Canvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features, but they do not affect customer workflows. These deploys take place every two weeks and can be tested in the beta environment before the production deploy date indicated in the title of this document. Intended changes in workflow are noted in the Canvas Release Notes published monthly.
Deploy notes may include notable fixed bugs, bugs included in the Canvas Known Issues list, and additional updates that do not affect user functionality.
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- Interface Updates
- Course Import
- Outcomes Selection
- Course Settings
- Course Import Progress Indicator
- New Rich Content Editor
- Fixed Navigation Menu
- Platform/Integration
- InstUIUpdate
- Conversations Inbox Profile Picture
- Fixed Bugs
- Accessibility
- Announcements
- Assignments
- Calendar
- Course Navigation
- Discussions
- Modules
- Pages
- Quizzes
- Courses
- Page View Activity
- Quizzes
- Unanswered Question Types
- Rich Content Editor
- LTI Launches
- Source Code Summary
Interface Updates |
Course Import
Outcomes Selection
Summary
As part of a course import or course copy, learning outcomes are only imported if they do not already exist within a new course. Additionally, the Select Specific Content option allows Outcomes to be imported individually.
Change Benefit
This change prevents duplication of outcomes into new courses and also allows specific outcomes to be imported individually when needed.
Affected User Roles
Admins, Instructors
The option to select specific content as part of a course import allows a user to select the content that should be imported for the course. The Outcomes content area allows a user to import all outcomes, no outcomes, or individual outcomes.
Course Settings
Course Import Progress Indicator
Summary
The Import Content page displays a progress indicator showing upload completion by percentage.
Change Benefit
This change displays the status of an import.
Affected User Roles
Admins, Instructors
When course content is imported, a progress indicator displays in the page showing the upload completion by percentage. This indicator does not display where uploads are not used, such as when copying a course.
New Rich Content Editor
Fixed Navigation Menu
Summary
The New Rich Content Editor Menu bar remains fixed for long page content.
Change Benefit
This change helps users access the menu bar when working with content anywhere in the Rich Content Editor.
Affected User Roles
Instructors
When content in a browser window is long enough to require a scroll bar, the New Rich Content Editor menu bar is fixed at the top of the browser window. Users can scroll the length of the browser page and manage content in the New Rich Content Editor without having to scroll back up the page to access the menu.
Related Community Idea: https://community.canvaslms.com/ideas/15868-static-toolbar-for-new-rich-content-editor
Platform/Integration |
InstUI Update
Conversations Inbox Profile Picture
The Profile Picture icon in Inbox messages have been updated to use the icon style used in InstUI. No behavior has been affected though images may display a slight visual difference.
Fixed Bugs |
Accessibility
Announcements
Keyboard shortcuts are triggered by Alt + F8.
The Publish/Unpublish button no longer includes a role attribute.
Assignments
The Publish/Unpublish button no longer includes a role attribute.
Calendar
The View Feed link text has been clarified for screen readers as Click to View Calendar Feed.
Course Navigation
The Course Navigation Menu does not include a redundant title attribute.
Discussions
Keyboard shortcuts are triggered by Alt + F8.
The Publish/Unpublish button no longer includes a role attribute.
Modules
The Publish/Unpublish button no longer includes a role attribute.
Pages
The Publish/Unpublish button no longer includes a role attribute.
Quizzes
The Publish/Unpublish button no longer includes a role attribute.
Courses
Page View Activity
Page view interaction is logged after five seconds of activity.
Explanation: When a user interacted with a page but left the page in less than five minutes, no interaction seconds were logged for the user’s participation as a page view. Previously Canvas should have logged activity after 30 seconds of interaction. Canvas code has been updated to log interaction after five seconds of activity.
Quizzes
Unanswered Question Types
All question types correctly show as unanswered questions.
Explanation: When students were allowed to see the correct answers for a quiz, depending on the question type, unanswered questions were being identified as Unanswered or Incorrect. Canvas code has been updated to identify all unanswered questions as Unanswered.
Rich Content Editor
LTI Launches
LTI tools can be launched from the classic or New Rich Content Editor.
Explanation: When an LTI tool was launched from the classic or New Rich Content Editor, the LTI would not load. Canvas code has been updated to replace the InstUI component that manages the loading status for the page.
Source Code Summary |
To view a summary of all code included in the deploy, please see the Deploy Source Code Summary (2020-07-15) reference sheet.
| Date | |
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| 2020-07-09 |
Added—Interface Updates
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| 2020-07-06 | Deploy Notes Published |
