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Enable group mode on course


  1. Go to the course to be edited and go to Administration > Course administration > Edit settings.
  2. Scroll-down and expand the Groups tab. On Group mode select Separate groups on the drop-down menu.
  3. Click on Save and display button.


To set group overrides on activities a group must have been already created on the course. You can refer to the Manage a group guide for the group creation.


List of activities that can use group override


Below is the list of activities that can use the group override function:

Set group override on assignment


  1. Open the assignment to set the group override on.

    In this tutorial we'll use Assignment 1.
  2. Go to Administration > Assignment administration > Group overrides.
  3. Click on Add group override button.
  4. Set the following to override the assignment availability options and set it for the selected group only.
    • Override group
    • Allow submissions from
    • Due date
    • Cut-off date
  5. Click on Save button.


TIP: You can click on Save and enter another override button to save the previous options and create a new override settings for another group.


Set group override on quiz


  1. Open the quiz to set the group override on.

    In this tutorial we'll use Quiz 1.
  2. Go to Administration > Quiz administration > Group overrides.
  3. Click on Add group override button.
  4. Set the following to override the quiz availability options and set it for the selected group only.
    • Override group
    • Require password
    • Open the quiz
    • Close the quiz
    • Time limit
    • Attempts allowed (Suggested option is 1)

  5. Click on Save button.


TIP: You can click on Save and enter another override button to save the previous options and create a new override settings for another group.


Set group override on lesson


  1. Open the lesson to set the group override on.

    In this tutorial we'll use Lesson 1.
  2. Go to Administration > Lesson administration > Group overrides.
  3. Click on Add group override button.
  4. Set the following to override the lesson availability options and set it for the selected group only.
    • Override group
    • Password protected lesson (Optional)
    • Available from
    • Deadline
    • Time limit
    • Provide option to try question again (Suggested option is No)
    • Maximum number of attempts (Suggested option is 1)
    • Re-takes allowed (Suggested option is No)
  5. Click on Save button.


TIP: You can click on Save and enter another override button to save the previous options and create a new override settings for another group.


Edit group override settings on activities


  1. Open the activity (Assignment, Quiz or Lesson) you want to edit the group override settings.

    For this guide will be using the Assignment 1 activity, you can still follow this guide if your editing the quiz or lesson activity.
  2. Choose the setting of the type of activity to be edited:
    • Assignment
    • Quiz
    • Lesson
  3. Find the group override to be edited, on the right-side click on the edit icon.
  4. Change the setting that you want and click on the Save button.

Delete group override settings on activities


  1. Open the activity (Assignment, Quiz or Lesson) you want to edit the group override settings.

    For this guide will be using the Assignment 1 activity, you can still follow this guide if your editing the quiz or lesson activity.
  2. Choose the setting of the type of activity to be edited:
    • Assignment
    • Quiz
    • Lesson
  3. Find the group override to be edited, on the right-side click on the edit icon.
  4. Click on the Continue button to confirm the deletion of the group override setting.