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Quiz Errors: Cannot Find Data Record in Database

If students receive the error “cannot find data record in database….” try this solution.

Updated over 6 months ago

Purpose

This article describes how to repair Quizzes with the "Cannot find data record in Database error."

Procedure

If students receive the error “cannot find data record in database….” try this solution.

You will need to delete the problematic quiz question. Make notes on the question you will need to delete so that you can manually replace it after following this procedure.

'Can not find data record in database table qtype_multiple_options' error message

Follow the steps below to repair the Quiz.

  1. Click on the quiz from your course homepage.

  2. Click the Questions tab

  3. Click on the small magnifying glass with the + inside to preview each question.

    Questions tab with arrow pointing to trashcan icon next to a question.

  4. Delete the question(s) that display the “Cannot find data record…” error.

  5. Test the quiz. It should now operate correctly.

  6. Manually recreate the deleted quiz question(s), as needed.

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