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Problem statement: Admins don't have visibility of the SIS import runs; the SIS import screen only shows the latest import and doesn't include the parameters used in the run. The only way to access th...

Community Member Canvas Ideas
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Problem statement: Embedding content into the editor through the LTI editor_placement allows tools to integrate their content right into the wiki page and allows instructors to surround the content wi...

Community Contributor Canvas Ideas
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Problem statement: If students have 6 core courses, when they download/ view the iCal calendars everything is just appearing as a calendar item and unless they go and look (i.e click) at each one in d...

Community Member Canvas Ideas
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Problem statement: Currently we can share our badges using Social Media. This request will ensure we can include the badge as part of an e-mail signature panel. If we want to include the badge in our ...

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Problem statement: When attempting to find a student who needs to have their enrolment restored, when there are large numbers of students who have completed, finding the student is tiresome and error-...

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Problem statement: Currently, the LTI Report available for account admins does not include the External Tool ID for the listed tools. The External Tool ID acts as the unique identifier for a tool. It'...

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Problem statement: External users are not required to create a new password on a regular basis which causes potential security issues. In our instance internal users login with single sign on and the ...

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Problem statement: Students have identified that the To-Do List on the side menu shows all tasks and notifications, until you manually remove one by clicking the cross or it removes itself when a task...

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Problem statement: Students have identified that the Notifications centre is currently quite complicated. There are 28 categories with different notification settings for each course, which, for most ...

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Problem statement: Observers are currently unable to see student new quiz responses. This was available in classic quizzes. The point of observer role is to see all aspects of student learning. Propos...

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Problem statement: An LTI tool integrated into Canvas can sometimes need to make an API call on behalf of the user. Sometimes OAuth2 integration can be used to prompt the user to authorize the applica...

Community Contributor Canvas Ideas
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Problem statement: We are trying to create custom Account roles to cater for different support departments in the university. But the 'Admins - Add / Remove' permission isn't fine-tuned enough to allo...

Community Member Canvas Ideas
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Problem statement: Canvas assignments can be set up to take submissions for direct marking, as well as to explicitly NOT take submissions but still have a rubric attached. A good example to illustrate...

Community Explorer Canvas Ideas
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Problem statement: Please move the new "Submit for Student" option in the Grade Book to ABOVE "Speed Grader" option. It was great having "Speed Grader" at the bottom to get their quickly, now I spend ...

Community Participant Canvas Ideas
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Problem statement: How is this topic ( https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Canvas-Ideas/I-can-not-import-grades-to-quot-the-Override-quot-column-using/idi-p/424272 ) seen as "resolved" ?? Educators are...

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Problem statement: Currently SAML configuration is synced across instances (Prod/Beta/Test) when refreshed. Ideal these settings would remain unique so they can be utilized and all staff/designers sim...

Community Explorer Canvas Ideas
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Problem statement: Problem: Studio's video quiz functions allows users to create interactive content over the lecture videos. But the quizzes must be individually created at given time stamps. Given a...

Community Explorer Canvas Ideas
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Problem statement: Currently, badges awarded using the Credentials LTI can only be awarded for singular requirements (assignment grade, course grade, module completion). However, in order to have a mo...

Community Participant Canvas Ideas
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Problem statement: Currently in Canvas Credentials, there is a predetermined set of Certificates that can be enabled for use when a badge is awarded. However, these options are not robust enough to me...

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Problem statement: I am frustrated by the fact that the "Final Points" calculation in the Canvas Gradebook does not include scores from assignments that are currently hidden. I would like to be able t...

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