IE Compatibility mode still a problem with SLK v1.8.2

[varunmshetty]

Hi,

I upgraded my environment to the latest SLK version 1.8.2 yesterday from 1.3.1. However, from my tests I find the IE compatibility mode is still causing me problems. I have to add my site to the compatibility list for the module to load on IE browsers. Is it just me? Am I doing something wrong? If anyone has any inputs, please let me know.

Thanks,
Varun

[rpwillis]

I think I did some work around SLK compatibility mode for the 1.8 release but I can't remember what it was. It's not something I've looked at in a while.

[varunmshetty]

Thanks for your response Richard.

I observe the issue is only with IE 11. IE 10 works well.
On a similar note, we have been using a custom solution wherein we are using the API to create assignments. The implementation is as shown here:

if (learnerAssignmentGuidId == Guid.Empty)
{
AssignmentProperties properties = slkStore.GetNewAssignmentDefaultProperties(SPContext.Current.Web, Location, OrganizationIndex, SlkRole.Learner, out packageWarnings);

AssignmentItemIdentifier assignmentId = slkStore.CreateAssignment(SPContext.Current.Web, Location, OrganizationIndex, SlkRole.Learner, properties);

learnerAssignmentGuidId = slkStore.GetCurrentUserLearnerAssignment(assignmentId);

//start attempt
AttemptItemIdentifier attemptId = slkStore.StartAttemptOnLearnerAssignment(learnerAssignmentGuidId);

executionType = AssignmentView.Execute;
}

However, with v1.8.2, the GetNewAssignmentDefaultProperties() method is no longer available. CreateAssignment() doesn't take 5 arguments.

Do you have any suggestions as to how I can implement this function with the latest binaries?

I have managed to tweak the previous implementation in the following area:

1. LearningStoreHelper class isn't available. Hence doing an explicit conversion.
2. Replaced the following:
   a. slkStore.GetCurrentUserId(); with slkStore.CurrentUserId;
   b. slkStore.GetAssignmentProperties(id, SlkRole.Learner); with slkStore.LoadAssignmentProperties(id, SlkRole.Learner);
   c. slkStore.GetCurrentUserLearnerAssignment(id); with slkStore.xGetCurrentUserLearnerAssignment(id);

Please let me know your thoughts.

Thanks,
Varun

[rpwillis]

Have a look at AssignmentProperties.aspx.cs to see how it works now. At one point it's doing

AssignmentProperties = AssignmentProperties.CreateNewAssignmentObject(SlkStore, SPWeb, SlkRole.Instructor);
AssignmentProperties.SetLocation(Location, OrgIndex, Request.QueryString["title"]);

[varunmshetty]

Thanks for the pointer Richard! It worked. This is how my final implementation looks:

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AssignmentProperties properties1 = AssignmentProperties.CreateNewAssignmentObject(slkStore, SPContext.Current.Web, SlkRole.Learner);
properties1.Title = ModuleTitle;
properties1.SetLocation(Location1, OrganizationIndex, ModuleTitle);

AssignmentItemIdentifier assignmentId1 = slkStore.CreateAssignment(properties1);
learnerAssignmentGuidId = slkStore.xGetCurrentUserLearnerAssignment(assignmentId1);

AttemptItemIdentifier attemptId1 = slkStore.StartAttemptOnLearnerAssignment(learnerAssignmentGuidId);
executionType = AssignmentView.Execute;

Still trying to figure out the original issue (need of compatibility view for IE11) as I am still forced to add my website to the compatible list for the modules to render. Any help on this would be greatly appreciated!