I am looking at the Canvas documentation for app placements, at either https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/file.placements_overview.html or https://developerdocs.instructure.com/services/canvas/external-tools/lti/placements/file.placements_overview. Does anyone know the difference between the placements that are named (and coded) as: * Assignment Index Menu (assignment_index_menu) * Course Assignments Menu (course_assignments_menu) Both of them are within the same button in the "Assignments" area of a course (where the "Edit Assignment Dates" and "Assignment Groups Weights" options are) but the icons to the left of the wording is different (one is a "plug" and the other is a "piece of paper with an arrow pointing on it from the left"). Thanks for your help! -Doug

I received an answer from Canvas Support. * Assignment Index Menu (assignment_index_menu)* this is the one with a "plug" as its icon * it will appear as a modal * Course Assignments Menu (course_assignments_menu)* this is the one with a "piece of paper with an arrow pointing on it from the left" as its icon * it will appear as a slide out menu

App Placement -- Assignment Index Menu vs Course Assignments Menu

dbrace

I am looking at the Canvas documentation for app placements, at either https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/file.placements_overview.html or https://developerdocs.instructure.com/services/canvas/external-tools/lti/placements/file.placements_overview.

Does anyone know the difference between the placements that are named (and coded) as:

Assignment Index Menu (assignment_index_menu)
Course Assignments Menu (course_assignments_menu)

Both of them are within the same button in the "Assignments" area of a course (where the "Edit Assignment Dates" and "Assignment Groups Weights" options are) but the icons to the left of the wording is different (one is a "plug" and the other is a "piece of paper with an arrow pointing on it from the left").

Thanks for your help!

-Doug

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dbrace

I received an answer from Canvas Support.

Assignment Index Menu (assignment_index_menu)
- this is the one with a "plug" as its icon
- it will appear as a modal
Course Assignments Menu (course_assignments_menu)
- this is the one with a "piece of paper with an arrow pointing on it from the left" as its icon
- it will appear as a slide out menu

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dbrace

I did reach out to Canvas Support but tier 1 and tier 2 were not able provide me with an answer so it is being escalated.

-Doug

dbrace

I received an answer from Canvas Support.

Assignment Index Menu (assignment_index_menu)
- this is the one with a "plug" as its icon
- it will appear as a modal
Course Assignments Menu (course_assignments_menu)
- this is the one with a "piece of paper with an arrow pointing on it from the left" as its icon
- it will appear as a slide out menu

Maeve_McCooey

Thanks @dbrace, this is very helpful. I was trying to figure this out and a quick search brought me to your Community Post. 😁

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