[ARCHIVED] What does it mean when a student's assignment "is locked up?"

[keith_koslowski]

What does it mean when a student's assignment "is locked up?"

[Stef_retired]

Hi,  @keith_koslowski , I'm sorry to see that no one has yet responded here. Would you provide a screenshot of where this "locked up" message is displaying to the student (or to the teacher, if that's the case)?

[Renee_Carney]

 @keith_koslowski  

There aren't very many places in Canvas that use the term 'lock' so I'm going to add a couple guides here to see if that helps.

First, if you're using blueprint courses - How do I lock course objects in a blueprint course as an instructor? - may be insightful?

The other place it is used is in modules - How do I lock a module?  

And finally, there are restriction in files that work as locks https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-12771-415241391 

If it's something else, we'll need more information like Stefanie is asking for!

[gulick_24]

@Renee_Carney  @Stef_retired I'm an admin for a blueprint course, and I was grading in speedgrader when I came across the error. I have not locked any items via blueprint.

When in speedgrader, I left a comment, assigned a grade, and clicked "reassign assignment" like I've done lots of times (and I LOVE that "reassign assignment" feature btw--that's awesome!). But when I click "reassign assignment", I see a pop-up box at the top that says "This assignment is locked and cannot be reassigned." Attached is the screenshot. I checked the "available from/to" dates, no problems there. I'm also getting reports from instructors of the course that students are trying to resubmit assignments (for which we've not yet reached the due date) and are seeing messages about assignments being locked, as well, although I don't have screenshots of those.

[Stef_retired]

@gulick_24  This appears to be a different issue from the one identified in the original post. Would you please send a ticket to Canvas Support and ask them to investigate this on your behalf?

[gulick_24]

Yep, will do, thanks! 🙂