In this Canvas release (August 15), the Account Navigation Menu includes a link to Global Announcements, where users can view current and recent announcements.
In courses, multiple pages can be deleted at one time in the Pages Index page. The Sections column can be hidden from students in the People page when more than one section exists in the course.
Feature Options
- For institutions using the New SIS Integration Setting feature option, the Post to SIS button does not need to be removed for assignments in closed grading periods.
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Release notes describe upcoming Canvas functionality and are subject to change.
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- Updated Features
- Pages
- Bulk Page Delete
- People
- Course Section Column Student Visibility
- UserNavigation
- Global Announcements Page
- Platform/Integration
- Browsers
- TLS Protocol Changes
Updated Features |
Pages
Bulk Page Delete
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Affected Canvas Areas |
Pages |
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Beta/Test Environment Support |
Yes |
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Permissions |
Pages - Create |
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Affects User Interface |
Yes |
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Affected User Roles |
Instructors |
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Specified Tag for Feature Ideas |
pages |
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Feature Idea Contributions |
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Feature Video |
Summary
Multiple pages can be deleted at one time in the Pages Index page.
Change Benefit
This change allows outdated content to be removed more quickly. Previously pages could only be deleted one at a time.
Affected User Roles
Instructors
The Pages Index page (View All Pages button) allows for multiple pages to be deleted at one time. Pages can be multi-selected by selecting a checkbox next to the pages.
Note: The delete functionality is disabled for the page designated as the Front Page. To delete the page used as the Front Page, a new Front Page must be set.
People
Course Section Column Student Visibility
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Affected Canvas Areas |
People |
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Beta/Test Environment Support |
Yes |
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Permissions |
Users - view list |
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Affects User Interface |
Yes |
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Affected User Roles |
Instructors, Students |
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Specified Tag for Feature Ideas |
people |
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Feature Idea Contributions |
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Feature Video |
People: Course Section Column Student Visibility (2020-08-15 Release) |
Summary
The Section column can be hidden from students in the People page when more than one section exists in the course.
Change Benefit
This change prevents students from viewing sections for other students when they have access to view the People page.
Affected User Roles
Instructors
When a course includes more than one section, the Course Settings Details page includes an option to hide sections on the People page from students. Instructors can select this option for the course.
When enabled, the Section column displays to instructors (and admins), as well as other user roles with People permissions.
Students
When the option to hide sections is enabled for the course, students are not able to view the Section column when viewing the People page.
Note: This functionality does not prevent students from identifying section information in other areas of Canvas, such as if students can send messages to all students in a section from their Inbox.
User Navigation
Global Announcements Page
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Affected Canvas Areas |
User Navigation Menu |
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Beta/Test Environment Support |
Yes |
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Affects User Interface |
Yes |
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Affected User Roles |
All Users |
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Specified Tag for Feature Ideas |
Announcements |
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Feature Idea Contributions |
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Feature Video |
User Navigation: Global Announcements Page (2020-08-15 Release) |
Summary
The User Navigation Menu includes a link to Global Announcements, which displays current and recent announcements for the institution.
Change Benefit
This change allows users to view announcements that were previously dismissed from the Dashboard.
Affected User Roles
All Users
Global Announcements display as a notification in a user’s Dashboard if the user’s role is included for the announcement. Users can manually close the notification at any time. Closing the announcement displays an alert indicating that the announcement can be viewed again in the user’s Navigation Menu.
The Global Navigation link is located at the end of the User Navigation Menu.
The Global Announcements page defaults to the Current Announcements tab, which displays all active announcements for the institution.
The Recent tab displays all announcements with an end date within the past four months.
Browsers
TLS Protocol Changes
Summary
TLS Protocols 1.0 and 1.1 are not supported in Canvas. Institutions must update to TLS 1.2 by 19 September or switch their API URLs to a legacy endpoint.
Change Benefit
This change ensures all customers are using the highest encryption protocols to protect user interactions with Canvas. TLS 1.0 and 1.1 protocols support usage of ciphers that do not meet modern security standards.
Affected User Roles & Behaviors
Admins
Users who rely on browsers to interact with Canvas must update their TLS protocol to 1.2, as support for TLS 1.0 and 1.1 will no longer be available. Users should ensure they are using the latest version of each supported Canvas browser. Users may be affected if applications are parsing page content or using a script against Canvas APIs. Background regarding these changes can be found in Deprecating TLS 1.0 & 1.1.
Test Environment Support: 15 August 2020
- Institutions can test changes to their TLS protocols using the Beta environment at any time. On 15 August, Canvas engineering will disable support for TLS 1.0 and 1.1 in the Test environment. Institutions that still produce TLS 1.0 and 1.1 data will be contacted by their Customer Success Manager.
Legacy Endpoint Support: July 17, 2021
- Institutions that are not able to transition to TLS 1.2 by 19 September should update their API URL to a legacy endpoint, which is created by adding legacyapi after the institution name (e.g. institution-name.legacyapi.instructure.com). Legacy endpoints will be supported until 17 July 2021.
For questions about this change, please see Customer TLS Protocols FAQ.
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| 2020-07-31 |
Changed—Platform/Integration
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| 2020-07-28 | Added Feature Video Links |
| 2020-07-20 | Release Notes Published |
