Course reset settings
  • 28 Jul 2023
  • 5 minutes to read

Course reset settings


Article Summary

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

SettingDescriptionNotes

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.

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Course end date

The course end date is only used for reports. Users can still enter the course after the end date.

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Delete events

Tick to delete all of the calendar events on the course. 

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Delete all note

Tick to delete all notes on the course.

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Delete all comments

Tick to delete all the comments on the course.

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Delete completion data

Tick to delete all of the completion data for the course. 

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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.

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Roles

Setting
Description
Notes

Unenrol users

Select the roles you wish to unenrol from the course. You can select multiple roles or no roles.

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Delete all overrides in course

Tick to delete all role overrides set in the course. 

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Delete all local role assignments

Tick to delete all local role assignments within the course.

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Gradebook

Setting
Description
Notes

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.

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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.

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Groups

Setting
Description
Notes

Delete all groups

Tick to delete all groups on the course.

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Remove all group members

Tick to remove all members from groups (allows you to keep the groups).

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Delete all groupings

Tick to delete all groupings on the course. 

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Remove all groups from groupings

Tick to remove all groups from groupings (allows you to keep the groupings). 

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Certificates

Setting
Description
Notes

Delete issued certificates

Tick to delete all certificates issued on the course.

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Choices

Setting
Description
Notes

Remove all responses

Tick to delete all responses from choice activities. 

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Databases

Setting
Description
Notes

Delete all entries

Tick to delete all database entries.

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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. 

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Delete all ratings

Tick to delete all ratings for databases on the course. 

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Delete all comments

Tick to delete all comments for databases on the course. 

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Seminars

Setting
Description
Notes

Delete all events

Delete all seminar events and keep seminar description and general settings.

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Delete attendees

Clear all attendees, waitlists, and cancelled bookings.

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Feedback

Setting
Description
Notes

Reset feedback responses

Tick the feedback activities you want to reset responses for. 

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Forums

Setting
Description
Notes

Delete all posts

Tick to delete all forum posts on the course. 

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Delete posts from

Select the forums you wish to remove posts from. You can select one or more forums. 

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Delete all per-user forum digest preferences

Tick to remove forum digest preferences for users set on an individual forum basis. 

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Delete all forum subscriptions

Tick to remove all subscriptions for forums on the course. 

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Delete all forum tracking preferences

Tick to remove all forum tracking preferences on the course.

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Delete all ratings

Tick to delete all ratings for forums on the course. 

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Glossaries

Setting
Description
Notes

Delete entries from all glossaries

Tick to delete all entries from every glossary on the course. 

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Delete entries from

Select which glossaries you wish to delete entries from.

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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. 

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Delete all ratings

Tick to delete all ratings for glossaries on the course.

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Delete all comments

Tick to delete all comments for glossaries on the course. 

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Lessons

Setting
Description
Notes

Delete all lesson attempts

Tick to delete all lesson attempts on the course.

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Delete all user overrides

Tick to delete all user overrides for lessons on the course. 

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Delete all group overrides

Tick to delete all group overrides for lessons on the course. 

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Wikis

Setting
Description
Notes

Delete all wiki pages

Tick to delete all wiki pages on the course. 

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Remove all wiki tags

Tick to delete all wiki tags on the course. 

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Delete all comments

Tick to delete all comments for wikis on the course. 

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Chats

Setting
Description
Notes

Remove all messages

Tick to delete all chat messages on the course. 

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Assignments

Setting
Description
Notes

Delete all submissions

Tick to delete all submissions from every assignment on the course. 

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Delete all user overrides

Tick to delete all user overrides for assignments on the course. 

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Delete all group overrides

Tick to delete all group overrides for assignments on the course. 

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Quizzes

Setting
Description
Notes

Delete all quiz attempts

Tick to delete all attempts for quizzes on the course. 

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Delete all user overrides

Tick to delete all user overrides for quizzes on the course.

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Delete all group overrides

Tick to delete all group overrides for quizzes on the course. 

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Workshops

Setting
Description
Notes

Delete all submissions

Tick to delete all submissions from every workshop on the course. 

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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.

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Switch to the setup phase

If enabled, all workshops will be put into the initial setup phase.

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SCORM packages

Setting
Description
Notes

Delete all SCORM attempts

Tick to delete all SCORM attempts from the course. 

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Surveys

Setting
Description
Notes

Delete all survey responses

Tick to delete all response to surveys on the course.

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Delete response analysis

Tick to delete all analysis of response to surveys on the course. 

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Default settings

When resetting a course, you can also click Select default to automatically select the following settings.

The activity/resource sections will only appear if you have an instance of that activity/resource on the course being reset.
Section
Settings

General

  • Delete calendar events
  • Delete all notes

Roles

  • Unenrol users (Learner role selected)
  • Delete all local role assignments

Gradebook

  • Delete all grades

Certificates

  • Delete issued certificates

Choices

  • Remove all responses

Databases

  • Delete all ratings
  • Delete all comments

Seminar

  • Delete all seminar events

Feedback

  • Reset feedback responses (all ticked)

Forum

  • Delete all posts
  • Delete all ratings

Glossaries

  • Delete all ratings
  • Delete all comments

Lesson

  • Delete all lesson attempts
  • Delete all user overrides
  • Delete all group overrides

Chat

  • Remove all messages

Assignments

  • Delete all submissions
  • Delete all user overrides
  • Delete all group overrides

Quiz

  • Delete all quiz attempts
  • Delete all user overrides
  • Delete all group overrides

Workshop

  • Delete all submissions
  • Delete all assessments
  • Switch to setup phase

SCORM packages

  • Delete all SCORM attempts

Survey

  • Delete all survey responses
  • Delete response analysis

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