Catalog Release Notes (2025-09-01)

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Release notes outline upcoming customer-impacting changes that are expected to be displayed in production environments. Please note that features considered for future development are not included in the notes.

Canvas Catalog is an all-in-one learning solution that integrates with the Canvas LMS as a course registration system, payment gateway, and learning platform. Learn more about Canvas Catalog.

Unless otherwise stated, all features in this release are available in the Production environment on 2025-09-01.

• New Features
• Salesforce Integration: Expanded Data Synchronization
• Supported Objects
• users
• account_admins
• accounts
• applicants
• bulk_checkout_promotions
• bulk_checkouts
• bulk_invitations
• cart_item_promotions
• cart_items
• carts
• categories
• certificate_templates
• certificates
• custom_emails
• email_layouts
• enrollments
• order_item_promotions
• order_items
• orders
• payments
• product_images
• product_pathways
• product_tags
• products
• program_requirements
• promotions
• tags
• themes
• user_defined_fields

New Features

Salesforce Integration: Expanded Data Synchronization

Summary

The Salesforce integration is enhanced to synchronize additional fields for enrollment, course progress, and catalog listings. Users can track enrollment timelines, course engagement, and catalog-specific metrics without relying on manual exports.

Change Benefit

These improvements provide richer reporting and deeper insights directly within Salesforce. This expanded data synchronization streamlines reporting, supports more informed decision-making, and aligns with user requests for broader visibility into course and catalog activity.

Workflow

View Mapping Information

 To configure the Salesforce integration, navigate to the Mapping tab in the admin dashboard [1].

Use the field mapping interface to connect additional data fields to Salesforce [2]. Click the Save button [3].

After the fields are mapped, they synchronize automatically alongside existing user data such as first name, last name, and email.

With the expanded dataset in Salesforce, administrators can build dashboards and reports that track enrollment activity, measure course engagement, and evaluate catalog performance.

Supported Objects

users

Description: User accounts with custom field support

Note: This entity includes dynamically-added User Defined Fields (UDFs) configured per account.

Field Name	Data Type	Description
id	bigint	Primary key
first_name	character varying	User's first name
last_name	character varying	User's last name
user_name	character varying	Username
email_address	character varying	Email address
canvas_root_account_uuid	character varying	Canvas root account UUID
created_at	timestamp without time zone	Record creation timestamp
updated_at	timestamp without time zone	Record update timestamp
custom_fields	varies	Dynamically added based on account's User Defined Fields configuration

account_admins

Description: Catalog account administrators

Field Name	Data Type	Description
id	bigint	Primary key
canvas_user_id	bigint	Canvas user identifier
account_id	bigint	Account identifier (FK to accounts)
name	character varying	Admin name
email	character varying	Admin email address
created_at	timestamp without time zone	Record creation timestamp
updated_at	timestamp without time zone	Record update timestamp
root_account_id	bigint	Root account identifier
canvas_root_account_uuid	character varying	Canvas root account UUID
deleted_at	timestamp without time zone	Soft deletion timestamp
committed_at	timestamp without time zone	Transaction commit timestamp

accounts

Description: Catalog accounts (organizational hierarchy)

Field Name	Data Type	Description
id	bigint	Primary key
parent_id	bigint	Parent account identifier
name	character varying	Account name
about	text	Account description
created_at	timestamp without time zone	Record creation timestamp
updated_at	timestamp without time zone	Record update timestamp
portal_path	character varying	Portal URL path
canvas_domain	character varying	Canvas domain
type	character varying	Account type
settings	jsonb	Account settings (JSON)
canvas_id	bigint	Canvas account ID
locale	character varying	Locale setting
text_overrides	jsonb	Custom text overrides (JSON)
deleted_at	timestamp without time zone	Soft deletion timestamp
logo_file_name	character varying	Logo file name
logo_content_type	character varying	Logo MIME type
logo_file_size	bigint	Logo file size in bytes
logo_updated_at	timestamp without time zone	Logo update timestamp
favicon_file_name	character varying	Favicon file name
favicon_content_type	character varying	Favicon MIME type
favicon_file_size	bigint	Favicon file size in bytes
favicon_updated_at	timestamp without time zone	Favicon update timestamp
header_image_file_name	character varying	Header image file name
header_image_content_type	character varying	Header image MIME type
header_image_file_size	bigint	Header image file size in bytes
header_image_updated_at	timestamp without time zone	Header image update timestamp
canvas_account_uuid	character varying	Canvas account UUID
canvas_root_account_uuid	character varying	Canvas root account UUID
alias_path	character varying	Alias URL path
committed_at	timestamp without time zone	Transaction commit timestamp

