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I am logged into our institution's "beta" environment as an administrator and I am in the "Grades" area of a course in an upcoming semester. To the best of my knowledge, the instructor of the course has not been in the course (whether in "production", or "beta", or "test").
When in the "Grades" area of the course, I have clicked on the "View" menu (in-between "Gradebook" and "Actions) and I do not see "Split Student Names" in the "Columns" portion of the dropdown menu as depicted in the release notes at https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Canvas-Releases/Canvas-Release-Notes-2022-01-15/ta-p/502450#toc-hId-1191208639.
I have also masqueraded as the instructor of the course and there is no difference.
Am I doing something wrong or am I looking in the wrong location?
If I am not doing something wrong or looking in the wrong location, when will this enhancement be available in "beta"?
Our teachers don't do a ton of exporting, so not a lot gained for my users with this update. What I am really hoping this paves the groundwork for is functionality to sort rows by first name, which is a frequent request from my teachers. (pretty please, Canvas?)
In Beta, when split, the columns are always Last Name, First Name. In this split view, I can't find a way to display the columns in the order First Name, Last Name which is an option for teachers when the names are combined in one column.
Does this affect grade book syncing (pass back) in any way?
