Canvas Badges/Credentials Release Notes (2025-06-30)

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Release notes outline upcoming customer-impacting changes that are expected to display in beta and/or production environments. Please note that features considered for future development are not included in the notes.

Unless otherwise stated, all features in this release are available in the Beta environment on 2025-06-23 and the Production environment on 2025-06-30.

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Table of Contents

• New Features
• Data Management
• Export Issuer, Badge Class and Organizational Badge Award List
• Updated Features
• Free Issuers
• Disable Free Issuer Creation and Navigation Updates

New Features

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Data Management

Export Issuer, Badge Class and Organizational Badge Award List

Admin Issuer

Location to Enable Feature	None
Permissions	Org Admin, Issuer Owner, Issuer Editor, Issuer Staff
Affects User Interface	Yes
Affected Areas	Org Dashboard - Data Management Page Issuer - Data Management Page Badge Class - Data Management Page
Related Ideas	None

Summary

In the Data Management tab, issuers can directly export issuer data, badge class details, and badge award history from within the product.

Change Benefit

This feature provides greater user autonomy for reporting, record-keeping, and planning changes to credentialing processes. Additionally, users no longer need to contact support to access historical data. Exports can be generated with just a few clicks, making it easier to report on badge activity, audit issuance history, or integrate data into new systems.

Feature Workflow

Export Issuer Option

In the Data Management tab on the issuer's page, users can select Include Badge Classes [1], Include Assertions (only available if Badge Classes are selected) [2], Include Recipient Groups [3], Include Pathways [4] and Compress Output (ZIP file) [5] which items to include when exporting issuer data. Then click the Export Issuer button [6].

Note: The exported file uses the JSON format.

Export Badge Class Options

In the Data Management tab of a selected badge class, users can choose to Include Assertions [1] and Compress Output [2]. Then, click the Export Badge button [3]

Note: The exported file uses a JSON format.

Export Badge Awards Options

In the Data Management tab of the Organization Dashboard, organization admins can export all badge awards issued within a specified date range. Use the Awarded After [1] and Awarded Before [2] fields to define the desired timeframe for the export. Then click the Download CSV button [3].

Note: The exported file uses a CSV format.

Additional Details

Export files are created instantly and saved directly to the device. These are especially useful for regular reports, internal audits, or preparing for changes to the credentialing program.

Updated Features

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Free Issuers

Disable Free Issuer Creation and Navigation Updates

Issuer

Location to Enable Feature	None
Permissions	All users
Affects User Interface	Yes
Affected Areas	Create Issuer Page, Dashboard Navigation
Related Ideas	None

Summary

Users can no longer create new free issuers, supporting the shift toward organization-verified credentials.To support this transition, several navigation improvements help users stay oriented in the right space:

• The Create Issuer workflow directs users to an external page that explains the benefits of upgrading to a paid plan.
• Free issuers are clearly labeled and visually separated from organizational issuers.
• Users affiliated with an organization are directed to their Organizational Dashboard upon login instead of the personal/free issuer space.

Note: Existing free issuers continue to function without changes. These updates prevent new free issuer creation.

Change Benefit

This update prevents accidental creation of unsupported issuer types and eliminates confusion between personal and organizational badge areas. Upon login, users are directed to their primary organization, reducing clicks and streamlining verified credential management.