[ARCHIVED] Do To-Do dates "shift" (or go away?) when doing a course import and shifting due dates?

[Hildi_Pardo]

Do To-Do dates "shift" (or go away?) when doing a course import and shifting due dates?

I'm about to show teachers various things about using Pages, but not sure how To Do dates work.  I get it that checking this and adding a date will put it on their To Do list and Calendar.

But what happens after?

Next school year, when they import their course, what happens to the To Do dates?  If you do Shift Due Dates, will these dates shift as well? Or will Due Dates get cleared out when doing course import?  Or will the old dates remain?

(If old dates remain, does anyone know if there is an Idea out there to vote to get this get fixed?)

[kmeeusen · Accepted solution]

Hi  @Hildi_Pardo  

When you copy a course into a new term, you have three choices:

• Leave the due dates as they are,
• Remove all due dates, and
• Adjust dates and events.

If you choose the latter, your best results will be obtained it you enter the start and dates for both the school year you are copying from, and the school year you are copying to. However, since no two school years are exactly the same, some due dates will always need to be manually adjusted.

You can learn more in the Course Import Tool chapter of the Canvas Instructor Guide.

I hope this is helpful,

Kelley

[Hildi_Pardo]

Hi  @kmeeusen ,

This doesn't answer my question, as I was not asking about Due Dates.  I'm asking about To Do dates.

Yes -- I know this happens with Due Dates on various assessments.   But I'm asking if Canvas treats To Do dates on Pages in the same way as Due Dates.          My assumption or hope is that yes, it would, but I don't know for sure.  Do you know for sure that To Do dates on Pages also adjust?

[passerinij]

Did you ever receive a clear response to your question?  Just wondering, as I'd like to know as well. Haven't tried it yet myself... 

[JuliaCF]

Today, I copied an old course and shifted dates -- the to do dates associated with pages did not shift, rather the old dates were listed in the new course. 😕