Set Mute Assignment to "True" by Default when Published

[atia_kabir]

I am trying to assign the "assignment [muted]" variable to "True" when canvas first publishes an assignment. At present canvas assigns this variable to "False". Trying to set this as a default value. Any idea how to go about setting the default value of an assignment when it is publishing?

Thanks,

Atia

[RobDitto · Accepted solution]

 @atia_kabir , in my experience there's currently not any way to use the Canvas APIs to make Mute Assignment default to "true."  You're right that Assignments API muted ("don't show grades/assignment feedback yet") is a property of an assignment.  However, in the current design of the UI for Canvas, Mute Assignment must currently be applied per assignment by a teacher or TA who can edit grades; my experience has been that the current API behavior reflects that.

I believe you have found one of these already, but for other non-developers who see this and are seeking a feature enhancement, here's a list of the most closely related currently-open feature ideas:

• https://community.canvaslms.com/ideas/8851-set-mute-as-a-default-for-assignments 
• https://community.canvaslms.com/ideas/1612-include-mute-in-the-quiz-settings 
• https://community.canvaslms.com/ideas/1694-mute-assignment-as-a-option-at-assignment-creation" modif...
• https://community.canvaslms.com/ideas/9616-option-to-mute-assignment-groups 

Also, you may be interested in part of a recorded InstructureCon 2016 session, Gradebook Futures: Kill All the Clicks!, in which the awesome Gradebook product manager talks about a Post Policies feature that -- to me -- might provide a different way to have the effect of a Muted default.  Ideally, Post Policies might be the place which manages this per-assignment muted property as a course-level default.