[ARCHIVED] How do I move a course out of a sub-account?

[debbie_ellis]

How do I move a course (actually courses) out of a sub-account? We are implementing Canvas right now, and someone has put courses in the wrong sub-account. I don't see any instructions in the Canvas Admin Guide on how to fix this, but I assume it can be done.

[ujones · Accepted solution]

Hi Debbie, 

You can accomplish this by opening the course, navigating to Settings/Course Details, and selecting the correct subaccount in the Subaccount drop down menu. Be sure to hit "Update Course Details" when you're done.

Ursula

[wes_kriesel1]

Brilliant! Thank you for sharing this solution. It's not too difficult, depending on the number of courses, of course. 

[dueverv]

Here is a visual.

[vanzandt]

If you're an top-level account admin, and there are enough courses that you need to do it in a bulk, you can also do this through a SIS Import. Create a csv file with and include the account_id column in addition to the required fields, or use the output of a courses provisioning report. You can find more info on the required fields/format in the courses.csv section of the SIS Import Format Documentation - Canvas LMS REST API Documentation 

If I recall, you'll put the SIS_ID of the destination sub-account into the account_id column. If you manually created the sub-accounts then they won't have a SIS_ID by default, and you'll need to add one in the sub-account settings in the interface before proceeding.

[debbie_ellis]

Thanks, everyone, for your quick responses. I have been able to take care of the issue, and all is good in my world again.

[debbie_ellis]

Perhaps the way to move courses from a sub-account could be added to an article in the Canvas Admin Guide?