Fix alphabetizing to be the same between grades and attendance modules
This is a really old issue. Here's an example, imagine two students:
Smith, Joe
Smith Morales, Joe
The above is the correct order we expect for alphabetizing. However in the grades module, I was told the ASCII sort order is programmed differently, and you will get
Smith Morales, Joe
Smith, Joe
in others words, the WRONG sort order according to any human logic. This mismatch between printed/exported rosters (which come from the attendance module) and grade input screens creates mistakes. PLEASE pretty please fix so both modules use the same alphabetizing logic.
(Note: I can find and send some actual examples if needed. I have one screen shot from a previous IT ticket submission in 2016).
P.S. This problem carries over into Schoology which gets its data from MiSiS, so it's a mess.
Guarin, Eric
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Thank you for your feedback. Teams will be made aware of this inconsistency and will try to make modules more seamless.