Re-uploading submissions after cross-listing

[AndrewRatner]

Hello, I am following up on this post, as I am having the same exact issue. 

Essentially, I cross-listed courses after the first term, which I now know I should haven't done. That said, to prepare for the cross-listing, I exported the cross-listed course's gradebook as well as all of the assignment submissions. Once cross-listed, I was able to successfully import the new section's gradebook. However, I was am unable to upload their submissions. 

My inkling is that it has to do with the file name. If I re-upload those prior submissions using the same file name as the existing submissions from the parent course, will they re-upload successfully? 

Does Canvas have a standard nomenclature/numbering system for certain types of submissions once downloaded? 

Thank you!

[chriscas]

Hi @AndrewRatner,

I'm not aware of a way you'd be able to do a bulk "submit on behalf of," which I think is your goal here (restore student submissions back to assignments in a different course shell).  I honestly think this would have to be a one-by-one manual thing.  There may be a way to try to automate with a script using the API, but I'm not sure if you have experience in that area.  The only bulk action I know of has to do with re-uploading submissions that were bulk downloaded, but as far as I know that puts those documents back as a comment, not an original submission, and only works in the original course shell things were bulk downloaded from.  Maybe someone else will know a trick that I don't, but I think this is going to be a tough one.

-Chris