2.4. Directory structure

Directories under /...../olat3 source directory, the configuraiton files are described in Chapter 4, The config files.

bin                                useful scripts for linux/macOSX 
conf                               configuration files for apache and instant-messaging generated by config-all
database                           database setup file and alter files to upgrade from former OLAT versions
dist                               This directory contains the olat distribution files. (use ant)
doc                                
    develop                        Developer documentaion
    gui                            How the OLAT layout is constructed
    install                        How to install OLAT in an production environment, this documentation
    miscellaneous                  Documentation for some special stuff
htdocs                             nicer error files (404 etc) for apache
interfaces                         sample files for macromedia flash integration in olat qti and sample php file for accessing variables send by OLAT
monitoring                         setup files and shell scripts for MRTG monitoring tool
   bin
   conf
   data
temp
webapp
    examples                       the example courses and test installed for demonstration purposes.
    help                           the help course (online help, in German only yet)
    static                         static files
       cp_offline_menu_mat         files for the generation of offline cp packages
       disclaimer
       doc
       extensions
       help
       images
       js                          Javascript libraries used, an own brewed javascript functions
       movie
       msg
       themes                      Skins to choose from
       yaml                        YAML CSS framework transformed to an olat namespace avoiding clashes with e-content using also YAML
    WEB-INF
        classes                    java classes
        lib                        java libraries
        patchesSrc                 patched source of patched libraries
        src                        java src and hibernate, log4j properties
            serviceconfig          Configuration xml files used for the spring application context
            META-INF
               services            radeox library files
            org                    Start directory of OLAT source
               olat
        test                       JUnit tests

Directories under /installation-path/olatdata

bcroot                             storage for most permanent files
   course                          storage for all olat courses
      71062707016999               - e.g. one olat course
         coursefolder              files uploaded into the coursefolder of the course
         foldernodes               storage for "folder"-nodes in the course          
            71063388996074
         logs                      storage for the log files for this course
   cts                             "collaboration tools storage"
      folders                      Storage for tool "folder"
          BusinessGroup            Learninggroups or rightgroups (course), buddygroups
              720897               an instance
      wikis						   Wiki's used in the group context
      	  BusinessGroup
      	  	  720897
   homes                           personal folders of all users
      fmuster                      personal folder of user with login "fmuster"
          private
   repository                      Learnresources: ContentPackaging and QTI-Tests/Selfassement/Surveys/wiki
      71062707016960
         _unzipped_
 scorm                             Persisted user data from scorm content.
   tmp
calendars
logs                               the technical OLAT audit/error log and apache log
monitoring                         MRTG files
qtiser                             serialized files for tests/surveys/selfassessments in progress 
   fmuster                         for user "fmuster"
resreporting                       QTI-Resultreporting files (after completion of a test/survey/self)
   fmuster                         user "fmuster"
       Assessment                  type Assessment
        file 7122137371.xml        a resultsreporting file
       Self-Assessment
tmp                                temporary files
    qtieditor                      for qtieditor
        fmuster                    user "fmuster"
           70798419637952          instance of an editing sequence
              media                image upload for the qti image materials
           70864704465026
        zipcfjolat70864704465031
           media