How do I set up a quiz to be sent to my institution's student information system (SIS)?

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If your institution is using a student information system (SIS) for grading purposes, you can set up a quiz to be sent back to the SIS. However, you must first specify which quiz(zes) in the course should be sent to your SIS as part of the grade publishing process. Each quiz must be modified individually. However, your institution may have already enabled an option for all quizzes to be configured for your SIS.

Quizzes configured to sync to your SIS display a Sync to SIS icon in the Assignments Index Page and Quizzes Index Page. You can click the icon to turn SIS sync on or off for an individual quiz. 

Each SIS requires specific setup procedures to properly post grades for quizzes. Depending on how quizzes are assigned to students, some quizzes may not be supported.

Note: If your institution has configured an integration between Canvas and your SIS, you may be able to find guides specific to your SIS in the Instructure Community SIS Guides.

Open Quizzes

In Course Navigation, click the Quizzes link.

Add Quiz

To add a new quiz, click the Add Quiz button.

Select Quiz Engine

If your course has New Quizzes enabled, you must select a quiz engine.

To create a classic quiz, click the Classic Quizzes option [1].

To select New Quizzes, click the New Quizzes option [2].

Then click the Submit button [3].

Note: Learn more about creating a quiz using New Quizzes.

Edit Quiz

To set up a quiz that has already been created, locate the quiz [1], click the Options icon [2] and select the Edit option [3].

Sync to SIS

In the quiz options, click the Sync to [SIS] checkbox.

The [SIS] label may display the name of your institution's SIS.

Save Quiz

Click the Save button.

Note: For new quizzes, you can click the Save & Publish button.

View Quiz Errors

How do I set up a quiz to be sent to my institution's student information system (SIS)?

If you cannot save your quiz and you receive an error message, your institution may limit assignment names and/or require due dates. The error will show which requirement needs to be resolved before the quiz can be enabled to be synced to your SIS. Correct the error then save the quiz again.