last name, first name gradebook export

[robert_denomme]

My apologies if this was well documented somewhere...

I noticed that the gradebook export changed at the beginning of 2019 to produce student names as first name last name, as opposed to 2018 where it exported as last name, first name. This change somewhat cripples my ability to manage exported student data.

Is there a way for me to change this back?

[kona · Accepted solution]

 @robert_denomme , greetings! I actually have a fix for this! This change is related to the feature option - "Gradebook - List students by Sortable Name." At our school this is turned on, which is why it's not impacting us - because our gradebooks are still downloading by last name, first name. Yet, I did some testing in Canvas Beta and if you turn this off, then it switches to first name, last name. What can you do? If you are a Canvas Admin, then go to your Admin settings and "Feature Options" and turn this feature on (or to "Allow"). If you are a teacher you can go to Settings for your own course and click on "Feature Options" and see if "Gradebook - List students by Sortable Name" is something you can turn to "on." If so, then problem solved. If this doesn't show up or if you can't turn this on, then you will have to talk with the Canvas Admin at your school to get this adjusted.

I hope this helps!

Kona

[robert_denomme]

Thank you, that did work for me! 

[jcolclough]

In 2021 I no longer see the option for Gradebook settings. Has "feature options" changed to "feature preview"?

[Stef_retired]

@jcolclough  That is correct:  Feature Previews by Canvas Release - Instructure Community