is filterable by the following:

  • Date from
  • Date to

The available download options for the File size report charts

This File size reports chart data can be usually downloaded as the following, however this is dependent on your Moodle site’s admin settings as to which download options are enabled:

  • Comma separated values (.csv)
  • Microsoft Excel (.xlsx)
  • HTML table
  • Javascript Object Notation (.json)
  • OpenDocument (.ods)
  • Portable Document Format (.pdf)

Capability Requirements

Access to Brickfield Alternate Formats is controlled by capabilities, and users must have the correct capabilities in the correct context.

  • ‘local/bfaltformat:viewsystemreport’ capability – View Brickfield Alternate Format Jobs System Report
  • ‘local/bfaltformat:viewcoursereport’ capability – View Brickfield Alternate Format Jobs Course Report

 

For more information, see: Capabilities.