D2L Manage Dates

Use the Manage Dates tool to view, edit and offset the date availability and set the calendar status for course items from one central location. You can edit dates on individual items or select multiple items to apply bulk changes.

Access the Manage Dates Tool

Select Other Tools on the Navbar, select Course Admin, then select Manage Dates.

Filter by Tool

Basic filter options in Manage Dates enable you to narrow your results based on tool.

1. Under the ‘Filter by Tool’ section, do one of the following:
   1. Select All to view all course items
   2. Select Specific Tools, and then select the tool checkbox(es) to view specific course items in the selected tools
2. Select Apply Filter

NOTE: To clear a search filter, unselect all checkboxes in the advanced search filter, and then select Apply Filter.

Edit dates for an item

1. Under the Name column, select the arrow for the item you want to edit
2. Select Edit Dates
3. Do any of the following:
   • To enter new dates, select or enter different dates for any of the fields
   • To clear dates, unselect (clear) any of the fields
4. If provided the option, you can select the Display in Calendar checkbox to allow the course item’s date(s) to display in the Calendar tool
5. When you’re finished, select Save

Bulk edit dates

1. Navigate to the Manage Dates tool in your course
2. Select the checkbox of the items for which you want to bulk edit dates
3. Select Bulk Edit Dates
4. In the Bulk Edit Dates window, update the due dates and availability dates by doing any of the following:
   1. To enter new dates, select or enter different dates for any of the fields
   2. To clear dates, unselect (clear) any of the fields
5. If provided the option, you can select the Display in Calendar checkbox to allow the course item’s date(s) to display in the Calendar tool
   1. The following items automatically display dates (start/end and due) in the Calendar tool: Announcements, Assignment folders, Content modules/topics, Checklist items, and Quiz due dates
   2. The following items allow you the option to display dates in the Calendar: Discussion forums/topics, Grade categories/items, Quiz start/end dates, and Survey start/end dates
6. When you’re finished, select Save

Remove dates

To remove a course item’s start, due, and/or end date, select the Remove (x) icon for the corresponding item’s date.  For course items that do not support due dates, the Due Date column lists ‘N/A’.

To remove the course item’s calendar event, unselect (clear) the Calendar column checkbox.

Offset dates

1. Under the Name column, select the drop-down arrow for the course item(s) you want to offset dates
2. Select Bulk Offset Dates
3. In the Offset Dates window, select the dates to offset (due, start, and/or end date)
4. Do one of the following:
   1. Select the Offset by direction and range option to specify whether you want to offset the dates forward or backward, and then enter the number of days you want to offset those dates by
   2. Select Calculate range between two dates to quickly generate the number of dates between two relative dates. Note: To help ensure the dates you choose do not land on weekends or holidays, enter the current date for the course item as the From date, select a new date for the To date, and then select Calculate.
5. When you’re finished, select Save