[OPEN] Submit assignment button appears active to students with no attempts remaining

Issue Documented: 2025-06-06
Canvas

Engineers are currently investigating the issue.

Description

With assignment enhancements enabled, students who have no remaining attempts see a “Submit Assignment” button when viewing assignment details.

Expected Behavior

When no attempts are remaining, “Submit Assignment” button should not appear.

Workaround

No workaround exists at this time.

Steps to Reproduce

Prerequisite: Have a published course with “Assignment Enhancements - Student” enabled and active students enrolled.

  1. Create an assignment limited to 1 submission attempt.

  2. Act as a student in the course and submit the assignment.

  3. View the assignment details page and note that “Submit Assignment” button is not greyed out and appears active, but is unresponsive when clicked.

Additional Info

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