Configuring the lab settings
Configuring common lab settings
Common setting applied to the entire lab and all its exercises are configured in course-config.json.
To configure these settings, complete these steps:
- In the LMS authoring interface, go to Authoring > Labs.
- Switch to the Coding labs tab.
- In the filter, select Drafts.
- Click the lab and wait till the lab opens.
- Open CODE.
- Click course-config.json and in the editor pane specify the following parameters:
| Parameter | Description | Value type | Default value |
| show_suggested_solution_after_attempts | Enable showing a hint to the learner after the specified number of failed attempts. | Decimal | 2 |
| manual_assessment | Enable manual assessment of tasks submitted by learners. In this case, instructor will need to check learners’ labs. | Boolean | false |
| sequential_walkthrough_order | Makes it mandatory to pass the lab exercises in the specified order (first exercise 1, then exercise 2 and so forth). To enable learners to take exercises in an arbitrary order at their choice, set the value to false. | Boolean | true |
- Click Save in the upper-right corner of the lab window.