applicants

Description: Users who have applied to waitlisted products

Field Name	Data Type	Description
id	bigint	Primary key
product_id	bigint	Product identifier (FK to products)
name	character varying	Applicant name
email	character varying	Applicant email
canvas_user_id	bigint	Canvas user identifier
notified_of_opening_at	timestamp without time zone	Notification timestamp
status	character varying	Application status
created_at	timestamp without time zone	Record creation timestamp
updated_at	timestamp without time zone	Record update timestamp
token	character varying	Authentication token
activated	boolean	Activation status
deleted_at	timestamp without time zone	Soft deletion timestamp
canvas_root_account_uuid	character varying	Canvas root account UUID
committed_at	timestamp without time zone	Transaction commit timestamp

bulk_checkout_promotions

Description: Promotions applied to bulk checkouts

Field Name	Data Type	Description
id	bigint	Primary key
bulk_checkout_id	bigint	Bulk checkout identifier (FK to bulk_checkouts)
promotion_id	bigint	Promotion identifier (FK to promotions)
discount	decimal	Discount amount applied
deleted_at	timestamp without time zone	Soft deletion timestamp
created_at	timestamp without time zone	Record creation timestamp
updated_at	timestamp without time zone	Record update timestamp
canvas_root_account_uuid	character varying	Canvas root account UUID
committed_at	timestamp without time zone	Transaction commit timestamp

bulk_checkouts

Description: Bulk enrollment purchases

Field Name	Data Type	Description
id	bigint	Primary key
canvas_user_id	bigint	Purchaser's Canvas user identifier
product_id	bigint	Product identifier (FK to products)
account_id	bigint	Account identifier (FK to accounts)
order_id	bigint	Order identifier (FK to orders)
seats	integer	Number of seats purchased
deleted_at	timestamp without time zone	Soft deletion timestamp
created_at	timestamp without time zone	Record creation timestamp
updated_at	timestamp without time zone	Record update timestamp
checkout_time	timestamp without time zone	Purchase completion timestamp
canvas_root_account_uuid	character varying	Canvas root account UUID
committed_at	timestamp without time zone	Transaction commit timestamp

bulk_invitations

Description: Invitation codes for bulk enrollment seats

Field Name	Data Type	Description
id	bigint	Primary key
order_item_id	bigint	Order item identifier (FK to order_items)
product_id	bigint	Product identifier (FK to products)
email	character varying	Invitee email address
code	character varying	Invitation code
status	character varying	Invitation status (pending/accepted/revoked)
invited_at	timestamp without time zone	Invitation sent timestamp
revoked_at	timestamp without time zone	Revocation timestamp
deleted_at	timestamp without time zone	Soft deletion timestamp
created_at	timestamp without time zone	Record creation timestamp
updated_at	timestamp without time zone	Record update timestamp
enrollment_id	bigint	Enrollment identifier (FK to enrollments)
canvas_root_account_uuid	character varying	Canvas root account UUID
committed_at	timestamp without time zone	Transaction commit timestamp

