Automatic zero for no submission

[ChasitySmith]

I would like for a zero to automatically be applied when a student has "no submission" by the due date. I  have already went to grades, then "late policies", then checked the box that said "Automatically apply grade for missing submissions" and made sure the Grade for missing submissions percentage was set to zero. However, it's still not working

[NoahBoswell]

Hi @ChasitySmith ,

Thank you for posting on the Instructure Community!

That is weird... I just tested it on my end and it seemed to be working fine. Did you by chance do this after students already starting submitting assignments that you were testing this on? There's a possibility that that's the reason it isn't working right. However with new assignments I'm not seeing any issue.

Let me know, we're here to help!
Noah

[JeffCampbell]

To add to @NoahBoswell 's answer, check your grade posting policy. It is in the same settings menu for Grades. I'm not sure if having it set to Manual or Automatic will impact the zero's setting. You might also wait 24 hours to see if it starts applying by tomorrow (it should not take that long). 

[chriscas]

Hi @ChasitySmith,

In addition to the info provided by @JeffCampbell and @NoahBoswell, I wanted to direct you over to the  How do I apply a Missing Submission policy in the ... - Instructure Community - 963  guide, specifically all of the info in the "Notes" area at the top.  There are a number of reasons why a missing policy might not apply, but the one that often comes up at my institution is the "The Missing Submission policy is not automatically applied to No Submission, On Paper, or External Tool assignments with the exception of New Quizzes quizzes" one.  I wonder if your assignments might fall into some of those. categories where the missing policy will not apply.

Let us know if any of the info provided has helped you figure the issue out!

-Chris