Report generation

Moodle comes with a number of pre-defined reports that are based on the log information stored. While this is sufficient for certain activities, there are two drawbacks to this approach:

  • It is not possible to create your own reports
  • Additional data stored in the database is not taken into account

The following two tools rectify this situation. Currently, neither is part of Moodle core, but it is expected that one of them, or a variation thereof, is likely to be added in the near future.

Configurable Reports

Configurable Reports is a third-party add-on for Moodle, which will appear as a block once it has been installed. It can be downloaded from the Modules and plugins section on the Download menu at moodle.org. We will deal with ...

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