Pass back to SIS should have 3 states, not just 2

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Status: Archived Submitted by on ‎09-20-2020 05:28 PM

I would like to suggest that the pass back icon for assignments have 3 states. The 3 states would be:

  • Will be synced on next Sync to SIS (green)
  • Will not be synced on next Sync to SIS (black)
  • Was synced before, but nothing will happen on next Sync to SIS (red?)

Many teachers are creating many assignments in Canvas. It just seems inefficient to be constantly resyncing modules that have already been synced. On the other hand, if the user turns off the pass back, then you have no visible indication about whether it was synced in the past- you'd have to go back and forth between Q and Canvas to double check. It would just be nice to have that 3rd state so that you could be efficient with syncing and know what has been synced and what has not.

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Renee_Carney
Community Team
Community Team
‎09-21-2020 09:15 AM
Status changed to: Open

@mrwnphs2 

Thanks for starting this conversation.  One thing to keep in mind is that because of accessibility we'd never want to communicate a status through color alone.  It looks like you're looking to get a quick indicator of the status of sync for each assignment & there may be a way to do that that does not rely on color?

mrwnphs2
Community Participant
‎09-21-2020 09:25 AM

Hi Renee,

I am asking for more than just a color change.  The pass back icon should have 3 distinct states- like a 3 way toggle switch.    The color would just indicate what state the pass back icon is currently in.  But the icon would actually have 3 distinct functions.   Your last question is closer to the mark.   There should be a 3rd state on the pass back icon that let's you know whether a sync has already occurred without forcing that assignment to be a part of the next sync.

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Instructure
Instructure
‎04-13-2023 03:51 PM
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Instructure
‎04-13-2023 03:56 PM
Status changed to: Archived
Comments from Instructure

As part of the new Ideas & Themes process, all ideas in Idea Conversations were reviewed by the Product Team. Any Idea that was associated with an identified theme was moved to the new Idea & Themes space. Any Idea that was not part of the move is being marked as Archived. This will preserve the history of the conversations while also letting Community members know that Instructure will not explore the request at this time.