Blueprint Sync Functionalities
This document discusses which settings do or do not sync in blueprint courses.
If you are enrolled in a blueprint course as an instructor, you can sync blueprint content changes to associated courses. Associated courses display the latest blueprint sync information in Course Settings.
All course content will be included in a blueprint sync, regardless of whether the content is locked. Changed content will always overwrite the existing content in the associated courses for all locked objects. Content that can be managed by an instructor or new content created in an associated course by the instructor is not affected.
For details on what course settings and features are synced or not, refer to the chart below.
✔️ indicates the setting will sync.
✖️ indicates the setting will not sync.
✔️* or ✖️* indicates the setting may not be available in all Canvas Courses. It must be enabled or unlocked in Feature Options to appear or apply in a Canvas course.
Course Settings
| Location | Setting | Sync functionality |
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Course Settings > Details
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Course Card
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✔️
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| Course Settings > Details |
Course Name
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✖️ |
| Course Settings > Details | Course Code | ✖️ |
| Course Settings > Details | Timezone | ✔️ |
| Course Settings > Details | SIS ID | ✖️ |
| Course Settings > Details | Root Account | ✖️ |
| Course Settings > Details | Sub Account | ✖️ |
| Course Settings > Details | Term | ✖️ |
| Course Settings > Details | Participation | ✔️ |
| Course Settings > Details | Participation > Course Dates | ✔️ |
| Course Settings > Details | Restrict Settings | ✔️ |
| Course Settings > Details | Default Due Time | ✖️ |
| Course Settings > Details | Language | ✔️ |
| Course Settings > Details | File Storage | ✔️ |
| Course Settings > Details | Large Course | ✔️ |
| Course Settings > Details | Enable course grading scheme (checkbox) | ✔️ |
| Course Settings > Details | Grading Scheme (selection) | ✔️ |
| Course Settings > Details | License | ✔️ |
| Course Settings > Details | File Copyright | ✔️ |
| Course Settings > Details | Large Course: Launch SpeedGrader Filtered by Student Group | ✔️ |
| Course Settings > Details | Allow Course content to be downloaded and viewed offline | ✔️ |
| Course Settings > Details | Visibility | ✔️ |
| Course Settings > Details | Include course in the public course index | ✔️ |
| Course Settings > Details | Let students self-enroll by sharing with them a secret URL | ✔️ |
| Course Settings > Details | Format | ✖️ |
| Course Settings > Details | Mastery Paths | ✔️* |
| Course Settings > Details | ePub Export | ✔️* |
| Course Settings > Details | Course Pacing | ✔️ |
| Course Settings > Details | Description | ✖️ |
| Course Settings > Details | Show Recent Announcements | ✔️ |
| Course Settings > Details | > # of announcements | ✔️ |
| Course Settings > Details | Let students attach files to discussions | ✔️ |
| Course Settings > Details | Let students create discussion topics | ✔️ |
| Course Settings > Details | Let students edit or delete their own discussion replies | ✔️ |
| Course Settings > Details | Let students organize their own groups | ✔️ |
| Course Settings > Details | Hide totals in student grades summary | ✔️ |
| Course Settings > Details | Hide grade distribution graphs from students | ✔️ |
| Course Settings > Details | Hide Sections to the people from students (only available if the course has multiple sections) | ✔️ |
| Course Settings > Details | Disable Comments Announcements | ✔️ |
| Course Settings > Details | <Who> can create/rename/edit course pages by default | ✔️ |
| Course Settings > Sections | Sections | ✖️ |
| Course Settings > Navigation | Navigation | ✔️ |
| Course Settings > App | Apps | It can sync depending on the configuration of the external tool |
| Course Settings > Feature Options | Feature Options | Some feature option settings will sync and others will not based on how they are configured and inherited |
Homepage Settings
| Setting | Sync functionality |
| Choose Home Page | ✔️ |
Assignment Index Settings
