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Hi, We would like the ability to have the listing title and listing path automatically updated in Canvas Catalog if there needs to be an update to either of these items (course name or course code) in...

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When prospective learners register themselves on the waitlist for a paid course in Catalog, they aren’t automatically enrolled into the course when a spot opens. They receive an email notification of ...

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When a learner is on a waitlist for a Catalog course and a spot opens up, they will receive a "Waitlist: Action Needed" email that indicates "You have 12 hours to finalize your enrollment before your ...

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I have had a teacher publish a Canvas Catalog course and then try to add a new student. Even though the course was published, they still got the message, "Invitations will not be sent until the course...

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Students who are not used to our regular courses often have a hard time finding their way back when they have logged out. We would like a "Sign in" button on the course detail page for already registe...

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Wish list for the upcoming Certificate of Completion Improvments Wysiwyg editor for Certificate To create a Certificate in line with our organization's graphic profile it is a lot of coding and ...

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Currently, the Catalog Listings page is very difficult to manage and navigate.  There is already a feature request to be able to sort by Visibility which is definitely needed, but this is a related pl...

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Currently, the process for re-ordering Catalog Listings is limited and very time-consuming and cumbersome, particularly if there are hundreds of listings to manage.  This feature request is to improve...

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Hi, We would like to have the ability to have the year shown for the start and end date on the course card for Canvas Catalog. As you can see the start and end date years are shown in Canvas at the co...

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It's come to our attention that there is no way to update an email address or mailing address in Catalog for a Catalog User which causes issues in reporting and account management.  As it currently st...

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Adding a feature upgrade to select multiple listings for a promo code to apply within one set-up screen. Currently, there is only the option of applying a promo code to ONE listing or ALL listings wit...

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Hi, We would like the ability to correct the enrollment and completion date of students enrollments in Canvas Catalog. Currently, the Catalog API, does not have POST API for us to change the enrollmen...

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Hi everyone,   We would like the ability to have the Days to Complete option removed from a student enrollment in a Canvas course if the Days to Complete option is removed from a Listing in Canvas Cat...

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Hi everyone,   As admins of Canvas Catalog, we would like the ability to receive a notification that provides information on when a cap for a course has been reached and also that Canvas Catalog will ...

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To increase Catalog Completions for self-paced courses and other Catalog listed courses, we would like Catalog to have an option to email automatic reminders to enrolled users that have not "completed...

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Hi everyone,   On 6/20/20, a new feature will be pushed out to Canvas Catalog to be able to sync Canvas enrollments with Canvas Catalog. We would like to be able to enhance this feature by having refu...

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On 6/20/20, a new feature will be pushed out to Canvas Catalog to be able to restrict enrollments by Catalog and Subcatalog. We would like the ability to have this feature be pushed out for Canvas Cat...

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Hi,   In the Admin Settings area in Canvas or/at the subaccount-level, we would like the ability to toggle between having the choice to have Canvas courses listed on the Dashboard that are associated ...

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Hi,   We would like the ability for root Canvas Catalog Administrators and Subcatalog Administrators to manually enroll students from the Canvas Catalog waitlist into Canvas Catalog courses.   A depar...

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Hi everyone,   We have noticed that when trying to enroll for a course in Canvas Catalog on a mobile device (cell phone or tablet) that there is a ton of scrolling involved. We would like to have Canv...

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