Bulk remove missing flag once assignment is past until date

[mkubek]

It would be wonderful that the missing flag in grade book could have the option to disappear once the until deadline has passed since students cannot complete this work anymore and will now be getting a zero for that assignment. Right now you have to click manually three times to remove the missing flag for each student and is way more work than it should be. 

[Gabriel33]

Interesting, I don't have that experience. By "missing flag", do you mean the red color in the gradebook? Why would you want to remove it?

Perhaps these two options may help (or one of them). Please let us know if you already have them selected or, if not, if following them now fixes the issue.

1. In the gradebook, go to gradebook settings (the wheel in the top right), and then select to "automatically apply grade for missing submissions".
   See How do I apply a Missing Submission policy in the ... - Instructure Community - 963
   
   
2. In the individual assignments, set the "due date" to be the same as the "available until" date.
   See How do I assign an assignment to everyone, individ... - Instructure Community - 1191

[PwncssPeach]

The reason I want to remove the flag is because once they have turned it in, the assignment is no longer missing. You see, I would like to use the missing code to communicate that the assignment is late, but it can still be turned in. Once it is past the absolute final deadline, I want the flag to go away to communicate that the assignment will not longer be accepted. I know there are other ways this is communicated in Canvas, but when I sync the grade information to my SIS, the information does not translate unless the flag is removed.

Automatically applying a grade to a missing submission does not remove the flag.

[chriscas]

Hi @PwncssPeach,

Unfortunately, I don't really think there is a bulk way to do what you'd like at this time.

While I understand your methodology, it really does somewhat go against the way the missing tag is designed in Canvas overall, and it may cause some confusion for students or parents who read Canvas guides.  You may already know this, but the missing tag is really meant to convey to everyone that the assignment hasn't been submitted yet, but not really whether submission is still possible.  Adding another status might not be a terrible idea if it were done globally, but in a single class scenario I do think a new tag or removing the tag is going to send some mixed messages to student.

I know this is extra info that you didn't really ask about, but I just wanted to at least say that in case its helpful in the thought process.

-Chris

[PwncssPeach]

I understand what you are saying, but I can show you SO MANY comment boards about canvas and how the act of not removing the tag is more confusing than having it there. Regardless of my reason for needing it, how can an assignment be missing if it has a score? Shouldn't the tag automatically remove itself when a score is entered, even if the score is 0?