cart_item_promotions

Description: Promotions applied to shopping cart items

Field Name	Data Type	Description
id	bigint	Primary key
cart_item_id	bigint	Cart item identifier (FK to cart_items)
promotion_id	bigint	Promotion identifier (FK to promotions)
discount	decimal	Discount amount applied
deleted_at	timestamp without time zone	Soft deletion timestamp
created_at	timestamp without time zone	Record creation timestamp
updated_at	timestamp without time zone	Record update timestamp
canvas_root_account_uuid	character varying	Canvas root account UUID
committed_at	timestamp without time zone	Transaction commit timestamp

cart_items

Description: Items in shopping carts

Field Name	Data Type	Description
id	bigint	Primary key
cart_id	bigint	Cart identifier (FK to carts)
product_id	bigint	Product identifier (FK to products)
deleted_at	timestamp without time zone	Soft deletion timestamp
created_at	timestamp without time zone	Record creation timestamp
updated_at	timestamp without time zone	Record update timestamp
canvas_root_account_uuid	character varying	Canvas root account UUID
committed_at	timestamp without time zone	Transaction commit timestamp

carts

Description: User shopping carts

Field Name	Data Type	Description
id	bigint	Primary key
account_id	bigint	Account identifier (FK to accounts)
canvas_user_id	bigint	User's Canvas identifier
deleted_at	timestamp without time zone	Soft deletion timestamp
created_at	timestamp without time zone	Record creation timestamp
updated_at	timestamp without time zone	Record update timestamp
order_id	bigint	Converted order identifier (FK to orders)
checkout_time	timestamp without time zone	Checkout completion timestamp
root_account_id	bigint	Root account identifier
canvas_root_account_uuid	character varying	Canvas root account UUID
committed_at	timestamp without time zone	Transaction commit timestamp

categories

Description: Product categorization

Field Name	Data Type	Description
id	bigint	Primary key
account_id	bigint	Account identifier (FK to accounts)
group_id	bigint	Group identifier
group_type	character varying	Group type
deleted_at	timestamp without time zone	Soft deletion timestamp
created_at	timestamp without time zone	Record creation timestamp
updated_at	timestamp without time zone	Record update timestamp
canvas_root_account_uuid	character varying	Canvas root account UUID
committed_at	timestamp without time zone	Transaction commit timestamp

certificate_templates

Description: Certificate template definitions

Field Name	Data Type	Description
id	bigint	Primary key
account_id	bigint	Account identifier (FK to accounts)
name	character varying	Template name
template	text	Template HTML content
pdf_settings	jsonb	PDF generation settings (JSON)
code	character varying	Template code
created_at	timestamp without time zone	Record creation timestamp
updated_at	timestamp without time zone	Record update timestamp
deleted_at	timestamp without time zone	Soft deletion timestamp
canvas_root_account_uuid	character varying	Canvas root account UUID
committed_at	timestamp without time zone	Transaction commit timestamp

certificates

Description: Product completion certificates

Field Name	Data Type	Description
id	bigint	Primary key
product_id	bigint	Product identifier (FK to products)
name	character varying	Certificate name
created_at	timestamp without time zone	Record creation timestamp
updated_at	timestamp without time zone	Record update timestamp
old_template	text	Legacy template content
old_pdf_settings	jsonb	Legacy PDF settings (JSON)
deleted_at	timestamp without time zone	Soft deletion timestamp
certificate_template_id	bigint	Template identifier (FK to certificate_templates)
active	boolean	Active status
custom_template_id	bigint	Custom template identifier
days_to_expire	integer	Expiration period in days
expires_at	timestamp without time zone	Expiration timestamp
canvas_root_account_uuid	character varying	Canvas root account UUID
committed_at	timestamp without time zone	Transaction commit timestamp

custom_emails

Description: Custom email template configurations

Field Name	Data Type	Description
id	bigint	Primary key
account_id	bigint	Account identifier (FK to accounts)
email_type	character varying	Email type/trigger
draft	jsonb	Draft email content (JSON)
published	jsonb	Published email content (JSON)
canvas_root_account_uuid	character varying	Canvas root account UUID
created_at	timestamp without time zone	Record creation timestamp
created_by	bigint	Creator user identifier
updated_at	timestamp without time zone	Record update timestamp
updated_by	bigint	Last updater user identifier
published_at	timestamp without time zone	Publication timestamp
published_by	bigint	Publisher user identifier
deleted_at	timestamp without time zone	Soft deletion timestamp
committed_at	timestamp without time zone	Transaction commit timestamp

