Canvas Badges/Credentials Release Notes (2025-05-12)

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Unless otherwise stated, all features in this release are available in the Beta environment on 2025-05-05 and the Production environment on 2025-05-12.

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Table of Contents

• New Features
• Organization
• Achievement Type Management

New Features

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Organization

Achievement Type Management

Admin Issuer

Location to Enable Feature	Organization Content Settings
Permissions	Admin, Issuer
Affects User Interface	Yes
Affected Areas	Organization, Issuers
Related Ideas	None
Related Blog	Introducing Achievement Type Management in Canvas Credentials

Summary

In Organization Content Settings, the Achievement Type Management feature allows admins to:

• Enable or disable specific achievement types
• Reorder the types
• Allow overrides at the issuer-level
• View tooltips that explain each achievement type

Change Benefit

This feature helps organizations reduce clutter, maintain consistency, minimize errors and confusion, and strike the right balance between centralized control and local flexibility.

Feature Workflow

Organization Content Settings

To enable Achievement Type management, click the Allow Achievement Type checkbox [1], then click the Manage button [2]. To allow overrides at the issuer-level, click the Enable Issuers to Override checkbox [2].

Achievement Type Toggle

To enable specific achievement types, click the Achievement toggle on [1]. Then, click the Submit button [2]. To reorder the achievement types, click the Reorder link [3].

Achievement Type Tooltip

Tooltips are available explaining each achievement type.

Reorder Achievement Type Tray

To reorder achievement types, click the drag handle next to the achievement type name [1] or click the up and down arrow icons [2]. Then, click the Confirm button [3].

Issuer Page Achievement Type Options

When issuer overrides are enabled, issuers can choose to use the organization achievement type settings [1] or manage their own achievement types [2].

Note: If overrides are disabled, issuer settings revert automatically to the organization settings.