Canvas Badges/Credentials Release Notes (2023-07-26)

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In this Canvas Badges/Credentials release (26 July), admin and instructors can switch between automatic and manual awarding options when editing badges. Additionally Screen Reader users receive alerts when the live search fields update and can navigate through and access toggle controls. Also, an information icon is added when previewing certificates for White Label users.

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• New Features
• Badges
• Flexible Badge Awarding
• Other Updates
• Accessibility
• Screen Reader Alerts for Live Search Results
• Screen Reader Reads Toggle Labels
• Badges
• White Label Certificates Updates

New Features

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Badges

Flexible Badge Awarding

Beta Environment Availability	Not available in the beta environment
Production Environment Availability	2023-07-26
Location to Enable Feature	None
Name of LTI Tool	None
Permissions	Inherent to user
Related APIs	None
Affects User Interface	Yes
Affected User Roles and Areas	Admin, Instructors, Badges
Related Ideas	[Credentials/Badges] Resetting Badgr Options

Summary

When editing a badge, admins and instructors have the option to switch between automatic awarding and manual rewarding options for badges.

Change Benefit

This update allows admins and instructors to have greater flexibility and control over badge management.

Feature Workflow

Edit Badge Requirements How Will It Be Awarded

When editing badge requirements, admin and instructors have the option to change their badge awards selection between Canvas integration or Manually.

Other Updates

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Accessibility

Screen Reader Alerts for Live Search Results

Beta Environment Availability	Not available in the beta environment
Production Environment Availability	2023-07-26
Location to Enable Feature	None
Name of LTI Tool	None
Permissions	Inherent to User
Related APIs	None
Affects User Interface	No
Affected User Roles and Areas	All Users, Search Fields
Related Ideas	None

Summary

Screen Reader users receive alerts when the live search fields update.

Change Benefit

This update improves accessibility of the search features for Screen Reader users.

 

Screen Reader Reads Toggle Labels

Beta Environment Availability	Not available in the beta environment
Production Environment Availability	2023-07-26
Location to Enable Feature	None
Name of LTI Tool	None
Permissions	Inherent to User
Related APIs	None
Affects User Interface	No
Affected User Roles and Areas	All Users, Search Fields
Related Ideas	None

Summary

Screen Reader users can navigate through and access toggle controls.

Change Benefit

This update improves accessibility of the toggle controls for Screen Reader users.

Badges

White Label Certificates Updates

Beta Environment Availability	Not available in the beta environment
Production Environment Availability	2023-07-26
Location to Enable Feature	None
Name of LTI Tool	None
Permissions	Inherent to User
Related APIs	None
Affects User Interface	Yes
Affected User Roles and Areas	Admin, Instructors, Badges
Related Ideas	None

Summary

In the Issuer edit and badge edit pages, an information icon is added to inform users that final theme certificate colors are adjusted in the print view only.

Change Benefit

This update provides clear and explicit notification to admins using the white label feature when editing certificates.

Feature Workflow

Edit Issuer Print Certificates Information Icon

When printing certificates, an information icon displays.

Release Notes Change Log

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Date
2023-09-18	Updated Feature Badges: Flexible Badge Awarding Added Related Idea
2023-07-26	Published Release Notes