email_layouts

Description: Email header and footer layouts

Field Name	Data Type	Description
id	bigint	Primary key
account_id	bigint	Account identifier (FK to accounts)
header	text	Email header HTML
footer	text	Email footer HTML
created_at	timestamp without time zone	Record creation timestamp
updated_at	timestamp without time zone	Record update timestamp
canvas_root_account_uuid	character varying	Canvas root account UUID
deleted_at	timestamp without time zone	Soft deletion timestamp
committed_at	timestamp without time zone	Transaction commit timestamp

enrollments

Description: User enrollments in products

Field Name	Data Type	Description
id	bigint	Primary key
canvas_user_id	bigint	User's Canvas identifier
product_id	bigint	Product identifier (FK to products)
created_at	timestamp without time zone	Record creation timestamp
updated_at	timestamp without time zone	Record update timestamp
root_program_id	bigint	Root program identifier (for nested programs)
requirements_completed_at	timestamp without time zone	Completion timestamp
ends_at	timestamp without time zone	Enrollment end timestamp
external_id	character varying	External system identifier
status	character varying	Enrollment status
deleted_at	timestamp without time zone	Soft deletion timestamp
canvas_root_account_uuid	character varying	Canvas root account UUID
last_sync_error	text	Last synchronization error message
order_item_id	bigint	Order item identifier (FK to order_items)
committed_at	timestamp without time zone	Transaction commit timestamp

order_item_promotions

Description: Promotions applied to order items

Field Name	Data Type	Description
id	bigint	Primary key
order_item_id	bigint	Order item identifier (FK to order_items)
promotion_id	bigint	Promotion identifier (FK to promotions)
discount	decimal	Discount amount applied
deleted_at	timestamp without time zone	Soft deletion timestamp
created_at	timestamp without time zone	Record creation timestamp
updated_at	timestamp without time zone	Record update timestamp
canvas_root_account_uuid	character varying	Canvas root account UUID
committed_at	timestamp without time zone	Transaction commit timestamp

order_items

Description: Line items within orders

Field Name	Data Type	Description
id	bigint	Primary key
order_id	bigint	Order identifier (FK to orders)
item_id	bigint	Product identifier (FK to products)
amount	decimal	Line item total amount
created_at	timestamp without time zone	Record creation timestamp
updated_at	timestamp without time zone	Record update timestamp
deleted_at	timestamp without time zone	Soft deletion timestamp
canvas_root_account_uuid	character varying	Canvas root account UUID
discounted_amount	decimal	Amount after discounts
quantity	integer	Quantity purchased
unit_price	decimal	Price per unit
committed_at	timestamp without time zone	Transaction commit timestamp

orders

Description: Purchase orders

Field Name	Data Type	Description
id	bigint	Primary key
account_id	bigint	Account identifier (FK to accounts)
canvas_user_id	bigint	Purchaser's Canvas identifier
email	character varying	Purchaser email
name	character varying	Purchaser name
total	decimal	Order total amount
currency	character varying	Currency code (e.g., USD)
purchased_at	timestamp without time zone	Purchase timestamp
created_at	timestamp without time zone	Record creation timestamp
updated_at	timestamp without time zone	Record update timestamp
full_id	character varying	Human-readable order ID
deleted_at	timestamp without time zone	Soft deletion timestamp
canvas_root_account_uuid	character varying	Canvas root account UUID
source	character varying	Order source (cart/bulk)
user_id	bigint	User identifier
committed_at	timestamp without time zone	Transaction commit timestamp

