PowerSchool integration feature request

[profesaalfeld]

If Canvas can send late and excused flags on assignments to PowerSchool, why in the world can it not send "missing" flags? This makes it very difficult to run reports for missing homework, because you could flag stuff as missing in PowerSchool after it imports from Canvas, but when the sync runs it will delete all of your flags. I would assume that the same snippet of code used for the "late" and "excused" flags could be used to send the "missing" flag over to PowerSchool, so why is this not happening?

While I'm here, it would be nice to be able to apply more than one flag (late and missing, for example), and to be able to flag "absent" like you can in PowerSchool (which helps me keep track of whose homework is late and who has an extension due to absence).   This is my first semester using the Canvas/PowerSchool integration, and will be my last unless this changes. It is making it harder for me to keep parents in the loop because they only have access to PowerSchool, not Canvas.

[Chris_Hofer]

Hello there, @profesaalfeld ...

Sorry to see that your question has been sitting out here unanswered for several months.  While I don't really have any solutions for you, I wanted to let you know that I think it would be worthwhile for you to submit this as a Feature Idea here in the Community website.  The area you've posted your question in is the Instructor Discussion, and so it might not get as much attention as an actual Feature Idea would get (where others can comment and rate your suggestion).  Here are some Guides that will help you get started in the Feature Idea process:

• How do idea conversations work in the Instructure ... - Instructure Community
• What is the feature development process for Instru... - Instructure Community
• How do I create a new idea conversation in the Ins... - Instructure Community

I hope these resources will be of help to you.

[profesaalfeld]

Thank you, @Chris_Hofer!