| Setting | Sync functionality |
| Weight Final grade based on assignment groups | ✔️ |
| Assignment Groups | ✔️ |
| Assignment Group Weights | ✔️ |
Gradebook Settings
| Location | Setting | Sync functionality |
| Gradebook | Gradebook View | ✖️ |
| Gradebook Settings > Late Policies | Automatically apply grade for missing submissions | ✔️ |
| Gradebook Settings > Late Policies | Grade for missing submissions | ✔️ |
| Gradebook Settings > Late Policies | Automatically apply deduction to late submissions | ✔️ |
| Gradebook Settings > Late Policies | Late submission deduction | ✔️ |
| Gradebook Settings > Late Policies | Deduction interval | ✔️ |
|
Gradebook Settings > Late Policies
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Lowest possible grade
|
✔️
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| Gradebook Settings > Grade Posting Policy | Automatically post grades | ✔️ |
| Gradebook Settings > Grade Posting Policy | Manually post grades | ✔️ |
| Gradebook Settings > Advanced | Final grade override | ✔️ |
| Gradebook Settings > View Options | Arrange by | ✖️ |
| Gradebook Settings > View Options | Notes | ✖️ |
| Gradebook Settings > View Options | Unpublished Assignments | ✖️ |
| Gradebook Settings > View Options | Hide Assignment Group Totals | ✖️ |
| Gradebook Settings > View Options | Hide Total and Override Columns | ✖️ |
| Gradebook Settings > View Options | View ungraded as 0 | ✖️ |
| Gradebook Settings > View Options | Status Color | ✖️ |
Quiz Settings
| Setting | Sync functionality | |
| Quiz Settings | Item Banks (New Quizzes) |
Item Banks associated with a New Quiz will sync and appear under the "Shared with Courses" and "This course" filters. Item Banks in the Blueprint but not associated with a New Quiz will not be available in the associated course under the "This Course" filter. |
| Quiz Settings | Question Banks (Classic Quizzes) | ✔️ |
| Quiz Settings | Quiz Engine Preference (Classic or New Quiz) | ✖️ |
| Quiz Settings > Classic Quiz > Options | Shuffle Answers | ✔️ |
| Quiz Settings > Classic Quiz > Options | Time Limit + Time | ✔️ |
| Quiz Settings > Classic Quiz > Options | Allow Multiple Attempts | ✔️ |
| Quiz Settings > Classic Quiz > Options | > Quiz Score to Keep [selection] | ✔️ |
| Quiz Settings > Classic Quiz > Options | > Allowed Attempts | ✔️ |
| Quiz Settings > Classic Quiz > Options | Let students see their quiz responses | ✔️ |
| Quiz Settings > Classic Quiz > Options | > Only once after each attempt | ✔️ |
| Quiz Settings > Classic Quiz > Options | > Show correct answers at (date/time) | ✖️ |
| Quiz Settings > Classic Quiz > Options | > Hide correct answers at (date/time) | ✖️ |
| Quiz Settings > Classic Quiz > Options | Show one question at a time | ✔️ |
| Quiz Settings > Classic Quiz > Options | > Lock Questions after Answering | ✔️ |
| Quiz Settings > Classic Quiz > Quiz Restrictions | Require an Access Code | ✔️ |
| Quiz Settings > Classic Quiz > Quiz Restrictions | > Access Code | ✔️ |
| Quiz Settings > Classic Quiz > Quiz Restrictions | Filter IP Addresses | ✔️ |
| Quiz Settings > Classic Quiz > Assign | Assign To: | It will sync only if Everyone is selected |
| Quiz Settings > Classic Quiz > Assign | Due Date/Time | ✔️ |
| Quiz Settings > Classic Quiz > Assign | Available From Date/Time | ✔️ |
| Quiz Settings > Classic Quiz > Assign | Available To Date/Time | ✔️ |
Module Settings
| Setting | Sync functionality |
| Mastery-Path | ✔️ |
| Lock until | ✔️ |
| Requirements | ✔️ |
| Prerequisites | ✔️ |
People Settings
| Setting | Sync functionality |
| Group Sets | ✖️ |
| Settings related to group sets | ✖️ |
File Settings
| Setting | Sync functionality |
| Folder Structure - with content (files) | ✔️ |
| Folder Structure - without content (files) | ✖️ |
| Copyright Status | ✖️* |
| File Publish Status | ✔️ |
This resource can also be accessed from the following Canvas Guides:
- How do I manage content for a course associated with a blueprint course?
- How do I lock course objects in a blueprint course as an instructor?
- How do I sync course content in a blueprint course as an instructor?
- How do I view the sync history for a blueprint course as an instructor?
- How do I view the blueprint sync information for a course associated with a blueprint course?