payments

Description: Payment transactions for orders

Field Name	Data Type	Description
id	bigint	Primary key
order_id	bigint	Order identifier (FK to orders)
reference_id	character varying	Payment gateway reference ID
amount	decimal	Payment amount
created_at	timestamp without time zone	Record creation timestamp
updated_at	timestamp without time zone	Record update timestamp
status	character varying	Payment status
purchase_params	jsonb	Payment parameters (JSON)
deleted_at	timestamp without time zone	Soft deletion timestamp
canvas_root_account_uuid	character varying	Canvas root account UUID
committed_at	timestamp without time zone	Transaction commit timestamp

product_images

Description: Product image attachments

Field Name	Data Type	Description
id	bigint	Primary key
product_id	bigint	Product identifier (FK to products)
created_at	timestamp without time zone	Record creation timestamp
updated_at	timestamp without time zone	Record update timestamp
image_file_name	character varying	Image file name
image_content_type	character varying	Image MIME type
image_file_size	bigint	Image file size in bytes
image_updated_at	timestamp without time zone	Image update timestamp
deleted_at	timestamp without time zone	Soft deletion timestamp
canvas_root_account_uuid	character varying	Canvas root account UUID
committed_at	timestamp without time zone	Transaction commit timestamp

product_pathways

Description: Product pathway (badge/credential) associations

Field Name	Data Type	Description
id	bigint	Primary key
product_id	bigint	Product identifier (FK to products)
name	character varying	Pathway name
public_url	character varying	Public pathway URL
canvas_root_account_uuid	character varying	Canvas root account UUID
created_at	timestamp without time zone	Record creation timestamp
updated_at	timestamp without time zone	Record update timestamp
deleted_at	timestamp without time zone	Soft deletion timestamp
committed_at	timestamp without time zone	Transaction commit timestamp
external_id	character varying	External pathway identifier

product_tags

Description: Tag associations for products

Field Name	Data Type	Description
id	bigint	Primary key
product_id	bigint	Product identifier (FK to products)
tag_id	bigint	Tag identifier (FK to tags)
created_at	timestamp without time zone	Record creation timestamp
updated_at	timestamp without time zone	Record update timestamp
canvas_root_account_uuid	character varying	Canvas root account UUID
deleted_at	timestamp without time zone	Soft deletion timestamp
committed_at	timestamp without time zone	Transaction commit timestamp

products

Description: Courses and programs available in the catalog

Field Name	Data Type	Description
id	bigint	Primary key
visibility	character varying	Visibility setting (public/private/hidden)
enrollment_open	boolean	Whether enrollment is open
title	character varying	Product title
start_date	date	Product start date
end_date	date	Product end date
description	text	Product description
enrollment_fee	decimal	Enrollment fee amount
canvas_course_id	bigint	Canvas course identifier
created_at	timestamp without time zone	Record creation timestamp
updated_at	timestamp without time zone	Record update timestamp
path	character varying	URL path
account_id	bigint	Account identifier (FK to accounts)
list_order	integer	Display order
type	character varying	Product type (Course/Program)
teaser	text	Short description/teaser
owner_id	bigint	Owner user identifier
canvas_section_id	bigint	Canvas section identifier
sequential	boolean	Whether requirements are sequential
days_to_complete	integer	Completion deadline in days
deleted_at	timestamp without time zone	Soft deletion timestamp
enrollment_cap	integer	Maximum enrollment capacity
waitlist	boolean	Whether waitlist is enabled
credits	character varying	Credit hours/units
waitlist_cap	integer	Maximum waitlist capacity
sku	character varying	Stock keeping unit (SKU)
show_free_banner	boolean	Display "free" indicator
image_alt_text	character varying	Image accessibility text
external_redirect_url	character varying	External redirect URL
allowed_payment_types	character varying	Allowed payment methods
canvas_root_account_uuid	character varying	Canvas root account UUID
workflow_state	character varying	Workflow state
workflow_state_timestamp	timestamp without time zone	Workflow state change timestamp
detail_code	character varying	Product detail code
bulk_purchase_disabled	boolean	Whether bulk purchase is disabled
enrollment_open_from	timestamp without time zone	Enrollment opening timestamp
enrollment_open_to	timestamp without time zone	Enrollment closing timestamp
committed_at	timestamp without time zone	Transaction commit timestamp

