Backup' Restore' Coursefile: Lecturer Manual AND SESSION 1 2012/2013 Backing Up A Course

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LECTURER MANUAL

BACKUP AND RESTORE COURSEFILE


SESSION 1 2012/2013
Backing up a course
Step by step to backup a course
1. Go to elearning sem 1 20122012 on the following url http://elearn1.utm.my/11121
2. Login using your ACID account. Youll be shown with the courses assign to you
during that semester. Select the course that you wish to backup.

3. Go to Course administration > Backup

4. Check the boxes of the elements you would like to backup. By default, all check boxes
will be checked. Make sure the User Data check boxes are NOT checked (if any).

5. Click the button Continue on the bottom.


6. Confirmation and review - The next page will display a summary of your backup.
Click the Continue button at the bottom of the page.
7. The next page will show the progress of your backup and display the elements that
have been backed up successfully. Depending on the size of the backup, the process
may take anywhere from a few seconds to several minutes. Once it has finished, click
the Continue button.

8. Another page will display your backup as a .zip file. You can download it by rightclicking the file name and clicking Save Target As.

9. Please make sure that you keep the file in the directory that you recognize such as my
documents, desktop or new folder created.

10. Make sure the date and time when the backup were done is correct. Backup process
complete here.

Restoring a course
A course backup file may be restored from within any existing course for which you have
permission. During the restore process, you will be given the option to restore as a new course
or into an existing course.
1. Open the current elearning site at http://elearning.utm.my. Login using your acid
account. You will be able to see your course on navigation block > My Course. If you
are not able to see any courses assign to your site, please refer to the faculty
administration to confirm.

2. You will be shown with an empty course site ( if restore process have not yet been
done by the elearning administration).

3. Go to Settings > Course administration > Restore

4. Upload the backup file or choose a file in the course backup area or user private
backup area and click Restore

5. Confirm - Check that everything is as required then click the Continue button

6. Destination - Choose whether the course should be restored as a new course or into an
existing course then click the Continue button

7. Settings - Select activities, blocks, filters and possibly other items as required then
click the Next button

8. Schema - Select/deselect specific items and amend the course name, short name and
start date if necessary then click the Next button
9. Review - Check that everything is as required, using the Previous button if necessary,
then click the 'Perform restore' button

10. Complete - Click the continue button

11. Once successful, you will be prompted with the restored course. Some amendment
might be needed as the version is different.

If at any time you require assistance with e-Learning@UTM,


please contact us via telephone or e-mail
Tel: 07-55 37916 / 37918 / 37593
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