- 06 Aug 2024
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Course reset settings
- Updated on 06 Aug 2024
- 5 minutes to read
When resetting a course, you can configure the following settings to determine how different course content and data will be handled.
The reset options are broken down by components and activities on the course. You may not see all of the sections listed below, as only activity types that are used on the course will be shown. In some of the sections you may need to click the Show more... link to see the full range of options.
General
Setting | Description | Notes |
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Course start date | This setting determines the start of the first week for a course in weekly format. It also determines the earliest date that logs of course activities are available for. If the course is reset and the course start date changed, all dates in the course will be moved in relation to the new start date. | - |
Course end date | The course end date is only used for reports. Users can still enter the course after the end date. | - |
Delete events | Tick to delete all of the calendar events on the course. | - |
Delete all note | Tick to delete all notes on the course. | - |
Delete all comments | Tick to delete all the comments on the course. | - |
Delete completion data | Tick to delete all of the completion data for the course. | - |
Delete blog associations | If ticked then blog entries will no longer be associated with this course or any course activities or resources. The blog entries themselves will not be deleted. | - |
Roles
Setting | Description | Notes |
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Unenrol users | Select the roles you wish to unenrol from the course. You can select multiple roles or no roles. | - |
Delete all overrides in course | Tick to delete all role overrides set in the course. | - |
Delete all local role assignments | Tick to delete all local role assignments within the course. | - |
Gradebook
Setting | Description | Notes |
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Delete all items and categories | If ticked, all categories and grade items which were manually added to the gradebook will be deleted, together with grades and data on overridden, excluded, hidden and locked grades. Only grade items associated with activities will remain. | - |
Delete all grades | If ticked, all grade items which were manually added to the gradebook will be deleted, together with grades and data on overridden, excluded, hidden and locked grades. Only grade items associated with activities will remain. | - |
Groups
Setting | Description | Notes |
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Delete all groups | Tick to delete all groups on the course. | - |
Remove all group members | Tick to remove all members from groups (allows you to keep the groups). | - |
Delete all groupings | Tick to delete all groupings on the course. | - |
Remove all groups from groupings | Tick to remove all groups from groupings (allows you to keep the groupings). | - |
Certificates
Setting | Description | Notes |
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Delete issued certificates | Tick to delete all certificates issued on the course. | - |
Choices
Setting | Description | Notes |
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Remove all responses | Tick to delete all responses from choice activities. | - |
Databases
Setting | Description | Notes |
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Delete all entries | Tick to delete all database entries. | - |
Delete entries by users not enrolled | Tick to delete all database entries made by users no longer enrolled on the course only. Entries by enrolled users will be kept. | - |
Delete all ratings | Tick to delete all ratings for databases on the course. | - |
Delete all comments | Tick to delete all comments for databases on the course. | - |
Seminars
Setting | Description | Notes |
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Delete all events | Delete all seminar events and keep seminar description and general settings. | - |
Delete attendees | Clear all attendees, waitlists, and cancelled bookings. | - |
Feedback
Setting | Description | Notes |
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Reset feedback responses | Tick the feedback activities you want to reset responses for. | - |
Forums
Setting | Description | Notes |
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Delete all posts | Tick to delete all forum posts on the course. | - |
Delete posts from | Select the forums you wish to remove posts from. You can select one or more forums. | - |
Delete all per-user forum digest preferences | Tick to remove forum digest preferences for users set on an individual forum basis. | - |
Delete all forum subscriptions | Tick to remove all subscriptions for forums on the course. | - |
Delete all forum tracking preferences | Tick to remove all forum tracking preferences on the course. | - |
Delete all ratings | Tick to delete all ratings for forums on the course. | - |
Glossaries
Setting | Description | Notes |
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Delete entries from all glossaries | Tick to delete all entries from every glossary on the course. | - |
Delete entries from | Select which glossaries you wish to delete entries from. | - |
Delete entries by users not enrolled | Tick to delete all glossary entries made by users no longer enrolled on the course. Entries made by enrolled users will be kept. | - |
Delete all ratings | Tick to delete all ratings for glossaries on the course. | - |
Delete all comments | Tick to delete all comments for glossaries on the course. | - |
Lessons
Setting | Description | Notes |
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Delete all lesson attempts | Tick to delete all lesson attempts on the course. | - |
Delete all user overrides | Tick to delete all user overrides for lessons on the course. | - |
Delete all group overrides | Tick to delete all group overrides for lessons on the course. | - |
Wikis
Setting | Description | Notes |
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Delete all wiki pages | Tick to delete all wiki pages on the course. | - |
Remove all wiki tags | Tick to delete all wiki tags on the course. | - |
Delete all comments | Tick to delete all comments for wikis on the course. | - |
Chats
Setting | Description | Notes |
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Remove all messages | Tick to delete all chat messages on the course. | - |
Assignments
Setting | Description | Notes |
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Delete all submissions | Tick to delete all submissions from every assignment on the course. | - |
Delete all user overrides | Tick to delete all user overrides for assignments on the course. | - |
Delete all group overrides | Tick to delete all group overrides for assignments on the course. | - |
Quizzes
Setting | Description | Notes |
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Delete all quiz attempts | Tick to delete all attempts for quizzes on the course. | - |
Delete all user overrides | Tick to delete all user overrides for quizzes on the course. | - |
Delete all group overrides | Tick to delete all group overrides for quizzes on the course. | - |
Workshops
Setting | Description | Notes |
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Delete all submissions | Tick to delete all submissions from every workshop on the course. | - |
Delete all assessments | You can choose to delete just allocated assessments without affecting submissions. If submissions are to be deleted, their assessments will be deleted implicitly and this option is ignored. Note this also includes assessments of example submissions. | - |
Switch to the setup phase | If enabled, all workshops will be put into the initial setup phase. | - |
SCORM packages
Setting | Description | Notes |
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Delete all SCORM attempts | Tick to delete all SCORM attempts from the course. | - |
Surveys
Setting | Description | Notes |
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Delete all survey responses | Tick to delete all response to surveys on the course. | - |
Delete response analysis | Tick to delete all analysis of response to surveys on the course. | - |
Default settings
When resetting a course, you can also click Select default to automatically select the following settings.
Section | Settings |
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General |
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Roles |
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Gradebook |
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Certificates |
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Choices |
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Databases |
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Seminar |
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Feedback |
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Forum |
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Glossaries |
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Lesson |
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Chat |
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Assignments |
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Quiz |
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Workshop |
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SCORM packages |
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Survey |
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