Bulk Assignment Update

You have the ability to perform a bulk update for various assignment settings, including start date/time of the assignment, closing date/time of the assignment, action when assignment closes, due dates and penalties. For more information about these settings, see Assignment Duration, Prime Assignment Containers and Virtual Coach settings using a CSV file.

Before you begin, make sure to download the csv template file. You can download the csv template file of your course from “Download Assignment Information setting” present in the “Assignment settings” in the “Bulk Settings area”. You can update the fields as per your requirement(s) and use that csv file to update the assignment settings. Here is a sample screenshot of the csv template:

Things you should know about the csv template:

• Header names must be same as row 1 of above CSV

• If the specific field is empty then the respective setting will not be updated

• All field are case-insensitive so complete and COMPLETE are same

• In the column ‘assignment’, instead of Assignment Name you can also use Assignment ID or LTI Integration URL of the assignment for the assignment identification (sometimes you may have multiple assignments with the same name so you can use these other unique identifiers to avoid any conflicts)

  • Check out Get the Course and Assignment ID to see how you can get the assignment ID.

  • Check out LTI Integration Assignment URLs to see how you can get LTI Integration URL of the assignment or you can export the LTI Integration URLs of all assignments in the course, see Export LTI Settings

• If Prime Setting is not enabled for the assignment but the prime_time is defined in the CSV then the Prime setting will be enabled automatically

Here is a reference guide on how to update your csv template file:

Column Name	Data Type	Possible Values	Description
name	text	assignment name(s)	The assignment name goes in this cell.
start_time	integer and text	mm/dd/yyyy h:mm XX 5/2/2025 9:11 AM	Specify the start time, date (m/d/year) and the time (h:mm) and identify if its morning or night (XX).
closing_time	integer and text	mm/dd/yyyy h:mm XX 05/26/2025 11:59 PM	Specify the closing time, the date (m/d/year) and the time (h:mm) and identify if its morning or night (XX).
closing_action	text	DISABLE_AND_COMPLETE, DISABLE, COMPLETE	Specify what action you want to take when the assignment closes. You currently have 3 options: Disable assignment and mark as complete Disable assignment Mark as complete
due_at	integer and text	mm/dd/yyyy h:mm XX 05/23/2025 11:59 PM	Specify the due date, the date (m/d/year) and the time (h:mm) and identify if its morning or night (XX). Note: For more information about this setting please visit Assignment Duration
mark_as_completed_on_due_date	text	TRUE, FALSE	Identify whether you would like the assignment to be marked completed on the due date.
penalty_enabled	text	TRUE, FALSE	Identify if you want there to be a penalty for late submission of the assignment.
deduction_interval	text	day, hour	If you have elected to have a penalty (penalty_enabled: TRUE), then in this cell you identify if you want the deduction to be by hour or by day after the due date.
deduction_percent	integer	any whole number	If you have elected to have a penalty (penalty_enabled: TRUE), then in this cell you identify the deduction percentage. If you want to deduct 5%, then you would just put “5”.
lowest_grade_percent	integer	any whole number between 0 and 100	Identify the lowest possible grade a student can receive for this assignment. Note: For more information on penalty deductions, please Penalties
allow_regrade_request	text	TRUE, FALSE	Identify if you want to allow students to request for a regrade of their assignment.
prime_time	integer and text	mm/dd/yyyy h:mm XX 05/08/2025 06:44 PM	Specify the Start Time when you want the containers available. Note: For more information about this setting, please visit Prime Assignment Containers
prime_count	integer	any whole number	In this cell you will specify the Number of Students that will start the assignment at the same time. Note: For more information about this setting, please visit Prime Assignment Containers
coach_summarize_prompt	text	TRUE, FALSE	Identify whether the student can request a summary of the assessment prompt or not.
coach_error_augmentation	text	TRUE, FALSE	Identify whether you want to provide more detailed explanations for error message text on request.
coach_next_steps_hint	text	TRUE, FALSE	Identify whether the student can request hints for completing the assessment requirements.

Once you have updated/modified your csv template file now you are ready to bulk update the assignment settings.

To bulk update the assignments settings, follow these steps:

1. On the Courses page, click the course that contains the assignment you want to edit

2. Go to Bulk Settings area and press Open Updater button from Update Assignment Setting

3. Select the CSV file in which you have defined all the required settings and press Parse CSV button

   

4. You will see the test result in the CSV Test Run section (you may also see the error messages if something is not correct in your CSV file)

   

   Click Update Assignments to reflect these settings to your actual assignments settings