Make account configuration and management more efficient through better default settings and controls for Admins

Status: Identified Submitted by Instructure Alumni on ‎02-04-2023 06:44 PM

Theme Overview

There are certain areas of Canvas where the lack of default controls makes management of various objects impossible or inefficient. By adding new default behaviors and controls, we can simplify the admin experience and reduce repetitive efforts.

What value could this provide to users?

  • Ability to Reorder Pronoun Options so that users can select them more efficiently
  • Add SIS IDs to default sections as part of course creation so that they can be managed with the change_sis_id.csv
  • Ability for Admin to set Student/Teacher/TA/Designers Term End dates to "whenever" so that teachers can have access indefinitely after the term ends
  • Ability to create Account Roles at the root-level without making them available at the sub-account level so that roles intended for the primary account don't clutter the sub-accounts
  • If empty course end date, then automatically use term end date so that the list of active courses is more manageable and accurate

Referenced Ideas (13)

[Enrollments] Include the option to add users by NAME in the People section of a Canvas course. Submitted by: BrianCuthbert
[People] Provide visual indicator of suspended user accounts on People page and other locations Submitted by: TrinaAltman
[Global Navigation] Custom 'featured' image in Help menu Submitted by: NaomieAmsing
[SIS] Auto-Enrollments in non-course sites based on SIS Import data Submitted by: JK_UBalt
[API] Update Communication Channels API to show if an email is an institution email address and allow updates to it Submitted by: JamesSekcienski
[Admin Tools] Reorder Pronoun Options (Admin Setting) Submitted by: cms_hickss
[SIS] Treat missing users as "suspended" rather than "deleted" when Diffing Submitted by: kellycronew Completed
[Courses] If empty course end date, then automatically use term end date Submitted by: d_j_corbin
[SIS] Add SIS IDs to default sections as part of course creation Submitted by: Andrew42
[Account Settings] Ability for Admin to set Student/Teacher/TA/Designers Term End dates to "whenever" Submitted by: ashley_hardesty
[Course Copy] Ask if you want to be enrolled when you copy a course Submitted by: timothy_maw
[Admin Tools] Admins need "clear user's cache" Submitted by: S9300807
[Admin Tools] Ability to create Account Roles at the root-level without making them available at the sub-account level Submitted by: christine_mckeo

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