Manage Dates

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Access Manage Dates

Filter by Tool

Add or Change Individual Dates

Add or Change Dates in Bulk

Remove Individual Dates

Offset Dates in Bulk

Calendar Visibility 

Access Manage Dates 

Step 1

Select Course Admin. 

Step 2

Select Manage Dates. The next screen is the Manage Dates interface. 

Filter by Tool 

Note

The Manage Dates interface defaults to display all tools (Announcements, Assignments, Calendar, Checklist, Content, Discussions, Grades, Intelligent Agents, Quizzes, and Surveys). Filtering by tool can help make finding desired item(s) faster and easier. 

Step 1

From the Manage Dates interface, select the radio button for Filter by Tool, choosing either All [or] Specific Tools.  

Step 2

(Optional) If selecting Specific Tools, select the checkbox(es) for the tools you wish to include in the interface’s table.

Filter by Tool header showing Specific Tools selected

Step 3

(Optional) Select Show Advanced Filter Options and select additional parameters to include in your filter. 

  • Name: search by an item's name. The dropdown allows you to select how the search applies the supplied name, such as: contains, doesn’t contain, equals, doesn’t equal, starts or ends with).   
  • Due Date: search by an item's due date. Choose: between, before, after, equal to, or blank; then input the requested date(s).
  • Start Date: search by an item's start date. Choose: between, before, after, equal to, or blank; then input the requested date(s). 
  • End Date: search by an item's end date. Choose: between, before, after, equal to, or blank; then input the requested date(s).
  • Duration: search by an item's duration. Choose: great than and equal, less than and equal, equal or blank; then input a value.
  • Calendar Status: search by whether or not something is displayed in the Calendar. Choose: Displayed in Calendar or Not Displayed in Calendar.

Step 4

Select Apply Filter.

Add or Change Individual Dates

Step 1

From the Manage Dates interface, locate the item for which you wish to add or change a date.

Step 2

Select the Actions Menu icon and choose Edit Dates. 

Actions menu icon for an item in Manage Dates

Step 3

In the Edit Dates window, select the checkbox(es) for Due Date, Has Start Date, Has End Date, as applicable, and use the calendar fields to input the corresponding date and time. 

Step 3a

(Optional) Select the checkbox for Display in Calendar, if you wish the date(s) to be displayed in the course calendar. 

Step 4

Select Save.  

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Add or Change Dates in Bulk

Note

Bulk edit applies the same date to all selected items at one time. It is not possible to bulk edit and input different dates for multiple items.

Step 1

From the Manage Dates interface, select the checkbox for each item for which you wish to add or edit dates. To choose all items in the table, select the select all checkbox (above the table).

Step 2

Above the table, select Bulk Edit Dates. 

Step 3

In the Bulk Edit Dates window, select the checkbox(es) for Due Date, Has Start Date, Has End Date, as applicable, and use the calendar fields to input the corresponding date and time. 

Note

Both Start Date and End Date allow you to select one of three corresponding radio buttons to indicate item visibility for students: visible with access restricted before start/end, visible with submission restricted before start/end [or] hidden before start/after end.

Bulk Edit settings for Start Dates

Step 3a

(Optional) Select the checkbox for Display in Calendar, if you wish the date(s) to be displayed in the course calendar. 

Step 4

Select Save.

Remove Individual Dates 

Step 1

From the Manage Dates Interface, locate the item you wish to remove a date from and select the Remove Date icon. 

Remove Date icon for a Due Date

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Offset Individual Dates 

Step 1

From the Manage Dates interface, locate the item for which you wish to offset a date

Step 2

Select the Actions Menu icon and choose Offset Dates.

Actions menu for item in Manage Dates showing Offset Dates option

Step 3

Select the checkbox(es) under Dates to Offset: due, start, end, or other. 

Step 4

Select the radio button for either Offset by direction and range or Calculate range between two dates. 

Step 4a

For Offset by direction and range: decide whether you want to use days or hours, select the corresponding direction (forward or backward), and input a range value for your choice.

Step 4b

For Calculate range between two dates: in the calendar fields, select a From date that corresponds to the start date of the copied course and a To date that corresponds to the start date of the current course. 

Note

Ensure the supplied times for both from and to fields match, or D2L will calculate the time difference along with the difference in dates.  

Step 5

Select Save.

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Offset Dates in Bulk

Note

Bulk offsetting dates is useful when you have copied a previous term’s site and need to quickly move all dates by a given amount.  

Step 1

From the Manage Dates interface, select the checkbox(es) for each item for which you wish to add or edit dates. To choose all items in the table, select the checkbox above the table.  

Step 2

Select Bulk Offset Dates.

Step 3

Select the checkbox(es) under Dates to Offset: due, start, end, or other. 

Step 4

Select the radio button for either Offset by direction and range or Calculate range between two dates. 

Step 4a

For Offset by direction and range: decide whether you want to use days or hours, select the corresponding direction (forward or backward), and input a range value for your choice.

Step 4b

For Calculate range between two dates: in the calendar fields, select a From date that corresponds to the start date of the copied course and select a To date that corresponds to the start date of the current course.

Note

Ensure the supplied times for both from and to fields match, or D2L will calculate the time difference along with the difference in dates.  

Step 5

Select Save. 

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Calendar Visibility 

Note

Items not eligible for inclusion in the course calendar have a greyed-out checkbox in the corresponding column in the table found in the Manage Dates interface. Content start and end dates cannot be edited via the table found in the Manage Dates interface.  

Step 1

To include or exclude start and end dates for an individual item from the course calendar, select or deselect the checkbox found in the Start/End Dates in Calendar column. 

Start/End Dates in Calendar column in Mange Dates interface

Step 2a

To include or exclude start and end dates in bulk from the course calendar, select the checkbox(es) for each item or select all items and select Bulk Edit Dates.

Step 2b

Select the Display in Calendar checkbox and choose either Add to Calendar or Remove from Calendar as desired. 

Display in Calendar checkbox

Note

Items selected together for bulk editing must have the same option for add to or remove from calendar. 

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