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One-LinerExamples of visualizations created with Tableau Desktop against Canvas Data data accessed from an Amazon Redshift data source.One-LinerOverviewRequirements for UseExamplesOverviewHaving worked extensively with Crystal Reports as a consultant...

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Hello - we are just implementing and have made a few mistakes and learned quite a bit.  I haven't been able to find a complete answer to a question regarding Course and Section SIS IDs.Most of our courses were setup manually, but we used SIS Import f...

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How is the “Total Activity” time that’s shown on the people page in Canvas calculated.  Is it based on total interaction time on pages?  How does “hang time” between interactions get taken into account?  If at all.

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We have standardized the Canvas usernames/passwords assigned to students but they are unfortunately too complex for our younger students. I would like to assign these students a simple username/password combination to use while in K-3. It would be gr...

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I am trying to set up our new school year in Canvas.  I set up the new School Term, but every time i go to the start page, I see all the courses from last year (unless I use the Filter option to show the 2016-2017 school year).  I want everyone to de...

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Hello,as an admin, I work with Canvas application powered by TurnKey,I would like to create a nav with the courses down the main nav at the right, what would be the best way to achieve that?Also where I can modify the place of the blocks (some kind o...

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Can any admins answer the question that was raised by  @blgartland  in the following post Email students in one section only, without sending to instructors as well. I have assisted as much as I can, and the issue sounds like a setting or feature to ...

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Is there an LTI for managing virtual, synchronous classroom mechanics and logistics, such as something like this: Language Lab Technology Products – SANSSpace Virtual Language Learning Platform | SANS Inc. Language Lab Software? ​I realize that it du...

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We are having issues with instructors changing the course start/end date (How do I change the start and end dates for a course?) which is in turn causing issues with student access to the course. Is there a way to restrict instructors from changing t...

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We have added a Microsoft authentication service to our test site, entered our 365 tenant, and selected "email" as the login attribute.  I'm hoping someone here has used this method and can direct us toward a solution.The 365 accounts each have an as...

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I'm trying to include our Chalk & Wire LTI in the Account menu so it is attached to the user instead of a course (as delivered it's integrated at the course level as an external tool). Does anyone have an example of a working XML config that puts a l...

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How do you set up a URL to log into a sub-account?

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I have multiple Pearson thin common cartridge files that each require a different key and secret. When I load the key and secret at the account (district) level and then try to load the content in a course the course content isn't sure which Key and ...

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Hello allWe are now in the last steps of the set up of Kennethware, we have the wizard screens up, but are getting the following error, could we please request some assistance on thisPlease let us know if you need further information.Many thanks in a...

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Is there any way to enable open registration for a specific subset of courses, or a subaccount?  We have an issue where we've disabled open enrollment for the community, which in general has been a positive because it means extra accounts aren't bein...

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I am curious if I can change the default options globally for new courses for the Course Details tab "more options" section. Right now, most teachers are unchecking boxes and checking boxes that are opposite of what prepopulates. Essentially, I want ...

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I am curious - I want to give user permissions to only create and manage themes without giving them Admin rights to the entire root account. Is this possible? I don't want them to be able to see grades, see enrollments or do anything else besides the...

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Hello,We are working on third party integration for canvas which creates assignment group in canvas using API call (Assignment Groups - Canvas LMS REST API Documentation where we set its position value to 1000 to ensure assignment group is placed at ...

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I have recently discovered an issue and I'm hoping that some other admins will be able to confirm what I'm seeing. I have an instructor who noticed that his students were not receiving the Canvas Inbox messages he was sending them via email replies. ...

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I am the system admin for Shelby County Schools ,it has been a year since we switched to Canvas , I am curious to know how many Google spreadsheet that makes Canvas API calls are available. I used one to modify due date and exploring Course Analysis ...

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Currently we are looking for a way to update ADA settings for our online students but the only method I found to accomplish this resides at the course level and it requires some updates by the instructor.  Instead of having to repeat this process ter...

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I've seen how to put a link on the left navigation area (not course nav) using JavaScript, but is there a way to use LTI and have a similar link?  What is the left nav area called?

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Hello, I have finally received the green light from my school to move from pilot stage to begin a full campus migration to Canvas - so happy. We are moving from Moodle, and over the past 5 years I have managed to full automate all of the user and cou...

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Hello, We are implementing Canvas for the Fall and working on file creation for SFTP.  We want to include dates in the Course and Term files that would be uploaded via SFTP.  We would like to programmatically update the date to reflect daylight savin...

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Has anyone integrated a feedback app within their Canvas instance such as Doorbell or others?  We're looking for something more present on the page than the Canvas Help which can get buried under the new UI.  We're also thinking that "feedback" is a ...

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This is not a question, but a message. Quiz name edit functionality seems to be broken and replacing existing data. This started on Saturday morning. When I edit a quiz question and save the quiz, all questions in the quiz revert to Question 1, Quest...

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Is there a way to mass upload student photos for their profile?

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Does anyone know why we got this error even when copying courses within Canvas?WE can understand that it could happen when copying from Blackboard to Canvas but not within Canvas. Here are some error messages  Missing links found in imported content ...

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Esteemed Canvas Admins,Are any of you currently using eSync Training with your Adobe Connect integration in Canvas?If so, can you answer three things for me?What sort of licensing do you have set up for Adobe Connect?What do you love about eSync?What...

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