diff --git a/db/upgrade.php b/db/upgrade.php
index b38d71f..579f80f 100644
--- a/db/upgrade.php
+++ b/db/upgrade.php
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ function xmldb_attendance_upgrade($oldversion=0) {
     global $CFG, $THEME, $DB;
     $dbman = $DB->get_manager(); // Loads ddl manager and xmldb classes.
 
+    $result = true;
+
     if ($oldversion < 2013082901) {
         $table = new xmldb_table('attendance_sessions');
 
@@ -41,7 +43,7 @@ function xmldb_attendance_upgrade($oldversion=0) {
             $dbman->add_field($table, $field);
         }
         
-        upgrade_mod_savepoint(true, 2013082901, 'attendance');
+        upgrade_mod_savepoint($result, 2013082901, 'attendance');
     }
 
     if ($oldversion < 2013082902) {
diff --git a/locallib.php b/locallib.php
index 31a388d..a681e92 100644
--- a/locallib.php
+++ b/locallib.php
@@ -1190,7 +1190,7 @@ class attendance {
                   GROUP BY al.statusid";
 
             }
-
+        }
 
         // Make the filter array into a SQL string.
         if (!empty($processed_filters)) {
@@ -1315,7 +1315,7 @@ class attendance {
         // It would be better as a UNION query butunfortunatly MS SQL does not seem to support doing a DISTINCT on a the description field.
         $id = $DB->sql_concat(':value', 'ats.id');
         if ($this->get_group_mode()) {
-            $sql = "SELECT $id, ats.id, ats.groupid, ats.sessdate, ats.duration, ats.description, al.statusid, al.remarks
+            $sql = "SELECT $id, ats.id, ats.groupid, ats.sessdate, ats.duration, ats.description, al.statusid, al.remarks, ats.studentscanmark
                   FROM {attendance_sessions} ats
             RIGHT JOIN {attendance_log} al
                     ON ats.id = al.sessionid AND al.studentid = :uid
@@ -1323,7 +1323,7 @@ class attendance {
                  WHERE $where AND (ats.groupid = 0 or gm.id is NOT NULL)
               ORDER BY ats.sessdate ASC";
         } else {
-            $sql = "SELECT $id, ats.id, ats.groupid, ats.sessdate, ats.duration, ats.description, al.statusid, al.remarks
+            $sql = "SELECT $id, ats.id, ats.groupid, ats.sessdate, ats.duration, ats.description, al.statusid, al.remarks, ats.studentscanmark
                   FROM {attendance_sessions} ats
             RIGHT JOIN {attendance_log} al
                     ON ats.id = al.sessionid AND al.studentid = :uid
@@ -1353,7 +1353,7 @@ class attendance {
             $where = "ats.attendanceid = :aid AND ats.sessdate >= :csdate AND ats.groupid $gsql";
         }
 
-        $sql = "SELECT $id, ats.id, ats.groupid, ats.sessdate, ats.duration, ats.description, al.statusid, al.remarks
+        $sql = "SELECT $id, ats.id, ats.groupid, ats.sessdate, ats.duration, ats.description, al.statusid, al.remarks, ats.studentscanmark
                   FROM {attendance_sessions} ats
              LEFT JOIN {attendance_log} al
                     ON ats.id = al.sessionid AND al.studentid = :uid
@@ -1394,10 +1394,7 @@ class attendance {
             $sess->timemodified = $now;
             $DB->update_record('attendance_sessions', $sess);
         }
-        $sessions->close();
-        add_to_log($this->course->id, 'attendance', 'sessions duration updated', $this->url_manage(),
-            get_string('sessionsids', 'attendance').implode(', ', $sessionsids), $this->cm->id);
-        
+        $sessions->close();        
         $this->log('sessions duration updated', $this->url_manage(), get_string('sessionsids', 'attendance').implode(', ', $sessionsids));
     }
 
