Canvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features. These deploys take place every two weeks and can be tested in the beta environment before the production deploy date indicated in the title of this document.
Deploy notes indicate notable changes in the deploy.
Fixed bugs are located in Known Issues. For related issues resolved in this deploy, view the 2021-09-01 Known Issues tag.
- Interface Updates
- Assignments
- Peer Review Date Text Clarification
- Permissions
- Add Courses Functionality
- Notifications
- Discussions Comment Text Update
Assignments
Peer Review Date Text Clarification
Summary
In Peer Review assignment Date fields, the Automatically-assigned peer review explanation states that if the date is blank, the date field will use the due date.
Change Benefit
This change aligns with existing behavior to clarify that a date can be entered before the due date.
Affected User Roles
Instructors
Permissions
Add Courses Functionality
Summary
The behavior for adding courses has reverted to the permission for admin roles and an option in account settings.
Change Benefit
This change restores previous functionality in Canvas and minimizes confusion regarding the course creation process.
Affected User Roles
Admins, Instructors
Additional Details
Permissions: Account and Course Roles
Previously, being able to add a course was included in the Manage Courses granular permission as Courses - add. Manage Courses no longer includes this permission.
Permissions: Account Roles
For Account roles, Courses - add has been moved as its own permission.
Account Settings
Admins can always manage user roles allowed to create new courses. This option is located in Account Settings. Users who are allowed to create new courses can create courses from their Dashboard sidebar, and courses are always added to the Manually Created Courses subaccount.
Notifications
Discussions Comment Text Update
Summary
In Discussions notifications, the Comment link within the email has been renamed to the Reply link.
Change Benefit
This change aligns with Discussions terminology and also prepares for future Discussion enhancements.
Affected User Roles
Instructors
Additional Details
Notifications are managed by individual users in their Notifications page.
| Date | |
|---|---|
| 2021-08-27 |
Added—Interface Updates
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| 2021-08-20 | Published Deploy Notes |
Change Log
2021-08-20
