Bring account settings inheritance into parity with feature options and roles or permissions

Status: Identified Submitted by Instructure Alumni on ‎01-31-2023 10:24 AM

Theme Overview

There are many settings that are currently only on or off; we aim to reduce the time it takes to configure settings for sub-accounts and courses by adding a "lock/unlock" or "use default" setting for various settings. 

What value could this provide to users?

  • Overhaul the account,sub-account, and courses UI (architecture enablement)
  • Each setting now has an on/off/lock/use default setting (like our permissions)
  • UI is clear which settings have been inherited vs. overridden

Referenced Ideas (4)

[Admin Tools] Give admin access on status of the setting, Let students organize their own groups Submitted by: SHEBENE
[Account Settings] Ability for Admin to set Discussion - "Create discussion topics" for student to no. Submitted by: tmalone2
[Account Settings] New 'Color Overlay' feature should have a way to change default setting Submitted by: chriscas
[Account Settings] Course Content Export Feature should be opt-in for teachers instead of opt-out Submitted by: caldwell

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