@@ -1452,6 +1449,26 @@ class attendance {
 
         $this->log('status updated', $this->url_preferences(), implode(' ', $updated));
     }
+
+    /**
+     * wrapper around {@see add_to_log()}
+     *
+     * @param string $action to be logged
+     * @param moodle_url $url absolute url, if null will be used $this->url_manage()
+     * @param mixed $info additional info, usually id in a table
+     */
+    public function log($action, moodle_url $url = null, $info = null) {
+        if (is_null($url)) {
+            $url = $this->url_manage();
+        }
+
+        if (is_null($info)) {
+            $info = $this->id;
+        }
+
+        $logurl = att_log_convert_url($url);
+        add_to_log($this->course->id, 'attforblock', $action, $logurl, $info, $this->cm->id);
+    }
 }
 
 
diff --git a/renderer.php b/renderer.php
index 537b75d..02561f9 100644
--- a/renderer.php
+++ b/renderer.php
@@ -820,7 +820,6 @@ class mod_attendance_renderer extends plugin_renderer_base {
             $table->size[] = '1px';
         }
 
-        
         if ($reportdata->sessionslog) {
             $table->head[] = get_string('remarks', 'attendance');
             $table->align[] = 'center';
@@ -852,24 +851,6 @@ class mod_attendance_renderer extends plugin_renderer_base {
                 $row->cells[] = html_writer::checkbox('user'.$user->id, 'on', false);
             }
 
-            $table->data[] = $row;
-        }
-
-        if ($bulkmessagecapability) { // Require that the user can bulk message users.
-            // Display check boxes that will allow the user to send a message to the students that have been checked.
-            $output = html_writer::empty_tag('input', array('name' => 'sesskey', 'type' => 'hidden', 'value' => sesskey()));
-            $output .= html_writer::empty_tag('input', array('name' => 'formaction', 'type' => 'hidden', 'value' => 'messageselect.php'));
-            $output .= html_writer::empty_tag('input', array('name' => 'id', 'type' => 'hidden', 'value' => $GLOBALS['COURSE']->id));
-            $output .= html_writer::empty_tag('input', array('name' => 'returnto', 'type' => 'hidden', 'value' => s(me())));
-            $output .= html_writer::table($table);
-            $output .= html_writer::tag('div',
-                    html_writer::empty_tag('input', array('type' => 'submit', 'value' => get_string('messageselectadd'))),
-                    array('class' => 'buttons'));
-            $url = new moodle_url('/user/action_redir.php');
-            return html_writer::tag('form', $output, array('action' => $url->out(), 'method' => 'post'));
-        } else {
-            return html_writer::table($table);
-        }
             if ($reportdata->sessionslog) {
                 if (isset($sess) && isset($reportdata->sessionslog[$user->id][$sess->id]->remarks)) {
                     $row->cells[] = $reportdata->sessionslog[$user->id][$sess->id]->remarks;
@@ -899,8 +880,24 @@ class mod_attendance_renderer extends plugin_renderer_base {
 
         }
         $table->data[] = $statrow;
-        
-        return html_writer::table($table).html_writer::tag('div', get_string('users').': '.count($reportdata->users));
+
+        if ($bulkmessagecapability) { // Require that the user can bulk message users.
+            // Display check boxes that will allow the user to send a message to the students that have been checked.
+            $output = html_writer::empty_tag('input', array('name' => 'sesskey', 'type' => 'hidden', 'value' => sesskey()));
+            $output .= html_writer::empty_tag('input', array('name' => 'formaction', 'type' => 'hidden', 'value' => 'messageselect.php'));
+            $output .= html_writer::empty_tag('input', array('name' => 'id', 'type' => 'hidden', 'value' => $GLOBALS['COURSE']->id));
+            $output .= html_writer::empty_tag('input', array('name' => 'returnto', 'type' => 'hidden', 'value' => s(me())));
+            $output .= html_writer::table($table);
+            $output .= html_writer::tag('div',
+                    html_writer::empty_tag('input', array('type' => 'submit', 'value' => get_string('messageselectadd'))),
+                    array('class' => 'buttons'));
+            $url = new moodle_url('/user/action_redir.php');
+            html_writer::tag('div', get_string('users').': '.count($reportdata->users));
+            return html_writer::tag('form', $output, array('action' => $url->out(), 'method' => 'post'));
+        } else {
+            return html_writer::table($table).html_writer::tag('div', get_string('users').': '.count($reportdata->users));
+        }
+            
     }
 
     protected function render_attendance_preferences_data(attendance_preferences_data $prefdata) {