Ability to change a users role without deleting the user

Status: Completed Submitted by on ‎05-06-2015 07:14 AM
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Currently, to change a users role on a course, the user has to be deleted and added back in.  This results in additional, unnecessary invitations to the course.  It would be great if we could simply change or add roles to the user without deleting.

 

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pohlmanma
Community Contributor
‎11-05-2015 01:37 PM

This is fantastic news!

ninafox
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‎11-12-2015 11:51 PM

Yes!  This will save us so much time; we are so appreciative of the effort to research and put this idea forward.  Thank you!

Renee_Carney
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‎12-29-2015 08:43 AM
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hvaughn
Community Contributor
‎01-04-2016 01:06 PM

Ohmy!  MORE good news! Smiley Happy

Renee_Carney
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‎01-05-2016 08:18 AM
  This idea has been developed and deployed to Canvas

For more information, please read through the Canvas Production Release Notes (2016-01-09)

marthazumack
Community Contributor
‎01-07-2016 07:32 AM

This is fantastic!! Huge thanks to the Canvas team!

rwest
Community Novice
‎01-21-2016 09:35 AM

Is there any chance that this will be added to the API please. We regularly change a persons role (say from Teacher to a TA) and it's a real pain to have to delete and recreate the record.

rwest
Community Novice
‎01-22-2016 04:22 AM

Would you mind if I added this as a "new idea"? At least then we'll see if other developers can vote on it.

kona
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Community Coach
‎01-22-2016 09:51 AM

 @rwest , I'd go ahead and add it as a new idea. Just reference (link to) this idea and explain how what you are wanting is different and would make things easier.

hvaughn
Community Contributor
‎01-27-2016 08:10 AM

An issue came up today where some users in a course need a role change from "Teacher" to "Observer".  The "Observer" role is not available for either a student or teacher role change. (I haven't tested any others.) The only option is to delete from the course and then re-invite, which we are trying to get away from.  Is there a reason the "Observer" role is not an option for a role change? Is this an issue for anyone else or unique to us?