program_requirements

Description: Course requirements within programs

Field Name	Data Type	Description
id	bigint	Primary key
program_id	bigint	Program identifier (FK to products)
product_id	bigint	Required product identifier (FK to products)
sequence	integer	Requirement sequence order
created_at	timestamp without time zone	Record creation timestamp
updated_at	timestamp without time zone	Record update timestamp
deleted_at	timestamp without time zone	Soft deletion timestamp
canvas_root_account_uuid	character varying	Canvas root account UUID
committed_at	timestamp without time zone	Transaction commit timestamp

promotions

Description: Promotional codes and discounts

Field Name	Data Type	Description
id	bigint	Primary key
account_id	bigint	Account identifier (FK to accounts)
product_id	bigint	Product identifier (FK to products) - null for account-wide
amount	decimal	Discount amount or percentage
discount_type	character varying	Discount type (percentage/fixed)
code	character varying	Promotion code
name	character varying	Promotion name
description	text	Promotion description
active	boolean	Active status
start_date	date	Promotion start date
end_date	date	Promotion end date
created_at	timestamp without time zone	Record creation timestamp
updated_at	timestamp without time zone	Record update timestamp
deleted_at	timestamp without time zone	Soft deletion timestamp
usage_type	character varying	Usage type (single/multiple)
canvas_root_account_uuid	character varying	Canvas root account UUID
committed_at	timestamp without time zone	Transaction commit timestamp

tags

Description: Tags for product categorization

Field Name	Data Type	Description
id	bigint	Primary key
account_id	bigint	Account identifier (FK to accounts)
name	character varying	Tag name
created_at	timestamp without time zone	Record creation timestamp
updated_at	timestamp without time zone	Record update timestamp
canvas_root_account_uuid	character varying	Canvas root account UUID
deleted_at	timestamp without time zone	Soft deletion timestamp
committed_at	timestamp without time zone	Transaction commit timestamp

themes

Description: Custom CSS and JavaScript themes

Field Name	Data Type	Description
id	bigint	Primary key
name	character varying	Theme name
css_content	text	CSS stylesheet content
themeable_type	character varying	Themeable entity type
themeable_id	bigint	Themeable entity identifier
created_at	timestamp without time zone	Record creation timestamp
updated_at	timestamp without time zone	Record update timestamp
js_content	text	JavaScript content
deleted_at	timestamp without time zone	Soft deletion timestamp
js_file_name	character varying	JavaScript file name
js_content_type	character varying	JavaScript MIME type
js_file_size	bigint	JavaScript file size in bytes
js_updated_at	timestamp without time zone	JavaScript update timestamp
css_file_name	character varying	CSS file name
css_content_type	character varying	CSS MIME type
css_file_size	bigint	CSS file size in bytes
css_updated_at	timestamp without time zone	CSS update timestamp
canvas_root_account_uuid	character varying	Canvas root account UUID
committed_at	timestamp without time zone	Transaction commit timestamp

user_defined_fields

Description: Custom field definitions for user profiles

Field Name	Data Type	Description
id	bigint	Primary key
name	character varying	Internal field name
label	character varying	Display label
field_type	character varying	Field type (text/select/checkbox/etc.)
required	boolean	Whether field is required
required_message	character varying	Validation error message
account_id	bigint	Account identifier (FK to accounts)
created_at	timestamp without time zone	Record creation timestamp
updated_at	timestamp without time zone	Record update timestamp
list_order	integer	Display order
canvas_root_account_uuid	character varying	Canvas root account UUID
deleted_at	timestamp without time zone	Soft deletion timestamp
hide_in_user_workflow	boolean	Whether to hide in user registration
committed_at	timestamp without time zone	Transaction commit timestamp