[Course Import/Export] add a stop/cancel button for imports

[dicksonl]

A stop or cancel button on imports could be a lifesaver for all Canvas users. I see it being helpful in scenarios such as:

• You start to import the wrong content
• You accidentally selected "All content" when you intended to choose "Select specific content," or vice versa
• You forgot to adjust or remove the dates
• An import is stuck in queue, and you want to cancel it before starting another import (This would prevent the queued import from running at a later time and overwriting course content.)

[biray]

Thank you for your submission, dicksonl​. This idea will be open for vote in the next voting cycle.

[biray]

This idea has moved to the next stage and will be open for voting among the Canvas Community, from Wed. January 6, 2016 - Wed. April 6, 2016.

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[cwendt]

Yes. One of my colleagues imported an entire course accidentally. Since I was the one who had to remove the extraneous stuff, this definitely gets my vote!

[lalevesque]

I think this is a great idea that could potentially save some headaches.

It would be even more helpful if when an import is canceled, the changes made are undone; or at least the user is presented with a log of items that were changed. Either way, some information to aid in the removal of any content that was accidentally added.

[Chris_Hofer]

Interesting idea!  I voted for this.  Another thought that came to mind would be some kind of "confirmation" screen which allows you to do a final review of what will happen during the import.  There might be some kind of "Confirm" button that you want to carry out the import, and there would also be a button to return to the previous screen to make any needed changes.

This screen shot is from our previous LMS, Pearson eCollege's LearningStudio.  It's not a full picture, but the idea is that we had a final "preview" or "confirmation" screen before we told the system to carry out the course copy.  The items that were to be copied displayed below this message.

[Beth_Young]

Oh yeah . . . I have accidentally imported the wrong course before. It wasn't pretty. Of course I realized what I had done the second I clicked OK but there was no way to stop it.

[kedgecomb]

Yes!  I have imported the incorrect items several times!  This would be such a great time-saver! 

[Jeff_F]

A confirmation screen should be plenty sufficient.

[kmeeusen]

Being a highly error-prone klutz at times, I could really use this, as could my faculty.

I voted this up, and I also like  @Chris_Hofer ​ suggestion!

KLM

[isaac_piercy]

Yes! I frequently need to import just a few assignments between courses for instructors. I have to be extra, extra careful to select the right button so I don't automatically begin the doomsday process of importing the entire course I'm pulling from on top of the current course. If that ever were to happen, a cancel button would be a must!